Sony's new sixth generation security cameras, available now in Europe

These nine models incorporate Sony's Ipela Engine technology and are designed to work in high contrast and intense backlight environments, with a capture speed of 60 fps and excellent low light response.

Sony has announced the availability throughout Europe of its sixth generation of video surveillance cameras. These are nine models that incorporate Sony's Ipela Engine technology and constitute a new family of security solutions., designed to respond to high contrast and intense backlight situations, with a capture speed of 60 fps and excellent low light response for the most demanding imaging applications in the mid and high end of the video surveillance market.

Thanks to new and improved View-DR wide dynamic range compensation technology, All models in the Ipela Engine series offer astonishing levels of detail, even in intense backlight scenes. Sony's XDNR technology, for his part, significantly reduces image noise. These models offer more than double the low-light sensitivity of previous Sony cameras., thanks to the new Exmor CMOS image sensor. The maximum frame rate is doubled from 30 a 60 fps on HD and Full HD models, which are ideal for obtaining images with the required clarity, For example, in casinos or traffic control solutions.

The range includes the SNC-VB600 and SNC-VB630 box models; SNC-VM600 and SNC-VM630 minidome cameras; and the reinforced indoor minidome variants SNC-VM601 and SNC-VM631. They incorporate improvements in the main camera functions, designed to achieve extraordinary images even in scenarios as complex for security as airports, train stations, public buildings, hospitals and schools. Six of these cameras can operate at 60 fps, while the other three are versions of 30 fps for tighter budgets.

The cameras incorporate an advanced analysis system, plus smart motion detection features, tamper detection and facial recognition. DEPA Advanced, Sony's in-camera intelligent image analysis solution, allows combining filters, including virtual barrier, aspect detection, abandoned object and absent object, that can be used as local or VMS-based alarm triggers.

Ryan Kawashima, Strategic Marketing Manager for Video Surveillance at Sony Europe, highlights that “Our sixth generation of video surveillance cameras offer a level of light sensitivity higher than any other competing product.. Light sensitivity is a fundamental aspect for obtaining images in dark environments, a common situation among our customer base”.