A new addition to Arecont Vision’s line of SurroundVideo cameras are the new SurroundVideo Omni cameras. They feature four multi-megapixel sensors that can be individually adjusted to capture different fields of view within a full 360 degrees range. This allows a single camera to provide coverage of a wide area including the ability to provide views under the camera or multiple fields of view using a variety of lens options.
The makers say that these cameras can replace the need for multiple cameras and reduce system costs. The products will be are available in 5 megapixel (MP), 8MP, 12MP and 20MP configurations. These low-profile cameras will have multiple lens options available from 2.8mm up to 16mm.
Raul Calderon, Senior Vice President, Arecont Vision, said: “There’s no doubt that multi-sensor SurroundVideo megapixel cameras deliver superior coverage capabilities and greater cost-efficiency, as users around the globe have documented with real-world deployments. Our new SurroundVideo Omni Cameras set a new benchmark in wide area surveillance by simultaneously focusing on multiple areas of specific interest within a scene using a single camera solution. The performance and cost advantages of Arecont Vision multi-sensor cameras are clearly superior to using multiple or pan-tilt-zoom cameras for wide area surveillance.”
The cameras feature the company’s Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) technology in the 12MP configuration which delivers a dynamic range of up to 100dB at full resolution without lowering the frame rates, acording to the makers. By combining long and short exposures in the same field-of-view, WDR maximises the amount of detail in both bright and dark areas of a scene. The WDR performance of the cameras represents an up to 50dB improvement (300X) in dynamic range compared to conventional cameras, Arecont Vision adds.
Features include dual H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) and MJPEG encoders, privacy masking, extended motion detection with 1,024 zones per channel and binning in 12MP and 20MP models for increased sensitivity in low light applications. Their IP66-rated environmental housing and polycarbonate bubble are vandal-resistant.
