Hanwha Vision releases Q Series fisheye cameras with enhanced AI

Accurate object detection and classification, powered by leading AI algorithms, reduces false alarms caused by wildlife, the weather and changing light patterns. The cameras generate object metadata for quick forensic search in complex scenes, making investigations highly efficient.

Footage can be searched based on detected vehicles and people plus colour of clothing (upper and lower) and vehicle colour. Nine colours can be detected, including black, white, grey and primary colours.

The cameras feature a host of intelligent video analytics including virtual area, appear and disappear and line-crossing detection. Alerts can be issued based on pre-defined rules, such as a person remaining in a space for a specific time or a vehicle crossing a virtual line into a car park. 

The fisheye cameras include heat mapping analytics, people and vehicle counting and queue management to enable more strategic decisions such as staffing for checkout counters in a retail space, where to place advertising in public spaces or limiting the number of people entering a hospitality venue. This delivers added value beyond security in other business areas such as marketing, sales and operations.

Clear images, compact form

In order to deliver clear images to operators, the cameras have on-board dewarping, which stretches footage out to a horizontal wide field of view, with no distortion of the image at the edges. There are options for single four-frame views of a space, double or single panoramas and quad views.

The QNF-C9010 is a compact fisheye camera, 52 mm in height, making it ideal for indoor settings where it can be discreetly installed on a ceiling or wall. The outdoor QNF-C9010V is a larger model with an aluminium casing and IP66 and IK10 ratings plus vandal protection.

The Q Series AI fisheye cameras come with end-to-end cyber security features, including user and network authentication, secure communication, access control based on IP addresses, device ID and secure storage. Footage and data are securely stored, with the hacking risk pre-empted through unauthorised access blocking.

John Lutz Boorman, head of product and marketing at Hanwha Vision Europe, said: “The latest Q Series fisheye cameras deliver the benefits of our AI-powered analytics to help operators and businesses make smarter decisions. With 360-degree monitoring, a compact and discreet form factor and business intelligence capabilities, these cameras suit a multitude of applications.”

*Further information is available online at www.hanwhavision.eu