Government Security News April May 2015
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hancement Filter allows officials<br />
to reduce the effects of rapid<br />
movements on video, limiting<br />
the impact rain and snow would<br />
have on an image. Additionally,<br />
it also can enhance images obscured<br />
in backlit conditions, such<br />
as a setting sun.<br />
ProHawk also can offer an<br />
advantage for individual security<br />
and military personnel working<br />
in dark or night time conditions.<br />
Where current night vision technologies<br />
can be rendered ineffective<br />
by flooding an area with light,<br />
Seebach said ProHawk would be<br />
able to remove the light from the<br />
image, allowing the soldier or officer<br />
to see through the light and<br />
identify what’s behind it.<br />
“Any type of image that can<br />
be produced, we can enhance<br />
and improve,” Seebach said.<br />
ProHawk supports standard<br />
definition, high definition, HD-<br />
SDI and H3-SDI video formats<br />
and can provide support for up<br />
to 400 cameras, which allows for<br />
enterprise-level control. Seebach<br />
said the company also will have<br />
systems that support IP video by<br />
the end of the year.<br />
For more information about<br />
ProHawk, visit the company’s Web<br />
site www.iACRITAS.com.<br />
Sony HD security visuals<br />
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app (Android or iOS) from their<br />
smart phones or tablets to adjust<br />
the camera’s view.<br />
High resolution imaging<br />
generally requires sacrifice in<br />
terms of lighting. Sony handled<br />
the challenges of extremes lighting—low-light<br />
as well as situations<br />
where backlighting or high<br />
glare might wipe out essential<br />
details—with a<br />
1.0-inch Exmor R<br />
CMOS (complementary<br />
metal<br />
oxide semiconductor)<br />
sensor, which<br />
20MP compared<br />
with the 8MP sensor<br />
more typically<br />
used for 4K. A built-in infrared<br />
light source boosts nighttime<br />
coverage and longer-range<br />
visibility. A 2.9X motorized<br />
zoom lens (70.7 to 27.5 degree),<br />
matched to the image sensor,<br />
helps stabilize the optical image<br />
and keep distortion low.<br />
The camera’s sensor also allows<br />
the user to capture a 20MP<br />
still shot, so it can be used as<br />
courtroom evidence, secured on<br />
card in the built-in slot.<br />
With this camera, the secu-<br />
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rity industry may see gritty images<br />
giving way to beauty shots.<br />
After all, the same 4K technology<br />
is being spread across Sony’s<br />
imaging sectors and is being<br />
used in broadcast and production,<br />
shooting and projecting<br />
blockbuster movies, popular<br />
TV shows and major sporting<br />
events.<br />
“The customer is always<br />
looking for better images for<br />
their security applications and<br />
our 4K camera addresses the<br />
critical needs of many<br />
different market segments,”<br />
Soga said. “We<br />
are deploying the 4K<br />
technology, which we<br />
developed for broadcast<br />
and professional<br />
application, to security<br />
products.”<br />
The camera, planned for<br />
availability in the third quarter<br />
of this year, is expected to be<br />
supported by major VMS providers,<br />
including AxxonSoft,<br />
Exacq Technologies, Genetec<br />
Inc., Genius Vision Digital Inc.,<br />
Lenel Systems International<br />
Inc., Milestone Systems, NICE<br />
Systems, NUUO Inc., On-Net<br />
Surveillance Systems Inc., SeeTec<br />
AG and Verint Systems Inc.
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