** *** ******* ******* of *****'* ****** *****-******, the **** ***** *** their ***** '******' ***** streaming ***** ********** ***** party ***********.
***, ***** *** ******** new ******** **** **** say ***** **** ******* with **** **** **** 'tiled' **** ** **** as * *** '***********' mode. ** **** ****** this *** ******** *** added ***** ******* ** the ****** *****.
[******, **** ****] ****: Exacq *** ******** ******** support *** ****** ** version * ** ***** VMS, ********* **** *** license *** ****** *** integrating *** ****** ***.
************
[*** ****] **** ******,***** **** *** ****** against *******, ******* *** ******** performance ** *** *** multi-imager **** ** *******'*. But ** **** ****** the ****?
** ****** * ***** Optera ***° *****-****** **** camera, ******* ** ******* Arecont's **** ************* ** well ** * ********* 12MP ******* ********* (**-******) in ***** ** ******* performance ** *** *****, full ***** (*****), *** WDR ******:
** *** *****-****** ****** is *** ********* *******, later **** ****, ** also **** ** ********' **** *****-****** ******* **** **********'* ** *****-******.
[***************]
New ******** **** ******* [August 2016]
***** *** ***** *** new ********* ***** ** the ****** ** ******** 2.6.1:
***** *.***
*****, **** **** ******** three *******, **** ********* (~4.1MP), ********** * **** 180° ******** **** ****** next ** **** *****. Because *** ****** **** 4 ******* *** **** 3 *******, **** ****** contains *-*/* ******, **** stitching ******* ** **** stream, *****:

***** ******* *** ******** and ********* ****** *** camera, *** ********* **** about *** **** **** as *** "******" ******* panoramas, **** **** ****** differences ******* **** *** view **** *********, ****** noticeable:

**** ***** ***** *** tiled ******* ** *** in *****, ** * layout **** ** **** other ** ****** * 180° ********:

*********** ***-******
*** ***** **** ******* ** the ****** ** *** firmware ** ******** *** use **** ***** ************ their *********** ***, *** is *** ********* ****** to ***** *****. *** Uni-stream **** ******* * single ***** **** **** and ***** "*******" ******* on *** ** **** other, *********. **** ** intended ** **** *** integration *******, ******* ** requiring ******** ******* ** be ********** *** *********** viewing, ****** ********** ***** have *** *** *********** it (*.*., ******* *** Milestone).

*******
*****'* ****** ****** ************* ****** image ******* **** *******'* multi-imager ******, ************ *********** *** only ****** *********.
*** ****** ** *** multiple ******** ***** ******* (added ** ******** *.*.*) removes *** ***** *** negative ** "*******" ***** streams **** ***** *****/************ VMSes, ***** ******** ** warped/distorted ******.
*******, *** *********** *** Pelco's *** *** ********** ********* and ********* *******, ***** quite ****, ********* * superior ********** ** *** traditional ******* ******** ***** *******. However, ** **** **** able ** **** ** with ********* *** ******* as support *** ** ** still *******.
Key ********
- **** *****, *** *****, and *** ***** ******* significantly ****** **** ******* 12MP ****** *** **** Panasonic *********.
- "******" ****** ****** ** stitching ******* (*** **** and *** *****) ***** odd ** ******* **** to * ****** ****** for **** ******.
- *** "*****" **** ******* bowtie ******* **** ***** not ***** *** *********** SDK, ****** ******** ***** streams (********* *-*/* ****** per ******) ******* ** one *** ******. [*** in ******** *.*.*]
- *** "*********** ***-******" **** provides *** ***** ****** to ******** *********** *** VMSes ******* **** *****'* Panomersive *** (******* ** using ******** *******, **********). This **** ** ********* not ****** **** ***** ONVIF ** ***** ******* not *********** **** ***.
- ********* ******* ******** ********* ** ExacqVision (*** ** ******* 8), ********* ******** ******, Genetec ******** ******, *** Pelco's *** ********** *** (but ********* **** ***** DS *******).
- ********* ******* ****** ****** full ******** ******** ** well ** ******* *** regions, ****** *** ****** more ****** *** ******* to **** **** *** bowtie **** ** ***** VMSes.
- ********** ****** ******** **** Arecont's *** ****** ***** as **** ** **** fisheye *********.
- ***** ******** **** ******* when ***** **** *********** H.264 *** ***** ********* modes.
*******
*** ******** ***** *** ~$1,500 ******, ******* ** *******'* ************* ****(~$*,***-*,***) ***********'* *-****** ** ***********.
Physical ********
*** ****** ** ***** the **** ** * typical **** **** **** camera. ******* ** *** Arecont ************* ******, ******* are ******* ****** * spherical **** ****, **** factory ******* ******.
**** **** ****** **** cameras, ********* ***** *****-****** models, *** *** ******** 802.3at *** *** *********. 802.3af **** *** ***** it.

