Axis 2130 PTZ Network Camera

Description: The Axis 2130 PTZ Network Camera is a Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera for networks. With its sharp and responsive Pan/Tilt movement, Auto Focus control, and powerful optical zoom, it can be quickly orientated to focus on any detail. The video image can be viewed in a standard web browser — and with a single click adjust the direction, focus and zoom of the camera. Offering pre/post alarm and preset positioning within a compact design, the AXIS 2130 PTZ Network Camera is ideal for monitoring large areas from multiple angles — perfect for remotely monitoring test procedures. The camera offers 16x optical zoom with up to 30 frames/second image frame rate. The pan angle is 340 degrees and tilt angle is 100 degrees.

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Effective pixels: 704x480@10 fps

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Axis 2120 Network Camera

Description: The Axis 2120 Network Camera is a camera with a built in web server. The 2120 connects directly to a 10/100 Mbit Ethernet network and live images are viewed directly from a web browser. The 2120 Network Camera is a high-end version of the market leading Axis 2100 Network Camera. With up to 25/30 frames/second, video motion detection, sturdy casing and DC-Iris, vari-focal lens the advanced and professional user of networked cameras will find the 2120 to fulfill the requirements of even the most demanding installation.

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Effective pixels: 704x480@12 fps

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Fire-I Digital Camera

The Fire-i Digital Camera is the best FireWire Color Digital Camera available for video recording applications. Its superior VGA picture quality and lightweight housing clearly distinguish it from other FireWire or USB cameras. The Fire-i Digital Camera package includes support and software for PC, Mac and Linux users. Several cameras can be daisy-chained and viewed simultaneously on a PC, via Unibrain's Fire-i Software and the camera's two FireWire ports. Fire-i software allows the user to monitor one or multiple cameras locally or remotely. The user can store snapshots or live video, change and adjust all camera settings for each and every camera connected.

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Effective pixels: 640x480@30 fps

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IQeye3 Ultra-High Resolution Digital Camera

The IQeye3, from IQinVision, is an ultra-high resolution smart IP camera system. Available with a PC card slot for Wi-Fi or on-camera storage, it combines 1.3 megapixel imager with a powerful computer in a compact, reliable package. Its industrial design and very low power consumption make it ideal for the most demanding applications. Its megapixel+ resolution allows multiple users to pan/tilt/zoom, with no moving parts, while recording the entire scene.

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Effective pixels: 1280x1024@1.5 fps

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CV1280M and CV1280C Cameras from Prosilica

The CV1280C is a color version of the popular CV1280 camera. On board color interpolation modes include YUV 4:1:1, YUV 4:2:2, RGB24, and RGB48. The camera can also output non-interpolated raw-bayer output for those situations where maximum framerates are required (less data on firewire). The Prosilica CV1280C color camera was designed for machine vision applications.

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Effective pixels: 1280x1024@29 fps

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CV640M and CV640C Cameras from Prosilica

The CV640C is a color version of the high-performance CV640 machine vision camera. On board color interpolation modes include YUV 4:1:1, YUV 4:2:2, RGB24, and RGB48. The camera can also output non-interpolated raw-bayer output for those situations where maximum framerates.

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Effective pixels: 640x480@120 fps

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Canon GL2 miniDV Camcorder

The Canon GL2 digital video camcorder uses the standard MiniDV cassette, producing the highest quality video possible from non-broadcast equipment. The MiniDV format standard delivers more than 500 lines of horizontal resolution. This is about a 25% improvement in picture quality over the best analog formats. On top of that, because it records both video and audio as digital data, this information can be transferred, without any loss of picture or audio quality, to a computer for editing, then transferred back to DV tape, without a reduction in either picture or audio quality. Canon's Professional L-Series lenses utilize Fluorite, a material which provides outstanding resolution, contrast, and color reproduction, especially in lightweight, high-magnification lenses. Incorporated into the lens on the GL2, Fluorite delivers the ultimate in clarity and image quality.

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Effective pixels: 1.7 Mp (1488X1128) for still images

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Sony DCR-TRV900 MiniDV Camcorder

This is a 3 CCD Camera System records movies on miniDV tape. It has 12X Optical Zoom/48 X Digital Zoom. It can capture movies in both analog and digital recording mode. Still images can be also captured in Memory mode. The CCD capture images in Progressive Scan CCD Mode

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Effective pixels: 0.38 Mp, progressive scan

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Sony HDR-HC3 High Definition Camcorder

With HD and SD Recording Modes, HDR-HC3 Handycam® camcorder can make the move in high-definition format while retaining compatibility with standard definition equipment. The HC3 sets the industry standard in resolution quality with its ClearVid CMOS Image Sensor™, capturing precise detail and superior color reproduction. Dual Record Mode allows to capture 2.3 Megapixel still images while shooting high definition video. In Smooth Slow Recording mode it captures fast movement with precise detail for slow motion playback. In this case duration of recording is limited to 3 seconds (at 120 frames per second) and quality of the recording gets reduced.

