Product overview
Sony’s new FCB-EX series of colour block cameras are equipped with an incredibly high 18x zoom lens which has a wide/telephoto horizontal field of view, making them ideally suited for use in security domes and traffic monitoring applications. These cameras incorporate an advanced Spherical Privacy Zone Masking feature which allows the masking function to be interlocked with the camera’s pan/tilt/zoom movements, regardless of the camera angle, ensuring the individual’s privacy.
Product features
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Advanced Spherical Privacy Zone Masking function
(max. 24 masking blocks)
SMART lens control
(Sony Modular Automatic Lens Reset Technology)
Electronic-Flip (E-Flip) function
Alarm function
Auto ICR (IR Cut Filter Removal) Mode*
High-performance Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
High-speed serial interface (max. 38.4 Kb/s) with TTL signal-level control (VISCA™ protocol)
Equipped with key switch connector (CN601) for camera control with external equipment
Various customisable settings
Internal/External sync
Low power consumption (1.6 W with motors inactive)
EEPROM backup system without battery
16-bytes of free memory is available for recording data such as product serial numbers and camera/system ID numbers
Lead-free solder and halogen-free printed-circuit boards
Technical Specifications
| Image device | 1/4 type EXview HAD CCD |
|---|---|
| Effective picture elements | Approx. 380,000 pixels |
| Lens | 18x optical zoom, f=4.1 mm (Wide) to 73.8 mm (Tele), F1.4 to F3.0 |
| Digital zoom | 12x (216x with optical zoom) |
| Viewing angle (H) | 48.0° (Wide end) to 2.8° (Tele end) |
| Minimum working distance | 35 mm (Wide end) to 800 mm (Tele end) |
| Sync system | Internal/External (V-Lock) |
| Minimum illumination | 0.7 lx (typical) (50 IRE) |
| S/N ratio | More than 50 dB |
| Electronic shutter | 1/1 to 1/10.000 s, 22 steps |
| White balance | Auto, ATW, Indoor, Outdoor, One-push, Manual |
| Gain | Auto/Manual (-3 to 28 dB, 2 dB steps) |
| AE control | Auto, Manual, Priority mode, Bright, EV compensation, Back-light compensation |
| EV compensation | -10.5 to +10.5 dB (1.5 dB steps) |
| Back-light compensation | On/Off |
| Privacy zone masking | On/Off (24 positions) |
| Flicker cancel | Auto |
| Focusing system | Auto (sensitivity: normal, low), One-push AF, Manual, Infinity, Interval AF, Zoom Trigger AF |
| Picture effects | E-Flip, Nega Art, Black & White, Mirror Image |
| Camera operation switch | Zoom Tele, Zoom Wide |
| Video output | VBS: 1.0 Vp-p (sync negative), Y/C Output |
| Camera control interface | VISCA (TTL signal level), baud rate: 9.6 Kb/s, 19.2 Kb/s, 38.4 Kb/s, Stop bit: 1 or 2 selectable |
| Storage temperature | -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F) |
| Operating temperature | 0 to +50°C (32 to 122°F) |
| Power consumption | 6 to 12 V DC/1.6 W (motors inactive), 2.5 W (motors active) |
| Mass | 230 g (8.1 oz) |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 52.0 x 57.5 x 88.5 mm (2 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches) |
