Canon VC-C50i Communication Camera

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 8.8 x 7 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009GGX56
• Item model number: 0667B001
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Review

Designed to meet the specialized needs of the security industry, the Canon VC-C50i Communication Camera delivers high-quality video from far distances even under the dimmest lighting conditions. Providing a secure and sturdy connection interface, and offering great flexibility in demanding environments, the Canon VC-C50i is perfect for professional-grade installations. This camera also offers pan/tilt functionality so that nobody can slip past your surveillance and you can focus on critical situations or areas as they arise. The VC-C50i comes with an amazing 312x total zoom, making this camera perfect for intense, close-up scrutiny. Intended primarily for indoor use, the VC-C50i has a built-in IR (infrared) source that allows you to see up to approximately 10-feet in complete darkness.

Utilizing a 0.25-inch 340,000-effective-pixels CCD (charge-coupled device) sensor this camera can achieve a resolution of up to 460 horizontal TVL (TV lines). The VC-C50i comes with a varifocal lens that allows an amazing 26x optical and 12x digital zoom. For extreme low-light situations, this camera has a 1/30th-of-a-second shutter speed, a light sensitivity of one lux with its motorized IR-cut (infrared) filter, and visibility in no-light conditions up to 10-feet away using the built-in IR sensor. The Canon VC-C50i has automatic adjustable positioning with a 200-degree pan, and 120-degree tilt range. The VC-C50i also features automatic and one-touch manual white balance to help ensure picture clarity in variable-lighting circumstances. This camera can operate in temperatures from zero to 40-degrees Celsius.

Technical Features:

• Sensitivity: down to 1 lux in visible-light mode
• Resolution: 460 horizontal TVL
• Zoom: up to 26x optical and 12x digital
• Pan/Tilt range: 200-degree pan range, 120-degree tilt range
• Pan/Tilt speed: up to 90-degrees Pan and 70-degrees Tilt per second
• Operating temperatures: from 0- to 40-degrees Celsius
• Dimensions: approximately 10 x 12.5 x 9.5 centimeters (W x D x H)

The Canon VC-C50i Communication Camera provides you with a reliable, easy-to-use camera with unparalleled zoom potential, making it a powerful addition to any security system. You can define up to nine position pre-sets as part of a scheduled tour, or control the camera's pan and tilt as circumstances demand. Quick and easy to install, this camera comes completely assembled and ready-to-use, and includes its own wireless remote for convenient control. Users should note, however, that the CCD sensor may become permanently damaged if exposed to long hours of direct sunlight or halogen light.

About Surveillance Camera Technical Features
Lux rating is the measurement used to indicate how sensitive a camera is to light, and stands for the level of light reflected off a piece of paper by a candle from one meter away. Thus a sensitivity of three lux would mean a camera could generate an acceptable picture of a piece-of-paper-sized object that was illuminated by the equivalent of three candles from one meter away. The lower the lux level, the better the camera's ability to work in low-light conditions. The camera's resolution should be greater than or equal to the resolution supported by the system's recorder or monitor. The S/N, or signal-to-noise ratio, is an important measure of a camera's quality. A poor camera, low-light conditions or poor wiring causes "noise" which consumes processing power and disk space. A camera with a wide dynamic range is ideal, especially for recording areas in which both indoor and outdoor light are present. CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors provide high-quality images that are less susceptible to noise. CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors offer less image quality, but are usually more cost-effective and energy efficient.

About Pan/Tilt Cameras
A Pan/Tilt Camera has the ability to pan ("move" horizontally), or tilt ("move" vertically). IP cameras often have pan/tilt capability. A pan/tilt camera is ideal for monitoring of situations that need a continual real-time adjustment of the views.

About Auto Zoom Cameras
An auto-zoom camera can be remotely controlled and allows the monitor to manually zoom in on areas for clearer viewing. An auto-zoom camera, combined with a mount that has pan and tilt functionality, can be used to construct a high-end surveillance system.

About Infrared Cameras
An infrared camera uses an infrared illuminator for low-light and nighttime viewing. Typically designed with fixed focal lengths, infrared cameras provide black and white images of nighttime viewing, and many have color capability for daylight use.

What's in the Box
VC-C50i camera, interface adapter (VC-EX3), BNC/RCA video adapter, wireless controller (WL-V5), 2 AA batteries, AC adapter and cable, and user's manual.

Product Description

VC-C50i COMMUNICATION CAMERA, 26X