Camera Control Overview

Camera control panel

pMix.studio lets you remotely control cameras directly from the mixer — adjusting zoom, focus, exposure, and more without touching the camera device.

Supported camera types

Camera Type Description Controls Available
pMix Camera iPhone or iPad running the pMix Camera app Zoom, focus (tap/manual/auto), exposure, white balance, torch, camera switch, ultra-wide, recording, subject tracking
NDI PTZ NDI-compatible cameras with PTZ support Pan, tilt, zoom, presets (via NDI PTZ protocol)

How it works

Camera controls appear automatically when you select a source that supports remote control:

  • Select a pMix Camera source to see camera-specific controls (zoom, focus, exposure, white balance, torch, recording)
  • Select an NDI source with PTZ capability to see pan/tilt/zoom controls and presets

Controls operate on the preview source — select the camera in preview to control it, review the shot, then transition it to program when ready.

pMix Camera

Any iPhone or iPad running the pMix Camera app can be controlled remotely. The mixer discovers pMix Cameras automatically on the local network and shows controls for:

  • Zoom — Smooth normalized zoom across the full lens range
  • Focus — Tap-to-focus, manual lens position, or continuous auto-focus
  • Exposure — Compensation (EV stops) or continuous auto-exposure
  • White balance — Manual temperature/tint or continuous auto
  • Torch — Toggle the device flashlight
  • Camera switch — Toggle front/back camera
  • Ultra-wide — Switch to ultra-wide lens (if available)
  • Screen dim — Dim the device screen to save battery
  • Recording — Start/stop local recording on the camera device
  • Subject tracking — AI-powered person tracking

See pMix Camera Remote Control for details.

NDI PTZ

For NDI cameras that support PTZ, the control panel shows pan/tilt/zoom with joystick-style controls and numbered presets.

See NDI PTZ Control for details.

PTZ presets

Save and recall camera positions:

  • Store a preset to save the current zoom/position
  • Recall a preset to snap back to a saved position
  • Presets are numbered and can be triggered via the UI, gamepad, or OSC

See PTZ Presets for details.

Control methods

Method Description
Touch UI On-screen controls in the camera panel
Gamepad Physical joystick control for pan/tilt/zoom
OSC Remote control from TouchOSC, Companion, or other OSC apps

OSC control

All camera and PTZ commands are available via OSC — see OSC Remote Control for the full command reference.