A few dome truths

Scorpion on the loose

Visionlink plus has launched a new PTZ dome under the Xeno brand – 'Scorpion', a state-of-the-art high specification speed dome that has been specifically designed for internal applications.

The camera offers 450 TV lines of colour resolution with 18x optical and 4x digital zoom. Fully proportional pan and tilt control is assisted with presets, tours and home functions, providing a high degree of operational flexibility.

Visionlink plus says Scorpion is installer friendly, with quick and simple installation, as well as configuration, which is achieved via on screen display menus. A dedicated control keyboard has a 'twist top' joystick, allowing full PTZ control via the joystick alone, with presets, tours and home position providing operation with minimal operator intervention. A backlit LCD display provides visual system status, and a programmable lock code safeguards against unauthorised use.

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Domes for pros

Baxall's Pro-Dome series of interior and exterior models feature digital UTC technology, which allows two-way digitised communications on a single cable.

The Pro-Dome series is available as either monochrome, colour or colour/mono, with bubble options of clear or smoked. All the cameras feature proportional telemetry speed to zoom control, multiple dynamic privacy zones which allow public areas to be masked as required by the Data Protection Act, tours and a choice of languages.

The cameras also have 360 degree continuous pan and 90 degree tilt operation, with an auto flip option ensuring that no blind area occurs during operation.

The domes can be used with the Baxall ZTX7 system allowing features to be accessed through an innovative quick set key via an on-screen Pro-Dome menu. Pro-Domes come with a choice of mounting options: wall, ceiling, pendant or direct mounts.

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Juno domes

Gardiner Security's Juno domes are available in external and internal variations - four external and three internal.

The external range comprises 18:1 colour and colour/mono, 22:1 colour, 23:1 colour/mono and 25:1 colour/mono domes. Among the features of the external models are:

• 28 privacy zones with up to eight displayed in ny one camera view
• 160 presets and five preset tours
• Three learning tours with a time limit of 30 minutes
• RS485 or co-axial telemetry
• Remote 'lift and gain' from the operator's keyboard
• Each dome is supplied wall-mounted as standard, with optional adaptors for pendant, soffit, column, corner and gooseneck mountings.

Internal Juno models are available in a choice of 16:1, 18:1, and 22:1 (all colour).

They incorporate all the same features as the external domes, except weatherproofing, with mounting options of wall, pendant and tile mount camera.

The range of control equipment from a single control keyboard is capable of controlling 128 domes via RS485 or a full function 8x2 or 16x2 matrix.

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Network domes

Axis Communication has launched two high performance network dome cameras – the 231D and 232D.

Both deliver high quality, full frame rate Motion JPEG video, with the capability to remotely control pan, tilt and zoom functions over an IP network such as a LAN or the internet. They will also support simultaneous transmission of video in MPEG-4 mode.

The Axis 232D is an extension of the 231D, and while both provide high quality colour video in light conditions down to 0.3 lux, the 232D goes further to provide light-sensitive black and white video in conditions as low as 0.005 lux. Axis says this means that the 232D is a true day and night camera that is designed particularly for outdoor use. An outdoor housing, which has an IP-66-rated protection against dust and heavy rain, is also available.

"The cameras are ideal for around the clock security surveillance and remote monitoring applications," the manufacturer says.

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Under pressure

The Nitrogen Pressurised Spectra III Series Positioning System from Pelco is designed for 100% protection of the camera, lens and electrical equipment from the constant punishment of vehicle exhaust, salt, grit and water.

Its stainless steel construction ensures a high resistance to corrosion, enabling its effective and reliable operation in some of the harshest environmental conditions. And thanks to its V-Band Seal Design, the Spectra III is an easy-to-install dome system that can be sealed and pressurised prior to field installation.

It features on-screen real-time reporting of the dome's internal pressure differential to the outside, in addition to temperature and dew point readings. By providing constant measurements of the dome's environment – and alerts when pressure is low – routine maintenance can be scheduled and emergency visits substantially reduced.

