Subscriber Discussion

Car Based PTZ For Investigative Use

Christopher Holland

•May 20, 2014

I am an investigator looking for a car based HD PTZ with long range capabilities. The only cameras I can find approved for rugged road use are the short range (40 foot) models used in buses and police cars. I am told models such as the Axis Q-6045-E or Panasonic WV-SW598 are not appropriate for the rigors of road travel due to the excessive vibration. Of couse I only anticipate stationary recording, however the device would need to handle the 'bumps of the road' without damaging the camera.

Any suggestions?

Thanks, Chris

Ari Erenthal

•May 20, 2014

Chesapeake & Midlantic

If it's got to be HD, try the Sidewinder from WTI.

The Bosch MIC 550 is what I usually recommend for surveillance vehicles. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. It's analog, though. Still, a MIC 550 and an encoder will cost about a third of what the Sidewinder costs.

Rukmini Wilson

•May 20, 2014

In reply to Ari Erenthal

Like the Sidewinders, especially the thermal one! Project that onto a heads-up windshield display and you could cut your commute in half on those misty BoshWash mornings...