A case study of an Australian wine store’s IP network cameras.
Artisan Wine Storage serves private wine collectors and wine traders from the wholesale, auction, import/export, and retail sectors. It has a stringent temperature and humidity setting policy, and security. Artisan required a reliable and high-resolution CCTV system to monitor facilities and record any incidents. Artisan turned to Altech Computers, VIVOTEK’s official distributor in Australia. Altech designed a system based on VIVOTEK’s megapixel cameras, to deter or detect warehouse theft, or damage to expensive wines, and in general provide a secure place for wine collectors and traders to store their wines.
Inside and out
Some 38 cameras were installed, including the FD8372, FE8172V, FD8135H and FD8136. Because video from inside and outside the warehouse needs to be available 24 hours, with the front and back entrances, and loading dock especially critical to securing the property, the FD8372 and FE8172V, both with a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, built-in IR Illuminators, and WDR enhancement technology, were chosen. The FD8372, a fixed network dome, comes with an ePTZ function and ‘smart focus’. The ePTZ lets users zoom in and focus on a region of interest with a few clicks of a mouse while the ‘Smart Focus’ is for focus adjustment. By using a lens with built-in stepping motors, the FD8372 allows remote adjustment and control of the focal length, for installation and maintenance. The FE8172V, a fixed network dome with a fisheye lens, provides a 180 degrees panoramic view or 360 degrees surround view without blind spots.
The images captured from the fisheye camera can be converted into conventional rectilinear images for viewing and analysis.
As for the entrance areas, where high-contrast lighting and glare occur frequently, a camera with an HD WDR CMOS sensor was needed. The FD8135H, with its WDR Pro function, is able to ensure the image is identifiable by capturing the darkest and brightest parts of a scene and combining the differences. Thanks to its PIR (passive infra-red) sensor, the FD8135H can detect moving objects. When an unauthorizsed object is detected, an alarm will be triggered. In the office area, the 1-megapixel ultra-mini dome camera FD8136 was installed.
What they say
Eamonn P Egan, Managing Director at Artisan Wine Storage and a progressive manager who loves high-end technologies, added: “Artisan is happy to have this kind of professional surveillance system. We are satisfied with VIVOTEK’s solution and the support provided by Altech Computers. It is exactly what we were looking for. It has been a very good experience and we would recommend a security system based around VIVOTEK cameras.”
About VIVOTEK
VIVOTEK, established in 2000, was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2006. In 2008, a branch office was set up in California, USA. VIVOTEK is working with more than 150 authorized distributors in over 80 countries. For more information, visit www.vivotek.com
