AST Digital Magazine June 2017 Digital-June | Page 44

Volume 13 All SurroundVideo Omni cameras feature four individual day/ night mechanical IR cut filters for the highest image quality at any time of day. Select 12MP models offer Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) up to 100dB at full resolution for challenging or var- ied lighting conditions. Cybersecurity, Ad- vanced Capabilities, and Unmatched Reli- ability: Arecont Vision SurroundVideo and all other Arecont Vision camera series use the in-house developed Massively Parallel Image Processing (MPIP) architecture on a Field Pro- grammable Gate Array (FPGA) integrated circuit. All core features and technologies are developed by Arecont Vision, and installed cameras can be upgraded with new capabilities via remote firm- ware updates, thereby extending the useful life of the device. At ISC West in April of 2017, for example, it was announced that 150 camera models – new and already installed cameras alike – could be up- graded to support SNAPstream (Smart Noise Adaptation and Processing) technology. (Learn about SNAPStream (Smart Noise Adaptation and Pro- cessing) technology and the SurroundVideo Omni Mini. Cour- tesy of Arecont Vision and YouTube) SNAPstream dramatically decreased bandwidth consumption and storage needs; the new Omni also support SNAPstream, and a pending update will add this capability to G2 models in the future. June 2017 Edition Adding new features instead of requiring new cameras be installed is a major return on invest- ment multiplier for cus- tomers. Cybersecurity is another benefit of all Arecont Vi- sion cameras. By employing the unique MPIP architecture, Arecont Vision cameras do not require the use of common embedded op- erating systems, nor do they make use of 3rd party code or chipsets for core features. This approach eliminates the potential risk of hid- den backdoors and the range of other cyberse- curity weaknesses widely documented in other camera brands. Arecont Vision cameras are unable to be mali- ciously repurposed for use in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), network penetration, ransom- ware, and other cyberattacks, or to be used to spread to malware and computer viruses to other network-enabled devices. This is a unique advanced benefit and capability of Arecont Vision technology. With the addition of Omni G3, the SurroundVideo Omni series of- fers a choice of features and price points to address a wider than ever range of customer re- quirements. SurroundVideo Omni G3 is now shipping and available for cus- tomer orders. 44