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The FOX SPORTS solution comprised two elements—portable outside broadcast (OB) equipment and a fixed-service router deployment. FOX SPORTS deployed two Juniper EX4200 Ethernet switches in a Virtual Chassis configuration to each of its 12 OB units. The OB units travel with the main broadcast production vehicles, allowing interconnection of the venue media and data services to the FOX SPORTS TV center. The OB units remain parked in the sports venue for the duration of the match with the Juniper EX4200 switches connecting to the FOX SPORTS network using especially rugged optical interface cable and connectors. FOX SPORTS deployed two MX240 routers in its Sydney TV center as well as the Juniper Networks Network and Security Manager solution. According to Tomkins, the EX4200 switches were the ideal solution for FOX SPORTS, offering the high availability and carrier-class reliability of modular systems with the economics and flexibility of stackable platforms.

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Winning the Race to the Very, Very Bottom HERE’S been a lot of grumbling from well-known quarters lately about the race to the bottom when it comes to price in the video surveillance industry – the way innovation has fallen by the wayside as manufacturers chip away at the performance of their biggest selling cameras by reducing quality in multifarious ways. It’s not just about trying to hang onto margin in a maturing market. The way systems are purchased on the basis of price, forcing manufacturers to play low-cost ball or lose jobs, is a diametric that feeds into the process. What’s interesting as an observer, is that price and performance are materially linked when it comes to CCTV cameras and there is a point past which the loss of performance does not make up for the dollars saved. The challenge for installers and end users is trying to work out where this point actually is. Depending on your application, there may be no need to spend $2500 trade price on the latest bullet camera when another camera may do the task just as well for $500. Before we go on, I want to hammer home a point. You can buy cameras for less than the best cameras that may be lacking desirable features but are close in on-screen performance. However, something that’s noticeable when testing cameras is that very low cost units really do offer much reduced performance, even if manufactured by reputable makers. In my opinion, the race to the bottom really

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The sad truth is that CCTV solutions are reaching that point of ubiquity long ago inhabited by glum-faced alarm sensors, prox readers and network routers. is a race to the bottom – but it’s not price I’m talking about. Maybe one day in the future people will goggle at the amazing contrast and resolution of vintage Vidicons and say to each other: ‘they don’t make them like that anymore’. In fairness, they do make them like that anymore but cheap prices have a way of anchoring the human brain to a miserable diet of bad performance. It’s no good for security investigations, that’s for sure. There’s no doubt in my mind that we’re well past the point at which low cost means performance so wretched the savings are no longer worth it. Speaking plainly, there really was some crap in the way of low cost cameras at ISC West last month, particularly cameras with cloud back-ends. It’s curious to me that users of cloud surveillance systems are typecast as a group with no need to ever clearly identify any moving person or vehicle numberplate recorded by their CCTV solution. But it’s not just cloud solutions providers who cut underlying performance to the bone. Some of the corners being cut in the wider CCTV market are plain nuts. If you can buy very affordable cameras of excellent quality, why buy total junk for half the price? Lenses wrought by distortion, complex aberration and spooky green ghosts; processors that can’t keep up with the gentle wafting of summer trees, bitrates that are eye-watering at 1080p and simply unmanageable at UHD. Then there’s the re-introduction of low light noise, strange colour renditions in strong or low light with (or without) WDR, tone mapping halos extending from one edge of the image to the other that disappear, by

colour, in weird, temporal pulses. And finally, that wondrous combination of blooming and veiling flare in strong backlight that so much brings to mind the final opening of the gates of heaven. How can new cameras be so much worse than those that came before them, security people? It’s not that there aren’t affordable and capable CCTV cameras available on the market today, because we play with them all the time. Why is the first generation 1.3MP Pelco Sarix (built in the digital dark ages of 2009) that I randomly plugged into my workstation yesterday for contextual inspiration, so much better in very low light (and so much easier to network!) than many of the latest compact domes? The sad truth is that CCTV solutions are reaching that point of ubiquity long ago inhabited by glum-faced alarm sensors, prox readers and network routers. But users are mistaken if they believe the exquisite balance of sensing, processing and optics that goes to make a competent video surveillance camera can be stamped out at no cost, will function in every application, needs no further consideration. There is a way to win the race to the very, very bottom when it comes to camera performance. Set concrete operational parameters and insist the cameras you buy exceed them. And make sure you come along to SecTech’s Camera Shootout in May. You’ll see 24 cameras tested in 3 key groups – Best Low Light/All Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome and Best 4K/5MP. If you care about camera performance, it’ll be well worth your while. n

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may 16 18: Conception to Inception Inner Range Inception is an integrated access control and security alarm system that allows installers unfamiliar with Inner Range programming to leverage the company’s engineering expertise in the most intuitive possible manner. 26: IP Video Standard Coming Australian Standards Sub-Committee EL-051 chairman Vlado Damjanovski has reported that the draft of the 62676-5 international IP Camera standard is now in the final stages of commenting and should be finalised by the end of 2016. Once finalised, it will be adopted as an Australian Standard. 28: See you at SecTech! See you at SecTech, a nationwide tech tour bringing the latest products from Bosch, Hills, Panasonic, Canon, Dahua, Hikvision, QSS, Sylo, LSC, CR Kennedy, Mobotix, CSD, Tyco, BGWT, Digiguard and Axis to every state capital! 38: SecTech 2016 Camera Shootout: The Contenders Meet the contenders at this year’s SecTech

46: Blur in our Sights SECTECH Roadshow’s Camera shootout, which incorporates eight leading camera brands in each of 3 categories – Best Low Light/All Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome and Best 4K/5MP is going to challenge sales and marketing spin, according to professional test targets Norman and Ronnie Rotakin. 48: Axis M3045-V Mini New from Axis is the PoE 1080p M3045-V dome with HDMI and a highly flexible pan and tilt gimbal. This 1/3-inch progressive scan CMOS camera features a fixed 2.8m F2 lens, giving a wide 106-degree field of view and light sensitivity down to 0.25 lux. 58: SE Water’s Integrated Solution South East Water and Johnson Controls have installed an integrated video and access control solution to secure infrastructure across Melbourne. The solution incorporates Inner Range Integriti access control, Axis cameras and a Milestone VMS. 62: Addictive technology Addictive Technology Solutions has installed an integrated access control and video surveillance solution for a large storage facility in Queensland.

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Department of Treasury Seeks Gallagher Access Control Solution

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AUSTRALIA’s Federal Government Department of Treasury has released an RFT for expansion of an existing Gallagher access control solution to cover The Treasury Building in Canberra. The DoT has 2 facilities in Canberra, the Treasury Building in Langton Crescent in

the suburb of Parkes and Level 2, 15 Moore St, in the city centre. The existing access control system in the Parkes facility is an Andover Continuum electronic access control system, while the access control solution at Moore St is a Gallagher integrated access control system built around Gallagher 6000

CCTV, Security Upgrade For Wynnum Police Sergeant Noel Bennett at Wynnum Police Station

n Queensland Government Building and Asset Services Division has gone to tender seeking a CCTV and security upgrade for the

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Wynnum Police Station and Watch House. The contract is part of a national trend to target hardening police facilities with electronic

and physical security solutions, with large numbers of upgrades currently taking place nationally. The trend is particularly prevalent in Western Australia. Submissions for the surveillance and security solution for Wynnum Police Station and Watch House must come through Building & Asset Services eTender site - the tender closed May 5, 2016.

controllers and Gallagher Command Centre Software. Department of Treasury wants to expand the Gallagher system across both tenancies and sought tender submissions from authorised Gallagher distributers to cost the expansion across the Parkes Tenancy. The tender closed on May 3, 2016.

Brett Foulds Joins QSS

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n Brett Foulds joins QSS as NSW branch manager with over 20 years’ experience in the electronic security and asset protection sector. Foulds has been responsible

for managing sales and operations teams within Australia delivering services to retail, government,financial and major commercial enterprises. Foulds has also supported bids and projects in Singapore, Brunei and Papa New Guinea. Foulds has held State and Regional management positions in Checkpoint Systems, Chubb, JCI and SNP Security. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Management from the Australian Graduate School of Management (UNSW).

Perth Systems Integrator DTI Group Wins $US2.5 million Dallas CCTV Contract n DALLAS Area Rapid Transit has awarded Perthbased systems integrator DTI Group a contract for the supply of a mobile video surveillance solution. DTI Group will provide advanced video systems on light rail vehicles - the contract calls for light rail vehicles to be installed with nine 6MP cameras on 48 light rail vehicles, providing a 360-degree panoramic view of the passenger area. The initial contract is valued at $US2.6 million, plus options valued at $US6.3 million. Deliveries for the initial 48 systems are expected to commence in the first half of FY17 and will be delivered over a 12-month period. DART will receive DTI’s advanced TDR6 digital surveillance system with integral switching, and dual drive redundancy and communications infrastructure for system management and data downloads. There will be 9 high-definition 6MP cameras in each LRV and the solution will include 3 transit-rated PoE network

switches. Comms will be multifunction 4G, LTE, 802.11 a/b/g/n ruggedized router to provide live viewing of passenger cameras. DART will get full 4G/ LTE live streaming functionality, which includes seamless integration into the existing station and platform camera systems. DTI will also provide its comprehensive backend video management system to centralize and coordinate the video data and allow video evidence and system diagnostics to be recovered from LRVs through an automated booking system utilizing a Wi-Fi network. DTI managing director Richard Johnson says the DART project builds on the company’s recent run of wins in the U.S. rail market and is another direct order with a key transit operator in the U.S. “This project demonstrates DTI’s growing presence in providing advanced surveillance and

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information technology solutions and services in the US mass transit market, which is the biggest market in the world,” Johnson said. “Dallas now becomes another city in the U.S. which has DTI solutions operating across rail or bus networks joining Philadelphia and San Francisco.”

DTI provides advanced mobile surveillance systems, solutions and services to a global client list that includes transit agencies, transit operators, freight operators, law enforcement authorities and taxi organisations. The ASX-listed company turned over $A105 million in its last reported financial year.

Hills Strengthens Access Control Portfolio With BQT Agreement n Hills continues to strengthen its access control portfolio across Australia and New Zealand, signing a new agreement with BQT Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd, a world leading manufacturer of high security card and biometric readers, electromechanical locks and related electronic

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security products and branding including BQT and YNOTLOC. “We are delighted to partner with BQT Solutions (Australia) as its exciting product suite will complement our range and provide our customers with greater choice of access control cards and readers, biometric and

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locking solutions.” said Lyn Tan, Hills vendor business manager – security product practice. “BQT Solutions is an Australian company and global market leader. It provides fully tailored solutions to clients, providing turnkey solutions with the assurance that they alone

control the integrity of their smart card and reader keys. BQT products are trusted in over 3,500 sites in over 50 countries around the world.” Lyn Tan said. “We are very excited about our new relationship with Hills in Australia and New Zealand,” said Chris Haslem, BQT group sales and marketing executive. “Hills is one of Australasia’s largest and most respected distributors of electronic security and access control products, and one of Australia’s iconic brands. BQT is well positioned to build a solid relationship with Hills by supplying our range of products”.

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Konica Minolta has announced it has entered into a share transfer agreement with the major shareholder Dr. Ralf Hinkel Holding GmbH, and other shareholders of MOBOTIX AG, a German manufacturer of video surveillance systems (MOBOTIX), regarding the acquisition of the MOBOTIX shares held by them comprising approximately 65 per cent of the share capital of MOBOTIX. MOBOTIX has a number of cuttingedge technologies including decentralized processing (edge computing) IP cameras, image data compression, and image data analytics technologies. In addition, Konica Minolta and MOBOTIX intend to enter into a collaboration agreement regarding future technological developments in the field. With the acquisition of the stake in MOBOTIX Konica Minolta aims to provide next-generation decentralized network security solutions by leveraging its industrial optical systems, including the 3D-LiDAR to scan, without errors or failed reports, wide areas at a highprecision level based on its proprietary optical technology, and MOBOTIX’s decentralized processing IP cameras and video management software (VMS) with a diversified processor.

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Smiths To Acquire Safran’s Morpho Detection Business For $US710 Million

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Canon Bringing 2.26MP, 4.6 Million ISO Low Light Monster To SecTech n CANON will show its ME20F-SH camera at SecTech Roadshow Camera Shootout. The camera features an EF lens mount and the ability to capture Full HD colour video in 0.0005 lux. At the core of the ME20FSH is a 2.26 megapixel CMOS sensor, which has massive pixels measuring 19um - 5.5x larger than the pixels found in highend DSLRs. This allows for 1080/60p/30p/24p

(and PAL equivalent) video capture in light levels as low as 0.0005 lux at a maximum gain setting of 75Db, which is equivalent to around 4.6 Million ISO. As with the company’s professional cinema cameras, Canon Log and Wide DR modes are available for capturing a wide dynamic range. The ME20F-SH supports EF and EF-S lenses with a locking mechanism and autofocus support. There

are builtin neutral density and IR cut filters, both of which can be disabled if desired. ME20F-SH has outputonly 3G/HD-SDI and HDMI ports and both a 2.5mm mini-jack and an 8-pin RS-422 port for using Canon’s remote controls. There’s also a 3.5mm jack for a stereo mic, as

well as GENLOCK port for synchronizing multiple video sources. A microSD slot is used solely for firmware updates. The camera can be controlled on an external monitor using an HDMI output.

WA Police Moves Ahead With State CCTV Register n WESTERN Australia Police has moved ahead with the WA state government’s plans to establish a state CCTV register in the line with the proposals of the State CCTV Strategy, which set out a vision for the shared use of integrated and compliant CCTV resources to enhance public safety and security in crime hotspots. WA Police has released tender WAPOL02116, which outlines the Provision of a State CCTV Register in the government’s Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications category. Sharing CCTV image

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streams is not without precedent but the State Government of Western Australia is taking this to another level after unveiling plans for the state-wide integration of public and private CCTV resources in the interests of public safety and security by the end of 2017. It’s a bold vision that may well become a template, not just for other Australian states but for governments globally. Connecting the State’s CCTV systems will be challenging, due to the diversity of system types, age and access restrictions. To circumvent this, the Strategy will prioritise

registered CCTV system donors to identify those of the highest value for public safety. The Strategy also takes into account the fact that rapid development of CCTV technology may outpace the relevance and suitability of the documentation supporting the Strategy. The Taskforce will be responsible for reviewing and keeping documentation up to date. At all times, the Strategy’s progress and outcomes will be measured on behalf of the community and government to track that the aspiration of the State CCTV Strategy is achieved. The core of the Strategy is the provision of a

mechanism by which CCTV owners can volunteer the data from any public facing camera that they manage to one or more agreed clients – typically law enforcement agencies like WA Police. When a CCTV system owner shares their data through the State CCTV Strategy, they are considered a donor. Anyone who receives data from a donor through the State CCTV Strategy is known as a client. Establishing a functional State CCTV Register to take over from the current Blue Iris programme is a key step in the process of the State CCTV Strategy. The tender closed May 10, 2016.

