Panasonic III PLUS User Manual
Panasonic introduces the Super Dynamic III
PLUS
Series, the first surveillance cameras able to think and act on their own.
They detect both external changes and attempts at interference and take the precise action required to prevent loss of vital scenes.
Superb image quality, the result of unprecedented image-processing performance, delivers a true picture needed for rock-solid identification.
With their extraordinary intelligence and active foresight, Super Dynamic III
PLUS
Series cameras bring amazing reality to 24-hour surveillance.
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Camera Head
Lens
Day/Night Mechanism
Whole CCD Printed Circuit
Board moves to focus point
Board moves to focus point
When switching from colour to B/W mode, the WV-
CP480 Series automatically adjusts the CCD position to
achieve the return to perfect focus, Auto Back Focus.
Blurring caused in previous cameras is eliminated by
removing the IR cut filter. Then, when the camera
switches back from B/W to colour mode, the CCD
automatically returns to the correct position for colour
imaging, ensuring perfect focus 24 hours, both night and
day. Another important benefit of Auto Back Focus is
eliminating the time and labor required to adjust focus
after cameras have been installed. Focus can be roughly
set when a camera is installed, then adjusted using the
handheld remote controller.
Video Process in DSP
Motion Vector
Motion Area
Edge/Frame Difference
Image Sampling
Software Process
Motion Vector/Motion Area
Reliability/Dispersion Decision
Integration/Centring of Motion
Electronic Zoom Compensation
Auto Image Stabilizer
Mot. Area/Frame Diff./Img. Samp.
Stable -> Unstable Detection
Unstable -> Stable Detection
Compare between Stable Scenes
Scene Change Detection
Motion Area/Optical Zoom
Zoom Coefficient Calculation
Pan/Tilt Movement Calculation
Command to Pan/Tilt
Auto Tracking*
Original Image
Our newly developed DSP extracts Motion Vector, Motion Area, Edge/Frame
Difference and Image Sampling data from the image and sends that data to the new
Image Analysis Algorithm. The Algorithm is embodied in the proprietary
microprocessor that performs
the complex processing required
by Super Dynamic III
PLUS
’s
amazing intelligent functions.
*WV-CS950 Series only
The double speed CCD outputs a 1/8,000 second short signal to capture the bright area of the image and a 1/50 second long signal to capture the shaded area.
The enhanced DSP combines these signals to provide a dynamic range 160 times greater than a standard video camera.
Also newly developed in the DSP is “Area Free (Pixel Based) Natural Contrast Image Correction”, which optimizes the gray-scale image in response to the
Input Signal Level of each individual Pixel. The Pixel Based 160x Dynamic Range delivers a smoother natural reproduction of high contrast images, e.g. heavy
backlight conditions, regardless of object position, size, shape, or number.
Input signals are divided into four levels and the
appropriate gray-scale corrections are applied to each.
appropriate gray-scale corrections are applied to each.
Super Dynamic III
PLUS
detects the Input Signal Level
for each individual Pixel, optimizes gray-scale image
per each level and provides natural reproduction of
the object in any area of the image.
per each level and provides natural reproduction of
the object in any area of the image.
Signal
Level
Level
Input Signal Threshold Level
Gray-Scale Image Corrections
Optimized for Input Signal Level
Optimized for Input Signal Level
Super Dynamic III
PLUS
Output
Lighting Level
Dark
Medium Dark
Medium Bright
Bright
Bright Area
Gray-Scale Image
Corrections
Medium
Bright Area
Medium
Dark Area
Dark Area
Mixed Signal
Signal
Light level
Light level
Light level
Light level
Signal
Signal
Signal
th3
th2
th1
Area Free Natural Contrast Image Correction
Synthesis
1/8,000 sec. short signal
for the bright parts
for the bright parts
1/50 sec. long signal
for the dark parts
for the dark parts
The Leading Original Technologies Behind Super Dynamic III
Cameras now provide a true picture for all surveillance purposes
Cameras now think — and act — preventing loss of vital scenes
The above photographs were taken for the purpose of this explanation; actual images may differ.
Super Dynamic III
— Exceeding the human eye.