PTZ Camera System: 5 things to know before purchase

PTZ cameras or Pan-Tilt-Zoom security cameras are built with the help of mechanical parts and hardware that allows them to swivel left to right, tilt up and down, and zoom in and out of the respective scene. They’re ordinarily used to monitor wide open vast areas requiring a 180-degree or 360-degree view, and deployed in varying guard stations where active personnel service can be operated by them through a remote camera controller. Depending on the model of the PTZ security camera, they can also be set to automatically follow motion or detection sensor activity and adhere to a pre-scheduled by the user. PTZ camera systems are generally implemented in integration with a larger surveillance system, in which the PTZ tracks every movement and provides complete monitoring of wide areas.

Here are the 5 distinguished features of the PTZ camera system for optimum surveillance coverage-

• Field of view- Field of view depends on the mounting and deployment location of the security camera, but majorly a PTZ security camera can be deployed in any location as it is capable to capture and record the full 360-degree area by its rotation in all the desired directions. These advanced features integrated with these security cameras minimize the blinds spots and hence the need to install multiple security cameras is also eliminated, making them ideal and scalable to cover wide areas such as rooftops, malls, playgrounds, and parking lots, etc.
• Motion Tracking- Modern PTZ security cameras come with the motion detection feature integrated. This gives an added advanced security feature as the motion detection sensor will detect any kind of movement in its field of view and result in the automatically pan, tilt or zoom of security camera and follow all the movements or security breaches around them.
•  Power Zoom and Auto Focus- Nowadays PTZ camera system is embedded with a powerful zoom feature of range approx 12x to 40x. This helps get clear-cut data even when the object is farther away from the security camera, also the camera can sometimes be deployed out of sight while still being able to capture clear-cut images. Most PTZ cameras are already integrated with the Autofocus feature that adjusts the IR lens of the camera by itself and focuses only on the clarity of the captured data even in total darkness. This feature helps to get a good quality image or video data in any light condition.
• Weather & Waterproof- Due to technological advancements the PTZ cameras are becoming an ideal choice for monitoring large outdoor surveillance areas such as playgrounds, campuses and parking lots, etc. This is also because most of the PTZ security cameras manufactured in recent times are weather-proof and can withstand harsh weather conditions or extreme temperatures
• Tamper-proof- Ideally, the PTZ security cameras are usually deployed high above the ground level. This not only assists in their 360-degree movement for all-over coverage of the surveillance area but also makes them full resistant to vandalism or tampering.