3G-SDI USB 3.0 Plug and Play capture card - DATAVIDEO DTV-2510-8510

The Datavideo CAP-1 SDI to USB 3.0 Capture Box captures a 3G-SDI signal with embedded or external audio and converts it to USB 3.0, allowing the AV signal to be connected directly to a computer for streaming, recording or video conferencing. It is suitable for cameras and switchers equipped with SDI; its Plug & Play design requires no drivers, is USB compliant, supports UVC and automatically detects the video format, resolution and frame rate. The SDI source can be streamed to YouTube, Facebook, Zoom, SKYPE, Teams or GotoMeeting. The USB 3.0 interface requires no external power.

The input is 1 x HD/3G-SDI. Outputs are 1 x USB 3.0 (Micro B) and 1 x SDI loop through. Input video bandwidth is 150 MHz, specified as the pixel clock rate, while output video bandwidth reaches up to 350 Mbps over USB. Supported formats are 1920x1080p at 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.976 and 1280x720p at 60/59.94/50. The SDI loop-out can be used to monitor or record the video source. The audio can be switched between SDI embedded audio and an external 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack input; the audio format is 2-channel, 16-bit PCM.

Recording formats are YUY2 with USB3.0 and MJPG with USB2.0/3.0. Firmware updates are performed via the USB port. Compatible software includes Amcap, Google Plus Hangouts, OBS (Open Broadcast Software), Skype, VLC, Xsplit Broadcaster and Zoom.us on Windows; VLC and OBS on Linux; and OBS, Quicktime player, VLC and Facetime on Mac OS X.

Supported operating systems are Windows 7 (SP1), Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 (x86, x64), OS X (10.10 or above) and Linux Ubuntu 14.04. A driver is required for Windows 7 OS. Power is supplied via USB, power consumption is 3 W, operating temperature is 0 to 40 °C, storage temperature is -20 to 60 °C, and permitted humidity is 20 to 90% RH. Minimum requirements are Intel CoreTM i5-4440 3.10 GHz with NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 660 or higher for a PC; Intel Core i7-4810MQ with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M or higher and 4 GB RAM or higher for a laptop. Dimensions are 121 x 68 x 23 mm in the order length x depth x height.