The 2008 Frost & Sullivan European Megapixel Camera Product Line Strategy of the Year Award is presented to Arecont Vision (Arecont) for its complete portfolio of products ranging from multi-megapixel network cameras to high-definition Internet protocol video surveillance systems and associated software.
Arecont was the first in 2003 to introduce high-speed image processing in the megapixel surveillance camera market. Currently, Arecont offers the video security industry’s broadest portfolio of megapixel cameras ranging in image resolution from 1.3 to 8 megapixels, including several new offerings with advanced technical specifications, such as dual-sensor day/night and quad-sensor panoramic viewing capabilities and full-resolution H.264 compression technology. By combining multi-megapixel image capture with high-speed processing, Arecont has increased the capabilities of real-time surveillance for governmental and commercial organisations worldwide and introduced a viable, cost-effective alternative to analogue-based systems. For the first time, it has become possible to introduce multi-megapixel video systems at analogue camera price levels.
Considering the need for increased bandwidth and storage for megapixel images, Arecont is also the first megapixel camera provider to offer a full line of cameras compliant with the H.264 video compression. By introducing H.264 compression technology across its entire line, Arecont has provided a new, more cost-effective solution giving rise to megapixel video at VGA bandwidth and storage requirements. In addition, Arecont’s implementation of H.264 compression results in a ten-fold average increase in storage and bandwidth efficiency in comparison to previous generations of JPEG megapixel cameras.
Arecont’s new H.264 camera product line is already available on stock at Sectron’s head office.
(source: Frost&Sullivan; http://www.frost.com)