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Axis Introduces Direct Drive HDTV PTZ Dome Camera

Axis Communications presents a direct drive PTZ camera with few moving parts. The camera is directly attached to the drive shaft of two motorsโ€”one for panning and another for tilting the camera. With no mechanical parts such as belts or gears, AXIS P5414-Eโ€™s durable and highly efficient pan/tilt system provides customers with a reliable, low-maintenance PTZ camera. Other innovations include a built-in wall bracket that eliminates the need to purchase a separate mounting accessory. This not only provides cost-savings to customers, but makes wall-mount installations even easier and quicker.axis16-5-13

About half of all PTZ cameras are mounted on walls and AXIS P5414-E addresses this market with some unique designs,โ€ says Erik Frรคnnlid, Axisโ€™ Director of Product Management. โ€œThe result is an attractively priced, high-performance, low-maintenance HDTV PTZ camera thatโ€™s easy to install.โ€

AXIS P5414-E has an integrated sunshield that is designed for easy removal, allowing customers to repaint it to match the installation environment. The sunshieldโ€™s sloping form also helps the camera resist attempts by vandals to pull it down. The camera has a hidden junction box that supports two-way audio, a memory card slot, four configurable inputs/outputs to external devices, and the option for customers to use either 24 V DC or Power over Ethernet Plus (IEEE 802.3at). AXIS P5414-E supports Advanced Gatekeeper, which enables the camera to automatically pan, tilt and zoom in to a preset position when motion is detected in a predefined area. See film for further explanation.

With the ability to pan 270ยฐ, AXIS P5414-E can also be mounted on the corner of a building with the use of a corner mount bracket, enabling wide area coverage and high optical zoom for detailed surveillance in HDTV resolution. It will be available in July 2013 through Axis distribution channels.