Un-Cooled Continuous Zoom Thermal Camera

Online, April 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The new EYESEC™ is now available for the very first time in South Africa through Opgal's' business partners, C3 Shared Services. C3 , providers of turnkey security solutions for clients such as Golfing and Residential Estates, Gautrain, SA's National Keypoint's, Gold and Copper mines, etc.. , have been installing Opgal's thermal cameras combined with intelligent video analytics as part of their security offering for the last four years.

Brendon Cowley, C3 Director, say, "Previously the continuous zoom capabilities were only available in the expensive cooled thermal cameras but now, thanks to Opgal's very sophisticated R&D ,they are now offering this same technology but in a more affordable un-cooled camera". Brendon goes onto say, "this continuous zoom function with auto focus allows for unmatched ease of use by the control room operators combined with superior detection capabilities. We are very excited to be able to offer this new and innovative superior thermal camera to our current clients and future potential clients".

Yoav Gross, Director of Security sales for Opgal, explains the motivation behind the development of such a unique thermal camera, " We wanted to give the control room operators the same 'feel' and convenience as that of conventional CCTV Hi speed domes and Pan and tilt devices but with the thermal capabilities advantage. Not only have we succeeded in achieving this but we have surpassed all expectations with the development of this new EYESEC™ camera".

C3 technical Director, Nick Grange explains further, "This camera allows the operator to zoom from 15mm to 100mm optic without having to switch optics as done in the past, and is available in an array of options to suit all applications. The top of the range unit is based on a detector of 640x480, with a sensitivity of 17 µm pitch. This sensitivity allows for detection and recognition of objects at a further distance. One needs to see the quality of image as well as ease of use to understand the effectiveness of this technology both day and night"

The new EYESEC™ offers night & day ,civilian and paramilitary surveillance for sites such as; nuclear plants,mines, petrochemical installations, warehouses, national borders, airports, railroads, pipelines, oil terminals, electrical power-plants, communication transmitters and prisons. The camera provides a clear thermal video image in total darkness, light fog or smoke.

Some of the additional benefits of the camera include:
• Superb performance using advanced image enhancement algorithms
• Remote controlled focus on demand
• Zoom capabilities - continuous digital zoom
• Rugged design - sealed against water, sand and dust
• Easy integration using Pelco-D
• Continuous Optical Zoom from 40º field of view down to 6.2 º
• High resolution up to 640X480 - 17 µm pitch
• IP 66