Dahua

Modern cities are facing an increased level of risks and threats. The need for a smart integrated system that delivers urban security is increasing, with many councils and authorities increasingly looking to achieve smart control of a wide range of facilities. Dahua claims to offer …

The growth in networked video solutions has seen the PTZ dome camera slip from its position of being a ‘must have’ item in many applications. Some installers and integrators still think that latency makes it difficult to track targets with the devices. Others have succumbed …

When High Definition cameras first appeared in the surveillance sector, it was enough for them to deliver 1920 x 1080 video streams at real time. Often just the provision of an HD stream was enough to use up all available processing power. Using any other …

Whilst many think that solid state 360 degree cameras are a new innovation, they’re not. The first video surveillance camera using a fish-eye lens and dewarping software covered by the Benchmark team was launched approximately 16 years ago. Admittedly it delivered monochrome images at 8fps, …

Sensitivity is a specification that should tell installers and integrators a lot about a camera’s performance. Indeed, it was once the case that those seeking cameras would look first at the resolution and sensitivity specifications, and often those two alone would significantly affect the purchasing …