Arecont VisionDetail Matters

IP MegaPixel

Camera Technology

Government

Industrial

Retail

Transportation

Markets Served

License plate IDFace recognition Financial transactionsCasino monitoring

MegaVideo® delivers HDTV imagery for resolution-sensitive applications

Growth of MegaPixel

Growth of MegaPixelAnalog cameras are governed by 50 year old

NTSC/PAL standards with no resolution upgrade path.

Compare current analog-to-megapixel transition to that of black-and-white to color.

Color video provided more information, offering better ability to identify objects and to discern the details of the scene.

Growth of MegaPixel

Growth of MegaPixel Similarly, megapixel video offers the ability to

dramatically improve forensic quality of the video. MegaPixel technology is quickly becoming

mainstream -- Networks are pervasive, storage is accessible, computers are friendly, and the cost has come down.

Large-scale IP installations with entire service station chains, cities, retail stores, campuses using thousands of our megapixel cameras.

Previous Barriers

Slow Frame Rates Poor Low Light Sensitivity Large Physical Dimensions High Cost

Previous Barriers

Large physical DimensionsThe cameras have become very compact

fitting well in the popular in the industry small domes and enclosures.

Previous Barriers

Slow Frame Rates On-camera image processing of real-time multi-megapixel video

requires many billions of operations per second. Just to put this in perspective, it would take many modern PCs put together to do the same amount of image processing. This resulted in slow frame rates and high prices of the megapixel cameras that rely on programmable DSPs for their image processing functionality.

Advances in programmable logic chips have enabled Arecont Vision to develop an extremely cost-efficient massively-parallel image processing technology, MegaVideo®, that delivers full resolution multi-megapixel images at video frame rates

Previous Barriers

Poor Light Sensitivity Megapixel cameras do have smaller pixels leading to less

sensitivity than is typical for low-resolution cameras. Innovative camera architectures have been developed to

address this problem. As an example, Arecont Vision has a dual-sensor day/night camera, AV3130, that automatically selects between 3 megapixel color sensor in the day time and infrared-sensitive 1.3 megapixel monochrome sensor at night.

Using a sensor with much larger pixels under low light conditions allows to combine high resolution daylight imaging with very high nighttime sensitivity.

Like other camera makers we also offer more conventional single-sensor day/night cameras based on electro-mechanical removal of IR filter.

Previous Barriers

High Cost Camera prices have dropped dramatically due to a reduction in

the cost of the camera electronics. Specialized multi-sensor camera architectures also provide a

reduction in the cost per area under surveillance even further. For Example, Arecont Vision panoramic quad-sensor cameras.

These SurroundVideo® cameras multiplex multiple images over single network connection, taking advantage of the very high speed image processing engine and the flexibility afforded by the IP-based image delivery.

The result is the 8 megapixel cameras delivering instant no-moving-parts PTZ at the fraction of the cost of multiple IP cameras that would be required to provide the same coverage

Current Barriers

Increased Bandwidth Requirements Increased Storage Requirements

Current Barriers

Increased Bandwidth &Storage Requirements Perhaps the only remaining barrier to a widespread adoption is

the fact that it does take more bandwidth and more storage to transmit and store megapixel images.

While this limitation is quite obvious – the solution is also quite clear. It is well known that most of the camera makers have been working on transitioning currently used MJPEG compression to MPEG-based.

The expectation is that complete lines of megapixel cameras utilizing H.264 compression will start appearing on the market as early as Q1, 2008.

This will reduce bandwidth and storage requirements by as much as an order of magnitude, with more efficient solutions priced only incrementally higher than the current offerings.

