VISCA over IP
VISCA over IP is the LAN-carried form of Sony's camera-control protocol. In AV practice it is a low-overhead PTZ command path for pan, tilt, zoom, focus, presets, tally, and related inquiries between cameras, joysticks, room-control processors, and automation/control software. Sony's published implementation is UDP over IPv4 on port 52381; TCP variants and alternate ports exist in the market, but those are implementation details, not a neutral standards-body baseline. Schedule it as a local camera-control service, not as video transport, discovery, web administration, or conferencing far-end camera control.
Scope: Select Sony, PTZOptics or Crestron 1 Beyond implementation
protocol · Catalog reviewed 2026-09-27
Infrastructure Requirements
- Match the camera/controller command set, enabled protocol and configured port. Sony ILME-FR7/FR7K uses IPv4/UDP
- the PTZOptics and Crestron TCP modes are separate implementations. Confirm firmware support, authentication/access restrictions and any controller count limit in the selected camera guide.
Network & Physical Requirements
| Port / allocation | Transport | Connection / signal flow | Feature and requirement | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52381 (default) | UDP | Camera controller → Sony VISCA camera | Optional · Sony UDP control Sony VISCA camera commands, inquiries and replies over UDP. Sony ILME-FR7 / ILME-FR7K VISCA over IP Match the camera’s enabled control mode; serial framing and other vendors can differ. | Source checked 2026-09-27 VISCA over IP |
| 52380 (default) | UDP Multicast: Broadcast 255.255.255.255 | Commissioning controller / camera → Camera / commissioning controller | Optional · Sony IP commissioning Camera network inquiry/settings and replies using local IPv4 broadcast. Sony ILME-FR7 / ILME-FR7K setup Commissioning traffic; this is not the operational PTZ command socket. | Source checked 2026-09-27 Camera IP setting command, page 27VISCA Command List v4 |
| 1259 (default) | UDP | PTZ controller → Compatible PTZOptics camera | Optional · PTZOptics UDP control PTZOptics VISCA UDP camera control. PTZOptics PT-JOY-G4 with camera configured for VISCA UDP Verify the selected protocol and port in the camera web interface. | Source checked 2026-09-27 Control Port Numbers |
| 5678 (default) | TCP | PTZ controller → Compatible PTZOptics camera | Optional · PTZOptics TCP control PTZOptics VISCA TCP camera control. PTZOptics PT-JOY-G4 with camera configured for VISCA TCP Verify the selected protocol and port in the camera web interface. | Source checked 2026-09-27 Control Port Numbers |
| 5500 (default) | TCP | PTZ controller → Crestron IV-CAM camera | Optional · Crestron IV-CAM TCP control Crestron 1 Beyond VISCA control over TCP. Crestron 1 Beyond IV-CAM series 5500 is the documented default; match the deployed camera configuration. | Source checked 2026-09-27 VISCA Commands |
Gotchas & IT Notes
- ⚠Select only the deployed vendor and transport. Reusing VISCA command names does not guarantee identical framing or features.
- ⚠Sony setup broadcast UDP52380 is a commissioning service, separate from operational camera control.
- ⚠These rows carry camera commands and replies. Video streams, web management and firmware services require separate entries.