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2.1 THECAMERAINCONTEXT
2.1.1 INSTALLINGTHECAMERA
TheAlmiraisdesignedtobeadirect,dropinreplacementforanyexistinganaloguecamera.Infactit
couldreplaceuptofourconventionalPTZcamerasandstillprovidefullsituationalawareness,additional
informationandextrafunctionality.Thisisbecause:
· itcovers360°,givingcompletesituationalawareness
· itcanrespondintelligentlytofourexternalalarms
· allitsuniquefunctionsarehousedinsidethecameraitself–noextraexternalequipmentisneeded
· itwillautodetectandrespondtomultiplestandardPTZcontrollerprotocols
· cameraoutputsconnectdirectlytoexistingequipment–noneedforspecialcablesorconnectors
· thereisnospecialsoftwaretoinstall–existingDVRscanalsorecordcameraoutputassoonasit’s
connected
· theoptionalrecorderunitallowscompleteePTZofpreviouslyrecordeddata.
TheAlmiracanbeconnectedusingyourexistingcables
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andoperatedaspartofanexistinginstallation.
ItsuniquedesignensuresitwilldofarmorethananyconventionalPTZcamera.Infactitwilladd
significantlytothefunctionalityandefficiencyofyoursecuritysystem.
2.1.2 DEPLOYINGTHECAMERA
ThepowerandflexibilityoftheAlmiramakesitsuitableforaverywiderangeofapplications.
AsingleceilingorwallmountedAlmiracanprovidecoverageforasmallconveniencestore:
· equivalentto fiveconventionalPTZcameras–andfarmorecontrollable
· eachVCAMcanbepresetonacriticalpoint(suchasthecashregister)
· easytoprogramapresettourthatwillcheckeverysetofshelvesandeverycabinetindetail–while
alsomaintainingconstant360° monitoring.
· theadditionoftherecorderunitallowsdetailedanalysisofanyincidentwithinthecamera’sfieldof
viewaftertheevent,usingPTZandallVCAMoptions,andwithoutinterruptingnormalrecording.
Attheotherendofthescale,anAlmiracanquicklyandeasilyreplaceoneormoreconventionalPTZ
camerasinalargeRS485multidropnetwork:
· fullaccesstoadvancedfunctionalitywithanexisting(supported)keyboard
· cameracanbeanywhereinthenetwork
· idealforparticularlysensitiveareas
· canreplaceaclusterofconventionalPTZcameraswithasinglediscreetlyconcealedunit.
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The Almirawillacceptanadditionalanaloguecablegivingasecond,individuallycontrollablevideooutput,offering
evengreatercontrolandflexibility.