220x Day/Night Zoom Professional Camera

Let's look at another professional security camera today, the PC-220WC 220x Day/Night Zoom camera from totalsecuritywarehouse.com. With it's power zoom, day/night operation and high resolution, this excellent camera fits squarely in the professional category. Let's take a closer look at some of the features.

The day/night feature for this security camera switches from color to black and white operation at around 3 LUX, thus ensuring that you don't miss any details in your images due to lighting conditions. Minimum illumination in black and white mode is .01 LUX. That allows this camera to "see" in almost total darkness. This camera is an excellent candidate for adding a low-light illuminator (Infrared LEDs), allowing it to record usable images in total darkness.

If you're wondering what those LUX values for security cameras actually mean, here's a quick comparison: 1 LUX is about the amount of light available very late in the evening, around dusk. .1 LUX is about the amount of light available in a well-lit parking lot at night. And .05 LUX would actually be perceived by the human eye as total darkness. So the .01 LUX minimum for this camera is an excellent LUX value for low light conditions.

The PC-220WC security camera features an exclusive digital slow shutter to allow more light to the sensor in low-light conditions. It uses a 1/4" Sony color CCD for maximum resolution and image quality. Resolution is an outstanding 480 horizontal TV lines. This is the number of horizontal lines the image sensor uses to "paint" the image on the display or recording device.

This professional security camera is also weatherproof and waterproof. It has a built-in power zoom with a zoom factor of up to 220x. The power zoom is controlled by a set of buttons on the back of the camera. Power requirement for this camera is 12VDC and a power supply is included with the camera at no extra cost.

So let's sum up some of the features for this security camera:

- Image Sensor: 1/4” Sony Color CCD
- Resolution: 480 TV Lines
- Min. Illumination: .01 Lux
- Lens: 220x zoom
- Power Required: 12V

This security camera represents an excellent value for a color day/night zoom camera that automatically switches from color to black and white in low-light conditions. It's Super Sony HAD image sensor is designed to remove electronic "holes", which can cause noise in digital images. And the unique digital slow shutter allows more light to the lense for better images in low-light conditions.

As you can see from the specs, this security camera definitely fits in the professional category. It's weatherproof, waterproof, high resolution, day/night and highly sensitive for low-light conditions. This security camera would make an excellent addition to any professional security camera system. For more details about this camera and information on where to purchase, see the following link: 220x Day/Night Zoom Professional Camera