# Custom pan/tilt camera system

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/custom-pan-tilt-camera-system/8257>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 28, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/custom-pan-tilt-camera-system/8257 "2020-09-28T23:03:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![spotxuv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/spotxuv/32/1112_2.png) [@spotxuv](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/spotxuv)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/custom-pan-tilt-camera-system/8257/1 "2020-09-28T23:03:43Z")

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Hi all,

Just thought I’d share a pan/tilt camera system we developed recently. The camera is a 1080P/25FPS IP board camera, connected to a network switch with a network enabled Arduino Uno. The Uno controls the servos from the surface using a custom webpage (local network), and the video feed is viewed on the same laptop/PC using a web browser (video below).

Using a centralised underwater hub, 4 cameras are connected, and only 1 surface-to-hub cable is required (power and data). The topside web browser is configured to a quad split screen so all feeds are viewed simultaneously.

This was built for a static application, but there’s no reason it couldn’t be adapted to ROV/drop camera use. In that case you would probably make use of the Pixhawk board for control within QGC (is the pan feature still available?)

 ![Collage 2020-09-29 08_40_34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/e/e962e4ad9d394d925079d8df0f0b128b804ae3c6.jpeg)

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/c/c3250b900fadd218c2192b508dfb97870b7e93f2.jpeg "Custom pan/tilt underwater video system") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU8v2cCPnN4)

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**Author:** ![Matt1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Matt1](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/Matt1)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/custom-pan-tilt-camera-system/8257/2 "2020-11-19T22:17:40Z")

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Hi Marcus,  
Nice solution! What bulkhead connectors are you using?  
Cheers  
Matt

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**Author:** ![spotxuv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/spotxuv/32/1112_2.png) [@spotxuv](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/spotxuv)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/custom-pan-tilt-camera-system/8257/3 "2020-11-19T22:25:39Z")

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Thanks! Bluetrail Engineering Cobalt connectors/cables, they’re the bomb! Small form factor, high current rating, exceptional engineering, everything just works

@damonblue