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Camera
Image Sensor Approx.1/3 type MOS Sensor
Effective Pixels Approx. 2.4 megapixel
Scanning Mode Progressive scan
Scanning Area 5.38 mm (H) x 3.02 mm (V) {7/32 inches(H) x 1/8 inches(V)}
Minimum Illumination Color: 0.5 lx, BW: 0.06 lx (F1.6, Auto slow shutter: Off (1/30s), Gain: On(High))
Color: 0.03 lx, BW: 0.004 lx (F1.6, Auto slow shutter: Max. 16/30s, Gain: On(High))¹
White Balance AWC (2,000 ~ 10,000 K), ATW1 (2,700 ~ 6,000 K), ATW2 (2,000 ~ 6,000 K)
Light Control Mode Outdoor scene: Automatic integration of ALC and ELC
Indoor scene [50 Hz]: Automatic integration of ALC and ELC (up to 1/100 s)
Indoor scene [60 Hz]: Automatic integration of ALC and ELC (up to 1/120 s)
Fix shutter
Shutter Speed Fix shutter: 1/30, 3/100, 3/120, 2/100, 2/120, 1/100, 1/120, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1,000,
1/2,000, 1/4,000, 1/10,000 (only at Super Dynamic Off)
Super Dynamic On / Off
Face Super Dynamic On / Off (Only at Super Dynamic: ON)
Adaptive Black Stretch On / Off (Only at Super Dynamic: OFF)
Fog compensation On / Off
AGC On (Low, Mid, High) / Off
Electronic Sensitivity UP Off / Auto (Max. 2x (2/30 s), 4x (4/30 s), 6x (6/30 s), 10x (10/30 s), 16x (16/30 s))
Day & Night (IR) Mode: Auto1 / Auto2 / Auto3 / On / Off
Level: High / Low, with external control
Digital Noise Reduction High / Low
Video Motion Detection 4 areas
Sensitivity: 15 steps
Detection size: 10 steps
Privacy Zone Up to 8 zones / Up to 32 zones, gray / mosaic
Image Stabilizer On / Off
VIQS Up to 2 zones at preset position 1-8 and except preset
Double Image Reduction On/ Off
Camera Title (OSD) Up to 20 characters (alphanumeric characters, marks)
Focus distance Limited / Unlimited
Lens
Focal Length 4.3 mm ~129.0 mm, 30x
Zoom Ratio 30x / 90x with extra optical zoom (at 640x360)
Digital (Electrical) Zoom 12x (Max. 1080x combined with extra optical zoom at 640x360)
Angular Field of View H: 2.6° (Tele) ~ 64.6° (Wide)
V: 1.6° (Tele) ~ 38.2° (Wide)
Maximum Aperture Ratio 1 : 1.6 (Wide) ~ 4.7 (Tele)
Focusing Range 2.0 m ~ ∞
Aperture Range F1.6 ~ Close
Pan and TiLT
Panning Range 360° endless
Panning Speed Manual: approx. 0.065°/s ~ 120°/s, Up to 256 steps (depending on the controller)
Preset: up to approx. 300°/s
Tilting Range –15° ~ 195° (upward-level-downward)
Auto Eyelid Mechanism (Double image reduction)
Selectable tilting angle: 0° / –5°/ –10° / –15
Tilting Speed Manual: approx. 0.065°/s ~ 120°/s, Up to 256 steps (depending on the controller)
Preset: up to approx. 300°/s
Proportional Pan/Tilt Control Yes
Number of Preset Positions 256
Auto Mode Preset sequence / auto pan / auto track / patrol
Image Hold On/Off
PTZ Position Display On/Off
Self Return 10 s / 20 s / 30 s / 1 min / 2 min / 3 min / 5 min / 10 min / 20 min / 30 min / 60 min
Map Shot 360° map shot / preset map shot
Browser GUi
Camera Control Pan/Tilt (256 steps), Zoom, Focus, Click centering, Drag zoom, Iris,
Preset position call and program, Auto mode
Display Mode Spot, Quad: Image from 16 cameras can be displayed in 4 different Quad screens or 16 split
screen (JPEG only); 20 characters camera title available
Camera Title Up to 20 alphanumeric characters
Clock Display Time: 12H/24H, Date: 5 formats on the browser, Summer time (Manual)
Alarm Control Reset
One Shot Capture A still picture will be displayed on a newly opened window
Audio Mic (Line) Input: ON / OFF Volume adjustment: Low / Middle / High,
Audio Output: ON / OFF Volume adjustment: Low / Middle / High
SD Memory Data Download Still or motion / images recorded in the SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card can be downloaded
GUI/Setup Menu Language English / Italian / French / German / Spanish / Russian / Chinese / Japanese
System Log Up to 100 (Internal)
Up to 4,000 (SDXC/SDHC/SD memory when the recording format is set to JPEG) error logs
Supported OS
23
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
8, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7,
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
, Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP SP3
Supported Browser Windows
®
Internet Explorer
®
10.0 (32 bit), Windows
®
Internet Explorer
®
9.0 (32 bit)
Windows
®
Internet Explorer
®
8.0 (32 bit), Windows
®
Internet Explorer
®
7.0 (32 bit)
neTwork
Network IF 10Base-T / 100Base-TX, RJ-45 connector
Image Resolution Image Capture Mode:
2 mega pixel [16:9] H.264: 1,920 x 1,080 / 640 x 360 / 320 x 180, up to 30 fps
JPEG (MJPEG): 1,920 x 1,080 / 640 x 360 / 320 x 180, up to 30 fps
Image Capture Mode:
