Scanning ahead…
PTZs are starting to nail down a presence in the market. Jon Devo gives us the lowdown
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More and more companies are pivoting towards producing PTZ cameras, thanks to their increased capabilities.
You may have noticed an increase in the number of remote cameras from major manufacturers. But what is a PTZ and why should you be taking note?
Pan-tilt-zoom cameras have been around for a number of years, but they were primitive in terms of their capabilities. PTZs were conceived for the purposes of security, so there was never a need to give them particularly sophisticated or high-resolution camera systems. For many years, they were armed with VGA resolution sensors and IR illumination to help them detect subjects at night.