Johnson Controls has expanded its Tyco Illustra range with the launch of a new Flex multi-directional camera.
Designed to provide monitoring over wide open spaces, the second generation, ONVIF Profile S compliant Illustra Flex multi-directional camera is equipped with four separate image sensors which can be individually positioned and angled to provide up to 360 degree coverage via four separate non-stitched video streams.
Each of the four sensors are able to capture 4MP images, enabling the camera to cover an area which might normally require four separate high definition video surveillance cameras. As well as a reduced capital cost, installers will need less cabling and mounting hardware, and only a single IP connection.
The Illustra Flex multi-sensor camera’s magnetic base enables each sensor to be independently placed and a three-axis gimbal on each sensor allows their individual fields of view to be finely tuned. This provides users with a multitude of configuration options to provide, for example, 360° coverage of large open office areas, retail stores and car parks, 270° coverage when the camera is installed externally on the corner of a building or a 180° field of view when the camera is mounted on a wall.
