Made up of 19 branches and satellite locations across Greater Shanghai Area, Shanghai Open University, formerly known as Shanghai Television University, is an open university offering continuing education and undergraduate studies through a system of open-access distance learning. The main campus, located in the academic hub of Yangpu District, is a contemporary institution that enrolls more than 7,000 students with a total of 200 plus teaching and faculty staff.

These facilities are open to students and with vandalism also a potential concern, the system would help the university safeguard the students’ personal belongings, as well as the computing equipment and electronic devices.

When it came down to the choice of security cameras, the university paid extra attention to how well the cameras could perform in terms of image quality, especially the low light performance as the labs are poorly lit most of the time when there are no scheduled courses. Also, as most of the computer labs are wide, rectangular indoor spaces, the cameras would have to provide wide enough coverage to capture the whole room with clear, sharp images.

On the advice of the installer, it was decided that the Messoa SDF447 dome camera would best meet the university’s requirements. The SDF447 is a high-end dome camera that incorporates top-tier optics and lens to deliver outstanding image clarity in 700TVL high resolution. Backed by Lumii technology, the SDF447 is capable of delivering outstanding image in as low as 0.02lux environment while reducing image noises to a minimum.

The SDF447 also features the top-tier Tamron vari-focal lens to cope with the spacious computer labs. By installing the cameras on the ceiling at the back corner of each room, the faculty staff would be able the see the entirety of any computer lab at a desired angle of view without encountering any blind spots on the monitor screen. The camera could also easily pick up who is entering or exiting the room through the front door in the depth of field.

As a result the deployment of a total of 60 cameras now enables the status of each computer lab to be verified easily from the administrative office. According to Messoa, the university was also pleased with the image quality seen with the SDF447. The high resolution images provide an effective manner to managing the situation in these classrooms at all times.