Panasonic introduced a new network camera range at the German exhibition Security Essen 2016. The products combine Full HD resolution with the company’s latest software, capable of reducing storage and network bandwidth by as much as 80 per cent beyond H.265, it is claimed.
The two new box cameras, WV-S1132 and WV-S1131 (pictured), will be available from October 2016 and are the first from the company’s new i-PRO Extreme camera platform. The cameras will be introduced as part of a new H.265 system which will include a recorder (WJ-NX400) and software (WV-ASM300).
The platform uses H.265 compression, which provides a bandwidth reduction of 50pc the makers claim compared to H.264. However, when used with Panasonic’s Smart Coding technology, the new platform offers 80 per cent bandwidth and storage efficiency improvement beyond H.265 levels, according to the company. Both cameras cpme with a new 1/3-inch sensor which provides colour images even in very low light the manufacturers say. The new sensor provides the same low light illumination as a 1/2-inch sensor, but at a reduced cost, the firm adds.
Gerard Figols, European Head of Product Marketing for Security Solutions, said: “The new combination of native end-to-end H.265 and Smart Coding will be available in forthcoming indoor and outdoor dome and box cameras, as well as vandal proof models. The new technology platform is designed to give extreme performance under extreme conditions. Panasonic’s Smart Coding technology has a unique AutoVIQS (Variable Image Quality on Specified area) function, which helps to reduce the total bandwidth by categorising and recording different areas of the image at one of three quality levels, ranging from highest quality recording of faces to low quality recording in areas with no movement. It ensures evidential quality recording whilst maintaining background scenery at a lower bitrate.”
A new Enhanced Super Dynamic feature ensures faces remain visible even in challenging lighting, the company adds.
The H.265 platform comes with Panasonic’s secure communication system, showcased at IFSEC 2016, which protects the camera, recorder and software from breaches of privacy. Developed with a security certificate provider, the system offers protection in three distinct areas – using data encryption, communication encryption and a verification and identification key system. Visit: business.panasonic.co.uk/security-solutions.