*************
*** ******** ** *** Optera's *** ********* ** essentially similar ** *****'* ***** ********** cameras. ***** ****** **** that *** ****** ******** to */*** **** ******* (66ms), *** ****** ** changed ** **** ** avoid ****** ****.
*** ******'* ***** ******* when ***** *** ******** Panomersive **** (********, ****, right) *** ************ ************. In ***** ****, *** three **** ******* *** configured ** *** (** unique ******** *** ****).
**** **** ** ** their ***** ******, ***** does *** *** **** VBR (*** ***********, ******** bandwidth), ***** *********** ******** Bitrate *******, ***** ****** the ******* ************* ±**% ** the ****** *******, ********* compression ***********.
*** ***** ******* *** points ** ****** *************:

Stream ***** [Updated, August 2016]
**** *** ******* ** firmware *.*.*, *** ****** now ******** ***** ********* modes, **** *** *** Tiled **** (*****) ******** to ******* *********** **** those ***** *** ***** Pelco's ***.
- *********** *.***:** ******** **** *** "bowtie" ******** *******, **** with ***** ***** **** implemented *** ***.
- *****:***** ********* ******* ********* and ******** ** *** camera, **** **** ****** comprised ** *-*/* *******. This **** ** **** generally ****** *** *** majority ** *****/********* ***** have *** *********** *** Panomersive ***, ****** ********* viewing ** ***********.
- *********** ***-******:* ****** ********* ****** including **** **** *** right ****** ********* ******* vertically. ***** ****** **** streaming **** *** ***** which ****** ** ********* only * ****** ****** but *** ***** *********** SDK (*** **** ** date)
**** *********** *** ***** streams ****** ** ***** we ****** ******* *****, including ********, *******, *********, Exacq, *****, *** ******* Optix.
** **** ** ***** streams ** **** ****** below.
*********** *.***
***** *** ***** ******* available **** *** ****** in **** ****:
- * ********* ******** ****** which ***** *** **** imagers ** * *** layout, ******** ** ** "******."
- *** *** **** ******* (45° ****, ***** **°) stitched ********.
- *** *** ***** ****** (**° each, ***** **°) ******** together.
** *** ***** ******, ExacqVision, *******, *** ********* XProtect **** **** ** view *** ***** *******. Avigilon **** ********** *** Overview ******.
**** ***** ***** *** full ***° **** ** shown ** *****, **** the **** *** ***** "bowties" ****** **** ** each ***** (***** *** full **** *****):

***** *.***
**** **** ******** ***** streams, **** ********* (~*.***), comprising * **** ***° panorama **** ****** **** to **** *****. ******* the ****** **** * imagers *** **** * streams, **** ****** ******** 1-1/3 ******, **** ********* visible ** **** ******, below:

***** ******* *** ******** and ********* ****** *** camera, *** ********* **** about *** **** **** as *** "******" ******* panoramas, **** **** ****** differences ******* **** *** view **** *********, ****** noticeable:

*********** ***-******
*** **** **** ******* by *** ****** ** intended *** *** **** VMSes ************ ***** *********** SDK, *** ** *** generally ****** ** ***** VMSes. *** ***-****** **** outputs * ****** ***** with **** *** ***** "bowties" ******* ** *** of **** *****, *********. This ** ******** ** make *** *********** *******, instead ** ********* ******** streams ** ** ********** for *********** *******, ****** integrated ***** **** *** yet *********** ** (*.*., Genetec *** *********).

"***********" *******
***** **** ****** *********** the ***** *******, ***** has **** ******** ** SDK ** ********** *** immersive *******, ***** **** call "***********." **** *********** allows ***** ** ***** in * **** ***/***/*** panorama (********* ** ******) and ********** **** **** angle *** ****.
** ****, *** **** third-party *** ************ ******** **** these ******** *** ********* XProtect, ***** ** ******** through * ****** ********* by ***** ********** *** Genetec ******** ******. *****'* own ********** *** ******** Optera ** ** ******* 1.7.

**** ****** *** ** used ** **** **** one **** ** * time, **** **** ****'* view ************* ************. **** is **** ***** ** the *** *** ***** of *** *** ****, with ******** ******* **** below:

******:** ******* *, ***** announced ********* *** ******, with *** ****** *** supported ** *** ***** driver ******* ** *****, and ********* ******* **********. This ******* ***** *** camera *****: ****** ********, dewarp (**** ******* *** control), *** **** ********.

