Pelco Optera 270° Camera Tested

Author: Ethan Ace, Published on Sep 06, 2016

Multi-imager cameras are typically 180° or 360°.

Pelco has released a fixed 270° versions of their Optera intended to cover exterior building corners, such as this typical view:

In this report, we test this new model, compared to a repositionable multi imager, the Avigilon HD Multisensor, as well as a fisheye panoramics (the Hikvision 12MP IR Panoramic) to see its pros and cons and whether it improves coverage in this application.

*****-****** ******* *** ********* ***° ** ***°.

***** *** ******** * ***** ***° ******** ** ***** ****** intended ** ***** ******** ******** *******, **** ** **** ******* view:

** **** ******, ** **** **** *** *****, ******** ** a ************** ***** ******, *********** ** ***********, ** **** ** * ******* ********** (************ **** ** *********) ** *** *** **** *** **** *** ******* ** ******** coverage in **** ***********.

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*** ***** ****** *** ** * ***** ****** *** ********** building ********* ** ****** ***** *************, **** *** ************* ***° FOV ********** ** ******* *** ******* ******, *** ***** ** other ***** ****** ******. ************, *** *** ***** *********** *** better **** ***** ******* ******, ********* ****** ********* ** ****** ranges.

*******, ***** ******* *** ********** ***** **** *** ******** ** Multisensor ** *** ***** ** **** *****, **** ************ ** the **** *****. ***** ****** **** ** ***** ***** ******** if ***** ****** *** ** ******* ** ***** *****.

*******, ***** ****** ******* ** ***° ************* ****** ******* * better ****** *** ********** **** ******** ***** **** ***** ******** fixed *******, ** **** ******* **** * ****** ***** *** **** penetration, ******* ************, *** *********** *** *** ******* ******* ** 3-4.

Key ********

**** *** *** *** ******** **** **** ****:

  • *** ***** ******'* ******** *** ********* ***° **** ******** ********** increased ********* **** *** ******** ** ***** ****** ** *** configuration, *********** ******* *** ***-***** ******.
  • *********** *** *********** ********** ********** **** ***** ********* ********* (********* XProtect *** ******* ******** ******), **** ********* ******** ********** *** *** FOV, **** **** * ****** **** *** ****, ******* ** four ** ***-********** *****.
  • ***** ***** ****, *********** ****** ******* ****** ** ********, *****, and ******* ***** / ******* ********, *** *** ***° ****** *** be ******* *** *****, ** ***** ******* **** ** ****** side ** **** *** *** ****** *****. 
  • *** ****** *** ******** ****** ******* ** *** ******** *********** in **** ***** ** ***** *****, *** ***** ******* ** 30'+, **** **** ************.
  • ** *** ***** (~*.* ***), ****** ******** ******** ********* ** detection ******** ** *** ******** ***********, *** ** ********* ***** in *******.
  • *** ****** *** ******** *********** ****** ******* **** **** ******* panoramic ** **** ***** *** *** ***** *** ** **** higher ***.
  • ******'* ********* *********** *** ********** ** ************* ****** **** ********'* and dramatically ****** **** *** ********* ******* ***** ******** *.***+

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*** ****** *** ***** ***~$*,*** *** ******. **** ******* ** ******* *********'* ************* ****(~$*,***-*,***) ***********'* ** ***********.

Physical ********

*** ****** *** ** ********** ********* ** ***** ****** ****** aside **** *** ****** ***********. ** **** * **** ** its ******** ******** ** **** *****:

VMS ***********

** **** ***** ****** ******, ***** *** *** ******* ** integrate *** ****** ** *****:

  • *********** ***:***** ****** * "***********" *** ***** ***** *** *** ** integrate *** **** *****-****** ******** **** ********* ******* (******* ***) into * ****** ****** ****. *********, **** ** ********* ** Genetec *** ********* (*** ******) ** **** ** *****'* *** Video ***** ***.
  • ***** *****-****** ****:***** ** **** ****** *********, ***** ***** ***** ** *** integrate *** ***** ****** *** *** *** ***** ****, ***** outputs ******** ******* ******* ** ***** ***** ****** *******. *** number ** *** ******** **** ******** ****** ** ********, **** some ***** **** * ****** ******* *** ** *******, *** others ********* *** *** *******.

Panomersive ******

***** *** *********** ***, ***** *** *** *** **** ********** the **** ******** *****. **** ****** *** ******* **********, ** users ** *** **** ** **** ** ********* **** ******** camera ***** ** ****** ******** ** **** ***** ** ******* multi ****** ***.

