Fourth member of the Orca family of advanced digital imaging chipsets
January 14, 2008
From: securityworldhotel.com
Mountain View, California (USA)
Pixim Inc., a leading provider of image sensors and
processors for enterprise security cameras, announce the fourth member
of its award-winning Orca family of advanced digital imaging chipsets:
the Pixim D1400, aimed specifically at mobile and embedded closed
circuit television (CCTV) applications.
The new Pixim Orca chipset brings Pixim's award-winning image quality
to environments that experience vibration, as well as embedded and
hidden security situations where it is not possible or desirable to
adjust camera settings. The uncomplicated "fix, focus, forget"
operation of cameras using the cost-effective D1400 makes this new Orca
chipset ideal for use in solid-state wide dynamic range (WDR) cameras
for applications where moving parts, such as auto-iris lenses, would be
impractical or cost-prohibitive.
"Mobile and other environments that experience vibration create a real
challenge for makers of security cameras, because shaking breaks
anything that moves mechanically, including DC Iris and other auto-iris
lenses," said John Monti, vice president of marketing and business
development for Pixim. "Pixim has the only WDR chip technology that
does not require a DC Iris lens. With the D1400, camera makers can take
advantage of our exceptional Pixim image quality even in solid-state
camera designs with no moving parts."
The highly integrated Pixim D1400 is a two-chip video imaging solution,
based on Pixim's innovative Digital Pixel System® (DPS) technology,
that provides the image sensor, image processor and necessary
intelligence to allow security camera designers to develop
advanced-feature, high-quality, cost-effective color CCTV cameras.
Pixim's patented DPS technology, which marks a fundamental breakthrough
in imaging technology, enables high-quality video images with
ultra-wide dynamic range, so that details of a scene appear clear and
accurately colored in both bright and dark areas, simultaneously.
The fully automatic operation of the Pixim D1400 chipset makes possible
and convenient the best-quality video pictures in a variety of common
applications, such as mobile environments, train bridges, hidden
cameras and other embedded systems.
The D1400 provides up to 102 dB dynamic range in typical operation (120
dB max) while providing excellent resolution, sensitivity and color
fidelity. The D1400 image sensor is available with either complementary
(CMY) or primary (RGB) color filter array, so camera designers enjoy
pin-compatible choice of either the highest sensitivity or the highest
resolution.
The RGB and CMY digital image sensors and the video image processor
that make up the D1400 chipset are manufactured using low-power,
high-volume commercial CMOS processes. The resulting low power
dissipation enables camera makers to create high-performance camera
designs that consume less than 1.5 watts.
The D1400 includes configurable software that allows camera
manufacturers to get to market quickly while offering a number of
camera products that share a common base hardware design, including an
option to select PAL/NTSC operation via either software or hardware
(DIP switches or push buttons).
Email: sales@pixim.com
For more information: www.pixim.com
