All three HD units benefit from Sony's high quality Exmor CMOS sensor technology and were officially unveiled at Ifsec 2011 in May.

The camera modules are amongst the most efficient on the market, requiring just 3.4W (4.7W when the motors are active); are operational from -5 degrees C to 60 degreesc C and are ideally suited to CCTV, intelligent transport, IP monitoring, and low vision applications.

The FCB-EH6300 becomes the series' flagship camera and uses its 1/3" Exmor sensor to deliver 1080p video at 30fps. The security camera has a minimum required illumination of just 0.5lx, a 240x total magnification (20x optical and 12x digital zoom) and a wide 55.4 degree viewing angle.

The FCB-EH3400 and FCB-EH3300 use the 1/4" Exmor sensor to capture 720p video at 60fps. They have been designed for applications, such as casino monitoring, where a high frame rate, large optical zoom (28x / 20x) and wide viewing angle (55.9 degrees to 2.1/ 2.9 degrees) are essential. Both cameras have a minimum required illumination lower than 1lx.

All three camera modules include privacy zone masking, a range of picture effects that include colour enhancement, e-flip, mirror image and nega-art and a diverse array of white balance models.

The 240g surveillance cameras measure 50x60x89.7mm and are available from the end of June.