Resolution 101Resolution Pixels Camera Model

640x480 0.3MP 4Cif-Low Res IP/Analog

1280x720 0.9MP HDTV 720p

1280x1024 1.3MP AV1300M & AV3130M

1600x1200 2MP AV2100M

1920x1080 2.1MP HDTV 1080p

2048x1536 3.1MP AV3100M & AV3130M

2592x1944 5MP AV5100M

6400x1200 8MP AV8360 & AV8180

4x 2MP sensors yield 360° & 180° FOV

Arecont 5.0 MP 2592x1944

Arecont 3.1 MP 2048x1536

Arecont 2.0 MP 1600x1200

Resolution Comparison

Arecont 1.3 MP 1280x1024

VGA 640x480

CIF 352x288

Resolution BenefitResolution Pixels Pixel Density Benefit

640x480 0.3MP NTSC / VGA (Unity)(Unity)

1280x720 0.9MP HDTV 1 (300 %)(300 %)

1280x1024 1.3MP AV3100 (425 %)(425 %)

1600x1200 2MP AV2100 (625 %)(625 %)

1920x1080 2.1MP HDTV 2 (675%)(675%)

2048x1536 3.1MP AV31xxM (1025%)(1025%)

2592x1944 5MP AV5100M (1640%)(1640%)

6400x1200 8MP AV8xxx (2500%)(2500%)

SurroundVideo® Panoramic Technology

Consider Pixels/Foot Detail Matters: More Pixels Equals More Detail Facial or License plate recognition requires

approximately 140 pixels per foot

NTSC ~ 4.5’

1.3 MP ~ 9.1’

2 MP ~ 11.4’

3 MP ~ 14.6’

5 MP ~ 18.5’

Horizontal Coverage @ 140 pixels per foot

Field of View

Object Distance 8mm lens 12mm lens 16mm lens 25mm lens10 feet 8 feet 5 feet 4 feet 3 feet25 feet 19 feet 13 feet 10 feet 6 feet50 feet 39 feet 27 feet 20 feet 13 feet100 feet 78 feet 54 feet 40 feet 26 feet250 feet 194 feet 134 feet 100 feet 64 feet500 feet 389 feet 268 feet 201 feet 128 feet

Note: Calculated on full sensor area. Ie (1600x1200, 2040x1530)

For example: Using a 12mm lens, an object at 100 feet has a field-of-view width of 54 feet

Field-of-View width at a specific distance

Detail Matters

(CIF – 320 x 240)

(VGA – 640 x 480)(D1 – 720 x 480)

(HDTV 1 – 1280 x 720)

(1.3 M-pix – 1280 x 1024)

(2 M-pix – 1600 x 1200)(HDTV 2 – 1920 x 1080)

(3 M-pix – 2048 x 1536)

(5 M-pix – 2592 x 1944)

The Problem – Limited Field View

720x480 Despite significant progress in consumer imaging, video surveillance is

still based on low-resolution cameras based on the Analog standard

3 MegaPixel Advantage

FOV of High Resolution Analog 720x480

Analog:Megapixel Resolution DifferenceDespite significant progress in consumer imaging, video surveillance is still based on low-resolution cameras based on the Analog standard

NTSC CCTV System MegaVideoTM System NTSC CCTV System MegaVideoTM System NTSC CCTV System MegaVideoTM System NTSC CCTV System MegaVideoTM System

Megapixel versus Analog Low Resolution Video

AV2100M 2.0 Megapixel Analog/low resolution

Day/Night Technology

Arecont has two types of Day/Night Technology

Single Sensor Technology Color Sensor IR cut filter

removal technology 4 times the sensitivity of color

Dual Sensor Technology 3.0 MP Color and 1.3 MP B&W

Sensor 3 times more sensitivity than cut

filter removal (12X than color sensor)

CMOS in Low Light

CMOS today works very well in low light and diverse lighting conditions

Each pixel adapts its brightness for virtually any lighting condition.

AV3130 or AVxxxxDN with IR Illumination Arecont Dual

or Single sensor technology is sensitive to IR light which begins around 700nm

Infrared by Extreme CCTV

Monochrome Quantum Efficiency

Visible Light ends around 650nm to 700nm and IR light begins.

