Thanks to their enhanced capabilities, the new range of positioning cameras enables surveillance across vast sites with fewer cameras, with the potential for 360-degree unobstructed field of view and at all times, and 135-degree field of view from ground to sky.

“At their core, the needs of many of our customers can be distilled to the same thing: the need to rapidly identify and respond to incidents and breaches along perimeters and of course within their site. Our job is to empower them to do theirs, and our new range of cameras does just that,” commented Michael Chen, Global Product Manager at Axis Communications. “The sites that require monitoring can be vast – many thousands of hectares with perimeters hundreds of kilometers in length – and to give a comprehensive field of view using static cameras can be unfeasible. Pan and tilt capabilities are therefore essential, and our new range of positioning cameras takes these and other capabilities to a new level of performance.”

The new range includes thermal positioning cameras, visual PTZ positioning cameras and bispectral PTZ positioning cameras that combines both visual and thermal images.

The Axis Q8641-E and Axis Q8642-E PT thermal network cameras are designed to offer outstanding thermal contrast and 10° field of view, which together with analytics, enables long-range detection and immediate visual confirmation for the operator.  The Axis Q8685-E/-LE PTZ network cameras are visual PTZ positioning cameras, that offer high-video quality with HDTV 1080p, 30x zoom with focus recall, and extreme light sensitivity. The combination with Axis’ Forensic WDR (wide dynamic range) and low-light sensitivity ensures the highest image usability in challenging lighting conditions.  Finally the Axis Q8741-E and Axis Q8742-E bispectral PTZ network cameras offer a combination of two live video streams, one from a thermal sensor – used for detection and verification - and one from a high-definition visual sensor - for identification of colors and details. The cameras also feature 30x zoom, Forensic WDR as well as low-light sensitivity.

Additionally, the Axis Q8741-LE, Axis Q8742-LE and Axis Q8685-LE include long-life and long-range IR for improved visibility during the night. In places where there is a high risk of window contamination from dust, salt, sand and emission of soot from vehicles, such as in traffic monitoring, airport, harbour and public area surveillance, these cameras are equipped with remote-maintenance against rain and dirt using wiper and washer.

The cameras are due to be available through Axis’ distribution channels in Q2 – Q3 2017.