1.3 mega pixel [16:9] H.264: 1,280 x 720 / 640 x 360 / 320 x 180, up to 30 fps
JPEG (MJPEG): 1,280 x 720 / 640 x 360 / 320 x 180, up to 30 fps
Image Capture Mode:
1.3 mega pixel [4:3] H.264: 1,280 x 960 / VGA (640 x 480) / QVGA (320 x 240), up to 30 fps
JPEG (MJPEG): 1,280 x 960 / VGA (640 x 480) / QVGA (320 x 240), up to 30 fps
H.2644 Transmission Mode Constant bitrate / Frame rate priority / Best effort /Advanced VBR
Frame Rate 1 / 3 / 5 / 7.5 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 20 / 30 fps
Bit Rate/Client 64 / 128 / 256 / 384 / 512 / 768 / 1,024 / 1,536 / 2,048 / 3,072 / 4,096 /
6,144 / 8,192 / 10,240 / 12,288 / 14,336 kbps
Image Quality Low / Normal / Fine
Refresh Interval 0.2 / 0.25 / 0.33 / 0.5 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 s
Transmission Type Unicast / Multicast
JPG Image Quality 10 steps
Refresh Interval 0.1 fps ~ 30 fps
Transmission Type Pull / Push
Audio Compression G.726 (ADPCM) 32 kbps / 16 kbps, G.711 64 kbps for transmitting, AAC for audio recording
and sound detection
Audio Mode Off / Mic (Line) input / Audio output / Interactive (Half duplex) / Interactive (Full duplex)
Authentication for Audio Level 1 only / Level 2 higher / All users
Total Bit Rate 64 / 128 / 256 / 384 / 512 / 768 / 1,024 / 2,048 / 4,096 / 8,192 kbps / Unlimited
Supported Protocol IPv6: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, RTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, DHCPv6 , ICMP, ARP
IPv4: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, RTSP, RTP, RTP/RTCP,FTP, SMTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS,
NTP, SNMP, UPnP, IGMP, ICMP, ARP
FTP Client Alarm image transmission, FTP periodic transmission (when the FTP transmission is failed,
backup on an optional SDXC/SDHC/SD memory card is available)
No. of Simultaneous Users Up to 14 users (depends on network conditions)
SDXC/SDHC/SD
Memory Card (Option) H.264 recording (Audio recording is enabled): Manual REC / Alarm REC (Pre/Post) / Schedule REC
JPEG recording: Manual REC / Alarm REC (Pre/Post) / Backup upon network failure
compatible
SD (SDHC/SDXC) card: Panasonic 2 GB, 4 GB*, 8 GB*, 16 GB*, 32 GB*, 64GB** model
*SDHC card, ** SDXC card (except miniSD card and microSD card)
Cellular Phone Compatibility JPEG image
Mobile Terminal Compatibility iPad, iPhone, iPod touch
aLarm
Alarm Source 3 terminals input, VMD, command alarm, sound detection
Alarm Actions SDXC/SDHC/SD memory recording, E-mail notification,
Indication on browser, FTP image transfer, Panasonic protocol output
Alarm Log With SDXC / SDHC / SD memory card: 5,000 logs,
without SDXC / SDHC / SD memory card: 1,000 logs
Schedule Alarm / VMD / access permission / H.264 recording / sound detection
inPUT/oUTPUT
Monitor Output (for adjustment) VBS : 1.0V[p-p] / 75 ,
NTSC / PAL composite, BNC Jack
Microphone/Line Input MIC IN and Line IN are selectable. 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
(monaural input) (Applicable microphone: Plug-in power type)
Supply voltage: 2.5 V ±0.5 V Input impedance: approx. 2 kΩ
Audio Output 3.5 mm stereo mini jack (monaural output) line level
External I/O Terminals Alarm in 1 / Day/Night In, Alarm, in 2 / Alarm Out, Alarm in 3 / Aux Out
PTZ Position Display
GeneraL
Safety/EMC Standard Safety: UL (UL60950-1), C-UL (CAN/CSA C22.2 No.60950-1), CE, IEC60950-1
EMC: FCC Part15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, EN55022 Class B, EN55024
Power Source and Power Consumption AC24 V : 3.5 A, 55 W
PoE+ : 470 mA, 25 W (IEEE802.3at compliant)
POE Injector (60 W) : 1.0 A, 50 W
Ambient Operating Temperature
AC24 V and Tested PoE Injector (60 W) : –50 °C ~ +55 °C (-58 °F ~ 131 °F) * with limitations
POE+ : -30°C ~ +55°C (-22 °F ~ 131 °F)
Ambient Operating Humidity
Less than 90% (no condensation)
Impact Protection
IEC 62262:2002 IK10 (Impact energy 20J)
Water and Dust Resistance
IP66, IEC60529 measuring standard compatible
Dimensions
9-1/32”W x 15-7/16”H
Diameter of the dome: 6-5/16”
Weight
Approx. 11.04 lbs
Finish
Main body: Aluminum die cast, Natural silver
Sunshields: ASA resin coating, Natural silver
Dome section: Clear polycarbonate resin
1Converted value
2Refer to “Notes on Windows Vista®/ Windows®7 / Windows®8” on the provided CD-ROM for further information about system requirements for a PC
and precautions when using Microsoft®Windows®8 or Microsoft®Windows®7 or Microsoft®Windows Vista®.
3TWhen using IPv6 for communication, use Microsoft®Windows®8 or Microsoft®Windows®7 or Microsoft®Windows Vista®.
4Transmission for 2 streams can be individually set in the same compression method.