CCTV manufacturer Conway Security Products has released an addition to its range of fixed domes, the CD-VR165. The latest model has a high-resolution Sony HQ1 camera delivering colour images with resolution of up to 540 tv lines.
The camera has a vari-focal lens with a focal length of 2.8~10mm; this offers the installer a comprehensive range of views from 94 degrees through to 29 degrees.
The camera is housed in a machined copolymer enclosure with a clear- cast polycarbonate sphere. The material proves stable in challenging conditions where aluminium would not be suitable, and is also the UK firm says robust making it resilient to physical attack, it’s claimed.
Conway points to the way its designers have mounted the camera within the dome housing. The camera is enclosed in its own solid ball of machined plastic, that produces benefits for installer and user. When developing the CD-165, Conway researched existing solutions on the market as well as seeking detailed feedback from their customer base as to what they liked and disliked about domes they had already used.
One of the biggest complaints from installers was that cameras were invariably held in cradles that necessitated loosening different screws while setting camera views. This is awkward at the best of times but if you are working at height and dropping screws the job becomes time-consuming and ultimately expensive. The camera in the CD-VR165 is held in place using precision friction springs which allow adjustment by hand without any tools to loosen and tighten screws. The other key complaint from installers concerned the angle of view that domes could achieve when mounted on average height ceilings. The CD-VR165 mounts the camera lower down in the clear polycarbonate sphere, allowing it to see further along corridors without the camera seeing the inside of the housing.
The product comes in two formats, surface and recess mounting, and has options including audio and a low power heater for more demanding sites.