The optimal IR wavelength for MegaPixel is approximately 850nm

Panoramic Camera Technology

Four 2 MP Sensors – 8 MP in TotalEach Sensor 1600 x 1200Total Camera 6400 x 1200

180º or 360º Imaging No Fisheye Lens, No Dewarping Software

Panoramic Camera Technology

Each Sensor Image is Multiplexed Down a Single Ethernet Camera Connection.

Each Sensor Image is Stored as a Separate Channel from a Single Camera

No Need for PTZ, No Moving Parts – Record Everything All-the-Time

Forensically Zoom on Recorded Images SurroundVideo® provides High Definition

Imaging Throughout Entire Panorama

Instantaneous Electronic Pan, Tilt & Zoom with Simultaneous Delivery of Panoramic and Zoomed Video

SurroundVideo® (8 Megapixel)

AV8360

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900 450

450 450

450

AV8180

Panoramic Video

The MegaPixel Benefit

Mega Benefit Simply put, megapixel video is a lower cost and much more efficient way to do

surveillance and monitoring. The technology has already matured to the point where megapixel camera price

is similar to the price of the good quality analog cameras. One megapixel IP camera can replace many analog cameras while providing the

same area coverage, yielding much lower overall system cost. Megapixel video enables important functionality simply unattainable with analog

cameras: high resolution archives allow “zoom-after-event” reducing the need for real-time zoom-in decisions by surveillance personnel and, therefore, enabling one person to handle the surveillance of much larger infrastructures.

The effectiveness of surveillance with megapixel cameras is also significantly higher than analog cameras can provide. Megapixel cameras can simultaneously deliver multiple video streams in different format. This allows for zooming on some areas while maintaining an eye on the entire scene – something quite impossible with mechanical zoom optics where zooming implies the reduction in the field of view.

Image Cropping

Pixels can be turned off at the sensor

Only required data is sent conserving bandwidth and storage

Streamed images can be cropped vertically or horizontally.

Horizontally Cropped Vertically Cropped

Un-cropped

12ips 12ips 12ips

2ips (1920x1080 resolution)

Full FOV 2 ips @ 200K = 400KbpsLane 1 12 ips @ 10K = 120KbpsLane 2 12 ips @ 10K = 120KbpsLane 3 12 ips @ 10K = 120Kbps

39 ips = 760Kbps Total

Arecont saves approximately 315% bandwidth compared to competition using Region of Interest streaming. Full Field of View and all three regions are streamed simultaneously.

Non Arecont Vision camera must delivery the full field of View

12 ips @ 200K = 2.4 Mbps

Competition utilizes 315% more bandwidth compared to Arecont

~200K

~10K

Each Region of Interest can be streamed at varying frame rates if desired.

Regions of Interest (Bandwidth Saver Technology)

Existing Mechanical PTZ allow either Full FOV Image OR Zoomed Image, but not both.

Megapixel cameras can simultaneous Display of Full FOV AND Digitally Zoomed Image

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Digital PTZ Difference

400 Pixels(NTSC/PAL)

NVR Agnostic

Arecont Vision is compatible with most of the industry’s leading NVR companies

Arecont provides an http command set or an SDK for more comprehensive integration

Monitoring Station

Building 1 Building 2

NVR #1 NVR #2

LAN

LANLAN…..

Cam 16

Cam 1

Reduced Total System Cost

Reduced cameras to install AV3100 (3M camera)

can replace up to 9 NTSC cameras

Camera mounts, wiring, lenses, enclosures

Reduced wiring cost Ethernet is less

expensive than Coax

No External Power Cameras are powered

via “Switch” Powered Over Ethernet (802.3AF)