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Morpho Detection will become part of British technology company Smiths Group’s Detection division, which designs and manufactures sensors that detect and identify explosives, weapons, chemical agents and other contraband. The $US710 million deal will give Smiths Group additional explosive detection capabilities. Safran flagged a sale in March when it said it was reviewing its security activities after putting the Morpho business up for sale and would be focusing on aviation and defence. “The threat environment for people and critical infrastructure around the world is constantly evolving and becoming more complex and sophisticated,” Smiths Group CEO Andrew Reynolds said. “The response, to keep people safe and the world running, demands cutting-edge technology and costefficient solutions.” The company’s expected annual cost synergies of about $30 million will be delivered by the third full year following closing, according to a press release. The company expects mid-single digit earnings per share accretion in the first full year of ownership. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals. The deal is expected to close in early 2017.

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The business of Woodpend will also be expanded to the other ISCS offices throughout the country meaning ISCS Woodpend is now a nationwide distributor of architectural hardware and electronic access control solutions

ISCS Acquires South Australian Locking Business n ACCESS control distributor, International Security Control Solutions (ISCS) has purchased the business assets of South Australian architectural hardware distributor, Woodpend and established a new business called ISCS

Woodpend. “The acquisition of Woodpend has resulted in the expansion of ISCS in Adelaide,” said ISCS MD Stuart Harmer. “The business of Woodpend will also be expanded to the other ISCS offices

throughout the country meaning ISCS Woodpend is now a nationwide distributor of architectural hardware and electronic access control solutions.” According to Harmer, the business will remain at 61 Goodwood Road,

Wayville, with all contact phone numbers and email addresses remaining the same and all Woodpend’s key personnel staying with the new business. ISCS is a leading Australian distributor of access control and CCTV solutions with offices in Sydney, Melbourne Adelaide and Brisbane. ISCS is a Platinum HID Partner and has a suite of complementary access control and security products. ISCS is also a wholly owned subsidiary of the ARA Group.

Bosch Access and Intrusion Business Growing at Over 10 Per Cent n When Bosch Security started restructuring its Australian business model in early 2014 and moved a large base of its customers through to distribution, many in the industry thought this would be the decline of the brand. But the business has remained robust, growing in almost all business units while increasing profitability. In video surveillance Bosch concentrates on the project business through system

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integrators but its growth in access and intrusion has been in majority thanks to key distribution partners. New product lines such as Solution 2000 and 3000 have also contributed strongly to the company’s success. “We grew in double digits over the past year, which is several times more than the intrusion market growth rate,” said James Layton. “Bosch Security Systems intrusion sales volume in Australia grew by more than 10 per cent over the previous year, almost 5 times more than the forecast local market rate.” According to Layton, there’s sure to be more growth coming from new products like the new G Series integrated security solution and the high-tech Denso Laser Sensors.

“We’re also expecting growth through industry product training and partnership with Integracom, as well as through our Bosch Security Certified Partner programme, which has really paid dividends,” he said. “The 10-year-old program was rebuilt almost from scratch 2 years ago and has been developed to support and reward Bosch Partners. “The current Bosch Security mantra is ‘maximising connectivity’ and Bosch engineers are working worldwide on open source platforms that not only link Bosch Security products, but will soon integrate with Bosch products from other business units as well as a multitude of brands within the security, audio and home automation

industries.” Meanwhile, Bosch’s MD Chris Dellenty said he was delighted with the performance of the Australian business over the last 24 months. “We’ve transformed out business in the last 2 years, and together with the fantastic new products coming our way, and our focus on the best customer experience possible, these are exciting times for Bosch and its partners.” Bosch’s local success has been noticed at head office in Germany, too. “The growth rates for our access an intrusion business in Australia have been very satisfactory and exceeded our expectations,” said Falk Herrmann, global head of intrusion. “This is a great achievement in a very competitive market.”

MGTS (Metro Global Technology Supplies Pty Ltd) has announced the appointment of Etwell Pausigere as its new sales and marketing director. MGTS is a boutique and niche Electronic Security distributor, based in Melbourne Victoria. MGTS has partnered with great brands that offer a competitive edge to the market – manufacturers supported include NX Witness VMS, ABB intercom, Cambium Networks and others. MGTS also represents high end access control technologies like HID SEOS & HID Mobile access. “I am glad to be part of this customer and product focused team,” said Pausigere said.

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Honeywell Automation and Controls Sales Up 13 Per Cent Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions is up 13 per cent at almost $US3.7 billion, while the entire Honeywell business reported a 3 per cent increase in sales in the first quarter of 2016 to over $US9.5 billion. “Honeywell had a strong start to 2016, delivering on our sales and earnings commitments in the first quarter,” said Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote.

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Hills Starts The Day Right in South Australia n HILLS has started a programme of serving BBQ breakfasts with a side of great deals to its customers. As part of the programme, the Hills team in Adelaide is hosting a regular BBQ breakfast service; offering sausages, eggs and great savings at its service centre in Torrensville, South Australia. “Ït’s a great way to reward our customers and end the week on a positive note,” said Adrian Shields, Hills Adelaide trade centre manager. “We know

everyone is busy and this gives us a chance to say thank you to our customers and offer them great deals at the same time.” “Recently, the Hills SA team hosted its second event; drawing in customers and ending the week with a bit of fun,” said Shields. “The third SA event is scheduled at the Hills Torrensville branch Friday May 6, with other Hills branches across the country set to get customers’ days off to a great start in the coming months.”

n AHEAD of ISC West Exhibition in Las Vegas, Craig Cobbin from Pelco by Schneider Electric, hosted 8 guests from Australia for a factory tour at Pelco’s Clovis Campus in California. Spread across more than 50 acres, the Clovis Facility is the starting point for Pelco products that are shipped around the world. “Guests were able to see first-hand Pelco’s numerous levels of support, and the investments and advancements Pelco is making in all aspects of its video operations,” said Cobbin. “Touring the production and manufacturing facility grants unique access to the cutting-edge technologies

and processes that go into Pelco products. “The Australian guests were also treated to product overviews and roadmap updates from Pelco experts in the fully equipped demonstration room showcasing the latest Pelco products, including their new VMS, VideoXpert and Optera, Pelco’s new Panomersive camera line up. “Another highlight was the Pelco Special Modification Request program, where Pelco has more than 2000 factory modifications to products to choose from. According to Cobbin, Pelco showed all its new gear at ISC West, where it received plenty of attention.

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Inner Range

Conception to Inception Inner Range Inception is an integrated access control and security alarm system that allows installers unfamiliar with Inner Range programming to leverage the company’s engineering expertise in the most intuitive possible manner.

E’VE been following Inner Range’s development of the entry level Inception access control and security alarm system for a couple of years and were thrilled to get our hands on the hardware ahead of the official May 2 release date. It’s been a while coming, but Inner Range Inception has been well worth the wait and rounds out the Inner Range offering perfectly. Hardware and software are thoughtfully designed and beautifully executed. In a nutshell Inception offers 4 doors onboard with LAN expansion to 32, 8 SIFER readers onboard with expansion to 64, expansion for 32/64 Wiegand readers, 32 areas, 8 alarm inputs (LAN expansion to 512), 4 outputs (LAN expansion to 512), 2000 users

and a 50,000 event log. The system is supported by the Inner Range–Paradox RF module and RF devices, and local control is via the compact Elite LCD keypad. The scope of the Inception solution represents a new market segment for Inner Range, which despite the Concept 2000 solution of the past, has not specifically targeted the SME market before. Inner Range sent along an Inception kit in advance for the demo and as we unbox the system – an Inception panel, a keypad, 2 readers, and power pack along with ancillaries – I can see it’s pretty much the sort of solution an installer might buy at CSD minus motion sensors, reeds, REX buttons and strikes. During unboxing, my first impression is of compact size, which Inception project leader Steve Mitchell tells me was very much the name of the game.

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System setup Inception is set up to DHCP by default. To fire the system up, I plug cable the panel into a spare port on my PoE switch (you can use an optional Wi-Fi dongle and your own mobile device), insert a USB key and download the Inception Discovery Tool. Once this is installed, I double click and the tool scans for all Inceptions on a network and shows them in a window. I click the one Inception the tool finds and we go straight into Inception’s browser. As I quickly discover, this interface is a deceptively simple window into the functionality of Inception. Next, I wire in the 2 SIFER DESFire readers. When it comes to setting up readers, you can daisy chain readers into the same reader port thanks to Inception’s OSD bus interface. This supports 8 readers, giving read-in and read-out on all 4 door inputs. The hardest thing about multiplexing the readers is wrangling 2 sets of 4 wires with one hand

It’s been a while coming, but Inner Range Inception has been well worth the wait and rounds out the Inner Range offering perfectly.

while wielding a screwdriver with the other. As part of our install, Mitchell upgrades Inception’s firmware and this is a simple automated process. With the readers wired in and powered up, the first thing to do is run Inception’s resident wizard to find the 2 SIFER readers now connected. From this wizard you can undertake options, including setting the colour of the LED displays. But the real heart of the system isn’t this wizard, it’s the browser. You interact with Inception via a standard onboard web page interface using any connected browser

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and any connected device. Browsers might not be as fashionable as the slimmer app trend but they are robust, secure, highly functional, present fewer shortcuts and comprises and as Mitchell points out, they are much easier to develop and tweak. “The aim of development has been to simplify the application of intruder and access control, to be an introduction for non-Inner Range users,” Mitchell tells me. “Inception is the product that any tech can pick up within a couple of hours and is designed to draw competitor users towards the Inner Range family. “The Concept and Integrity solutions have always been a little more complicated – they are very flexible and powerful products. But for systems of 4, 8 and even 32 doors installers don’t need a lot of complex processing and logic. Recognising this, we try to use common terminology alongside Inner Range terminology and programming structures so as to make the system easier to approach.” According to Mitchell, there’s no licensing – you simply buy the product and install it. The fact there’s no software because there’s a web interface contributes to the simplicity. There’s not the same requirement for training but Inner Range is thinking of a 6 to 8-hour self-paced course as a process of familiarisation. Regardless, the Commissioning

Inception is the product that any tech can pick up within a couple of hours and is designed to draw competitor users towards the Inner Range family.

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Checklist, which leads the installer through the process of system setup, does make installation very simple. Importantly, Inception uses a lot of integriti modules – an 8-zone expander and the 2-door access module. If you want more doors you buy more SLAMS, if you want more inputs you buy more 8-zone expanders. You can choose from different housings to suit the number of expanders you need. Inception’s Commissioning Checklist is the ringmaster of the system. You start at the top and are directed around the functionality of the browser site as part of the process of setting up a system. It begins with configuring network settings, date and time, network settings, moves on to configuring system settings like EOLs, and then you get into the setup of the application, including setup of site areas. Here, you create and name up to 32 areas so later you can set up hardware and assign it to the correct areas. “Areas are the most complex part of setup because they tie into security and access control so access events will disarm the alarm system at programmed times,” Mitchell explains. “Areas are set up primarily so one area can remain armed while another is disarmed. It’s here that you set exit and entry delays and set your time periods, which might be default with explicit exceptions, or there’s an integrated calendar that allows you to browse into the future to set and later check the programmed schedule. When you’ve set up your areas you can test them to make sure all devices assigned to them are functioning properly. “ As we go through the process, I can see everything is laid out and to hand – it’s impossible to overlook a

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key aspect of your job. There are also entry and exit paths, which is neat. These are key features of a quality access control and security solution and to find them part of Commissioning Checklist reflects the thought that’s gone into Inception. With areas named, we get into hardware and intruder detection device enrolment, configuration of intrusion detection, time periods and schedules, door and areas schedules; permissions, cards and users. Other key steps in the process include choosing outputs that are user controllable, configuration of permission groups and roles, configuration of access card templates, review and configure web profiles, create and configure users, configure alarm monitoring, configure automated actions, change default installer login, change the Web Interface password and PIN, if web access has been enabled over Skytunnel, and if so, change the default Installer PIN, password and username. You then disable service mode, fix warnings and download the programming report, backup the database and commissioning is complete. Obviously, the more devices there are to setup

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along the way and the more users there are to add to the system, the more complicated the process becomes but for smaller solutions the setup process is extremely easy. Readers are identified by the system and can then be defined by the installer. Parameters of entry points, including open times, can be defined – all this is managed by selecting drop-down options so it’s very simple stuff. I found myself customising door open times and times to exit to suit myself – though the system has sensible defaults that in most cases represent the best option. You run through the on-board outputs and simply fill in the blanks. You select the relevant reader type. You can name the door and select the output. Is there a door attached to this output? Is the reader inside or outside? At each step, the system’s functionality is entirely available to the installer for selection and at all times there are functional descriptions that support installers not familiar with melding access control and intrusion detection. The detail is significant and goes into operational parameters, making it especially valuable for first time installers as it gives a sense of what the system is doing and why. We work through inputs, which can be linked to doors – these can be any alarm input – a reed, a sensor, a request to exit button, emergency glass break on the door. While a system can employ all the available inputs, and add expanders to increase capacity for a given application, the process never changes within the framework of Commissioning Checklist, though installers familiar with system can take shortcuts in the menu, making installations faster as time goes by. When you’re getting near the end there’s an overall system health check that lets an installer know that a battery is connected, the network is connected and all the rest. We take a look at the Review Events page, which by default loads the last 24 hours of events but a single click allows users to load more (another 500) or load all events. All system events are populated to this page, including opens, closes, arms and disarms, permissions granted and all the rest. For a smaller system, the Review Events page gives users the perfect daily snapshot of what’s been going on around their site and when. Push notifications for Inception are not far away now and end users will be able to manage these on their phone using an app called Sky Command (free to download on Android & IOS). This will not only allow users to receive alarms on their mobile devices, but will also provide quick access to everyday controls on a customer’s system; including opening doors, arm or disarm their system, look at event history, check live state of area, doors and outputs, etc. Using the app on an Inception system will be a subscription-based service giving users access to the app for quick access control, push notifications and access to the SkyTunnel connection service (This is a self-monitoring option). The subscription

Steve Mitchell

It’s been a while coming, but Inner Range Inception has been well worth the wait and rounds out the Inner Range offering perfectly.

