Control at Your Fingertips

The RC-IP1000 is an advanced PTZ controller enabling fast operation of multiple PTZ cameras through a newly developed control interface. Featuring 42 buttons and 14 dials, including assignable buttons, programmable trace operation, and adjustable speed and response controls, this controller helps enable intuitive control of multiple PTZ cameras quickly and easily. With a 7-inch touch panel that provides clear visibility and touch-screen control, showing operation menus and camera video feeds, capability to control up to 200 cameras over IP, and more cutting-edge capabilities, the RC-IP1000 is built for large multi-camera productions.

Features

7-inch Touch Screen Fingertips

At center, a 7-inch touch panel provides clear visibility and touch-screen control, showing operation menus and camera video feeds. It also allows for touch autofocus, and when combined with Canon’s add-on auto tracking capabilities, operators can be sure their subject remains in sharp focus and in-frame. For compatible Canon PTZ cameras that offer face and eye detection, operators can select the focus target with a touch of their finger on-screen. This intuitive option gives operators the confidence that their subject is in focus, framed, and tracked as they expertly configure multiple camera angles and shots.

Touch Panel Multi Display

The large touch screen display can show multiple cameras via Canon’s multi display feature, presenting camera images in either 2x2 or 3x3 layouts, for up to nine camera feeds on a single screen. With so many camera feeds at their fingertips, operators can simply touch and call up any displayed camera for operation and control. 

Clear and Easy to Operate Layout

The RC-IP1000’s allows for quick and easy access to items such as the cameras setting, status, and all users to see live video from the camera that gives them access to touch focus and crop frame control.

Support for Preset and Trace Thumbnails

Thumbnail images for preset positions and trace routes can be displayed on the screen, making it easier to quickly identify them. Preset and trace thumbnails can also be displayed on an external monitor. 

Waveform and Vectorscope 

The RC-IP1000 offers Waveform and Vectorscope displayed on the controller screen, providing you with more tools at your fingertips. 

Focus Guide Display

Dual Pixel Focus Guide is a valuable tool that provides a visual display to assist in focus adjustments. This display can be shown on the touchscreen to enable operators to easily see when and how focus needs to be adjusted.   

Control Panel Designed for Instant Activation of Functions

The RC-IP1000 helps enable intuitive control of multiple PTZ cameras quickly and easily, featuring 42 buttons and 14 dials, including assignable buttons, programmable trace operation, and adjustable speed and response controls. LEDs are used to display equipment status, indicating selections without having to look at the screen display. 

Control Lever and Zoom Rocker

For customized tactile operation, the control lever and zoom rocker reaction rates and speeds can be adjusted, as well as the pan-tilt speed and angle of the control joystick so the controller matches the style of the operator. A multi-preset function combines preset operations on each individual camera, allowing multiple cameras to quickly move simultaneously to a predetermined angle of view. 

Wide Range of Video Interfaces

The RC-IP1000 provides 4K 60P video input/output via 12G-SDI, IP image input, as well as HDMI output allowing the user to bring in video from a variety of sources and displaying them on a local monitor over the HDMI out. 

OSD Menu Display

Camera OSD menu from compatible cameras can be shown on the touch panel and operated using push-button controls, allowing users to do configurations with familiar screens found on the camera. 

Simultaneous Settings for Multiple Cameras

Multiple cameras connected to the controller can be assigned the same movements and settings simultaneously. Additionally, a multi-preset function combines preset numbers configured for each camera. This makes it so that multiple cameras can quickly be moved to a predetermined angle of view. Camera settings can also be copied easily from one camera to another. 

Supports Canon’s XC Protocol and NU Protocol

The RC-IP1000 supports Canon’s XC Protocol over IP which enables one-to-many control. This empowers operations in sophisticated multi-camera productions where they can control up to 200 cameras.

The controller also supports up to 5 Canon products connected via serial connection via NU Protocol.

Power With Either PoE+ or 4-pin XLR (12v DC)

The RC-IP1000 supports PoE+, enabling power, control, and video feed with a single cableFootnote1. This standard enables power supply via LAN cable, so no power supply setup or power cable wiring is necessary. This cuts down on wiring during installation and helps reduce installation costs.

The controller also includes a versatile 12V DC 4-pin XLR power connector, allowing a wide range of power sources to be used 

Add-On Application Support

If you are using one of the in-camera Add-On Applications, such as Auto Tracking or Auto loop, the RC-IP1000 can be used for functions such as setting adjustments and fine tuning of operation.

The Auto Tracking Application enables the PTZ camera to automatically track the speaker or other specified persons during commercial presentations, lectures, and other events. Settings such as auto tracking start/stop, display size of the tracking subject, auto zoom function, tracking sensitivity, and auto select of tracking subject can be selected from the menu.

With the Auto Loop Application, the camera constantly performs regular PTZ movements automatically, allowing the operator to concentrate on switching and main camera framing. Users can set auto loop start/stop, route number, loop movement, and loop direction right from the RC-IP1000 menu.

Touch Tracking 

Touch Tracking allows you to simply utilize the touchscreen to touch the subject that you wish to track, as well as to reframe the subject in the shot. Once reframed, the subject will remain in that framing as they move, with the auto tracking maintaining the scene composition.

Switcher Link via SDI/GPIO

The RC-IP1000 can be connected to a switcher using SDI/GPIO, enabling synchronization of switcher video selection with controller camera selection. And by synching the switcher tally status with the controller, the program video shooting camera button can be shown in red, and the preview video shooting camera button can be shown in green. 

July 2025 Firmware Update

The July 2025 firmware update will include the following improvements: 

Cameras

• SRT auto start and auto reconnect option, and easy start stop on viewer

• RTMP auto reconnect option and easy start stop on viewer

• CR-N100/300 only - PTZ control over IP in USB mode

• Area Zoom function

• CR-N700 only- Seamless switch from 60 to 30 / 24 fps

• Auto firmware update

• Revert individual WB/Color/Image settings to factory default

• Improved Presets

  • Preset execution time setting added

  • Increased thumbnail Size

Other Improvements

• CR-N700 only

  • One shot AF added

  • Improved preset and CP file setting structure

• All Cameras

  • Reduce video preview bandwidth options

  • Backup / restore added preset only (all) and custom picture (N700)

  • Only Digital zoom maximum limit can now be set

  • Video preview added to pan tilt limit page

  • Power light can be turned off

  • Added 2 second I-frame interval option for streaming video

• Under the Hood

  • NDI SDK v6 support

  • Smooth angle movement with slow deceleration xc command

  • Enhanced security measures / logging

Auto Tracking (indoor models only)

• Performance improvement

• Paid Version

  • Multiple person tracking

  • Face orientation composition assist

  • Seated / standing detection support

RC-IP1000

• Support for new firmware updates on cameras

• Added support for EOS C80

• Support for auto-tracking updates and additional auto-tracking controls

  • Support new auto tracking features

  • Start / stop auto tracking application

  • Auto start on/off control

• Improved preset registration and display

  • New 3x3 preset layout

  • Supports long press preset registration on LCD screen

• Release Date - Late August 2025

Other Additions

• Video preview reception on/off

• Assign external video output to user button

• Resolved Issue with Stream Deck

• Support for cameras with same IP (different ports) in same camera group

• Support for receiving XC communication without ID / password authentication

• Improved “Linked Control’ external device status

Multi-Camera Control App

• Added support for all IP PTZ cameras (CR-N100, N300, N500, N700, X300)