VMS ***********
***** ******* ****** **** multiple VMSes ****** *** ***** (Axxon, ** *******) ** well ** ****** ******* (Genetec, *********), *** *** unable ** ******* ** Avigilon ******* ******. ** Exacq, *********, *** ******* (direct ************), **** *** license *** **** *** all ***** ********. ***** integrations ******* * ******* for **** *******.
*** ***** ***** ***** the ****** ** *** in ***** ***** ** their *********** ** *** Optera ***, **** ***** placed **** ** *** another ** ******* *** full ********.

Image *******
** ****** *** ****** against *** ******* ************* Omni ** * ***° configuration, ** **** ** the ********* **-******* ** wall ***** ***° ****. We **** ******** ** Axis ***** ******* ** the **° *** ** one ** *** *******'* imagers.
******* **********
** ****** *** ****** against *******'* ************* **** 12MP, *** ********* **-****** to **** *** ** compares ** ***** *** panoramic *******, ** **** as *** **** ***** to **** *** *********** relative ** ****** ****** models.
*** ***** ***** ***** the **** *** ** the Pelco ******:
*** ****** ******** ******* images ** **** *** subject *** ***** **** Arecont's ****, ****** **** moderately **** ****** ** the *******'* **** **** the **** ***** *********** camera. *** ********* ********* provides **** ***** *** and **** ***** *******.
**** *** ******* ******* from *** ******, ~**', PPF ***** ** *** 180 *** ****** ****** cameras ** ~**. *** Optera ***** ******** ****** details **** *** ******* Omni ** **** *** width, ****** *** **** Q1615 ******** **** ****** details **** ****. *** in *** ******* ****** is **** ***, **** few ******* ********.

***** **********
*** ****** ******** **** better ****** **** *** Arecont **** ** *** light (~*.** **), **** lines *-* ** *** test ***** *******, *** moderately ***** **** *** Axis *****.
*** **********
** ****** *** ** a ********* ***** **** open ******** ****, **** below.
** **** *****, *** Optera ******** **** ** the **** *** *********** of ******* ******, **** better ******* ******* **** strong ********* *** **** areas ** *** ***** than ***** ******. *******, note **** *** ******'* flattening/dewarping (******** *** "******" effect) ******** *** *******'* face *** ** ********** relative ** ******.

Bandwidth **********
*** ******'* ******** **** slightly ****** **** **** the ************* **** *** Panasonic ********* **** ****** in **** *****. ******** were ******* **** ***** both *********** *** ***** streaming *****.
**** **** *** **** Q1615 ******** ***** ~*** Kb/s ** *** **** FOV ** *** ****-****** imager ** *** ***** and ******* ******* ** full *****. **** ******* to ~*.* **/* ***** multiplied *** *** **** imagers (*** ********** *** differences ** **** ******'* FOV), **** ***** **** other ******* ******.
Test **********
*** ********* ******** **** applied ** *** *******:
- *.***, ** ***, ~** quantization *** ****
- */*** ******* ******* *****
***** ******** **** **** at ******** ****** ********* noted.
Comments (26)
Mike Dotson
I was recently evaluating this camera in our lab to observe its effects on Pelco's own DS and CP VMS.
It runs very hot such that you would draw away if you were to grab it without knowing how hot it is. It is about 40-45 C on the surface.
I would not recommend it in a place that has a high ambient temperature as the internal electronics would quite possibly be at a temperature that would exceed their ratings.
Be sure to plan for a larger Client CPU since that will be performing the dewarping function.
Pay attention to the Pelco VMS version and the cam firmware match. If they dont match up you will get a 'black' video stream recorded and viewed.
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
"This summer, Pelco came out firing against Arecont, touting the superior performance of its new multi-imager line vs Arecont's."
Yeah!
"Bowtie" effect caused by stitching imagers (two left and two right) looks odd to viewers used to a single stream for each stream."
Fail! Next.....
[I swear to the Holy Gopher this goes on in every camera manufacturer board room.."How can we take this great concept and mess it up in some irritating way?"]
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John Honovich
To be clear to Pelco employees, my recommendation to fix it is:
Send 4 dewarped individual streams, one for each imager, for those VMSes that do not support the Pelco SDK. This will give a 'regular' experience for those (almost all) who do not have recorders using the Pelco SDK, including ironically most Pelco VMS users today.
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Dan Droker
What is the distance from the camera to the test subject in the outdoor daytime shots? Thanks!
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Jordi Ibero
Hi guys, it would be nice if you can compare those cameras with the brand new Vivotek ms8391-ev
With IR and one stitched image, and extreme temperature operation.
Thks!
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Jordi Ibero
Thank's!!
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Ethan Ace
Update: In version 8, Exacq announced supported for Optera, with the camera now supported by the Pelco driver instead of ONVIF, and immersive viewing integrated. This example shows the camera modes: warped overview, dewarp (with virtual PTZ control), and full panorama.
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