The TK-C1430E camera new from JVC comes with an infra-red (IR) removable filter.
It offers, says the manufacturer, extreme sensitivity for the most critical users in the most demanding of lighting conditions. The On/Off IR cut filter makes it possible to capture both colour and black and white (monochrome) images with just one camera, according to the makers. The filter is either manually or automatically switched “in” during the day in bright or sunlight conditions for colour images, and “out” at night time for monochrome / IR images. Image sensitivity can be as low as 0.45 for colour and 0.015 for monochrome. IR can be selected through the inbuilt on-screen menu function that can be remotely set up using the RS422 / 485 interface over a coaxial from a personal computer.
What they say
Greg Gregoriou, Senior Sales Manager, CCTV, says: “The camera can be used in stand alone or multi-camera applications and typical suitable locations for it would include banks, transport terminals, tunnels, car parks and shopping centres.”
The extended dynamic range (ExDr) function, incorporated into the camera, captures clearer images, the manufacturers say, by automatically selecting a low-speed shutter for darker areas of the image and a high-speed shutter for brighter areas of the image. The camera has a 1/3-inch high sensitive interline transfer CCD, producing 440,000 effective pixels and images with 480 lines of horizontal resolution. Colour reproduction is achieved with a signal-to-noise ratio of 50dB.