is per Inception controller, so with one subscription multiple users can install the App on their smart device and access the same Inception system. And one App can be used to control multiple Inception systems where each controller has an active subscription While I’m mucking about, Mitchell has plugged in a Wi-Fi dongle and connected his phone to the system. There’s a QR label on Inception that automates the process of setup on mobile devices and he scans this and almost immediately has access to the system on his phone. I can see that the display on mobile phone is the same materially as it is on a workstation when it comes to the Commissioning Checklist. This is a responsive interface and the page self-adjusts depending on the device you’re using. It’s fast, too, regardless of whether you are undertaking setup or viewing the live event stream. Latency is never intrusive. I like that. “The Wi-Fi dongle allows the unit to expose its own Wi-Fi hotspot which installers can use to access the system from a mobile device,” Mitchell explains. “This means there’s no need to connect the system to a wired network if that’s not required – no need to dangle a laptop from a controller hanging on the wall. All the functionality of the browser, including the Commissioning Checklist, is available via mobile device.” Something that springs to mind is how end users can leverage the power of the browser interface in order to manage their own systems – including monitoring their event log in real time. According to Mitchell, this is very much the way he expects many

Inception systems will be configured. “This entire web interface can be accessed from any authorised interconnected device as long as Inception has internet access,” he explains. “And there’s a section of the checklist specifically devoted to establishing the parameters of use access to parts of the system for management and oversight.” At all times, navigating through the Commissioning Checklist is very easy. When you’re concentrating on a task, it’s possible to get momentarily lost in the process of system setup and to forget where you are but there are multiple ways for beginners to return to the familiar Commissioning Checklist, which continues to lead them through the setup process. Making the process easier, each item on the list turns green after it has been set up correctly. When it’s all done, you can see the state of devices wired in, test the battery. Discounting the simplicity of the application, this system has a lot of capability and is able to handle remote maintenance, remote arming, remote view of events. We play with the system via SkyTunnel and again I note that it’s quick – I wasn’t expecting that. There’s virtually no delay at all. ‘Users’ is a key part of the system in terms of setup – it’s here that users are added and PINs, cards and tags can be assigned. It’s here that permissions are added – this can be undertaken via permission groups. Users can be granted permission to arm areas, disarm areas, access areas. Then there’s the who what and when. Someone may be able to control outputs always or only at specific times, or when a particular area is armed or disarmed. “In the past, users would have to go into Insight or Integriti to get system management and event monitoring but with Inception, authorised users can access the system and look at functions like calendar programming through a browser page on any networked computer/s. Functionality is reduced compared to the bigger systems but it’s still more than enough for a small solution.” There are default pages that can be assigned to be user accessible – like user admin for a standard

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user. The person can add a user, assign a card, control inputs and outputs and doors and view the event log. For many users that’s all that’s required. There’s a system administrator profile which can be assigned – this profile can see more of the state of areas and doors and the permissions. You can add favourites to the home page of the browser so security managers or system operators can more quickly access most-used functions from the top of the dashboard. This is easy to populate and easy to use to control outputs and arm or disarm parts of the system. When it comes to specific user control of doors and subsystems, the installer can grant permission for users to control outputs during setup by clicking add to end user controllable and then saving the setting – including things like lighting, air conditioning. Users can see what they can control from their version of the web interface, which is not as comprehensive as the installer version. Assigning prox tags is easy, too. We badge the new tag, hop into event history and see the site code of the tag, run through the template in the dropdown, entering the site code, a tag name/number and save. We also take a look at the Automation segment of the Commissioning Checklist. As well as managing access and alarms, Inception can handle automation – for instance, when an area is disarmed at a particular time of day, turn off the lights. The capability of this automation is actually very comprehensive but best of all it’s very simple to set up more complex automation events using and/or logic. As Mitchell gives me a taste of the functionality, it’s obvious there’s a lot of flexibility here. There’s plenty more behind the scenes. For instance, Inception can report its alarms directly to a monitoring station without any additional hardware - only an active Internet connection is required – so this is really plug & play monitoring out of the box. Additionally, the Inner Range T4000 can be used to enhance alarm monitoring with the use of dual 3G network communications as well as reporting via Ethernet, this offers multiple redundant monitoring paths, including IP monitoring via SkyTunnel using Contact ID. In this case, once the system is installed, the tech tells the monitoring station they are enrolling an Inception, gives the serial number and they chose the SkyTunnel plan and the system is immediately being monitored. Monitoring can also be handled by the t4000 communications module which links via a serial port to Inception’s USB port. The t4000 has dual SIM cards as the ability to report via Ethernet.

Conclusion Inner Range’s design team balanced system capability and installation and operational simplicity on the edge of a knife as they worked

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through the 2-year process of taking this system from conception to inception. Giving a system capability and simplicity is not an easy thing to do. And designing a highly functional browser interface is no easy task, either. Mitchell is the perfect guide for this demo. He was handed oversight of the development of Inception at the age of 28 and lives and breathes this solution – not just its technical specification but its entire reason for being. Inception is revealed as profoundly comprehensive in its simplicity. By the end of the process you really do have a new sense of the steps required to set up the system and you know with surety that your system is functioning and reporting as it should. The integrated checklist offers inbuilt installation quality control – you really are commissioning the system every step of the way. Just playing with Inception creates an urge to install the one – it’s that sort of solution. But it’s the web interface programming, commissioning, maintenance and programmable user access that’s the biggest deal with Inception. The configuration of Commissioning Checklist is like having a senior installer at your elbow. The Commissioning Checklist is not only highly intuitive but highly instructive. It’s not just that following the Commissioning Checklist guarantees a perfect installation – the process itself, which incorporates context-based help tiles - increases installer knowledge by explaining each step as you go. For instance, the Inception Discovery Tool comes with soft copies of all the manuals and brochures. Inner Range has a winner with Inception. The company has distilled all its ingenuity into a solution that’s capable of allowing installers unfamiliar with Inner Range solutions to handle large domestic and small and medium commercial applications. The functionality shaken out by the interactive remotely accessible Commissioning Checklist web interface is wide and deep and the system’s support for t4000 comms, Inner Range SkyTunnel and optional Wi-Fi for direct local connection positions Inception firmly in the world of networked security solutions. n

Features of inner range inception include:

4 doors onboard with LAN expansion to 32

8 SIFER readers onboard with expansion to 64

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32 areas

8 alarm inputs (LAN expansion to 512)

4 outputs (LAN expansion to 512)

2000 users and a 50,000 event log

Supported by Inner Range modules and devices.

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IP Video Standard Coming Australian Standards Sub-Committee EL-051 chairman Vlado Damjanovski has reported that the draft of the 62676-5 international IP camera standard is now in the final stages of commenting and should be finalised by the end of 2016. Once finalised, it will be adopted as an Australian Standard.

LL voting countries at the IEC standards will now have the opportunity to comment on the 62676-5 draft which we hope to be finalised by the end of this year,” Damjanovski said. “In the past, Australia was an observing member of the IEC TC-79 committee and not entitled to comment. But after a lot of work we were ratified as a participating member around 2 years ago. “This membership allows us to not only adopt the IEC standards more easily and quickly, but to influence the standard with our own experience and findings. Once the 62676-5 is accepted by the IEC, it becomes an international IP Camera standard 62676-5 and at this point, Standards Australia will adopt it as our own IP camera standard.” According to Damjanovski, Standards Australia is currently going through the parallel process of adopting the already-voted IEC standards for IP CCTV, referenced as 62676-1, 2, 3, and 4 in order to be in a position to adopt the new standard when it’s ratified. “The overall process for Standards Australia is that after initiating the adaptation process, it will eventually go through public comments by the industry, and hopefully after that, it will be accepted as a formal standard. This means, Australia may soon have the IP CCTV standards we have been missing up until now.” The draft 62676-5 IP Camera standard was developed by many international experts in

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their capacity as members of the International Electrotechnical Commission TC-79 Workgroup 12 based on the existing 62676-1 standard. The current IEC 62676-1 standard, which provides the framework for the draft standard, cover the following areas:

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Video surveillance systems for use in security applications – Part 2-2: Video transmission protocols – IP interoperability implementation based on HTTP and REST services l 62676-2-3

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Video surveillance systems for use in security applications – Part 4: Application guidelines.

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Damjanovski and other members Standards Australia committee EL-051, including chairman, Les Simmonds from Les Simmonds and Associates, Ryan Talbot from Canon Australia and John Fleming from ASIAL, have been involved in the process. Damjanovski is chairman of the Australian Standards CCTV sub-committee, as well as Australian representative at the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). Ratification of these standards has been a long process with many late night international teleconferences conducted with workgroup WG12 (IEC TC-79 WG12). n

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FOX SPORTS’ desire was to secure high-capacity services in key sporting locations, removing costly satellite capacity and eliminating the need for heavy video compression. In addition, FOX SPORTS also wished to deploy a converged video, data and communications solution to enable full communications between the various venues and Iftwo-way your business depends on the network to deliver mission-critical transactions, the TV station. The net result would be a huge increase in most deployments, our switches are installed in cases its HD capability and and quality, while you streamlining back-end applications, services, do business with Juniper“Unlike Networks. that move around the country, so we needed a solution that’s HD broadcasting production processes. To achieve this, The world’sdecided top 100 service providers run on Juniper Networks. So do major and “When you’re in the very reliable—bomb proof,”banks said Tomkins. FOX SPORTS to deploy its own private network business of live broadcasting, the availability of your network infrastructure over fiber carrier services and upgrade its other global financial services organizations, seven of the eight largest stock exchanges in and the reliability of your network infrastructure is critical.” existing network environment. This solution enables FOX the world, Australian Security Government Departments and leading Telecommunication SPORTS to transmit multiple streams of HD and SD video, “The EX4200 is robust and very fault-tolerant hardware,” and voice and data content from multiple locations over a providers, healthcare and and utility companies, 99 ofpower supply to Tomkins continued. “It offers a and redundant single, homogenous network. It iseducational a huge amountinstitutions, of data with energy ensure we remain operational even during a power outage. a requirement for very high levels of quality of service (QoS) the Fortune Global 100. Its scalability was also a draw card. It comes with 24 ports, and reliability. To build its new virtual private network, FOX so it can support our future as we grow.” Why dorequired they look Juniper Networks? Quite simply, because we provide the requirements kind of SPORTS a newto Ethernet switching and routing layer on the existing fiber network.

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IVA Identifies Criminals in Crowds Using Algorithm An algorithm for surveillance cameras that can automatically detect faces in a crowd has been developed by Tomsk Polytechnic University in Russia. The algorithm is said to process high resolution videos in real time and evaluate the number of people, their gender and even their approximate age.

CCORDING to Tomsk Polytechnic researchers, the new algorithm uses 4K video and allows for working with video 10 times faster than existing solutions. “This original method can work with a stream video in ultra-high resolution 4K Ultra HD format with acceptable quality and is much faster than existing analogues in the world,” said professor Vladimir Spitsyn of the Department of Computer Engineering. “This will allow automatic monitoring of the environment and quickly identifying emergency situations without operator attention and will provide highly detailed videos.” Most importantly, the algorithm allows working with the Ultra HD (4K) format, which is increasingly gaining popularity in the professional CCTV (closed-circuit television) sector thanks to the huge levels of detail provided. Earlier the Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixel) format was believed ideal, but 4K’s 3820 x 2160 pixels give even more detail in well-lit applications. To date there are surveillance cameras supported this format. But a problem arises: processing and storing these resolution videos require very powerful servers and data transmitting channels with high throughput as well. The polytechnicer’s algorithm

These cameras operated with high quality resolution video can be used in shopping centres: you can determine the number of visitors, their gender and an approximate age.

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allows working with video 10 times faster than existing solutions. “In order to detect a person on his face image in the crowd, like on stadium or in subway, it is required to work with an image in scene with very high detail. 4K resolution is suitable for this purpose,” said Ilya Kalinovskii, the developer and a PhD student in the Department of Computer Engineering. “Because of the large amounts of data it is difficult even to store these videos not only to process them, not to mention intellectual analysis. “Currently, operators track video from surveillance cameras in real time but this process can be automated,” Kalinovskii said. “These cameras operated with high quality resolution video can be used in shopping centres: you can determine the number of visitors, their gender and an approximate age. Of course, this is important achievements in security when in video stream it is possible to track online the face of a wanted person, for example.” Now the young scientist has to develop a CCTV camera for 4K video stream in real time. The device will automatically detect faces and transmit only significant fragments of the scene. The development of a camera with biometrical analytical system has been recently awarded a grant under the UMNIK program of the Fund for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises in the scientific and technical field. A $400,000 rubles grant is given for 2 years. n

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HEN we first decided to line up 3 groups of the best cameras in the industry we had no idea what a challenge the process was going to be. There was some pre-commissioning of cameras to our Genetec workstation in Sydney prior to heading to Perth but nowhere near enough. The test system was created in Perth over the course of most of a day and then re-made to best meet the challenges of each test environment in every city thereafter. We had cameras from Bosch, Sony (Sydney/ Melbourne), Canon, Uniview, Dahua, Panasonic, Vivotek, Axis, FLIR, Hikvision, Dallmeier and Samsung (Sydney) arranged in 3 groups – Best Low Light/All Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome, Best 4K/5MP. We used a scene that was 6m x 4m except

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In no lIght at all (sub-1 lux) there was no useful performance from any commercIally avaIlable camera. levels, everyone was surprised how well the 4K held on. Equally, on digital zoom with our compact test jig, many people were surprised at how well 1080p performed. In very low light we saw a few standout performers in the low light and all-rounder category but generally speaking, most cameras were compromised by a lack of photons when light levels went from 3 lux to 1.25 lux. The difference just a few lux made was nowhere more evident than in Melbourne were we couldn’t get a complete seal on curtains – elsewhere there were no windows at all. The small amount of spill through curtain cracks on a grey day gave all the cameras considerable assistance and gave the best cameras most of assistance of all. It’s something worth bearing in mind when you’re planning a system. With quality low light cameras, a very little light goes a very long way – you don’t need to spend huge amounts on globally consistent light levels in your target area. Instead, you can provide some light where you need it and supplement with reflectance and ambient light from streetlamps and neighbours. In no light at all (sub-1 lux) there was no useful performance from any commercially available camera. Every single camera sensor needs some light – not 0.002 lux, not 0.1 lux and not 0.5 lux. Consultants would do the industry and its clients a huge favour if they stopped specifying systems that ‘met’ impossible to attain levels of no light. Yes, with shutter speeds of 5 seconds it’s possible for engineers to justify claims of starlight performance but the image streams recorded are likely to eclipse the mysterious beauty of Sara Heinrich’s timelapse – for Sara face recognition was no priority. The promulgation of unrealistic specifications muddies the water for users, convincing them that somewhere out there is a camera that can see unassisted in total darkness. Currently, there is no such camera available – discounting Canon’s ME20FSH general purpose unit, which comes with a

