WideLux WDR Technology
Visionhitech WideLux WDR technology provides a number of significant imaging
benefits as compared to a current alternative WDR solution available in the market.
It achieves these benefits due to the unique built-in Timing Generator unit complemented
by the special dedicated units for advanced signal processing.
The purpose of this Technology Release is to describe shortly the advantages provided
by a WDR camera in view of Super Low Light Sensitivity, Ultra Wide Dynamic Range
Performance, High Resolution, 3D Noise Reduction, Sens-up, Anti Color Rolling,
Highlight Eclipse, RS-485 Interface and Intelligent IR Control.
A. High Resolution of 600TVL(Color) /
650TVL(B/W)
WideLux WDR Technology reproduces high resolution of
600TVL at daytime and
650TVL at nighttime. New DSP by employing the special timing
generator and
accompanying signal processing provides a special mode of CCD
operation to increase
the resolution also in the vertical direction like almost its
horizontal resolution. |
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B. Remarkable WDR Performance
Wide Dynamic Range Camera solution uses two channels to provide the full information
about the scene being imaged.
In popular terminology, so-called a “Long” channel (long exposure) provides information
about the dark portion of the scene, while so-called a “Short” channel (short exposure)
features brightly lighted portions of the same scene.
The ratio between “Long” and “Short” exposures defines the extent of the dynamic range
that the camera is able to handle.
This new WDR Technology offers much more contrast WDR performance with the extent
of the Short Exposure than the current WDR technology in the market. |
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C. Super Low Light Performance with Single Scan CCD
Current WDR camera solutions are based on the Double Scan CCD that has almost two
times lower sensitivity compared with Single Scan CCD named as 1/3” Sony Super HAD
CCD
WideLux technology provides a special timing and accompanying signal processing to
1/3” Sony Super HAD CCD that operates the sensor at a dual scan rate in situations
requiring Wide Dynamic Range imaging.
Whenever the ambient lighting becomes weak, new WDR chip automatically reverts to
the single scan operation and achieves twice better sensitivity. |
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w/Double Scan CCD |
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w/Single Scan CCD |
D. 2D/3D Noise Reduction
2D/3DNR achievement is another reference in WideLux WDR technology.
It reproduces noiseless images with 2D/3D filtering Noise Reduction Technology so that
users can save the volume of storage media and HDD capacity in DVR.
2DNR helps preserved edges in the picture.
When the object moves under low light conditions, the image is inevitably blurred
because of using the camera memory. But, 3DNR Technology realizes clear images with
no ghost effect. |
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E. Anti Color Rolling
When operating a wide dynamic range camera in an environment with a fluorescent
lighting, an effect that is called "color rolling" usually happens due to the lack of the
synchronization between the camera and the neon light.
Improper synchronization causes short channel to acquire an image which spans
different sections of the sinus wave that is powering the fluorescent lamp. Colors in the
final image are floating, changing their tint with a slow periodicity.
WideLux WDR technology based system tracks the light changes relative to the camera
and adapts its own timing to the periodicity of fluorescent illumination to the sample light
at a constant phase, virtually eliminating the color rolling effect. |
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F. Intelligent IR Control
When the objects come closer to the IR light shooting area, the objects become all
WHITE, making the image totally unrecognizable in conventional IR cameras.
New WDR Technology achieved a special technology that analyzes the strength of light
reflection of the objects and automatically adjusts the image quality clearly recognizable
when the objects get closer to the IR shooting area. |
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