IP Products

Full HD series

by Mark Rowe

New from Canon – the launch of four new Full HD resolution network cameras.

The products are the PTZ Minidome VB-S30D, PT Minidome VB-S31D, Fixed Minidome VB-S800D and Fixed Box VB-S900F. The S series has been designed for indoor uses which require monitoring of specific areas or items, such as the retail, education, commercial and hospitality. The products can be install the four new Full HD cameras as part of an existing or new security set-up.

With CMOS sensors, fast wide angle lenses and dual DIGIC processors, the S series offers Full HD resolution, image quality, wide angle of view and low-light performance, the makers say. Rather than depending on one imaging processor to do everything, the new S series features two – DIGIC DV III and DIGIC NET II – enabling all capturing, processing, encoding and transmitting to be performed seamlessly. The S series offers the manufacturers add a true day-night operation.

While the processing architecture (DIGIC DV III and DIGIC NET II) remains the same between the new series and Canon’s 2012 network security cameras, the internal programming has been re-engineered to deliver multiple H.264 and/or MJPEG streams in HD or lower resolutions. In addition to multi-streaming, the cameras can also do simultaneous streaming. The full range supports edge recording on microSD cards (up to 64GB) and features a new utility that can playback from the microSD card without the content being downloaded to a PC first.

Julian Rutland, Product Strategy and Planning Director, Projector / Network Security Cameras, Canon Europe said: “Our new ultra-compact series of network security cameras demonstrates Canon’s expertise and heritage in producing high-quality image processing technology. Our security partners and system integrators are asking us for smarter network camera technology; systems that help their customers tighten security and minimise risk. Based on this feedback, we decided to offer the same comprehensive set of in-built analytics on the new compact series as already available on our high end security cameras.”

In-built analytics sense movement, abandoned and removed objects, camera tampering as well as detecting changes in volume. Normally, change in light conditions would interrupt the analytics but the new range automatically resets within 20 seconds of detecting a significant increase or decrease in brightness. This is for minimal interruption to any running analytics.

All of the new cameras have Auto Smart Shade Control, which automatically selects the optimum exposure level. It helps the lenses to compensate dark areas at the same time as maintaining the bright areas. This makes the cameras easier to use and improves quality of highlights with corrected dark areas in back-lit scenes or in difficult lighting.

All cameras are supported by a three year Swap Warranty programme (in EU18 countries only). Compatible with major third party solutions and ONVIF v2.2 and Profile S compliant, the new cameras will be available from February 2014.

Reader enquiries
United Kingdom – 0844 369 0100 / www.canon.co.uk
Republic of Ireland – (01) 2052400 / www.canon.ie

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