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Colour camera module

The new FCB-EX1010 colour camera module from Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions Division addresses demanding security, biometrics and broadcast applications by combining 36x optical zoom with high resolution of 530 TV lines. In addition, the camera integrates Wide-D, a unique backlight compensation function that improves effective dynamic range.

The FCB-EX1010 includes enhanced privacy masking and motion detection features. It is based on a 1/4-type progressive scan EXview HAD CCD, delivering a resolution of up to 440 000 pixels. The module is particularly aimed at CCTV manufacturers building speed domes, traffic monitoring and automated number plate recognition (ANPR) systems, although it is also suitable for use in low-vision environments, photo-booths, biometrics, optical systems and broadcasting.

The camera's ability to capture images in low-light conditions down to 0,1 lux is further enhanced by a slow auto-exposure response, which allows the monitoring of areas where lighting is prone to abrupt changes: for instance in a carpark at night. Sony's Wide-D technology further improves performance by exploiting a combination of progressive scanning and image processing. The same image is captured twice: once at normal shutter speed, and again at a high shutter speed. A DSP integrated within the camera then combines the two images to reproduce the high contrast of the original view.

To ensure conformance to national and international privacy requirements and allow the camera's use in wide-area monitoring applications, the FCB-EX1010 includes an enhanced version of Sony's established spherical privacy zone masking technology.

The module's 36x optical zoom lens is augmented by a 12x digital zoom, allowing users to home in on small or distant objects with exceptional clarity. The FCB-EX1010 includes improved built-in motion detection features to help OEMs design automated security and safety systems. The camera also offers a wide maximum field of view of 57,8°.

The device also offers 16 bytes of free internal EEPROM space.

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