**** ******* ***** *** *********** *** **** ** *******:

Tiled **** ***** ** ****

** ***** **** (**** ****** ******), *** ****** *** ******** similar ** ***** ***** ****** *******, **** ***** ******* ** line ** ****** **** ** **** ***** ** *** ****** layouts. *******, ***** *** ****** ******** *** ******** ***** ******* prior ** ******, ***** ** ** ******* *** *** ****** 270° ******** ******* *****, **** ****:

** ********, ** ***** ****** ****** **** ** *** ******** HD ***********, *** **** *** ***** ******* ******** *** ***° view ****** *** *****, **** **** *******. ***** ******* *********** cover *** **** ****, *** *** ******** **** ********* ** monitor *** ** ***** ******.

Image ******* ***********

** ******** *** ****** *** ** *** ******** *********** (** 270° *************) ** **** ** *** ********* ** ** ** panoramic ** *** *** **** ******* ** * ******* ****** mount.

******* ***********

** ***** *****, ~**' **** *** ******, *** ***** ****** provided subject ******* ******* ** *** ******** ** ***** ******, ****** text *** **** ******* ** *** ******** ******. *** ********* 12MP ********* ****** ******** ***** ******* ** *** ******* *** to *** ***** ***, *** ****** *** **** ** *** test *****.

******** ********, *** ******** ***** ****** ******** ******** ****** ******* detail **** *****, **** *** **** ***** ****** ******* ****** out ** *** ******. *** ******* ********* ******** ****** ** details ** **** ********.

*******, ** ~**' **** *** *******, *** *********** ** ***** best, **** **** ***** ******* ******* (******* ** *** ******) but **** * ** *** **** ***** ****** *******.

********* ***********

** ***** (~*.***), *** ****** ******** ******** ****** **** *** Avigilon ***********, ****** ******* *** ******* ******* ** ***** *****. Despite *** ********** **, *** ********* ********* ****** ******** ** usable ******* ** *** *******, ****** **** ** ********** **** legible.

** ~**', ******* ***** ****** ****** ******** ****** ****** ** the ******* ** **** *****.

*******, ** ~**', *** ****** ** ********** ********, ****** ********** of *** **** ******* ****** ******** ** ********, ***** *** fisheye ********* ******** ** ***** ** *** ******* ** ***.

Bandwidth **********

*** ***** ****** ***'* ********* *********** *** ************* ****** **** the ******** ** *********** *** *** *****. **** **** *********** higher **** *** **** ** *********, ** ***** ** **** due ** *** ********* ***********'* *.***+ ***** *****, ***** ******* ***** ****** ****** ******.

Test **********

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  • */*** ******* ******* *****

******** ******** **** ** **** ****: 

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  • ******** ***-**-***-***: *.*.*.** (*****)
  • ********* **-********-**: *.*.** ***** ******

Comments (5)

Undisclosed #1

09/07/16 10:57pm

******, ***** *** *** ******!

*******, ***** *** ****** ******** *** ******** ***** ******* ***** to ******...

**** ** ********* *******. ** ***** ****** **** *** ******** is ******** ******* *** * ******* **** *** ******** *** then ******* **** **** **** *******.

** ***** *** *** ** *** *** *** ******* ****** proccessing? **** **** ** ****** *** ** *** *******?

****'** **** * ********* *** ** *********** ****, ******, ***** for ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 09/12/16 01:22pm

** ***** *** *** ** *** *** *** ******* ****** proccessing? **** **** ** ****** *** ** *** *******?

** *** ** *** / **** *** *** *******.

** *** *** ******, ***** *********:

*** ****** **** ************ ***** ******* **** ******** *** ** resolve * ******* *** *** *** ** *** ***** ** the **** ** ***** ** ******* ********** ****** *** ****** image ****** * ******* ** *********** ****. *** ****** *** factory ******* *** ****** ** ***** *** ***** **** ** be ** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

09/08/16 07:45am

**,

* ********** **** *********** *** ** **** *** ***** *******, is **** *****?

***** ***

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 09/08/16 01:34pm

****'* *******, ** ***'* ** **** **** ***** ***** ****** cameras, **** *** ******.

Joel White

09/08/16 03:54pm

*** **** ** **** ********** ** * **** ****** ****** pano ** ***********. ** ** ********** **** **** ** **' the *** **** ** ***** ** ** ********** ******* ** night.

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