Panasonic fixed dome indoor security cameras

Panasonic Business Systems Group has launched two fixed dome indoor security cameras, the WV-SF549 and the WV-SF548, for use in shopping malls, retail environments and entrances to commercial buildings.

The i-PRO SmartHD Full 1080p HD cameras incorporate the company’s Enhanced UniPhierR LSI Processor, which delivers functions such as variable image quality on specified areas (VIQS) and lens distortion compensation (LDC), providing a natural image without distortion when viewed through a wide-angle lens. VIQS enables up to two areas in an image to be encoded at a lower resolution to save bandwidth while maintaining maximum detail, such as the entrance to a car park where visibility of number plates is required. The Enhanced UniPhierR LSI Processor employs a H.264 codec engine to provide additional image compression, lower bandwidth and storage needs, when used in combination with VIQS.

Both cameras offer high-resolution full 1080p video with Mega Super Dynamic picture quality. Other features include detection of the position of a human face for clear facial images and a sequential cropping function that displays the whole image and part of the image at the same time. The dual streaming function provides 1080p Full HD images up to 30 fps and 360p images up to 30 fps, simultaneously. Construction features a vandal-resistant mechanism for high reliability even when installed in demanding locations.

The units provide a picture-in-picture function, enabling a selected cropped area to be monitored in a single image screen and 3x extra optical zoom applied at 360p resolution, for extra detail. Super Dynamic and ABS (Adaptive Black Stretch) technologies deliver 128x wider dynamic range compared to conventional cameras.

The WV-SF549 features the ability to record on an SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card, additional audio compression and mic adjustment options, extra alarm terminals and record up to 5000 alarm logs when using a memory card, compared to 1000 without.