This dual-stream Sony network HD camera supports H.264, MPEG-4, and JPEG compression formats. The SNC-CH240 delivers excellent picture quality in HD 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second (fps).
The camera uses the Sony's Exmor CMOS image sensor, which is specially designed for surveillance applications, and features state-of-the-art image enhancement technology, such as View-DR which demonstrates an extrememly wide dynamic range.
As a result, this camera provides not only high-quality HD images, but also HD images with excellent sensitivity and visibility even in challenging lighting environments.
This camera is the ideal choice for the most demanding surveillance monitoring applications.
Key Features
Clear and Bright HD Images
Excellent HD Picture Quality at 30 fps: The SNC-CH240 utilizes H.264, MPEG-4, and JPEG compression formats to bring you clear and detailed HD images. Capable of streaming video in HD at 30 frames per second, this camera is ideal for wide-area surveillance applications.
Exmor CMOS Sensor: This sensor is specifically designed for surveillance, and features a high-speed readout capability that captures multiple HD resolution images at a very high speed. This enables the camera to achieve high image quality and high sensitivity for surveillance in HD resolution.
Improved Image Clarity
View-DR (Visibility enhanced wide Dynamic Range): The SNC-CH240 includes View-DR technology, which is a combination of Sony’s full-capture Wide-D technology, high-speed Exmor CMOS sensor, and Visibility Enhancer technology. With close to 2X the sensitivity of cameras with conventional Wide-D technology alone, View-DR technology enables the camera to capture images with very high clarity.
Visibility Enhancer: The SNC-CH240 includes Visibility Enhancer, a tone-correction technology that optimizes the visibility of a scene by increasing brightness in the darker areas, and compressing the brighter areas. The results are sharper, clearer images and a higher level of visibility - all of which are critical for video surveillance.
XDNR (eXcellent Dynamic Noise Reduction): Incorporating newly developed XDNR technology, the camera provides clear images while at the same time minimizing motion blur under low illumination. This technology is ideal for surveillance in low-light conditions, such as night-time monitoring.
Intelligence
DEPA Advanced - Intelligent Video and Audio Analytics: The SNC-CH240 offers intelligent video and audio analytics. This allows users to further refine the criteria for triggering an alarm, making the overall system more efficient.
Flexible and Easy Installation
Easy Focus: The SNC-CH240 can be installed quickly and easily thanks to the Easy Focus function. Easy Focus is an automatic focus function activated by a dedicated button on the camera body or the remote control.
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE): Supporting Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), the camera can be powered using the same Ethernet cable as the camera uses for data transfer. This greatly reduces the physical infrastructure costs and speed of deployment.
Local Storage and Wireless: The SNC-CH240 has a CompactFlash slot. This can be used either with a CompactFlash memory card for local video storage using RTP/RTCP protocol for backup purposes, or an optional (802.11g) CompactFlash type wireless LAN card which can be used to provide a wireless capability.
System Flexibility
Multiple Codec Support: The SNC-CH240 supports three compression formats: JPEG, MPEG-4, and H.264. The industry-standard JPEG compression format is the best choice for high-quality still images. MPEG-4 provides clear moving images efficiently over networks when bandwidth is limited. And H.264 provides twice the efficiency of MPEG-4, which is ideal when bandwidth is even more limited.
ONVIF Software (Open Network Video Interface Forum): The SNC-CH240 conforms to ONVIF specifications. ONVIF defines a common protocol for the exchange of information between different network video devices from different manufacturers, to allow greater interoperability in multi-vendor network video systems.
Summary of key features:
- View-DR technology - Sony’s innovative Wide Dynamic Range technology - captures objects clearly and adaptively even under very severe backlight or highlight conditions.
- Visibility Enhancer to optimize the brightness and color reproduction of an image dynamically on a pixel-by-pixel basis while continuously adapting to the scene, within the given dynamic range.
- Easy Focus function for easy installation.
- DEPA Advanced Intelligent Video and Audio Analytics to trigger an alarm, based on user-defined rules.
- Equipped with a CompactFlash slot for on-board recording and wireless operation capability with optional 802.11g card.
- Optical Day/Night function to switch to Day or Night mode depending on the light level.
- XDNR (eXcellent Dynamic Noise Reduction) technology for clear images without motion blur under low illumination.
- Powered by either AC 24V, DC 12V, or PoE (Power over Ethernet) for easy installation.
- Equipped with a BNC connector to instantly monitor the video while installing the camera.
- ONVIF™ (Open Network Video Interface Forum) software that ensures greater interoperability and more flexibility in building multiple-vendor systems.
