Pelco Digital Video Recorders
The DX4500/DX4600 DVR series by Pelco is designed for entry-level users that require eight- or 16-camera inputs, greater internal hard drive storage capacity, fast frame-rate recording and an efficient playback, search and export capability. The DVRs feature up to 704x480 (NTSC) and 704x576 (PAL) recording resolution, a recording rate of up to 480 images-per-second (ips) and up to 3 TB of hard drive storage. ...
Arecont Vision Fixed Megapixel IP Camera Series
The megapixel camera series from Arecont Vision includes models ranging from 1.3- to 5-megapixels and offers real-time high-resolution digital video surveillance with up to 16.4 times more resolution than analog surveillance cameras. Images from the fixed cameras can be cropped to a 16x9 aspect ratio and scaled to 1080p or 720p for a true High Definition format. ...
GE Security Helps Protect '07 Pan American Games
GE Security Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the General Electric Co., has announced its role in providing integrated security solutions to the Pan American Games Rio 2007.
As part of a comprehensive electronic security system for this year's Pan American Games, GE Security, along with its integrator, Rocha Bressan, created one of the event's largest camera networks -- 1,500 cameras installed in 64 venues -- to help ensure the safety and security of those involved in all aspects of the games. ...
Mitsubishi Digital Video Recorder Series
The 9- and 16-channel DVRs from Mitsubishi Digital Electronics feature high-density recording of up to 240 pictures-per-second (pps) and JPEG2000 image quality. The DX-TL4709U model enables live views of 540 pps live and 240 pps record. The DX-TL4716U model provides live refresh rates of 960 pps live and 240 pps record while multiplexer outlets allow simultaneous live/record on two monitors. ...
Chicago Phases In High-Tech Video Surveillance
The city of Chicago and IBM Corp. have announced the initial phase of what officials say could be the most advanced video security network in any U.S. city, reports The Associated Press.
"Chicago is really light years ahead of any metropolitan area in the U.S. now," says Sam Docknevich, who heads video-surveillance consulting for IBM.
Chicago already has thousands of security cameras in use by businesses and police -- including some equipped with devices that recognize the sound of a gunshot, turn the cameras toward the source and place a 911 call. But the new system would let cameras analyze images in real time 24 hours a day, reports AP....
Focused Advice
With the various and endless features that make up a camera, finding the perfect device for a facility may seem overwhelming. Ricardo Chen, manager of...
Pictures Through The Air
By Michael Fickes
Terrorist attacks on mass transit vehicles in Madrid and London have led transportation authorities across the United States to seek out ways to prevent...
Protecting Ports
By Mariann McDonagh
The United States is home to 361 ports that process about 6 million cargo containers every year across some 95,000 miles of shoreline. Protecting those...
The Value of Extra Eyes
Recently, officials at the Douglas County (Colo.) School District were faced with evacuating a high school campus following a bomb threat. The 1,700 students...
Lights, Camera, Action
Bosch Security Systems Inc., a full-line manufacturer of high-quality security solutions, has been selected by CBS Studio Center to provide video surveillance...
A View of the Future
By Stephanie Silk
The Surveillance Studies Network, a group of British academics, have come out with a study entitled A Report on the Surveillance Society a look ahead...
Pelco Products Get a New Look
Pelco's Custom Match service allows users to customize the finish of their Pelco products to match any environment or background. According to Patrick...
Speco Color Indoor Dome Camera
The CVC-6426iHR Color Indoor Dome camera from Speco Technologies uses Intensifier technology that allows it to “see” in low-light without using infrared (IR) LEDs. The technology amplifies and maximizes existing light to generate pictures in darkness....
Video Domain Technologies Covert Camera/DVR
Zorro by Video Domain Technologies is a covert camera and digital video recorder housed in a small sensor case that features a small camera hole and LEDs placed under the front cover. Recorded images are stored on removable mini Secure Digital (SD) cards, which can be examined on any PC or pocket PC using a mini SD card reader. ...
FLIR Thermal Security Camera
The FLIR VSR-6 Thermal Camera provides clear video images of intruders based on their body heat and produces high-contrast images in total darkness. Using FLIR’s image processing technology, the camera provides acceptable vision through smoke, dust and light fog with no focusing, image adjustment or active illumination required. ...
Dotworkz Dome Camera Cleaning Head
The Dotworkz DomeWizard Cleaning Head cleanses the lower dome lens of a dome camera from the ground level, keeping it streak- and scratch-free for better image captures. It is suitable for the maintenance of outdoor and indoor camera enclosures up to 40-ft. in height. Users can attach an extension pole that is sold separately. ...
Toshiba Low-Light Camera
The Toshiba IK-1000 low-light camera captures high-resolution color surveillance video at 30 frames-per-second (fps) in the dark. It incorporates a Peltier active cooled electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD) to offer minimum illumination of 0.00025 lux or approximately 30 times the sensitivity of a standard low-light camera. ...
Surveillance Does Not Equal Safety, ACLU Says
Americans are trading in their Bill of Rights for a bill of goods, the American Civil Liberties Union has warned.
Cities and counties, taking a cue -- and billions of dollars -- from the federal government, are buying into the idea that more surveillance translates into safer communities and a more secure nation, the group says.
And it's happening under the noses of a largely acquiescent public, Barbara Zerbe Macnab told The Contra Costa Times. She is chairwoman of the ACLU's Berkeley-Albany-Richmond-Kensington chapter in California. There is no public outrage," she says. "That's what frightens me most."...
Supercircuits Dome and CS-Mount Cameras
The SC Platinum Camera series from Supercircuits includes fourth generation models of the supplier’s PC33C CS-mount cameras and a line of high-performance dome cameras. The ultra high-resolution, super-low-lux dome cameras include standard, infrared and wide dynamic models with indoor, outdoor and vandal-proof options. ...
videoNEXT IP Video Surveillance Software
The Security Knowledge Manager (SKM) 2.4 open-architecture software from videoNEXT stores and manages video from an unlimited number of digital IP cameras. Users can view live and archived camera images from a browser-based interface and use a virtual joystick capability to pan, tilt and zoom cameras remotely....
Mayor Bloomberg Sees Necessity In Surveillance
Residents of big cities like New York and London must accept that they are under constant watch by video cameras, says New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Bloomberg, holding talks with his London counterpart Ken Livingstone, says such measures as London's "ring of steel" -- a network of closed-circuit cameras that monitors the city center -- were a necessary protection in a dangerous world, reports The Associated Press.
"In this day and age, if you think that cameras aren't watching you all the time, you are very naive," Bloomberg says....
Extreme CCTV License Plate Capture Camera
The REG-X compact camera from Extreme CCTV captures clear license plate images at close-range in all lighting conditions. It employs advanced optics to capture images of vehicles moving up to 30 mph from a 15- to 25-ft. range....
IP Taking The Heat
By SANDRA KAY MILLER
Gerry Cullen refers to the incident that prompted him to leave Acuity Software and start two environmental monitoring companies (NetBotz and IT WatchDogs)...
Cost-Savings: Analog Vs. IP Video
Contrary to popular belief, an IP-based system of 40 cameras offers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than an analog-based surveillance system, according...
JPS Communications In-Car Digital Video System
The DVU-1000 Streaming In-Car Video System from JPS Communications records and transmits video of incidents to be used for evidentiary purposes. Information such as the date and time, vehicle and personal identification, GPS coordinates, vehicle speed and radar target data can be recorded along with the images on a frame-by-frame basis. ...
