Panasonic True 4K security camera range

Panasonic Australia has launched the True 4K security camera range designed to offer high image quality and resolution, at both the centre and corners of an image. They are suitable for applications where a large number of cameras are required to provide full coverage, such as stadiums, car parks, intersections, airports, warehouses or port facilities.

The range includes the outdoor vandal-proof WV-SF781L dome camera and WV-SPV781L box camera, which the company claims can cover more distance and a field of view four times larger than 1080p cameras and nine times larger than 720p cameras.

Both cameras include a 12 MP, 4K ultra HD sensor that produces a 12 MP image at 15 fps and a 4K2K image at 30 fps for high resolution at standard frame rates. They have an optimised optical system including a 1/1.7″ high-sensitivity image sensor, a Panasonic large diameter lens (F1.6) and a 6x optical zoom for installation flexibility. They also have a 17 to 96° horizontal angle of view with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and 17 to 100° horizontal angle of view with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Other features include: low light performance at 0.3 lux in colour or 0.03 lux in black and white mode; smart IR-LED; a rainwash coating to combat raindrops and dust; and an onboard processor which can encode two H.264 streams simultaneously.

Both cameras are weather and impact resistant with IP66, NEMA4x and IK10 ratings.