Following a moving subject with a mouse is slow and imprecise. The operator has to look away to find the control, the camera overshoots, and by the time the shot is recovered the subject has moved out of frame.
Over an eight hour shift, that friction compounds into fatigue and missed detail.
CATHEXIS supports hardware keyboards and joysticks so operators can work by touch.
What CATHEXIS keyboard integration delivers:
Operators control PTZ cameras with a joystick that gives proportional, responsive movement, so tracking a subject becomes a physical action rather than a sequence of clicks.
The same hardware controls layouts, camera switching and video wall management, letting an operator change what the room is looking at without leaving the video.
Muscle memory does the rest. Experienced operators work faster, keep their eyes on the screen, and stay comfortable through a long shift.
The result: better camera work during the moments that matter most.