Axis Thermal Network Cameras
Overview
Axis thermal network cameras are a perfect complement to any professional IP-Surveillance system that needs to secure an area or a perimeter in complete darkness. Axis thermal network cameras create images based on the heat that always radiates from any object, vehicle or person. This gives the cameras the power to see through complete darkness and deliver images that allow operators to detect and act on suspicious activity – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Thermal cameras are excellent for detecting people, objects and incidents in darkness and other challenging conditions. Thermal cameras do not, however, deliver images that allow reliable identification – that is why thermal cameras and conventional cameras complement and support each other in a surveillance installation.
Thermal cameras do not require any additional light sources – conventional or IR – that consume energy, create shadows and reveal their locations. And, in contrast to conventional day-and-night cameras that depend on a certain amount of near-infrared light to function, thermal cameras deliver reliable surveillance images even in complete darkness.
Features
• Detect objects, vehicles, persons or incidents even in complete darkness and make it impossible for individuals to hide in shadows or blend in against complex backgrounds.
• Do not demand any additional light sources and handles many difficult weather conditions including smoke, haze and dust.
• Cannot be blinded by strong lights or put out of order using laser pointers, etc.
• Are available as out-of-the-box outdoor-ready products for cost-effective installation.
• Are affordable enough to be a realistic complement to many network video installations.
• Require minimized storage and bandwidth due to support for industry-standard video compression techniques such as Motion JPEG and H.264.
• Are ideal for intelligent video and typically offer higher accuracy in analytics than conventional cameras, because they are immune to light conditions
and normal shadows. The cameras offer video motion detection, active tampering alarm, and provide capacity for third-party analytics modules, including support for AXIS Camera Application Platform.
• Support Power over Ethernet to supply power to the camera via the network, eliminating the need for power cables and reducing installation costs.