Axis Q6000-E: surveillance with 360º vision and high precision zoom integrated with PTZ cameras

The new Axis Q6000-E outdoor network camera offers a 360º view thanks to four camera heads. 2 megapixels and, integrated with the Q60-E model of this manufacturer, simultaneously offers high-detail optical zoom on areas of interest with just one click.

Axis Communications has presented the Q6000-E model, an outdoor network camera with 360º vision that integrates with the PTZ network camera series (domo Q60-E) to provide a complete surveillance solution.

With just one click, Operators can optically zoom with high precision on details, while maintaining an overview over areas up to 20.000 m² (the approximate size of four football fields), which is an ideal solution for urban surveillance applications, for monitoring public squares, parking lots, catering areas in shopping centers and other open areas.

Roberto de los Santos, sales engineer de Axis Communications, emphasizes that “Q6000-E covers the need to easily monitor a large area and, simultaneously, be able to optically zoom in on certain details. Integration with Axis Q60-E series of outdoor PTZ cameras provides a smart solution, innovative and efficient in terms of space utilization, offering unique video surveillance possibilities”.

For this expert, This integration opens new opportunities to solve a common problem, For example, in the field of urban surveillance, where both PTZ cameras that provide precise image detail and an overview that covers the entire area are needed.

Selecting any object in Q6000-E, using one-click PTZ control function, activates the Q60-E camera, so that operators can optically zoom in on the specific object of interest. Besides, The use of two screens offers a complete 360º overview from the Q6000-E camera, and an expanded view from Q60-E, which provides them with a high level of detail while, simultaneously, can maintain an overview over the entire monitored area.

This new network device, available at the end of 2014 through the Axis distribution channel, provides individually configurable video streams in H.264 compression to optimize bandwidth and storage without compromising image quality, in addition to supporting the Motion JPEG format to increase flexibility.

Any Axis Q60-E camera mounts quickly and easily inside the Q6000-E, without requiring installation supports or extra equipment, since this last device uses the same supports and network cable as the previous one, minimizing installation time and cost.

Besides, Q6000-E model is powered by Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) via Q60-E, which also eliminates the need to deploy electrical cables. Like the rest of Axis products, This device relies on the company's video management software through its application developer partner program.