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Effective pixels: 1440x1080@30 fps, 2.3 Mp for still images

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Sony HDR-FX1 3-CCD High Definition Camcorder

The HDR-FX1 allows to play and record interlaced high definition video at resolutions up to 1440x1080 for professional quality video with vivid colors and striking detail. It features the Real-time HD Codec Engine, which offers professional-level MPEG2 video compression, and 14bit HD DXP (Digital Extended Processor) for increased processing speed. Images are captured on three chip Advanced HAD™ CCD system that provides increased detail and improved video performance without the color bleeding. Optical capabilities include a Carl Zeiss® Vario-Sonnar® lens with 12x optical zoom and Super SteadyShot® image stabilization.

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Effective pixels: 1440x1080@30 fps, 2.3 Mp for still images

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Cannon EOS-1 Digital Camera

Cannon EOS-1 is a high-quality professional camera for capturing still images. A full-frame CMOS sensor manufactured by Canon with an imaging area of 24 x 36mm, the same dimensions used by full-frame 35mm SLRs. It has 11.1 million effective pixels with a maximum resolution of 4,064 x 2,704 pixels. This is almost double the resolution currently considered state-of-the-art by most professionals. The camera can capture 11.1 million pixel images with a speed of 3 fps for up to 10 consecutive frames in a burst. The facility offers 4 units of this digital camera for capturing images of testing and test articles. To accommodate the various zooming needs and specimen sizes the facility provides various lenses to be used with the camera.

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Effective pixels: 11.1 Mp (4064 x 2704) at 3 fps

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Tele-photo Zoom Lens for Cannon EOS-1

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM is a spectacular professional lens, combining the virtues of the legendary EF 70-200 f/2.8L with the Canon’s newest Image Stabilization technology. The IS system now offers up to a three stop improvement in hand-held ability, responds faster than ever before, and functions on a solid tripod. Additional improvements include faster AF response and tracking speed, weather-resistant construction, and the entirely new optical system focuses even closer (to 4.6 feet/1.4m) than the non-IS version.

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Standard Zoom Lens for Cannon EOS-1

EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM is a superb professional lens that offers a wide zoom range. It now features two types of Aspherical elements, and an entirely new UD-glass element for superb optical performance even wide-open. It focuses closer than before, and even faster with revised electronics and a new processor. And, it is now sealed against dust and moisture at the lens mount, the zoom and focus rings, and the switch plate.

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Macro Lens for Cannon EOS-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM is a professional lens that has the performance of two professional lenses in one: a superior performance portrait-length tele with a fast f/2.8 aperture and lightning-quick USM AF; and a superb macro lens that focuses to life-size (1x) without accessories. It allows a working distance of 5.9 inches (149mm) at life-size.

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Macro-photo Lens Canon MP-e65mm f/2.8 1-5x

This lens, used alone without attachments, performs macrophotography from life-size to 5x magnification. This lens offers much better portability and operability for indoor and outdoor high magnification macro photography of small objects, than conventional systems. The optics uses a 3-group floating system, which moves three lens groups independently for focusing. This compensates aberrations caused by the large changes of image magnification inherent in macrophotography, while achieving high magnification from life-size to 5x and a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture.

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360 One VR Optic Lens and Software

The 360 One VR® optic, coupled with a high resolution digital camera, provides a level of quality rivaling conventional stitched solutions requiring multiple images. 360 One VR® requires no special technical expertise or training, only basic knowledge of your camera. Photographs can be taken hand-held, or with the aid of a tripod or monopod. With single-shot technology that requires no stitching, and a large 100 degree vertical field-of-view in the industry, capturing even action scenes like city streets and sporting events is simple.

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Compact Flash Unit from Elinca

Several Compact Flash Units (1200RX model) can be linked in a flash system together with a digital camera that can be controlled on the same computer. Up to 16 compact flash units can be chained together to produce a simultaneous flash. The units provide an ultra consistent performance for every digital application, rapid re-cycling times, and stability of a flash power.

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Plasma Display Screens

This Panasonic Plasma Display (TH-42PHD6BX model), with 1,024 shades and 4000:1 contrast ratio, delivers brilliant, high-contrast images with rich gradation and remarkable depth. It can take video-input from a PC. The facility has four units of the plasma screens to display ongoing testing results, video monitoring of the test articles, and to display other information during testing to people witnessing or monitoring the test.

Dual picture mode enables you to display two different sources at the same time. Each image can be displayed in 50% of the screen or in picture-in-picture mode with a smaller image overlaying the main display. The screen also offers a 9-point digital zoom that enables you to enlarge an image two to three times normal size from nine points on the screen, and then display the zoomed image full screen.

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