360° Ring Camera

The Ring Camera provides a live 360° image, by stitching 8 full HD camera images together into a single HD-SDI output. Video stitching is carried out by a dedicated FPGA and requires no moving parts. Stand alone or integrated into a PTZ system the ring camera provides useful 360° local situational awareness for both security and policing activities. The ring cameras 8 HD sensor have excellent low light performance, automatically switching out their IR shutter, when levels drop below a programmable threshold. This makes the ring camera ideal for use with an optional IR illuminator system. In daylight, detection range via the ring camera is typically 150m around a full 360° field of view with a comparable low light level performance. The Ring Camera operates from a 28v vehicle supply. Power, video and communications are all output via one LEMO military type connector. The ring camera has a central bore, making it ideal for mounting to a mast, using its current interchangeable mechanical interface. This also allows it to be easily positioned below new or existing systems, without the need for additional sliprings. Currently, interfaces allow connection to the ISTEC ICE LA1301 13.3” HD Touchscreen Unit and a Day/TI fused PTZ. This 3-part system provides live 360° wide FOV, full HD Day/TI narrow FOV threat detection and intuitive touchscreen interface. The LA1301 is a 13.3” full HD LCD video display, incorporating touchscreen and bezel button controls, configurable video from up to 4 channels and a digital HD output. All these features are combined in a slim line unit less than 55mm deep. The architecture of the HD display has 3 concurrent HD inputs and 4 composite video inputs, meaning that 2 full HD video streams can be processed simultaneously, while the composite video inputs can also be used to monitor an LSA system.