Advanced PTZ Technologies

Superior performance at any moment

Advanced PTZ Technologies

Superior performance at any moment

Advanced PTZ Technologies

Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras are widely used in outdoor environments for their ability to provide extensive coverage and the flexibility to zoom in for greater detail during security incidents. However, they often face challenges like vibrating environments, complex scenes, and weather conditions, which can affect their image quality, usability, and lifespan. Discover how Hikvision's unique PTZ technologies overcome these challenges, setting them apart from the competition.

OIS and GIS for vibration-free footage

Challenge: Wind, vibrations, and movement on poles or bridges can lead to blurred footage, especially at high zoom levels.

Solution: Hikvision’s PTZ cameras integrate Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Gyro Image Stabilization (GIS) technologies to counteract vibrations. The system detects motion and compensates in real time, ensuring stable and clear footage, even under challenging conditions.

Use Case: Installed on a suspension bridge, the camera maintains crystal-clear imagery despite vibrations caused by heavy traffic and high winds.

Dual defog technologies to see through the mist
Challenge: Poor visibility due to fog can severely hinder monitoring efforts, especially in large open areas like industrial sites.

Solution: Hikvision’s PTZ cameras offer two levels of defogging:
- Algorithmic Defogging: Enhances visibility by processing lighter fog through digital algorithms, maintaining full-color video.
- Optical Defogging: When fog is dense, the camera switches to infrared and black-and-white mode, ensuring clear images.
Use Case: A harbor uses PTZ cameras with dual defogging to monitor its perimeter 24/7, regardless of weather conditions.

Dual defog technologies to see through the mist

Challenge: Poor visibility due to fog can severely hinder monitoring efforts, especially in large open areas like industrial sites.

Solution: Hikvision’s PTZ cameras offer two levels of defogging:

· Algorithmic Defogging: Enhances visibility by processing lighter fog through digital algorithms, maintaining full-color video.

· Optical Defogging: When fog is dense, the camera switches to infrared and black-and-white mode, ensuring clear images.

Use Case: A harbor uses PTZ cameras with dual defogging to monitor its perimeter 24/7, regardless of weather conditions.

Get instant clarity while zooming

Challenge: Zooming in on remote objects often leads to delays in focusing.

Solution: Hikvision’s Rapid Focus technology leverages a pre-built 3D model of the camera’s surroundings. This enables the system to calculate precise coordinates and zoom ratios in advance, drastically reducing the time required to focus on any specific point in the scene.

Use Case: Security teams at airports benefit from instant focus adjustments when identifying critical events across large areas.

Getting smart, dual views at the same time

Challenge: When zooming in on specific objects, conventional PTZ cameras often lose track of previously covered areas.

Solution: Hikvision’s TandemVu PTZ camera integrates multiple lenses to provide panoramas and zoomed-in details simultaneously. The innovative Smart Linkage technology ensures that when an object is detected in the panoramic view, the PTZ lens can automatically activate to track and identify it. This innovative dual-view feature allows users to respond to events while keeping the complete view.

Use Case: A parking lot security guard monitors the entire lot while simultaneously zooming in on a suspicious vehicle.

Use Case: parking lot security guard monitors the entire lot while simultaneously zooming in on a suspicious vehicle.

Dual-Track Slip Ring for extended pan-tilt

Challenge: Frequent rotations can wear out mechanical components, reducing camera lifespan.

Solution: Hikvision’s Dual-Track Slip Ring technology provides enhanced durability, with one track serving as a backup if the other is damaged. Gold-plated tracks further improve wear resistance, ensuring up to 10 years of reliable performance.

Use Case: Outdoor PTZ cameras at an industrial facility operate continuously in harsh conditions without requiring frequent maintenance.

Dual-Track Slip Ring for extended pan-tilt

Challenge: Frequent rotations can wear out mechanical components, reducing camera lifespan.

Solution: Hikvision’s Dual-Track Slip Ring technology provides enhanced durability, with one track serving as a backup if the other is damaged. Gold-plated tracks further improve wear resistance, ensuring up to 10 years of reliable performance.
Use Case: Outdoor PTZ cameras at an industrial facility operate continuously in harsh conditions without requiring frequent maintenance.

Smart Pan-Tilt Correction to prevent lens drift

Challenge: Long-term operations or external impact can cause the camera’s lens to drift, compromising precision of coverage.

Solution: The Smart Pan-Tilt Correction technology automatically detects and corrects any direction drift, ensuring that the camera stays aligned with its intended monitored area.

Use Case: A high-rise building uses Smart Pan-Tilt Correction to ensure consistently accurate coverage of its perimeter without the need of manual recalibration.

Use Case: A high-rise building uses Smart Pan-Tilt Correction to ensure consistently accurate coverage of its perimeter without the need of manual recalibration.

Perimeters

City intersections

Public squares

Expressways

A TandemVu PTZ’s bullet lens can help the parking lot administrator understand the overall parking lot status and the distribution of vacant spaces. Its PTZ lens, on the other hand, tracks incoming and outgoing vehicles, and performs detailed monitoring of targets when incidents occur.

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Advanced PTZ Technologies

Challenges posed to PTZ cameras

Technologies for superior imaging

OIS and GIS for vibration-free footage

Dual defog technologies to see through the mist

Dual defog technologies to see through the mist

Challenge: Poor visibility due to fog can severely hinder monitoring efforts, especially in large open areas like industrial sites.

Solution: Hikvision’s PTZ cameras offer two levels of defogging:

· Algorithmic Defogging: Enhances visibility by processing lighter fog through digital algorithms, maintaining full-color video.

· Optical Defogging: When fog is dense, the camera switches to infrared and black-and-white mode, ensuring clear images.

Use Case: A harbor uses PTZ cameras with dual defogging to monitor its perimeter 24/7, regardless of weather conditions.

Innovations for greater performance

Get instant clarity while zooming

Getting smart, dual views at the same time

Use Case: parking lot security guard monitors the entire lot while simultaneously zooming in on a suspicious vehicle.

Dual-Track Slip Ring for extended pan-tilt

Dual-Track Slip Ring for extended pan-tilt

Challenge: Frequent rotations can wear out mechanical components, reducing camera lifespan.

Solution: Hikvision’s Dual-Track Slip Ring technology provides enhanced durability, with one track serving as a backup if the other is damaged. Gold-plated tracks further improve wear resistance, ensuring up to 10 years of reliable performance.

Use Case: Outdoor PTZ cameras at an industrial facility operate continuously in harsh conditions without requiring frequent maintenance.

Smart Pan-Tilt Correction to prevent lens drift

Use Case: A high-rise building uses Smart Pan-Tilt Correction to ensure consistently accurate coverage of its perimeter without the need of manual recalibration.