As a state-of-the-art manufacturer for more than 40 years, Kowa Optimed, Inc., continues to produce high performance optics. Announcing the new, 1 inch Near Infrared / Short Wave Infrared (NIR/SWIR) lens series (HC/SW), this new 3-model series, includes focal lengths of 25mm, 35mm and 50mm for high-resolution cameras. This 1" SWIR lens series is specifically designed for the new, advanced...
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Sony’s BRC-Z330 – A Pan/Tilt/Zoom Camera with Attitude
Just when you thought Sony could not be any better in the Pan/Tilt/Zoom (P/T/Z) camera arena, the introduction of the high-definition, P/T/Z BRC-Z330 color video camera comes along! Incorporating a relatively low-power-consumption 1/3-type 2-megapixel CMOS image sensor, and high quality picture performance, today’s growing demand for full HD images is realized. The wide pan/tilt ranges and smooth pan/tilt/zoom capability make...Detection of Oil Spills Before Disastrous Results
A massive oil spill that began with an April 20th explosion and fire caused by a Deepwater Horizon drilling rig collapse, and has truly devastated the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi River Delta of the United States. In the industrial camera genre, FLIR Systems, long known for its innovative work in thermal imaging for military and security applications, has...Applied Vision Product - FCB Block Camera Controller
AVP FCB Block Camera Controller This Universal Camera Controller for the SONY FCB series of block cameras and the EVI series of P/T/Z cameras incorporates a flexible, configurable controller designed to work with one or multiple cameras via RS232. Ruggedized for use in harsh environments and programmable to control a majority of these SONY camera functions, the size and ease...Pictures Worth A Thousand Words...Military Cameras Play Important Role
They go where humans can't. Sometimes they go where no camera has gone before, but no matter where they go, they have the image documentation to prove they've been there. We see the images on our televisions, cctv monitors, and as of the last few years, even on our cell phones. A frequent hot topic of conversation between the masses...Kowa Announces 2/3 Inch High Resolution Lenses
Kowa, the quality manufacturer who has developed state-of-the-art optics for more than 40 years, recently launched their JC10M lens series. With a choice of 2/3-inch lenses with fixed focal lengths of 5mm, 8mm, 12mm, 16mm, 25mm, 35mm and 50mm, these higher resolution lenses replace any need for numerous lenses of lower resolution. Additionally, a special feature of the Kowa lenses...Power in a GigE Camera - Basler's Ace Camera Series
Basler Vision Technologies has developed the first four models in the Ace series of Power over Ethernet (PoE) compact area scan cameras. Shown at the VISION show in Stuttgart, Germany, these Basler Ace cameras are currently the smallest Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) cameras of their class. With their smaller size, reduced weight (5.2 ounces for the camera, IFB board and housing...Tiny but Powerful--New CIS Color Board Camera
CIS Corporation, designer and manufacturer of industrial cameras for machine vision and security camera applications, announces their newly designed high-definition, 1280px720p Color Board Camera, the DCC-SSC01HD32! A diminutive size of less than 1.75 inches square, it includes two available boards (32mm x 32mm plus 42mm x 42mm), and weighs slightly less than 1.4 ounces. This miniature high quality, high-speed...Security Cameras - When Color is Everything
We have all been in parking lots and noticed the security cameras monitoring the area. What we do not know, is that the capability of that camera to read true colors is tremendously important for security. In lighting for streets, parking lots, highways and airfields, it is sometimes thought that the quality of the light is not as important as...Size DOES Matter - the Sony XC-505 Camera
With the introduction of the ultra-compact Sony XC-505 video camera, the compact color video camera’s influence on the industry will NEVER be the same! This miniature model, with it’s one-piece, ultra compact (7/8” high x 7/8” wide x 2-5/8” in diameter) body, is incredibly lightweight (only 2 ounces), and incorporates a high sensitivity, high performance 1/3 type Super Hole Accumulated...

