rory 0 Posted March 18, 2005 What you see is what you click - this is pretty cool, anyone know anyone selling this in the US? http://www.eerise.com.tw/panoserver/English/web/spec.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VJD 0 Posted March 18, 2005 You're right, pretty cool. How do you keep finding this stuff? You are definitely the link-master! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sentry360 0 Posted March 18, 2005 Sony has a similar camera. But it only has 1.3Mpixel and 7.5fps RemoteReality has one, but I think they only work with government - we keep our eyes on them There is Genex, EggSolution and BeHere... they are kinda laying low. If you are looking for a distributor - EyeSurround.com has a similar camera to what you see on this chinese site, from AAC Inc. But personally I would recommend a fish-eye lence to parabolic mirror. There is couple reasons to that: 1. Most important - parabolic mirror has blind spots (one huge blind spot right undernieth it) 2. Reflections of non-planar mirrors are generally blurred 3. Typically you have to place this camera right in the middle of the room (cant put it in corners) The only plus would be the price - mirrors are obviously cheaper than fish-eye lences. Other than that I just dont like this black spot in the middle - someone is going to be stabbed right under your camera and you're going to miss it! Anyway, you can check out our fish-eye lence cameras here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted March 18, 2005 Well, yes your right. Though all PTZ Cameras should be complimented with a fix camera also. Ill take a look at eyesound, since im not ready to buy from Asia just yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sentry360 0 Posted March 18, 2005 Ahhh, yes... Forgot about PTZ This fish-eye lence technology cannot compare to PTZ in terms of quality - it is strictly for situational awareness. However - I must tell you - they are in the same price range. So its kinda hard to tell what is better, but I can tell you what is deffinetly going to be better! The mix of both is going to be perfect: The 360-camera captures activity in all directions, and PTZ camera automaticly zooms in on the area of interest. Takes a snapshot, stores in database and forgets about it.... If anything happens - the 360 camera will have it on footage, and PTZ can pull the mug shot in hi-res for evidence..... Now that would be nice! I dont think anyone has it - but I have couple guys working on it We'll see.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted March 18, 2005 It would be a perfect mix ... Either way, I guess we have to use their software for this to even work ... so hopefully they will throw in an SDK or ActiveX so we can customise it .. When you get it running let us know .. its harder for us down here to test things out, cost wise we get raped with customs duty! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