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very significant price tag. The compact domes were an interesting category. These cameras were included in part to allow sideby-side comparison with more expensive, higher resolution cameras – to provide contrast. It wasn’t fair, given most have stupendous angles of view and shrimpy CMOS sensors. I went to the demo expecting to be disappointed, to be able to show that compact domes don’t give face recognition with digital zoom, even with tiny 6m depths of field. However, some of these cameras impressed all of us. Despite pixel spread and barrel distortion at epic levels, they offered good situational awareness and tidy digital zooming. Compacts are not for every application but if you get the right camera for the right application, you’ll be happy. With all the camera groups IR performance using a small Raytec unit was better this year, too. Almost every camera did very well with IR, showing great contrast and high levels of detail when it came to plates and clothing and certain facial details. They did well in IR against blur, too. We clearly saw that a small amount of offset IR (not integrated) gave a massive increase in detail when the cameras were in night mode. If you’re installing a camera in sub 1-lux, regardless of the depth of field, compact IR will give great support from close up to about 15m – it’s definitely worth using it. In backlight all the camera groups also did well, Tweaking the sliders

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Hilvision Darkfighter and Darkeye lens

discounting those units that in various cities were set up with auto WDR features set to low or turned off in order to improve low light performance or colour rendition elsewhere in the test process. We hit the cameras with 10,250 lux backlight per side, which when the lamps were completely exposed to the cameras from behind Norman, was a considerable level of glare. What we found in this application was that almost all the cameras could manage backlight in the presence of 100 lux of frontlight. Reducing the frontlight to 20 lux at the face saw performance fall away markedly and only one camera handled full backlight with no frontlight at all. Something to bear in mind for installers is that applying low level frontlight to a scene during times of extreme backlight (depth of field permitting), changes scene dynamics completely. It really does help. Motion blur was a key aspect of camera performance we were interested in and all the cameras were better this year. Depending on sensor capability, lens speed and camera settings, a slowing shutter speed eventually showed up as blur when light levels fell – no camera was immune. Some cameras were better in this regard than others, though some managed this improvement with increases to bitrate that were outside the purview of typical applications. Motion blur began to become an issue from about 10 lux and under – at 7 lux many cameras were impacted and by 3 lux all were suffering – those that had gone over to night mode least of all. With IR, motion blur wasn’t an issue but face recognition was impaired by flare, which was at higher levels on our plasticised target, Norman. Something worth pointing out here is the benefit of longer focal length when greater detail was required at all light levels, particularly with constant aperture lenses like Hikvision’s screamingly fast F0.95 Darkeye. Yes, Darkeye is expensive but you can buy one if you need it. Dahua also ran a high end lens in the lowlight category – better glass makes a big difference, no doubt. We looked at 2 cameras of particular note at SecTech Camera Shootout – Sony’s SNC-VB770 (440,000 ISO) and the Canon ME-20FSH (4.6 million ISO). These elevated-ISO full frame (35mm) cameras were shown alongside the others for the express purpose of letting users and integrators 34 se&n

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see the sort of improvements in image quality the future might bring and they didn’t disappoint. Both cameras were big (the Sony less so) and came with serious lensing. Both could see in the dark – the Canon best of all, rendering noisy but thoroughly usable colour images in no lux. You can see why astrophotographers love the ME-20FSH, queue up to rent it and cuddle it in their sleeping bags at night. Meanwhile, Sony’s 4K SNC-VB770 shrugged off its high pixel count to blitz low light and retain colour. At times of acute low light this camera was not as strong as the specialised Canon camera but it was very, very impressive compared with everything else, especially under digital zoom. And it’s the VB770 that integrators and end users are most likely to have an opportunity to install in the next few years when it hits Sony’s product catalogue. We saw clearly that well-controlled amplification of 440,000 ISO will give us snapshots that offer face recognition levels of sharpness and contrast in sub1.25 lux without a sign of motion blur. Photographers know that high ISO means faster shutter speeds means less blur. Control amplification noise and you are onto a winner. Yes, yes, it’s future tech. But face recognition of walking subjects sub-3 lux is what we all want. Something to note here is that a couple of the best low light CCTV cameras, while not as strong as the VB770, were not demolished by it, either. A lot of work went into the shootout from all the manufacturers and distributors involved and the process really was a team effort. This community spirit was nowhere more obvious than the mutual assistance provided by everyone to everyone throughout our most complicated camera shootout yet. Particular thanks to George Moawad from Hills for driving the Genetec Security Center 5.4 VMS - this was a long and involved process in every city. There was also great support from Chris Tangsilsat of Axis and Canon’s Ryan Talbot, among many others. But it’s the visitors who take the time to come and see the best cameras in the world slugging it out that SecTech Camera Shootout is all about – we all appreciated your time. What’s on at SecTech next year? Drones? PTZs at 100 paces? Thermal vs optical? We’ll be sure to let you know! n

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the contenders Meet the contenders at this year’s SecTech Camera Shootout where we’ll test the best CCTV cameras in the business across 3 categories, Best Lowlight/All-Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome and Best 4K/5MP Plus in low light, backlight and IR light, paying special attention to motion blur. ECTECH Roadshow’s Camera Shootout is a chance for manufacturers and distributors to show installers, integrators, end users and consultants just how good their cameras are in objective applications. We’re going to be looking at performance in typical light, with back light, in low light and with external IR in all 3 categories. At all times we’ll be paying attention to key parameters like motion blur, colour rendition, contrast, sharpness, flare and ghosting, latency, ISO noise and noise suppression and rebuild artefacts. We’re especially interested in motion blur in

unassisted low light, given blur plays such an important role in denying face recognition, LPR and identification of moving vehicles. We are using a 65-inch Sony Bravia X85 4K monitor, Genetec VMS server and workstation, Juniper Gigabit Switch, a Raytec VAR-i2-1 with 120-degree lens for IR, the Norman target for contrast, sharpness, colour rendition and LPR and the Rotakin target revolving at 25rpm will give us a consistent measure for the key characteristic of motion blur. This year’s SecTech Roadshow Camera Shootout is a big deal. We are looking

at a lot of cameras across some key categories, including Best Low Light/ All Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome and best 4K/5MP. We have the latest 4K release from Sony, the latest low light PTZ from Canon, as well as Canon’s amazing 4.6 million ISO MEF20 1080 all-purpose camera putting in an appearance in Sydney. SecTech Roadshow Camera Shootout is not to be missed. Register now to see the best new tech, as well as the best CCTV cameras on the market today going head to head. Now, let’s meet the contenders!

Uniview IPX542E-DUG Starlight

Uniview IPC542E-DUG Starlight 2MP full body day/night camera has a 1/1.9-inch progressive scan CMOS sensor. Low light performance in colour is claimed to be 0.002 lux (starlight on a clear night) and an optimistic 0.0002 lux in monochrome – both at very wide apertures of F1.2, 50IRE and probably the slowest shutter setting of 1/6th of a second. There’s WDR of 120dB and signal-to-noise ratio of around 52dB.

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Bosch NBN-71013-B

Hikvision DS-2CD4026FWD-A Darkfighter

Dallmeier DF5200HD DN

■ The 60ips Bosch NBN-71013-B DINION IP starlight 7000 HD Day/Night full body network camera features 720p resolution from its 1.4MP 1/3-inch 1312 x 1069 CMOS sensor. Dynamic range is 84dB, WDR is 100dB and with a fast F1.2 aperture, the camera is claimed to offer colour performance at 0.017 lux and monochrome performance at 0.0057 lux.

■ Hikvision DarkFighter is a full body camera featuring a 1/1.9-inch 2MP progressive scan CMOS image sensors, full HD 1080p video at up to 60 fps, triple video streams, 3D DNR and 120dB WDR. Low light performance is claimed to be 0.005Lux at F1.65 in colo

■ Dallmeier’s DF5200HD DN is a full body 2MP IP camera featuring a 1/1.9-inch CMOS sensor and up to 120ips frame rate. This PoE camera has a motorised 4.5-10mm varifocal lens, and a claimed minimum scene illumination number of 0.002 lux. The camera has a 1/3-inch CMOS sensor and 1.3MP resolution.

Panasonic SPN631

Canon VB-M50B

Sony SNC-VB770 – Sydney Only

■ Panasonic SPN631 offers 1080p Full HD/720p HD images at to 60 fps from its MOS sensor. There’s high sensitivity with Day/ Night (IR) function and 0.04 lx (Color), 0.01 lx (B/W) at F1.4. Enhanced Super Dynamic and ABS (Adaptive Black Stretch) technologies deliver 133 dB wider dynamic range compared to conventional cameras. The cameras offers multiple H.264 (high profile) streams (max 4 streams) and JPEG streams.

■ Canon’s VB-M50B IP PTZ has an aspherical and UD-distortion suppression lens with a large aperture ratio ranging from F1.8 (W) to F2.4 (T) that gives 5x optical zoom and a focal length of 88.5mm. There’s a DIGIC DV III image processor. Minimum scene illumination is .04 lux in colour and .009 in monochrome. with a considerable optical zoom capability due to a “Tele” focal length range of 88.5mm, make this camera ideal for longrange low-light applications. There’s enhanced Clear IR mode and Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction.

■ Sony’s newest 4K network camera, model SNC-VB770, offers low light performance under 0.004 lux thanks to an enormous ISO 409,600. The new model combines ultra-high sensitivity with 4K resolution and advanced networking capabilities to give video professionals more flexibility to capture details even in extreme low-light conditions. The new SNC-VB770 camera achieves high resolution and sensitivity, in addition to low noise due to its image processing and full-frame 35mm Exmor sensor – all developed by Sony.

Axis Q1615

Dahua IPC-HF8281E Starlight

Canon ME-20F-SH Sydney Only

■ AXIS Q1615 is a 1080p HD camera which delivers streams at up to 50fps. The camera uses a 1/2.8-inch CMOS sensor, and video is compressed using H.264 (baseline, main or high profile) or Motion-JPEG. Low light sensitivity is claimed to be 0.36 lux (F1.3) at 50fps, or 0.18 lux (F1.3) at 25fps. The camera includes Lightfinder technology as well as all Axis noise reduction goodies.

■ Dahua Starlight camera is a full body camera with 1/1.9-inch 2MP progressive scan Exmor R CMOS sensor, said to offer low light performance in colour at 0.002 lux in black and white at 0.0002 lux. This camera can deliver 1080p @ 60fps with WDR up to 120dB and also supports smart detection and intelligent functions.

CANON will show it’s ME20F-SH full frame 2.26MP 1080p multipurpose camera with an ISO of 4,560,000, in Sydney only. The ME20F-SH sensor has 2.26 million 19-micron pixels - 5.5x larger than those on high-end DSLRs. Minimum subject illumination is claimed to be less than 0.0005 lux at 75dB gain setting. The camera delivers 1080/60p/30p/24p (and PAL equivalent) video. Canon Log and Wide DR modes are available for capturing a wide dynamic range.

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Camera shootout Bosch Flexidome NUC-51022-F2 ■ Bosch’s FLEXIDOME IP micro 5000 HD NUC-51022-F2 is a vandal-resistant Day/ Night outdoor dome camera with an F2.8, 2.5mm fixed lens. The FLEXIDOME IP micro 5000 HD offers IP66 rating, IDNR, ROI, tamper/motion detection, 3-axis adjustment, cloud services, free viewing apps and 1080p resolution.

Panasonic Mini dome: SFN130

Hikvision DS2CD2342WD-I

Hikvision’s DS-2CD2342WD-I offers 4MP resolution from its 1/2.8-inch sensor, giving 2688 x 1520 pixels at 20 fps and 1080p or 720p at 30ips. The camera has a fixed 4mm lens, 30m IR and dual-stream H.264/MJPEG.

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■ The Panasonic SFN130 mini dome delivers full HD 1080p image streams at 30ips and its Super Dynamic and ABS (Adaptive Black Stretch) technologies deliver 122dB wider dynamic range compared to conventional cameras. Day/ Night (Electrical) function gives minimum scene illumination of 0.1 lux (Colour) and 0.08 lux (B/W) at F2.3. There’s VIQS, smart coding GOP control, 3D-MNR and FDF.

Axis M Series

Dahua IPC-HDBW2220R-ZS

Canon VB-H630D

■ AXIS M30 Series offers HD image quality, wide dynamic range (WDR) technology to adapt Zipstream technology to reduce storage and bandwidth requirements. These fixed focal length cameras can be mounted on walls or ceilings and levelled and directed in any direction using a 3-axis camera angle adjustment. M30 Series cameras provide multiple, individually configurable H.264 and Motion JPEG video streams.

■ Dahua’s IPC-HDBW2220R-ZS compact entry dome camera has 1/2.8” 2MP progressive scan CMOS sensor with 2.7~12mm motorised zoom lens. The camera’s maximum IR distance is 30m. It provides excellent Day&Night performance. This camera also supports DWDR, 3DNR, AWB, AGC, BLC functions etc.

■ Canon’s VB-H630D has a 1/3-inch progressive-scan CMOS image sensor offering 1080p 1920 x 1080 resolution at 30fps, a 2.8-8.4 mm, f/1.2-2.0 varifocal lens, DNR, Smart Shade, exposure compensation, digital and audio inputs/outputs motorized zoom, focus, pan, tilt with presets and guard tours.

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Bosch NBN-80122-CA ■ The Bosch NBN-80122-CA DINION IP ultra 8000 MP is a 12MP box camera for intelligent 4K UHD surveillance. It’s PoE and there’s IAE; IDNR; ROI (E-PTZ); IVA; H.264 quadstreaming; free viewing apps; cloud services; audio/motion detection, motorized autofocus, 12MP at 20 fps and 4K UHD at 30 fps. The camera offers a wide-angle overview and multiple focus points on a single screen so now you can focus on details without losing the bigger picture.

Panasonic 4K: SPV781L ■ Panasonic’s WV-SPV781L 4K fixed bullet camera has a progressive scan 1/1.7-inch MOS image sensor offering 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) at up to 30ips and 4000 x 3000 pixels at 15ips. The camera has a varifocal f1.6 lens with a 4.2mm-25.2mm range, 30 metre IR, Rainwash coating, IP66, NEMA 4X and IK10 ratings, 6x optical and 1x, 2x and 4x digital zoom, Smart Depth of Field and 3D Digital Noise Reduction.

