by Shane Henson — October 8, 2012—Arecont Vision, a developer of megapixel cameras used for a broad spectrum of applications and venues worldwide, recently launched what are reportedly the surveillance industry’s first 40-megapixel day/night panoramic cameras.
The superior resolution and detail the company’s SurroundVideo AV40185 180° and AV40365 360° cameras offer may impress facilities managers seeking new surveillance tools to improve their buildings’ security.
Arecont Vision’s 40-megapixel SurroundVideo panoramic cameras provide 360° and 180° panoramic views using four high-sensitivity, 10-megapixel sensors. Each sensor provides 3,648 x 2,752 pixel resolution at up to five frames per second, for a total image area of 14,592 x 2,752 pixels, according to the company. The cameras also employ dual H.264 and MJPEG encoders, and offer a binning mode for increased low-light performance.
Megapixel panoramic cameras provide cost-effective solutions for applications where mechanical pan-tilt-zoom devices or multiple cameras might otherwise be enlisted to provide similar coverage, the company says. Its SurroundVideo cameras further enable users to view and record extremely wide fields of view while simultaneously digitally zooming in to multiple regions of interest with extraordinary detail, claims Arecont Vision.
On-camera privacy mask enables video to be blocked in multiple regions in any arbitrary shape. Extended motion detection provides a higher-granularity grid of 1,024 distinct motion detection zones per channel. The new 40 megapixel SurroundVideo panoramic cameras offer standard surface mount or in-ceiling configurations, as well as optional wall and pendant mounting accessories.
