Introduction to PTZ

PTZ is an abbreviation for Pan, Tilt, and Zoom. A pan–tilt–zoom camera (PTZ camera) is a camera that is capable of remote directional control (left/ right/ up/ down) and zoom control. 

Pan means the camera can rotate from left and right, allowing the camera to have a wide area of coverage.

Tilt means the camera can tilt up and down, giving the camera a wide vertical range of coverage.

Camera with Zoom (Optical Zoom) can physically adjust the lens, changing the focal length to zoom in and out while maintaining the image quality. Below is a table that shows which cameras support PTZ functions.

Note: Not all the cameras listed above fully support Pan&Tilt&Optical Zoom. See more details below:

• Cameras that support PTZ: E1 Zoom, E1 Outdoor, E1 Outdoor PoE, E1 Outdoor Pro, RLC-523WA, RLC-823 Series (RLC-823A, RLC-823A 16X, RLC-823S1, RLC-823S2, RLC-823S1W), Reolink TrackMix Series (with zoom only available on the telescope/tracking lens), Argus Track.
• Cameras that only support Pan: RLC-81PA.
• Cameras that only support Pan and Tilt: E1, E1 Pro, E1 Outdoor CX, E1 Outdoor S, RLC-830A, Reolink Argus PT Series, Reolink Go PT Series, Keen Ranger PT, Reolink Go Ranger PT.
• Cameras that only support Optical Zoom: RLC-511W, RLC-511WA, RLC-542WA, RLC-843WA, RLC-811A, RLC-822A, RLC-833A, RLC-842A, RLC-843A.

You can refer to the below links to use PTZ functions via different platforms. Please note that not all the cameras on the above table could be used on all different platforms. If there is a difference, the applied camera models in the specific guiding article shall prevail.

Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink App

Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Reolink Client (New Client)

Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via PoE NVR

Use Pan/Tilt/Zoom via Web Browsers