Network speed dome cameras and 4CIF IP cameras are being used at the Louis Pasteur Hospital in the city of Chartres in France to protect patients, staff and visitors….
At this district general hospital, the Hikvision products in use offer real-time compression, allow
network transmission to multiple clients simultaneously and have the flexibility of optical performance Рincluding wide dynamic range (WDR) – required at a site with activity as varied as that of a hospital.
Hikvision’s technology partner, ARGOS Technologies, has integrated the cameras with its own NVR and multiplexers, to enable hospital authorities to monitor visitor activity, alert on possible intruders and assess the efficiency of hospital logistics including patient admission and use of emergency vehicles.
Camera footage is used to record interaction between patients and reception staff, monitor flow of people and use of ambulance bays, and protect high-value items such as controlled drugs in pharmacies.
Many of the network speed domes are in foyer and reception areas where extremes of shadow and highlight have presented a challenge. Similarly, the 4CIF IP box cameras are being used externally at approach areas, on walkways and in car parks, all on a 24/7 basis and thus with varying illumination. The hospital therefore required cameras offering true day-night functionality which could accommodate IR focus switch, trigger alarms on motion detection in areas prone to loiterers and allow control of saturation, brightness and contrast through client software.
Problems associated with fluctuating lighting conditions, even during the day, and the hospital’s requirements as to the graduation of exterior to interior light levels have been solved by the versatility of the speed domes.
