06 March 2018

Big claims are made by Redvision for its new Volant dome cameras, available in IP and analogue models. It says they are the fastest, quietest and most accurate, rugged PTZ (point-tilt-zoom) cameras in today’s security industry.

Redvision says that Volant shares features with the company’s X-Series PTZ cameras. These, it says, include a die-cast aluminium body and flat optically-correct, toughened glass camera window with a silicon wiper for outdoor use. The company says a unique encoder interface means Volant and X-Series models work seamlessly on the same control platforms with an identical, Redvision web interface.

Redvision says the Sony Starvis 30x camera module achieves exceptional, low-light performance. Volant, it says, includes integrated dual-adaptive IR and white light LED illuminators in a ring around the camera window to provide optimal lighting in any field of view and effective up to 150m in darkness. Redvision says it has adopted the preset, short-cut control from the X-Series to allow fast access to white light for immediate target illumination and colour verification.

The company says Infinity direct drive, brushless DC motors mean that Volant is fast, accurate and silent with flexible, continuous rotation in pan and tilt. Volant, it claims, can pan at 360° per second to a pre-set and can move extremely slowly to track a target or person at 300m.