Hikvision DS-2CD4A85f-IZHS 4K Bullet

Axis Q6128-E

Axis Q6128-E has a 1/2.3-inch progressive CMOS image sensor, 4K video resolution @ 25/30 fps, 3.946.8mm varifocal lens, 70.7 to 6.2-degree horizontal angle of view, 360-degree pan, 20-degree to 90-degree tilt, 12x optical and digital zoom, H.264 and MJPEG video compression, supports for SDXC memory card, IK08, IP66, and NEMA 4X-Rated and ONVIF Profile S compliant.

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■ The Hikvision DS-2CD4A85f-IZHS 4K Bullet features a 1/1.7-inch progressive scan CMOS sensor delivering 4096 × 2160-pixel image streams at 22fps, slow shutter option, DWDR, 3D digital noise reduction, up to 50m IR range, motorized lens with Smart Focus. There’s a built-in heater, audio/alarm IO, support for 128G on-board storage, DC12V or PoE power and an IP67 rating.

Samsung 5MP SNO-8081R bullet Sydney only

Samsung’s 5MP SNO-8081R bullet incorporates a 1/1.8-inch CMOS sensor, a 3.6-9.4mm, f1.3 motorized varifocal lens with auto-focus, 120dB WDR, integrated IR to assist in low light applications and a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. This camera offers colour images at 0.12Lux and delivers monochrome images under integrated IR at 0 lux. Frame rate is 30ips in H.265/H.264/ MJPEG, there’s simple focus, P-Iris, tampering, audio detection, SD/SDHC/SDXC memory slot, NAS, local PC support, hallway view (rotate 90 degrees or 270 degrees), lens distortion correction and IP66/IK10 ratings against environment and vandalism.

Dahua IPC-HF81230E

Uniview IPC6248SR-X22 PTZ

Dallmeier DF5300 3K (6MP)

■ Dahua IPC-HF81230E Ultra HD 4K camera is a full body camera with 1/1.7-inch 12MP progressive scan Exmor R CMOS sensor that supports H.265 and H.264 encoding, providing high definition image streams with low bit rates. This camera supports Defog, ROI(Region of Interest), EIS functions, etc. It also supports smart detection with digital object tracking and intelligent functions such as people counting and heat map.

■ Uniview IPC6248SR-X22 4K 22x IR PTZ features a 1/1.7-inch progressive scan, 12MP, CMOS sensor, remote focus and zoom (6.5143 mm for 22x optical zoom), auto/manual, F1.5 ~ F3.4 iris, auto/manual, shutter time 1/6 s-1/8000 s, minimum illumination in colour of 0.02 lux (F1.5, 50IRE) and 0 lux in monochrome with IR, >55dB S/N ratio, Day/ Night, H.264 compression and 12 megapixel (4000 x 3000) at 20 fps and 4K (3840 x 2160) at 30 fps.

■ Dallmeier DF5300 3K (6MP) delivers 3072 x 1728 @ 25/30 fps, 1080p @ 50/60 fps and 720p @ 120 fps. There’s a motor-driven lens, a wide dynamic range, day/night with ICR, low-light, P-iris control and PoE (Class 0).

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Sony SNC-VB770 4K With ultra-high expandable sensitivity of ISO 409600, the SNC-VB770 4K camera is claimed to offer levels of minimum scene illumination down to just 0.004 lux, allowing it to capture detailed 4K/30 fps colour video in similar extreme lighting environments. ONY’S SNC-VB770 4K gets down to 0.004 lux thanks to a highly-sensitive 35mm full-frame Exmor sensor, optimised E mount lenses to maximise the performance of the sensor and its signal processing engine. The camera is also claimed to capture blur-less images with a high-speed electronic shutter to give users the ability to track alphanumeric characters such as licence plates and human facial expression clearly in poorly-lit conditions. The sensor delivers 12.2MP and has a dynamic range equivalent to 90 dB with View-DR Technology Shutter speed ranges from 1/1s to 1/10,000s, there’s defog image processing, highlight compensation, flicker reduction, distortion correction, noise reduction, intelligent scene capture and edge storage. Resolution is 4240 x 2832 pixels. Audio compression includes G.711 and G.726. This camera is the first to adopt an E mount lens within Sony’s existing network camera line-up. E mount lenses maximise the performance of the 35 mm full-frame sensor, keeping high resolution across the entire image area from edge to edge. The wide-range of high-quality interchangeable lenses used for consumer digital cameras and professional camcorders gives users the flexibility to adjust the viewing angle to fit various environments and applications. It also maximises the benefits of 4K resolution, allowing detailed analysis of

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specific areas in a scene, together with a wide-area situational overview. The camera also uses a Sony-developed image processing engine to achieve extremely high sensitivity and low noise at the same time. Areaspecific noise reduction selectively divides the image into areas based on patterns (such as edges, textures and evenly coloured areas like blue skies) to efficiently reduce noise and improve image quality. Detail reproduction technology helps to accurately depict details with a more natural sense of dimension. The SNC-VB770 4K network camera provides smart analytic functions to enable more efficient, cost-effective operation in a wide range of video monitoring applications. Intelligent Cropping gives a wide area situational overview of the whole scene and a closer view of specific areas of interest at the same time. Operators can see the whole scene with full HD resolution, plus up to 4 VGA cropped image areas. According to Sony, this allows more efficient management of network bandwidth, reducing data storage requirements by up to 50 per cent compared with conventional solutions. Multi Tracking can recognise and dynamically track multiple subjects in these separate windows. This can reduce the risk of missing suspicious activity, letting operators see unidentified subjects as cropped images whenever they come into the frame. Intelligent Coding optimises efficient management of network bandwidth while maintaining 4K resolution where it’s needed. It gives selected ofinterest areas maximum detail, while reducing bitrates in the other areas of the image to save network bandwidth by up to 50 per cent and minimise storage costs compared with conventional network cameras. Meanwhile, Intelligent Scene Capture automatically selects optimum picture settings responding to environments such as weather, time, and lighting conditions and providing the best picture quality for the scene. Picture settings can also be adjusted manually, or set according to time schedules. Maximum frame rate in H264 is 30 fps at 3840 x 2160 pixels, there’s CBR/VBR with selectable cap and a JPEG evidence shot of 12MP (4240 x 2832 pixels). The camera offers 5 simultaneous video streams for 20 remote clients. There’s DEPA analytics, intelligent motion detection, face detection, tamper alarm and scene analytics including variables like intrusion, passing, existing, disappearance, capacity, left object and removed object and multi tracking of 4 subjects at the same time. Sony will be showing its brand new SNC-VB770 4K camera at SecTech Roadshow’s Camera Shootout in Sydney. Be sure you come along and take a look. n

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Blur in our Sights SECTECH Roadshow’s Camera shootout, which incorporates 8 leading camera brands in each of 3 categories – Best Low Light/All Rounder, Best Compact Entry Dome and Best 4K/5MP is going to challenge sales and marketing spin, according to professional test targets Norman and Ronnie Rotakin. EST targets, Norman and Ronnie Rotakin have told SEN their combined ability to examine sharpness, contrast, colour rendition, face recognition, number plate recognition and motion blur is going to provide a serious test for all 24 cameras at SecTech’s Camera Shootout. “Last year we got an idea of the challenges of low light but I think the addition of Ronnie Rotakin with his ability to convey blur in real time is really going to add another dimension,” said Norman. “Manufacturers and suppliers are going to be pressed by the presence of Ronnie to use real world shutter speeds this year. We saw motion blur last year but it was not displayed consistently on all inputs throughout each test – things will be a lot different this time around.” Ronnie Rotakin agreed. “Blur is the key parameter in dim or low light conditions – it’s all very well to show a tight static scene with very slow shutter speeds but those external environments where you want face recognition of walking pedestrians, recognition of fast moving vehicles, or LPR of slow moving vehicles – that’s where resistance to motion blur is so important. “Something else I’m really going to be working hard to show at SecTech Camera Shootout this year will be latency and blurring caused by overloaded processors – some cameras are definitely better than others in this area. And I want to examine the way elevated ISO reduces levels of detail and creates further challenges for investigators drilling into scenes with high levels of movement.” Norman says he’s pleased to have Ronnie working with him this year. “I felt last year that I wasn’t able to test all aspects of camera performance,” he said. “It was particularly humiliating when some of the installers in Perth started shouting ‘What about motion blur!’ in the middle of the test. I just stood there, frozen to the spot. This year, between Ronnie and I, the cameras are going to have nowhere to hide. “It’s going to be bloody exciting, frankly. Seeing 24 cameras in 3 banks on a single test jig will be a real thrill – and the news Canon is planning to bring it’s 4.5 Million ISO 1080p camera to the Sydney Shootout – Wow! I can hardly wait to see that! That camera is so

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cutting edge, very few people have seen it objectively tested.” Norman said he had come to terms with having a partner at SecTech Camera shootout. “It’s going to be a more definitive Shootout this year with both of us working together on these 3 key camera categories – I can see that now,” Norman said. “I’m not feeling insecure about my own performance – I’ve been working on a number of different expressions for this year’s shootout to ensure my acting doesn’t become derivative. Anyway, even blind Freddie could see Ronnie’s not a real boy.” Meanwhile, Ronnie urged installers, integrators, consultants and end users serious about camera performance to register for SecTech Roadshow and to make sure they come along and take a look. “A camera shootout on this scale that’s open to anyone in the electronic security industry answers and asks questions in a way no amount of talk from industry spin doctors ever does. This shootout is not something video surveillance tech heads are going to want miss – I’m just itching to get started.” SecTech Roadshow will visit Perth on May 4, Adelaide on May 9, Melbourne on May 11, Sydney on May 16 and Brisbane on May 18, giving installers, integrators, consultants and end users a chance to see the best electronic security solutions in their own cities. Roadies include QSS, Panasonic, Hills, CSD, Bosch, Canon, Dahua, Hikvision, Sylo, Mobotix, Tyco, BGWT, Axis, Digiguard, CR Kennedy and LSC. SecTech Roadshow is the perfect opportunity to get your technical teams across some of the latest gear in the market without the cost of international or interstate travel. Not only do we come to you, everything is free at SecTech. Free entry, free parking and free drinks at the end of the day. Jump onto www.sectechroadshow. com.au and pre-register now!n

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Axis M3045-V Mini

New from Axis is the PoE 1080p M3045-V dome with HDMI and a highly flexible pan and tilt gimbal. This 1/3-inch progressive scan CMOS camera features a fixed 2.8m F2 lens, giving a wide 106-degree field of view and light sensitivity down to 0.25 lux. 48 se&n

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RULY compact dome cameras face a T tough task. Within their compact housings they’re required to offer broad and at times conflicting functionalities, including compact size, yet quality optics and very wide field of view, yet low distortion and high image sharpness. Adding pressure to the recipe is the demand for low price. Clearly, this class of camera is a compromise and what installers and end users want to know is whether or not the balance of compromise meets their requirements. Before we look at performance in the field, let’s run through the specifications of the M3045–V. They include a ubiquitous 1/3-inch progressive scan RGB CMOS sensor with a resolution of 2MP and a fixed iris, fixed focus 2.8mm F2 lens with a magnesium fluoride coating and a horizontal field of view of 106-degrees along with a vertical field of view of 59-degrees, making the camera capable of being mounted high. Befitting its internal specification, the camera has a minimum scene illumination of 0.25 lux and a selectable shutter speed between 1/32500 s and 1/5 s. The adjustable gimbal pans 177 degrees and tilts 69 degrees and the mount rotates 176 degrees. Resolution is 1080p, there’s WDR functionality, Zipstream compression technology, digital PTZ and multi-view streaming, HDMI output for live streaming to a local monitor, there’s H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10/ AVC), Main, Baseline and High Profiles, and MJPEG compression. Selectable resolutions range from 1920 x 1080 pixels to 320 x 240 pixels, up to 2 individually cropped out view areas in full frame rate and digital PTZ. Camera settings within the Axis camera browser

Wide view

include compression, colour, brightness, sharpness, contrast, white balance, exposure control, backlight compensation, WDR, Text and image overlay, mirroring of images, privacy mask and rotations of 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees, including Corridor Format. You can use the digital PTZ capabilities and multiview streaming to view separate video streams of zoomed-in sections of an image at the same time as you view the full overview image. In the hand this is a compact unit that’s only 56mm

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8m in 27,000 lux

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high and 101mm in diameter and weight is just 170g – the M-Series really is compact. The white PVC-free poly housing (which can be painted) and smoked dome are well made. The camera has encapsulated electronics making it IP42 water and dust resistant and there’s IK08 vandal resistance as well as Torx 10 captive screws. Operating temp is 0-45C and maximum humidity is 85 per cent. These numbers are fine for indoor applications. Power draw is 2.6W average with a maximum of 3W and there are RJ-45 and an HDMI Type D connectors. The camera supports microSD/microSDHC/ microSDXC cards with a capacity up to 64GB, VMS options include free AXIS Camera Companion, AXIS Camera Station, and video management software from Axis’ Application Development. The camera can share event footage via file upload to FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS network share and by email and notification of events can be sent via email, HTTP, HTTPS and TCP and SNMP trap. The camera supports event triggers analytics and edge storage events and video can be recorded to the edge and video clips sent with pre-alarm and post-alarm video buffering.

Camera performance

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The compact nature of the camera, the smoked dome, the fixed focus and the short focal length giving a wide angle of view with a relatively compact CMOS sensor mean the performance characteristics of the M3045-V are generalist with a specific focus on internal applications. First impressions inside and outside suggest the camera system doesn’t meet the standards of some of Axis’ higher specified day/ night domes and full body cameras but within the constraints of its specification, the M3045-V does well. Depth of field is a strength and WDR performance is good, too – especially at close ranges. Resistance to motion blur is good for pedestrians but I can’t get plates at traffic speed in good light. Low light capability – remember this is not a D/N camera – isn’t bad, either. Low light performance is subject to blooming and noise that starts to build from about 25 lux. Noise and noise reduction artefacts are quite noticeable at 5 lux but the camera stays in colour. Same as every IP camera, as light levels fall, motion blur becomes more of an issue and there’s a point at which court admissible face recognition is impossible. A contributing factor to overall performance is the wide angle of view and the small sensor, which spreads pixels and leads to diminishing returns with

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8m in 10 lux

19m – losing detail

Great angle of view

Colour rendition is strong and performance across the scene is very consistent – there’s none of the pockets of deep shadow you often see.

