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Home > Being watched by a pan tilt zoom camera
June 3, 2005
By: Bob Whitehead
You might get that creepy feeling you are being watch if
you walk by a pan tilt zoom camera. Some of these cameras
even look like a socket-less eyeball. All a pan tilt zoom
camera needs to truly make it a virtual eyeball is a floppy
set of fake eyelashes that blink as it follows your every
move.
A security or web camera with pan, tilt, and zoom is the
ultimate "eye" for video surveillance and provides the
ultimate in viewing area control. If you are looking
to upgrade from the standard fixed mounted camera, you'll be
impressed with the extra features and benefits that come
with deploying this type of camera.
Available features of a pan tilt zoom camera
- A motorized base for wide angles of rotation,
- Degrees of panning or tilting,
- Zooming ranges from 10% to 500% on different models,
- Ability to pre-set a surveillance sweep path,
- Motion detection or tracking,
- Image centering,
- Remote camera positioning via the Internet,
- Image capturing and archiving of images to a personal
computer.
Although the cost is higher for a pan tilt zoom camera
than a still surveillance camera, the additional features
make it much more flexible in its uses. In addition, savings
can be realized by understanding that more fixed-mount
cameras would be required to cover the same floor space that
a single pan tilt zoom camera could easily survey.
Adding a pan tilt zoom camera to your website provides a
very interactive experience for your audience. Not only can
they see the view of the beach now, but now they are given
the ability to pan to a different locale on that beach.
Since the pan tilt and zoom features can be controlled
through the Internet browser, it makes the experience seem
much more alive and playful.
Businesses like pan tilt zoom cameras because they are
the best surveillance tools for capturing theft or criminal
behavior. Some cameras can be set up to track the motion of
any human skin tones within their range. This makes them
ideal for distinguishing motion detection based on people
versus animals.
About the Author
Bob Whitehead is a successful freelance writer and
contributor to Video-Surveillance-Guide.com. Your
definitive guide to video surveillance equipment, CCTV
cameras and wireless security systems for home and business.
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