Honeywell has introduced the L-Series line of cameras.
The series offers a variety of standard and high-resolution box cameras for applications with normal or low-light conditions where detection and recognition of objects is critical, the makers report.
The two black and white cameras can be used with infrared illumination for increased low-light sensitivity. The two colour cameras and the true day-night model offer a manual exposure mode in which the shutter speed can be set to a constant value, for machine vision and other manufacturing processes that require a constant shutter speed. The true day-night model offers colour during the day and low-light sensitivity at night, so customers can use the series cameras for round-the-clock surveillance applications, it is claimed. Peter Simmons, product manager, Honeywell, said: “In the past, video images suffered in quality as a result of low-light conditions. The improved sensitivity of the L-Series cameras enhances video performance and gives the customer preserved colour fidelity and sharp images even under changing colour conditions and varying light levels.” A remote control menu on the true day-night model allows operators to set up and maintain the camera from any PC. This feature makes the L-Series a user-friendly surveillance solution for general indoor and outdoor applications in the financial sector, commercial and retail sites and educational facilities.
And Honeywell has introduced the new HRXD Series of nine and 16 multi-channel digital video recorders, which supports an image-per-second recording rate of 240/200 (NTSC/PAL).
The embedded DVRs feature the manufacturer’s XtraStor compression technology, which is capable of storing large volumes of detailed data using less hard drive space than many other compression technologies, it is claimed. The recorders support a variety of surveillance applications by allowing the user to customise time lapse, event, pre-event, text input and other recording parameters, the makers say. Operation of pan-tilt-zoom cameras can be controlled from the DVR front panel with a local mouse connection. An infrared remote control speeds installation, system configuration and operation. The recorders offer networking capabilities for LAN and DSL that enable users to operate and manage the system from a remote location, and the Remote Administration System Plus (RASplus) software allows remote monitoring of up to 16 DVRs at once. Bill Durno, product manager, Honeywell, said: “We’ve made the user interface of the HRXD highly intuitive. Now it’s easier for end users to search for video and copy the clips to a CD or flash drive quickly—and faster resolution of problems improves the chances of identifying sources of fraud. This ultimately results in greater profits for the end user.” The internal CD-RW and USB ports lets users burn video clips, and the Clip Player program eliminates the need to install a separate video evidence viewer program onto a PC.