All the features of Spectra III, including Window Blanking, Wide Dynamic Range capabilities and built-in back box memory, are available in this pressurised version.

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Full range of features

JVC's all-in-one VN-C655U IP network dome camera comes with a complete range of day and night features, which the manufacturer says makes it ideal for indoor and outdoor surveillance systems.

The camera uses a ¼-inch interline transfer CCD, and the camera is equipped with 25x optical zoom and 10x digital zoom. Using VGA mode, the camera captures motion-JPEG compression images at a rate of 30fps.

Designed for tough applications, additional features include variable PTZ speeds and a privacy mask to protect selected areas from intrusive monitoring. The 360 degree endless panning, auto-patrol of 180 degrees and 100 preset positions allow the camera to immediately pinpoint a location if an alarm is triggered. Blind spots can be eliminated with the auto-flip function.

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Solaris powered

Bewator says its new Solaris dome "offers a level of accuracy, speed and configurability never experienced before".

"Solaris is available for both internal and external use, so you can utilise your security system to the full," Bewator says. "The External Termination Unit separates power, video, telemetry and alarm cable terminations from the dome itself, and provides address and protocol selection via a menu-driven LCD display, avoiding the issue of remembering switch and links settings and meaning that the installer need never open the dome camera's enclosure."

The camera features automatic day/night switching, with manual override on the colour/mono version. Twenty four privacy zones can be programmed, with eight displayed simultaneously via the on screen display.

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Multiple options

TeleEye's DM860 Speed Dome camera features 520 TV lines of resolution, 352x zoom, and four privacy masking zones.

A day/night model is also available, and the camera features 80 programmable presets and four pattern tours. It is fully compatible with TeleEye III+ video transmitters for remote surveillance. The camera can be wall or ceiling mounted, as well as pendant, pole and corner-mounting options.

The DM860 is equipped with 22x optical zoom lens, allowing users to monitor a scene from any distance. Combined with a 16x digital zoom, the total zoom ratio can be boosted to 352x.

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Indoor specialist

Panasonic's WV-CF212 colour dome camera has a ¼-inch CCD boasting a horizontal resolution of 480 lines.

"Back light compensation and auto tracing white balance means that the WV-CF212 can provide quality pictures in places with poor lighting or if backlighting is a problem," Panasonic says. "This means that it can be used in any indoor applications, such as hotels, retail or banks, and will eliminate the problem of backlit areas such as doorways and windows. With the quality and high resolution expected from an internal dome, the WV-CF212 is one of the best and most cost effective around. It looks good installed in any indoor application."

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Weatherproof rainbow

The HDCVF3D dome camera from Rainbow CCTV utilises a 1/3-inch DSP high resolution Sony Super HAD CCD, and provides 460 TV lines of resolution.

It comes in tough housing, with a half-tint polycarbonate dome, and is rated weatherproof to IP66. It includes a basic day/night function, and features a 3.8~9.5mm F1.3 DC auto-iris aspherical lens.

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What a smart dome

Samsung's SCC-641P SmartDome camera is a "single-box solution combined with zoom lens monitoring, providing one camera, 24-hour monitoring," according to the manufacturer.

It features 360 degree rotation, and 22x optical and 10x digital zoom. Samsung says the 10-bit A/D converter offers clean, noiseless and reliable pictures, with a signal to noise ratio of 50dB.

Resolution is 480 lines, and the camera is able to capture pictures down to 0.02 lux.

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Latest additions

The VFD4V9M and VFD4V9C are the latest additions to Vista's range of miniature domes.

They both utilise 1/3-inch CCD technology and are fitted with a 4-9mm DD varifocal lens.

The domes come in monochrome or colour versions, with user selectable (on/off) AGC and BLC.

"To further enhance their flexibility, these domes are fitted with a unique mounting gimble that allows the units to be wall mounted and view a scene along a corridor," Vista says.

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