Here’s Ronnie showing blur at 7m.

digital zooming. For internal applications with modest distances, this works fine and it was noticeable testing outside that the camera was capable of face ID to about 12m, which is pretty good going at a 2.8mm focal length. This camera is going to find a home in retail outlets, service stations and shopping centres so faces at long distances aren’t the priority. In the rear lane with full sun at an oblique angle the image was relatively strong and enormously wide – there’s a lot of detail with a 2.8mm focal length and I was able to take advantage of the 59-degree vertical coverage to get right down close to the foot of the camera mounting point. I noticed one consistent very mild ghost in strong light, which looked to be a

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reflection of the red lens coating off the dome bubble but it did not have any real impact on the image quality. Faced with movement, including cars and tree branches, there is some stepping in the image stream. I noticed barrel distortion and guessed it was around 9-10 per cent. This camera doesn’t show much in the way of chromatic aberration, which is great given the very wide lens and 1080p bandwidth. When your camera is undertaking a delicate balancing act, you don’t want to be giving up detail to purple fringing. Intrusive tone mapping was all but invisible in good light and not much in evidence in low light either, where its symptoms merge with falling shutter speeds. Colour rendition is strong and performance across the scene is very consistent – there’s none of the pockets of deep shadow you often see. I also found that activating WDR did not lead to loss of contrast and sharpness in the image as it so often does. This is a camera you can run with WDR on auto without fearing there will be times when a customer will pay a price for your decision. Against 78,000 lux of backlight, the M3045-V

5m from lens 78,000 lux backlight

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did less well when almost all 16m of the office was between the lens and Norman’s face – under these conditions there was blooming around Norman’s head. Up close, things improved – this is quite normal – and at 2m, the camera was doing as well as many much more expensive units, despite its huge angle of view. Going out the front in good light, the camera does well in our street test, showing good detail of Norman at 8m, reasonable detail at 12m and reduced detail at 16m, where pixel spread really leans in. Because of this factor, I didn’t take Norman out past 16m – the camera is not designed to give high levels of detail past this point, though I do notice depth of field is surprisingly strong from the point of view of situational awareness in full screen. As night comes on, noise levels increase and the image stream softens but the camera stays in colour. There’s an increase in blur but that’s to be expected at this specification. I give Ronnie Rotakin a run out the front and yes, there’s noticeable increased blur with movement thanks to the slower shutter speed. Overall, the M3045-V is a capable compact dome that offers users looking for an affordable, yet welloptioned camera, plenty of functionality. The angle of view is substantial, there’s a comparatively small amount of distortion, low CAs, the WDR performance is much better than expected, Zipstream assures miniscule bitrates, and the footprint really is discreet. n

About 2m – note barrel distortion.

Features of the Axis M3045-V include: l

Ultra-compact, vandal and dust-resistant design

HDTV 1080p/2 MP

HDMI support enables streaming to a monitor

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A xis Corridor Format

orizontal field of view: 106 degrees, vertical 59 H degrees

Light sensitivity 0.25 lux at 50 IRE F2.0

3-year warranty.

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THERE’S something about the state of alarm, automation and monitoring technology that suggests a splintering of paths to market in the alarm monitoring industry. And ISC West in Las Vegas last month highlighted a number of key trends likely to play a part in our future. There certainly are opportunities for those with clear goals because overall, things look a little messy.

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Cloud access control, cloud alarms, cloud video surveillance. That stuff is all there and it works, given quality networks.

ERHAPS the key fundamental at work here is that as alarm systems become residents of the IP world and installers become thoroughly imbued with networked ecosystems, reporting paths become multifarious, integrations more ubiquitous. Very cool things become possible and they don’t need to managed in the old ways. An idea of alarm and access control systems as input/output boards supported by redundant networks and clever software comes ever more clearly into view. Something else that’s noticeable is there are more players in the alarms and access control space – including traditional providers from other parts of the market and newcomers with oddball names unveiling curious solutions that

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incorporate IP cameras, alarm inputs and those vaunted cloud reporting capabilities. We’ve discussed before whether or not such systems are likely to make real headway in the security market – they’re a double-edged sword in that they broaden market perceptions while driving down prices. They can also lower the expectations of users who think very low quality kit is the real deal. Frankly, it’s hard to see quirky newcomers doing more than influencing the main game. What these companies are achieving, far more than leeching market share, is pressing less thoughtful incumbent players into unlikely new shapes as they strive to meet what they perceive to be the ‘new demands of the market’. But are these unsupported lateral solutions actually market demands? It’s very hard to say. At times I think some providers in the intrusion and automation sector are playing a game of technological musical chairs with themselves. There certainly is change but not everyone is quite onto the fact it’s change in the way a real service model is provided to real customers by real suppliers. You can see who is winning at this game and they are winning with a vertical business model that supports distributors, installers,

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You can see who is winning at this game and they are winning with a vertical business model that supports distributors, installers, monitoring providers – and their customers.

monitoring providers – and their customers. Smart home technology was another thing there was plenty of at ISC– it really is ubiquitous now and few are the alarm panels that don’t offer some sort of automation capability, as well as the ability to be managed remotely by users. Of note, Alarm.com was at ISC West for the first time, reflecting cloud’s increasing weight in the market. Products like Skybell, Alarm. com’s 8-input video recorder (this last is noteworthy in many ways), Honeywell’s AlarmNet 360, DragonFly DIY video verification - from Videofied no less – came in for attention. Cloud certainly was building at ISC West and it leaves ample room for monitoring companies to support traditional solutions and play guardian angel with cloud-based CCTV and access control solutions. Sometimes I think the potential for monitoring stations to grow into much greater involvement with remote networked solutions on behalf of their clients is overlooked. In applications where the monitoring station can remotely take on the role formerly undertaken by staff on the ground, existing alarm monitoring client lists become a rich vein to be mined with proven networked solutions.

There are many layers of cloud. Perhaps we’ve been writing about cloud so long it feels like old hat but it does seem an area the market hasn’t got its head around. Cloud access control, cloud alarms, cloud video surveillance. That stuff is all there and it works, given quality networks. Seeing cloud access control from Schneider was neat – we’ve got a fondness for Kantech Hattrix here at SEN and think there’s a definite market for quality cloud-based access control solutions done properly. When it comes to cloud, an interesting solution was the Umbo SmartDome, a camera that exists entirely in the cloud in terms of addressability and setup. Frankly, it’s a reinvention of the wheel but the default connection path/ storage is the clever thing. Will this shift lead to a breakthrough in other parts of the market? Optical performance is the key. The nature of VisionHub from Qognify (formerly Nice Systems) was instructive. This is how Qognify describes its webbased VMS: “An open platform that leverages video as the main sensor in the control room, while uniquely integrating 3rd party access control systems (ACS) using a dedicated module, which comes with ready-made integrations. VisionHub provides 2-way integrations with other third-party security systems and sensors such as fire and intrusion detection enabling a unified, map-centric operating picture that provides situational awareness and efficiency.” All this is taking place in the cloud, mind you. You could argue a solution like VisionHub would be installed for a single user but the capabilities and flexibilities are enormous and the lateral nature of the system highlights the lateral character of IP-based solutions. This leads us back to an earlier observation that the inherent open-ness of IP systems is splintering the market by - dare I say it - using the internet as a comms bus for integration, as well as a path for communication. Even when you spend a considerable part of the day thinking about such things, it can be hard to get your head around the idea of the internet as a universal circulatory system. But there it is. n

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SE Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Integrated Solution South East Water and Johnson Controls have installed an integrated video and access control solution to secure infrastructure across Melbourne. The solution incorporates Inner Range Integriti access control, Axis cameras and a Milestone VMS.

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OUTH East Water provides water, sewerage and recycled water services to residential, commercial and industrial customers - more than 1.7 million people in Southeast Melbourne. Its service region covers 3640 square kilometres from Port Melbourne to Portsea. South East Water manages a water and sewer network made up of more than 24,000km of pipeline, 81 water pump stations, 259 sewage pump stations, nine recycled water pump stations, 8 water recycling plants, and one storm water

treatment plant, totalling more than $A3 billion of infrastructure and assets. Asset monitoring and CCTV have a central role to play in the organization’s success, by protecting investments, reducing site costs, and helping to respond to issues more rapidly. South East Water saw an opportunity to upgrade its existing mix of standalone legacy monitoring systems with a more integrated, flexible platform that could support the organization’s ambitious technology and innovation strategy. South East Water selected an open platform, IPbased solution. The company currently has about 400 Axis network cameras running on Milestone XProtect Corporate video management software. South East Water has also integrated the Milestone open platform into its Integriti access control system from Inner Range and its supervisory control and

The new solution means we have the ability to send ultrahigh quality AVI video directly to the police, which they know will be admissible in court. data acquisition (SCADA) system, which acts as the alarm monitoring unit. The organization has 20-30 employees using Milestone video management software, many of whom are monitoring assets on the go using Milestone Mobile on their phones or tablets. It has also placed cameras on certain remote assets using 3G and 4G wireless. The cameras are set in the Milestone software to record on motion. South East Water used Milestone Partner Johnson Controls for its initial integration and camera setup, but performed the majority of the backend integrations itself. With its adoption of the Milestone open platform paired with Axis network cameras, South East Water is able to monitor its assets with a centralized, integratable solution that is easy for employees to use. Axis cameras provide comprehensive coverage to offices and remote facilities, as well as street and underground sewage and drainage systems. Milestone Mobile’s Video Push notification allows South East Water to quickly respond to incidents like major infrastructure damage, burst pipes, sewer spills and other critical events that can all be streamed in real-time from operators’ phones to the control room.

Open platform was the key Andrew Forster-Knight, group manager of Intelligent Systems at South East Water, said that the company decided on an open architecture platform early in the search process. “Our most important criterion in choosing a new system was that it be an open platform,” said Forster-Knight. “With Milestone we had an almost unlimited amount of choices when it came to camera vendors and third-party applications, reducing integration costs and maximizing the value of existing infrastructure.” Ease-of-use was also a key factor. Using the intuitive step-by-step wizard, team members with little previous experience can add any kind of camera and

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have it instantly pop up in the video client. With infrastructure located across inner Melbourne, security is an important consideration for South East Water. Graffiti presents a particular challenge, yet before Milestone and Axis, the video image quality wasn’t always good enough to assist police investigations. “The new solution means we have the ability to send ultra-high quality AVI video directly to the police, which they know will be admissible in court,” said Forster-Knight.

Integration with access control and LPR Access control integration is also enhancing South East Water’s security processes. Using the XProtect Access module, South East Water is able to integrate Milestone’s video management and user interface with Integriti, South East Water’s access control system. This extra level of integration combines the verification of Milestone video with access control events, from a central client. Employees can enter buildings with swipe cards or a Bluetooth-connected smartphone app. Now, with XProtect Access video verification, South East Water can confirm there are no unauthorized personnel entering offices or treatment plants. South East Water is also using XProtect LPR, a license plate recognition (LPR) add-on product fully integrated in the XProtect Smart Client, to streamline employee parking. “It would have been a time-consuming process to have everyone use a swipe-card to access the lot, so we designed our new building with LPR,” said Forster-Knight. “XProtect LPR automatically opens our parking lot gate when a permitted license plate

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Now, with XProtect Access video verification, South East Water can confirm there are no unauthorized personnel entering offices or treatment plants.

is identified. Plus, we have eyes on every car in the lot, so we can proactively respond to any incidents that may arise.” South East Water has standardized with Axis cameras, based on their low failure rate, competitive pricing and integration capabilities. “We’re using Axis pinhole cameras, PTZs and things like license plate recognition, so it’s great to have a one-stop shop like Axis where team members only have to learn one system,” said Forster-Knight. Axis cameras can be placed in both indoor and outdoor facilities, even within residential and rural sewage and drainage systems, due to the rigorous waterproof and dustproof-testing Axis does on every camera. South East Water is also seeing the benefits of Milestone Mobile Video Push capability, which has greatly improved operational efficiency by allowing engineers to relay the details of complex issues instantaneously to its command center. “In the past, when an engineer would go to inspect a problem with a sewage pipe, we wouldn’t receive the information for hours or possibly days,” said Forster-Knight. “Now, using Milestone Mobile, video can be recorded and immediately sent to our command center, where we can evaluate the cause and take appropriate action. It means we can respond to problems faster, and the impact to customers is reduced. “We are working on installing cameras in certain underground sewer environments provided they can hold up to the terrain,” said Forster-Knight. “We are leveraging new technologies right across our business in order to deliver better value to customers, and Milestone is playing an important role.” n

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Addictive Technology Solutions has installed an integrated access control and video surveillance solution for a large storage facility in Queensland. The system incorporates seven 3MP HD Avigilon bullet cameras with integrated video analytics, a Cisco switch and an HP micro server running Avigilon Control Centre Server, with video surveillance integrated with Integriti Professional software using the CCTV integration module to trigger virtual inputs reporting via an Inner Range 3G T4000 communicator.

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The solution means that in a few minutes an entire weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity can be scanned and viewed and any activities that went unnoticed can be addressed.

LARGE distribution business in Queensland required an integrated electronic security application to assist in the 24-hour operation of its facility. Integrator, Addictive Technology Solutions, combined Avigilon cameras and management software with an Inner Range Integriti Professional system to meet the needs of its customer. The chosen solution allows monitoring and access to be handled by a remote monitoring station out of hours at a considerable cost saving to the client. At 9000 square metres, this is a large site and includes one huge warehouse building, as well as outer storage facilities. The customer stores vehicles waiting preparation for sale and incorporates an onsite workshop that provides

support for other locations needing the same services, so stock values are high and there are plenty of access control events day and night. The way the new electronic security system works is that video footage and access events are linked and internally monitored live, as well as being associated with relevant recordings. Afterhours, the Securecorp monitoring centre takes over the task of live monitoring of the facility, including managing the ability to allow access to authorised vehicles remotely. Accessibility via mobile devices after hours by management is also an attractive feature used regularly to check in on the site. In terms of operational capability, the most important aspects of the system are its ability to enable an efficient review of previous events overnight, during the previous day or over weekends. The solution means that in a few minutes an entire weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity can be scanned and viewed and any activities that went unnoticed can be addressed. Daily operations can also be reviewed moments after an incident occurs, which allows strict controls over previously difficult to manage situations. The site manager and front line staff all have access to the system and use it regularly throughout the day to review activity and staff movements. The company has found the ease of access and review of data very useful for investigating injury and accidental loss of items. Another big advantage of this solution is its efficiency and the client says it has saved a significant amount of money while enhancing system capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our security savings and confidence in this system have been a major factor in recommending this system to other areas in our company and we will be looking to expand on the current coverage

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on our site having seen the true benefits and time savings it provides,” Addictive’s customer says.

