The Digital Watchdog camera delivers a 360° hemispheric image or 360° and 180° panoramic views after de-warping

Panoramic cameras deliver superior ROI by doing the work of multiple cameras

Digital Watchdog (DW™), the industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, has announced that their new 5MP Hemispheric Fisheye Camera will be demonstrated at the ISC West Security Industry Trade Show, April 6-8, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Booth 17089. The camera delivers a 360° hemispheric image or 360° and 180° panoramic views after de-warping.

Panoramic cameras deliver superior ROI

“Panoramic cameras deliver superior ROI by doing the work of multiple cameras,” said Mark Espenschied, Director of Marketing, Digital Watchdog. “With its edge-to-edge image clarity, the 5MP resolution lets you monitor environments where two or more cameras might otherwise be required.”

The MEGApix® PANO™ 5 Megapixel Hemispheric 360° View Fisheye Camera with edge-to-edge image clarity can monitor an entire room at real-time 30fps. The ultra-wide 1.55mm fisheye lens produces, wide 360° and 180° panoramic or 360° hemispheric images of any scene. Additional camera features Digital Wide Dynamic Range (D-WDR), 32-foot Smart IR™ and Smart DNR™3D Digital Noise Reduction assure clear images with full details in any lighting environment. Alarm and audio make it easy to integrate the camera into any existing security application. The camera is optimised to work with DW Spectrum™ IPVMS for easy de-warping and total control of the video. The MEGApix PANO Fisheye Camera is ONVIF Type S conformant, facilitating successful integration with any open platform solution on the market, and is backed by Digital Watchdog’s unbeatable 5-year warranty.

MEGApix® PANO™ 5 features include:

  • 1/1.8" Sony® IMX178 sensor (Exmor R™, STARVIS™)
  • 5MP 360° Hemispheric Fisheye Camera
  • Support 360° Hemispheric Fisheye view and 180° Panoramic view
  • Multi Codecs (H.264, MJPEG, H.265) with Simultaneous Dual-Stream
  • 1.5mm Fisheye Lens
  • Edge-to-Edge Image Clarity
  • Smart IR™ with Intelligent Camera Sync. 32ft Range
  • Digital Wide Dynamic Range (D-WDR)
  • ONVIF Conformant, Profile S
  • Smart DNR™ 3D Digital Noise Reduction
  • True Day/Night with Mechanical IR Cut Filter
  • Web Server Built-in Auto Gain Control (AGC)
  • Auto White Balance (AWB) Motion Detection
  • Micro SD/SDHC Class 10 Card Slot [card not included]
  • Alarm Sensor Input  
  • Relay Output
  • PoE and DC12V
  • 5 Year Warranty
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