Predator camera gets the Thermal treatment!

We saw recently that Bosch had launched a new camera……looks like the Brits are also busy creating new innovative products!

The clever folks up at 360 Vision Technology have gone and launched a Thermal version of their Predator product to complement their excellent range of IR and IP based PTZ Camera products.

Not only have they put the superb FLIR Tau module (complete with unto 35mm lens promising 750+ metres of detection!!) but they have also kitted the unit with an IR illuminator to support the existing Sony WDR analogue camera!

So, 360 Vision have responded with, what we believe, is the only Thermal and analogue PTZ equipped with IR on the market…!

This is going to create some massive interest, not only in Aviation and Military specifications, but also in areas where Thermal is a must……

And that’s not all!

They are busy finishing off their ATEX Class 1 & 2 Explosion proof units for Petro-Chemical and Gas environments…….could the Predator get any more rugged !!

Navtech Radar

An interesting twist on Perimeter protection!

We became aware recently of a new, emerging technology in the Security Industry……….Radar

It’s not a new technology, but certainly new in our industry.

Is it expensive?

Well, yes…….but, you need to look beyond the capital outlay and see what it replaces…

historically, protecting a huge perimeter, such as that of an airport, would involve 10’s or even 100’s of sensors, whether beams or detectors, alarm or dedicated CCTV beams such as those from companies like Optex etc…..

but, one single Navtech Radar unit, placed centrally, can monitor movement in an 800m 360 degree zone………and link various zones to multiple cameras……controlling PTZ cameras such as MIC-400 from Bosch or the new and excellent 360 Vision Predator product, moving them automatically to moving objects and dynamically tracking as the object moves within the detection zone………

Offering a complete revolution of the mentioned 800m 360 degree view in ONE SECOND this represents a very different way to think of sensor detection.

We think this is a very exciting new product, there is defintely a cost increase, but we are prepared to bet that if installation costs and labour are factored in, there is very little in it!

Navtech’s website can be found here – let us know what you think!