An integrated solution According to Rob Marsden, managing director at Addictive Technology Solutions, the customer needed a solution to replace static guards responsible for monitoring the site to ensure there was no damage or theft of its inventory of high value vehicles. “The environment was very challenging as it was outdoors over multiple car yards and had

neighbouring farms with roaming animals that we had to make sure did not cause false alarms,” Marsden explains. “We also had to allow for security patrols to come through the site in vehicles without causing false alarms at multiple points throughout the night. Additionally, the legacy communications path was unreliable 3G Internet and there was no access to a hardwired broadband connection – this meant alarm activations from video analytics needed to work regardless of connectivity problems.” According to Marsden, this is a greenfield site and all the systems, software and hardware at the site were installed new by Addictive Technology Solutions. The system consists of 7 HD 3MP Avigilon bullet cameras with analytics, a Cisco gigabit POE managed switch, an HP ProLiant micro server running Avigilon Control Centre Server and Integriti Professional. Using the Integriti CCTV integration module,the analytics alarms triggers virtual inputs on the Integriti and reports via the Multipath-IP T4000 to the Securcorp Multipath-IP receiver. “All the equipment is remotely monitored and managed by Addictive Technology Solutions under its IT RMM (remote management and monitoring) platform Autotask, while the 24x7 security monitoring and video verification are handled by the Securecorp control room,” says Marsden. “This topology allows for video analyticsbased alarm events to be reported if the broadband is offline via the Integriti Multipath-IP network.” Importantly, the video analytics alarm events are programmed to arm and disarm automatically via a schedule and are set to ignore motion and cars and only report alarm events when humans are detected. Various rules and events for Avigilon Video Analytics are set within multiple areas and are configured to detect people with varying degrees of sensitivity and other variables. Alarm events generate an immediate patrol response in the event of loitering, or a police response if operators are alerted to an intrusion event.

The installation Because this was a greenfield site, it wasn’t just the security gear that needed to go in – there was no infrastructure at all for access control or cameras

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and that meant installing new cabling in conduits to support the system. According to Marsden, the customer contacted Addictive Technology in early December of 2015 and needed a solution installed and operational before the 24th of December. Time is always a key challenge but the parameters of this installation meant time constraints were tougher than usual. “Because of tight deadlines for operation and many parties involved, communication with all was the key as many people were starting to go on annual leave, or had very little resources to rely on in the final weeks of 2015,” said Marsden. “Addictive Technology Solutions delivered to this tight deadline but we had to be especially careful with the work because if the system did not perform as expected, issues may not have been able to be resolved until well into the new year. “This meant the Addictive Technology team had to ensure that the monitoring station was ready for the alarm inputs and video feeds and that all parts would arrive on time from the distributor. Customers requesting security patrol operators had to be informed of the job and Addictive had to make sure that the customer’s IT department had correctly configured the required TCP/IP ports for outbound and inbound connectivity and switching VLAN requirements within days of project acceptance.” Another part of the installation that required care was associating video streams with alarm events, as well as commissioning the integrated video analytics. In operational terms, Avigilon Control Centre reports camera events direct to Securecorp’s Patriot Systems monitoring software, as well as to Integriti, which reports via the Multipath-IP network allowing for complete redundancy. It’s from within Integriti that all cameras are assigned to their respective areas and treated as alarm inputs.

Conclusion

We also had to allow for security patrols to come through the site in vehicles without causing false alarms at multiple points throughout the nights. capabilities we were told it would,” the customer says. “In fact, the functions have outperformed expectations. And the support on offer from Addictive Technology has been of a very high standard, with access to advice being instantaneous. The system is so easy to self-teach there’s been little need of assistance but knowing it’s available is important. During installation and commissioning any adjustment and systemlearning procedures were carried out rapidly without question and the emphasis was always on providing a high quality service.” n

Marsden says he’s delighted with the way the Addictive Technologies team, with support from Securecorp and distributor CSD, worked together to ensure the best possible outcome for the customer in a very short space of time. “One of the great things about integrating the latest networked electronic security technologies is that this allows us to meet customer requirements in a way never possible before,” he explains. “Allowing local and remote management of the system, and having alarms generated by IVA, makes management of the system much more proactive, as well as more efficient and economical. Being able to give our customer access to the system remotely is another excellent capability.” Most importantly, Addictive Technologies’ customer is pleased with the system and the installation process. “Our new security solution gives us all the

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Trends at ISC West ISC West is an enormous exhibition and conference event and 2016 was the biggest yet, with attendance up 1 per cent to 30,000 and a record 1072 exhibitors. There was plenty to see and the standout trends were not easy to miss.

EY identifiable trends at ISC West included the ongoing importance of integration, with many integrated solutions and plenty of interest in them. Growing trends were evident in IoT, LPR and cloud services, which is building towards a breakthrough. Smart home technology was big, as was monitoring generally. The layered nature of the IP future was readily apparent, with loads of software-based solutions wherever you turned. There was considerable focus on analytics and its ability to mine data more effectively to provide operational support for end users. Cybersecurity of electronic security solutions

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was another building trend. Other trends included the appearance of huge numbers of new players in the IP space and the endless reinvention of existing players as quality networked solutions providers. The most interesting product at ISC West may have been Umbo SmartDome – not for its own sake but for what it says about the future of electronic security hardware. Umbo SmartDome is a cloud-first smart camera that has its entire software and hardware architecture built on cloud. The idea is to do away with traditional onsite recorders and their single site or multiple-single-sites style of management. This approach is designed to significantly trim the support and on-going maintenance overheads. The setup process involves plugging the camera in and seeing it online. Everything that installers and users have to deal with onsite is moved off-site with zero local or remote architectural burden. Will we see solutions like Umbo SmartDome in the access control and alarms space? Inevitably. Price is going to be the key thing here and that points to leveraging of this sort of technology by very large players. Other interesting releases included Schneider’s cloud-based integrated security management system Access Xpert, Hikvision’s 4K PTZ dome, was key release. Axis had new cameras and software, there was Skybell HD Edition, Alarm.com also launched a new V521IR indoor infrared camera and a new eight channel SVR100 continuous in-home video recorder. Assa Abloy showed IN100 Aperio, keyfobs and an access control panel. There was the Smoke Ring and GC3 Solution from 2GIG, Mobotix v25 vandal dome,

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Will we see solutions like Umbo SmartDome in the access control and alarms space? Inevitably.

Avigilon Access Manager, Honeywell AlarmNet 360 cloud solution, Axis Perimeter Defender, Bosch Dual Path Security and Fire Communicator, Bosch Chave PKI IP camera solution, Bosch IVA 6.30, Bosch Radion TriTech, DragonFly video intrusion system from Videofied, Allegion Engage, HID Mobile Access (wearable), REDSCAN mini RLS2020i, Samsung SNV-8081R 5MP dome, Nightingale BrdsEye drone, Theia’s new 4K 12 megapixel lenses, Umbo SmartDome, VERA thermal camera and VESDA-E VEP smoke detector. What were the Best New Products at ISC West 2016 as judged by the Security Industry Association? Access Control Devices & Peripherals went to Stanley for its Best Shelter, Access Control Devices & Peripherals Wireless was won by Cypress Integrated for AACTivate Mobile Reader and the Access Control Software and Controllers was taken out by Medeco for Medeco XT Data Analytics. Anti Terrorism/Force Protection went to Harsco Industrial IKG for GrateGuard, Cloud Solutions was awarded to BluSKY for BluBOX Security with an Honourable Mention to Umbo for UMBO Smart Drive. Commercial Monitoring Solutions was won by GeoFeedia for GeoFeedia and Convergence and Integrated Software and Solutions went to AlertEnterprise, Inc for Guardian Predict. Meanwhile, Emergency Communications/Mass Notification Systems was awarded to TextSpeak Design for TextSpeak EarBridge. Fire/Life Safety went to Nortek Security & Control LLC 2GIG Smoke Ring Interconnected Smoke Detector Sensor/Transmitter with an Honourable Mention to CWSI/Tyco for the 520hz Low Frequency Sounder. Hosted Solutions/Managed Services was awarded to IC Realtime for IC Real Tech ALLie Home 360x360 Virtual Reality Video Surveillance Camera & ALLie VR Headset Package and Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solutions went to Ontech Security for Wardiam with an Honourable Mention going to OPTEX for its RLS-2020. Intrusion Detection and Prevention Solutions Wireless went to Universal Translator Resolution Products with an Honourable Mention to Bosch Security Systems for RADION TriTech ZB. Law Enforcement/Guarding Systems was won by Shanghai OXi Technology for OXi 10-Print Fingerprint Scanner (G4000), Lock Systems and Secure Storage Containers was won by The USB Lock for The USB Lock, Mobile Apps was won by STANLEY’s STANLEY Guard with an Honourable Mention to HID Global for HID Mobile Access. Outdoor Perimeter Protection went to HySecurity

for HydraWedge SM50, Residential and Monitoring Solutions went to Remocam Inc for Remocam, while Tools & Hardware was won by Train a Tech for Hands On Training. User Authentication, Identification, Credentialing and Mgmt was awarded to Advanced Optical Systems for ANDI On The Go 3.0 with an Honorable Mention to Stone Lock Global for Stone Lock Pro. Video Analytics went to Axis Communications for AXIS Perimeter Defender and Video Surveillance Advanced Imaging Technologies went to 3xLogic for the VERA VX-VT-36 Thermal Camera. Video Surveillance Cameras HD (megapixel) was won by Hikvision with Ultra HD 4K Smart IR PTZ, Video Surveillance Cameras IP went to Axis Communications’AXIS Q61 PTZ Dome Network Camera Series, Video Surveillance Data Storage was awarded to Spectra Logic for Verde DPE (Digital Preservation for Enterprise) with an Honourable Mention to LTO Program for LTO Generation 7 Technology. Video Surveillance Hardware and Accessories went to V5 Systems for V5 Systems Portable Security Unit with an Honourable Mention to Theia Technologies for Theia Compact 4K Lens, Video Surveillance Management Systems went to Qognify for Qognify VisionHub. Best New Product was awarded to Lynx TFG’s TIGER and the Judges’ Choice went to TextSpeak Design Group for TextSpeak EarBridge-Text to Speech Announcement System. n

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What’s new in the industry.

Kantech EntraPass l KANTECH (part of Tyco Security Products) designs, markets and supports integrated access control technologies that are ready to use right out of the box. Kantech’s solutions provide a compact, entry-level solution for smaller businesses, while the EntraPass access control software combines with the powerful KT-1, KT300 or KT-400 door controllers to provide enhanced capabilities for enterprise scale applications. For additional convenience and security, Kantech solutions can easily link to American Dynamics Intellex digital video management systems to provide an integrated access control and video solution. Kantech also offers outof-the box integration with intrusion detection and telephone entry systems. All managed from a unified software package. Distributor: Hills Contact: 1800 685 487

Axis Releases Zipstream for PTZs l AXIS Communications introduced a new release of Axis’ Zipstream compression technology that now automatically adapts to PTZ camera movements. Storage and bandwidth consumption is reduced even while operators pan, tilt or zoom a camera. Most IP-based video surveillance systems today are based on the H.264 video compression standard lowering bandwidth and storage requirements. Fully compatible with existing H.264 network infrastructure and video management software, Axis’ Zipstream is a significantly more efficient H.264 implementation, lowering bandwidth and storage requirements by an average 50 per cent or more. This is achieved by adding a new module inside the video compression engine of a network camera that ensures important details in the image get enough attention in the video stream while unnecessary data can be removed. Axis’ Zipstream technology analyzes and optimizes the network camera’s video stream in real-time. Scenes containing interesting details are recorded in full image quality and resolution while other areas are filtered out to optimally use available bandwidth and storage. PTZ camera movements can cause bandwidth spikes resulting in frames being skipped, both in live operator viewing as well as in recordings. Axis’ Zipstream compression technology is now able to adapt to these camera movements. Bandwidth spikes can be avoided thanks to a new dynamic rate controller that is automatically enabled when the camera is being panned, tilted or zoomed. Distributor: Axis Communications Contact: +61 3 9982 1111

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Bosch Flexidome 7000 l BOSCH Security Systems’ FLEXIDOME IP panoramic 7000 MP camera has a 12MP sensor and fisheye lens giving 180-degree or 360-degree overview images without blind spots. The camera is fully supported by edge or clientside dewarping. The camera is suitable for both on walls and inceiling installation. The cover plate can be easily painted to blend in with the surroundings. It is ideal for applications such as corridors and reception desks. Both models offer an awesome design and are incredibly easy to install. Features include intelligent video analysis, intelligent tracking, intelligent auto exposure, intelligent dynamic noise reduction, multiple regions of interest, dynamic transcoding, ONVIF conformance, IPP support and edge de-warping. Distributor: Bosch Security Systems Contact: 1300 1 BOSCH (26724)

Tyco DSC Universal Cellular Communicator l TYCO Security Products has introduced the DSC GS4005 / 3G4005 universal cellular communicator that is designed to strengthen and enhance the functionality of existing residential and commercial alarm systems by providing a cost effective solution for migrating to cellular communications. The DSC universal communicator enables the upgrade of almost any existing PSTN alarm panel to GSM/3G cellular connectivity. Adding cellular communications enables more robust system security by eliminating the risk of an intruder disabling communication by cutting the phone wire and provides cost savings and added convenience for customers who want to switch from landlines in favor of mobile phones. Home and business customers can also benefit from additional functionality enabled by the DSC universal communicator that makes existing systems smarter with mobile control and advanced capabilities. Users can remotely arm/disarm their system using a mobile device and receive detailed notifications on alarms through voice and SMS notifications and commands. Basic smart home features, such as the control of smart light switches, are also enabled with the addition of the DSC Universal Communicator. Distributor: Tyco Security Products Contact: +61 4 6776 3544

Axis Unveils Perimeter Defender l AXIS Communications has announced a solution for large-scale perimeter protection with the introduction of AXIS Perimeter Defender, a high-end video analytics application for intrusion detection for the enterprise market. With this launch, Axis enables its partners to deliver a scalable and flexible perimeter defense solution using Axis thermal cameras and optical pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) cameras, AXIS Perimeter Defender and Axis network horn speakers. The application supports multiple detection scenarios including several types of intrusion detection and loitering. The application comes with intuitive management and setup tools in one single management interface. A dedicated, easy-to-use design tool simplifies the initial system layout and the installation. The central management interface allows operators to configure and manage all analytics-enabled cameras in the network through efficient and time-saving batch operations. In addition, a graphical representation of detection distances ensures that any potential blind spots are eliminated, and the entire perimeter is protected with the highest level of accuracy and consistency. AXIS Perimeter Defender is based on proven technology from Digital Barriers, a company with extensive experience in surveillance analytics.

