Following this year’s IFSEC international security show in London last month, Hikvision has reported a greater number of visitors to its stand than ever before. Showcasing many new developments across the Hikvision range, visitors to the company’s stand were shown a number of key products and new additions to the Hikvision range, demonstrating that the company is not simply a video surveillance manufacturer – but a total end-to-end system solutions provider.
At the head of the range was the latest 16MP Pano-Vu series camera. Designed for wide-area security monitoring applications, the Pano-Vu series camera combines 8 x sensors with a high-powered PTZ camera, allowing end-users to replace or support multiple cameras with just one 180, or 360 degree view Pano-Vu camera, delivering a highly detailed panoramic display. Pano-Vu’s advanced functionality incorporating video analysis and multiple target-tracking algorithm, was shown to deliver highly-effective alarm indication of intrusion detection, line crossing, and region entrance and exiting.
Alongside this was the acclaimed Turbo HD 3.0 solution, which upgrades an analogue system to 5 MP-resolution, making high-definition surveillance systems possible without the costly replacement of existing coaxial cables. Engineered with high-calibre H.264+ compression, Turbo HD 3.0 technology reduces bitrates by up to 50% while maintaining high-quality video. Also featured on the stand was the new thermal camera range. Offered in static and PTZ versions, thermal only, or thermal and video imaging with 36x optical zoom, their thermal imaging capability extends to up to 1200m at resolutions up to 640 x 512 pixels, no matter what the light level or weather.
Standard Hikvision cameras were also displayed adapted for license plate recognition (LPR) applications, using free-to-download software, adding further application functionality. Also demonstrated were new Hikvision intercom systems, including designer styled intercom door stations, with vandal proof and built-in biometrics / face detection models too. For door entry systems, Hikvision displayed a selection of new access control readers.
Meanwhile, Hikvision also introduced a series of security solutions for vertical markets, including retail, transportation, building and much more. For instance, for mobile CCTV applications including buses, coaches and trains, Hikvision displayed their new PTZ camera designed for vehicle use – complete with magnetic base, 3G/4G control and built-in Wifi, 8-hour on-board battery and two SD card slots.
