The future direction of the infrared security industry

2019-05-07

With the advancement of camera technology, night vision monitoring is still in the process of further development. Currently, it is limited by the unique attributes of cost, picture definition, application field and illuminating materials such as infrared light waves and lasers. Infrared is still the best in night vision monitoring field. The most practical solution can achieve relatively best night vision monitoring effect, and also has a good effect in the field of road monitoring license plate, making up for the gap in the current market.

It is understood that foreign markets basically do not produce infrared cameras. The reason is that the infrared camera itself is a high temperature product, which is a potential risk factor in most monitoring environments, such as coal mine monitoring, industrial monitoring, etc. Second, the low price competition of infrared cameras seriously affects the product life. According to the survey, the average infrared camera life is generally less than one year.

Short product lifespan may be more profit margin for infrared camera manufacturers, but it is harmful to consumers for end users. The infrared camera market is unstoppable, so all infrared camera manufacturers are constantly developing more cost-effective products.

At present, the infrared camera market share is the highest in LED infrared cameras, but most products can only reach within 100 meters. In terms of applications, infrared cameras are mainly used in the civilian sector. After several years of development, the infrared camera has been constantly updated. Recently, there have been laser night vision cameras on the camera market that can observe people and objects directly from the machine during the night without visible light.

The laser night vision camera technology is different from the thermal infrared imaging technology and the low light level night vision technology. The thermal infrared imaging technology can only see the hot contour of people and objects, and can not see the true face of the object. Low-light night vision technology requires a certain amount of moonlight, starlight, and ambient light to see objects. If there is no light, nothing can be seen. Although infrared light-assisted illumination can also see the target, it can not overcome the infrared light storm, can not be hidden and observe, easy to self-exposure the target, the image is disturbed by light waves, and can not achieve the same visual effect and clarity as the black light night vision camera. degree.

For low-light cameras, if the light and illumination are insufficient, it is likely to produce an unclear picture. The addition of an infrared illuminator, although it can be alleviated to a certain extent, still can not solve the problem of light and fog illumination. Therefore, the development of high-definition security monitoring of infrared security requires the joint efforts of security companies and industry professionals.