Axis Laser Focus PTZ Camera Examined
By: IPVM Team, Published on Sep 08, 2016
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Comments (9)
Ross Vander Klok
I would like it a lot more if the laser was visible. Not for any real world use, it would just look cool and be fun to play with.....
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Undisclosed #1
How about a real video with real images, Axis? Figure skaters, ballerinas, any thing...
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Michael Miller
U1 Hang tight....
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Patrick Hart
Axis should integrate the laser to help determine perspective of objects for video analytics. This would eliminate shadows and lights as a cause of false events and make the analytics more accurate. As for IR illumination, integrated laser based distance could adjust the illumination to the proper level to light objects correctly.
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Undisclosed #1
Wondering what technique they use to avoid reading backscatter from their own illuminators.
Maybe pulsed IR?
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