The camera, which was launched earlier this year, is the next level of night surveillance and an upgrade of Hikvision’s Darkfighter technology. The technology can provide colourful, sharp images right down to the lowest light levels – in fact to 0.001 lux.

This takes colour to the max by taking inspiration from the way the human eye works. Eyes use different cells to collect colour and brightness information, which the brain then merges. The Darkfighter X cameras take information from an IR sensor (for brightness) and information from a visible light sensor (for colour) and combines them to provide the best of both worlds – one bright full-colour image.

The camera is at the cutting edge of security technology and is particularly useful in applications that require 24h full-colour images, like cities - streets, squares and parks; outdoors - rivers and forests; and transportation – railways and ports.

Derek Yang, Hikvision’s President, EU, said: “We are honoured to receive this award as we are constantly striving to develop products that are high quality and fit for purpose."