Easily Expanded Plug additional

cameras into the network switch

Simplicity Simple Installation

MegaPixel Near Term Future

H.264 provides

“The Power of 8” 8 times better

bandwidth efficiency 8 times better

storage utilizationH.264H.264

MegaVideo® Product Line AV1300M

1.3 Meg Pixel (1280x1024)Sensitivity down to 0.1 lux>30 fps @ 1280x1024

AV2100M2 Meg Pixel (1600x1200)Sensitivity down to 0.1 lux24 fps @ 1600 x 1200

AV3100M3.1 Meg Pixel (2048x1536)Sensitivity down to 0.2 lux20 fps @ 1920 x 1200

AV5100M5 Meg Pixel (2592x1944)Sensitivity down to 0.3 lux10 fps @ 2592 x 1944

AV3130M DayNight™3.1M/1.3M Pixel Image (Dual

Sensor).01 lux to 100,000 lux

AV8360 SurroundVideo®8 Meg Pixel via 4x 2MP sensors360 Field of View

AV8180 SurroundVideo®8 Meg Pixel via 4x 2MP sensors180 Field of View

MegaVideo® AV2100 Camera

1600x1200 at 24 fps 0.5 Lux Sensitivity – Low Noise Moonlight™ Technology - Long

Exposure using Proprietary Noise Cancellation Technology

No separate power supply - Power-over-Ethernet

Automatic Lens Iris Control On-Board Motion Detection

MegaVideo® AV5100

2592 x 1944 Max Resolution

On camera image cropping (2592x1200(fence

line), 1600x1944(corridor) …) On-Board Motion

Detection

DayNight™ AV3130 Dual Lens and Dual Sensor

No moving parts Extremely wide range of illumination

from 100,000 lux down to 0.01 lux Day Sensor

Color 2048x1536 (3 megapixel) IR Cut filter for vibrant daytime Colors

Night Sensor Black & White 1280x1024( 1.3 Mpixel) Sensitive to low light and IR

Utilizes proprietary DualBand™ multi-sensor technology

Auto-switch day to night

DVR/NVR SoftwareArecont Vision also offers flexible surveillance software supporting real-time Multi-camera

viewing Features Include:

Remote viewing of all images via a standard web browser Motion detection Simultaneous viewing of zoomed and full field images Instantaneous electronic Pan Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) Multi-Camera viewing Archiving

Policy-based digital archiving and automatic identification Post-event zooming from digital archives Retrieve images based on time and camera

Network Automatic configuration of all network cameras Setup of all installed cameras via graphical interface

Image Resolution, Brightness, Saturation, Sharpness, JPEG Quality and many more

SDK Arecont Vision also offers an SDK for Linux and Windows, allowing easy integration of high

resolution video in proprietary systems

Mega Pixel Family Features Made in the USA Easy to Use, less than 5 minutes to install

Connect Ethernet from the computer to camera, and load software. It’s that easy. Ten times the resolution of a high quality NTSC camera

2040x1530 versus 640x480 Up to 24 frames per second at 1600x1200 (24fps is same as a DVDs)

View Multiple frames simultaneously View an 800x600 image and a high resolution image box simultaneously

Change resolution on the fly i.e.. view 9 frames in 800x600 mode and then view the 10 th frame in 1920x1080 mode. (saves

bandwidth) Sensitively down down to .01 lux --- very low light sensitive Multiple power input

Separate power supplies are no longer required for powering cameras. The Megapixel cameras allow system installer the simplicity of connecting a single Ethernet cable to carry both power and video. This allows greater flexibility and significantly decreases installation costs.

Powered over Ethernet (POE) - IEEE802.3af compliant Alternative DC Input 12VDC

Image Control Auto Iris Control Auto exposure and gain control, auto white balance Utilizes industry standard mounting brackets

Fits into most weatherproof enclosures HDTV Resolution at NTSC Price

The Value Proposition

Unparallel MegaPixel Resolution Fastest MegaPixel Image Rates

Forensic Archive Retrieval Reduced Overall System Cost

Unbeatable Price

Contact Info

Walter HawrysIWinc Outsourced Sales and Marketing Latin

America and CaribbeanFt Lauderdale, Fl 33305whawrys@iwinc.bizwww.megapixelvideo.com954.622.9393 office561.789.9368 Mobile