Xcellis Server by Quantum l QUANTUM Corporation has just released a new server designed specifically for VMS applications and is ideal paired with Quantum storage. This video surveillance specific server builds on Quantumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 20-plus year experience in managing video. The new Xcellis server provides a VMS optimised environment, and easy growth over time without doing ripand-replace upgrades. The Xcellis server is ideally suited for 50+ camera applications and can scale to 1000+ cameras when combined with Quantum Xcellis Storage. Mention SEN when you contact us and receive 10 per cent off your quote until 30 June! Distributor: Quantum Australia Contact: 1800 999 285 or ANZsales@quantum.com

Distributor: Axis Communications Contact: +61 3 9982 1111

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Sony SNC-VB770 4K network camera l SONY’S newest 4K network camera, model SNC-VB770, offers the highest sensitivity in its class - under 0.004 lux with an ISO rating of 409600. The new model combines ultra-high sensitivity with 4K resolution and advanced networking capabilities to give video professionals more flexibility to capture details even in extreme low-light conditions. The sensor captures significantly more light with low noise than conventional camera sensors to realize drastic improvements in sensitivity. The result is low light performance in nearly pitch-black environments beyond the capabilities of human eyes. The SNC-VB770’s E-mount lens series accommodates a variety of lens options from wide angle to telephoto, allowing easy integration into a range of video capture applications, including surveillance such as city, transportation, ports or critical infrastructure; web attraction, nature studies or scientific applications. The camera’s Intelligent Cropping feature lets users capture a full view while cropping images in its native 4K resolution from multiple images at the same time, with either 3 or 5 simultaneous video streams. Distributor: Sony Australia Contact: +61 2 9887 6666

IndigoVision launches into new Galaxy l THE IndigoVision Honeywell Galaxy Integration Module now gives even more control over Honeywell Galaxy systems, allowing monitoring and command of Galaxy Series 3, Dimension and Flex panels through IndigoVision’s Control Center management software. Get seamless management and monitoring through a single interface - IndigoVision’s Control Center. Trigger live video, move PTZ cameras, start recordings, send notification emails automatically - all dramatically decreasing operator response time. Video surveillance, access control, perimeter detection, alarm systems, help points: all these applications are designed to keep users safe. But they are all stand-alone, different systems speaking different languages. That means they can’t talk to each other. This is a single application that speaks to and controls all the others. Integration modules in this application act as translators so the various surveillance applications are easier to use. They convert all the applications, puts them into a single application - Control Center. Control Center then makes the information smart and actionable. Distributor: Indigovision – Integrated Products Contact: 1300 055 164

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Pelco Sarix IWP Series Vandal Resistant Wedge l PELCO Sarix IWP Series vandal resistant wedge cameras feature a fixed 2.8 mm lens for surveillance needs in tight spaces. Additionally, the Sarix IWP Series features advanced color science and a mechanical IR cut filter for increased sensitivity in low-light installations. Product Features include up to 2MP resolution at up to 30ips, up to 64 GB edge storage with MicroSD card, motion detection and camera sabotage detection, operating temperature from –10 to 55C, PoE, vandal resistant to IK10, weather rated to IP66, compatible with Pelco and third-party video systems, ONVIF Profile S and Profile G conformant and a full 3-year warranty and support. Distributor: Pelco By Schneider Electric Contact: +61 2 9125 8094

Juniper EX2200 Ethernet Switches

Panasonic VL-V900 Intercom From EOS

l BASED on existing, fieldproven Juniper Networks

l PANASONIC adds new elements in the Home Safety Network category by introducing VL-V900BX Intercom system, designed specifically to fulfill the needs of apartment buildings. It’s a highly scalable with the ability to support 3 lobby stations and 560 room monitors. It can also support 4 guard stations and multiple buildings when connected to a PBX system. The VL-V900BX system provides greater safety and security to residents who can answer visitors after checking their faces using a smartphone or wireless monitor. Panasonic’s IPS technology offers clear viewing at wide angles and records images of visitors for viewing anytime. The 3 level of monitoring further enhance security. Users can monitor premises and intercom a guard house through integration with CCTV and phone systems. VL-V900BX has tracing backlogs, a selfdiagnostic function to identify errors and more. Panasonic VL-V900BX is definitely a great addition when building apartments with its innovative features and great looks.

technology, the EX2200 switching architecture provides the same level of carrier-class performance and reliability that Juniper Networks routers bring to the world’s largest service provider networks. The Juniper Networks line of Ethernet switches offers a powerful solution for supporting services such as closed circuit television (CCTV) and other applications. CCTV deployments often involve multiple receiving stations and storage servers, requiring cameras to send multiple streams of the same footage. The EX2200 line of switches support Multicast, a technology that requires cameras to send the video stream once and the network will intelligently forward it to all receiving stations. This conserves the bandwidth required on the network, allowing increased video resolution and effective lifespan of the network for future standards such as 4K. Distributor: Hills Contact: 1800 685 487

Distributor: EOS Australia Pty Ltd Contact: +61 2 9749 5888

Hikvision releases HDTVI

Mobotix v25 Indoor Vandal Dome

l HIKVISION’S HDTVI 3.0 solution preserves the convenience

l MOBOTIX v25 is the first MOBOTIX vandalism indoor camera and at the same time supporting all MOBOTIX functions. The customer gets a complete standalone video surveillance system, including SD card or NAS event recording, alarming, professional video management and video analysis functions like heat map and object statistics. It is compatible to the new MxTubeMount to be installed in unstructured ceilings like supermarkets, airports, logistics facilities etc. The v25 will be supported with two vandalism kits including a stainless steel protection ring and reinforced dome cover. These provide complete case protection up to IK10 of the standard v25 as well as the v25 equipped with the additional on-wall audio kit, which is ideal for installations in public buildings, prisons and military premises.

of an analog system while providing up to 5 MP-resolution with 4K video output, making high-definition surveillance systems possible without replacing existing cabling or substituting IP cameras. Engineered with Hikvision’s high-caliber H.264+ compression, HDTVI 3.0 technology dramatically reduces bitrates by up to 50 per cent while maintaining high transmission quality without sacrificing precise details. Hikvision’s HDTVI 3.0 technology guarantees up to 1200m of high-quality HD720p transmission and up to 800m of HD1080p video over coaxial cable, so existing systems can be extended easily and larger projects can be executed quickly. Distributors: CSD 1300 319 499 and Ness Corporation +61 2 8825 9222

Distributor: Mobotix Contact: +61 2 8507 2000

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Help desk ■ Below are the approximate recommendations for rest times (complete rest, that is) between sets according to your goal, per the National Streng th and Conditioning Association (NSCA). *Note that since fat loss depends primarily on diet, there is no official rest-period prescription for it, although we feel that both short and long rests work, depending on the program.

Q: Would you advocate the use of a 2x teleconverter to extend the range of a Fujinon 15-50mm lens? We have an application that requires face recognition at longer than usual ranges and were impressed with the images of Norman at 50mm and 15 metres we saw in SEN. A PTZ would probably be best but cost is an issue and the application is specific. Would an extender give us similar performance around 30m from the lens? Are there any disadvantages to such a setup? Which brands are best? A: Yes, you could use a 2x teleconverter to get reasonably good performance 30m from the lens in good light. Use of a 2x TC/extender will double the long end to 100mm, while halving the angle of view and halving the amount of light reaching the sensor. That means performance is going to be better during daylight hours or in the presence of reasonable 24-hour illumination. You should expect increased chromatic aberrations in high contrast areas, as well as reduced ability to apply digital zoom before pixellation. There will also be some loss of contrast and colour rendition but this won’t impact on face recognition much. Bear in mind, too, that very stable mounting and careful focus are vital at longer focal lengths. When it comes to teleconverters and extenders you need to decide whether or not the negatives outweigh the benefits. The benefits include a considerable increase in reach along with increased optical compression of objects in a scene which may improve operator context during live monitoring. Before reaching for a DSLR TC I ask

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myself whether the larger but lower quality subject I see filling more of my viewfinder with the TC will be superior to the smaller, sharper image provided by lens alone after rezzing up using digital zoom and crop. Experience suggests there are times when the TC gives superior results but that can have more to do with optical compression than image quality. You will need to test this objectively. Finding a 2x CS-mount TC or extender may be fiddly and gear available on eBay is often overpriced no-name. For best performance, try to find a Computar EX2CS or Pentax/Ricoh C80034. Fujinon and Canon may have 2x extenders for C and CS-mount lenses. If Fujinon makes one that costs around $A100, I’d go with that. Alternatively, take a look at the Rainbow 8-80mm f/1.6, auto iris, IR-corrected ½-inch MP lens. We’ve not tested one but they are around $US100 used and offer a huge range. If Rainbow lens quality is within 30 per cent of the Fujinon 15-50mm (which really is a great CCTV lens), then buying the longer lens and forgoing the TC/ extender will give you a better image. Q: We use a number of different cameras in 24-hour external applications and notice that one in particular is much brighter than the others but this effects digital zoom – the images seem grainier. What’s going on?

Higher ISO means more noise

A: The brighter camera’s sensor is automatically applying higher levels of ISO (amplification is rated by the International Standards Organisations – hence the ISO rating of a camera). Increasing ISO is great as it means brighter images but it’s a balancing act. There’s a point at which noise cancels out gain. Typically, the charge generated by a sensor’s photosite is proportionate to the number of photon hits that take place for a given shutter speed and aperture. In a typical IP camera, as signal reduces, the camera will open the iris, slow down the shutter speed and increase amplification at the photosite. But there are variables in this amplification – for instance, black may be rendered as dark grey and will register as noise. The more amplification, the more variation is visible. And amplification from photosites spills into adjacent sites leading to blooming. As well as amplification at photosites on the sensor, there may also be amplification undertaken by an analogue amplifier external to the sensor and governed by internal camera logic. Modern camera logic knows when ISO is up and tries to compensate with digital noise reduction, which is essentially re-rendering of an image to look the way the camera thinks it should look. It’s better than nothing but it’s not better than adequate light. Depending on setting options in the camera browser, you may be able to mitigate high ISO

by selecting options that apply less amplification but often there’s no choice – the camera does what the engineers built it to do. Q: We had some reeds fuse together as the result of a spike or lightning strike – is there a way we can protect our system from this occurring again? A: Voltage surges certainly can fuse reed switches together if these sensors are not protected adequately. The problem for the installer is that meter readings and any supervisory current in the loop are not going to pick up the problem. The answer is to install 0.1 A fuses in series with perimeter reeds so that should a surge hit the zone, firstly the switch is protected, and secondly the blowing of the fuse means an open connection that prevents the system being armed until the problem is sorted out. It’s true that in-line fuses will do the job, but thanks to the tiny currents drawn by modern microprocessors and the types of metals used in fuses and fuse-holder contacts, oxidation will occur and cause an increase in resistance. Use pig tail fuses instead. Their lead wires are soldered to fuse-end caps meaning no more oxidation problem – and remember to heat shrink your fuses. Q: How would we search for current drain in an alarm and access control system? A: Drain can be a major nuisance with alarm and access control systems as it robs them of the ability to operate effectively and will lead to either false alarms or inoperability. When checking current in the circuit you always want to avoid letting your test equipment have an impact on the circuit. Connect the meter onto the non-earth supply lead or find the system’s on/off switch and connect your multimeter across this taking care to use the correct polarity. Now, adjust your DMM to high current range. If the system is disarmed you’re likely to measure slightly higher current across the switch than you would if the circuit was under load - you can adjust your test unit downwards for greater accuracy if lower currents are registered. Should you find extreme current flow

then you’ll have found the source of your problem failure and you’ll know that something, somewhere in the circuit is chewing through current. Importantly, you’ll also have located a potential point of overheating. Many installers and technicians will immediately begin carrying out continuity checks at this point but it’s better practice to start with a thorough physical examination of the circuit. No more may be required than cleaning off excess flux that has formed itself into a blob between supply rail circuit tracks or poor connections, anything that’s going to lead to a short circuit. A physical examination can be made more easily and accurately using a magnifying glass. If your search for a physical explanation draws a blank, it’s time to start continuity testing. You can either employ a dedicated continuity tester or use your DMM set to resistance range (it’s not as effective). The lowest resistance range should be your choice. What you don’t want is for your test equipment to display continuity between 2 points that have a small but still significant resistance between them. Bear in mind here that the use of low resistance ranges

is going to employ major test currents. Even a test current of 150-200mA is going to pose a threat to semiconductors and other delicate components. The last thing you want your test process to cause is new faults on the circuit through damage to components. Q: If all other things were generally equal, which single quality do you think is most important for a video surveillance camera? A: This depends what the camera is used for – a camera might be used for real time situational awareness supported by security patrols and operators wielding high resolution PTZs but more often it will be used as a post-event forensic tool. A camera used for investigation needs to provide a high quality image stream in order to meet its operational priorities. If image clarity - taking into account contrast, colour rendition, lack of aberrations and distortions, low light and backlight performance – are equal, then image sharpness and resistance to motion blur are the most important qualities a camera can have from an operational perspective. Resistance to motion blur is primarily a factor of shutter speed but some cameras manage to do better at the default lowest shutter speed settings of 1/25th or 1/30th of a second most commonly seen in IP CCTV cameras. This suggests that in low light, digital rebuilding of images stressed by elevated ISO increases frame-by-frame latency. Sharpness relates to lens choice and focal length selection more than it does to camera selection – if WDR and low light performance are similar. n

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LENSES AT DAWN

l Review: Inner Range Inception l Australian IP Video Standard Coming l Full Report: SecTech Roadshow l Addictive Integration of Video, Access l SecTech 2016 Camera Shootout: The Contenders l Review: Axis M3045-V Mini Dome l Monitoring: Divergence is the Future? l South East Water’s Integrated Solution l Latest Trends at ISC West Expo l New Product: Sony VB-770 Low Light 4K

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SecTech Roadshow 2016

Date: May 4-18, 2016 Contact: Monique Keatinge on 612 9280 4425 SecTech Roadshow takes up to 20 of Australia’s leading distributors and manufacturers on a national tour – a simple and highly targeted touring tradeshow covering 5 state capitals over 2 weeks during the month of May. In 2016, SecTech Roadshow will visit Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

IFSEC 2016 Date: June 21-23, 2016 Venue: Excel Centre, London Docklands Contact: www.ifsec.co.uk IFSEC International which took place in London in June 2015, is one of Europe’s largest security expos. The event was a huge success and we're looking forward to 2016, when we’ll be back at Docklands once again.

2016 Security Conference and Exhibition Date: July 20-22, 2016 Venue: Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre Contact: +61 3 9261 4500 Put it in your diary now: 20-22 July 2016. Australasia’s premier security industry event, to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.

China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security Date: October 25–28, 2016 Venue: China Internation Exhibition Center Contact: 8610-68731710 The 13th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security 2016 is the biggest security distribution and procurement event in China, and focuses mostly on the big market in North area of China.

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