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- V.NETWORKS from JVC
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- WAYNE, NJ (October 29, 2008) -- As one of the world's foremost manufacturers
of professional grade audio and video equipment for over a half
century, JVC’s leadership in analog video surveillance technology
is well founded. As the security industry began the gradual
transition from analog to digital IP technology, JVC has been in the
forefront developing technologies and products to take the industry
to the next level. In this new world of IP video surveillance,
traditional video cameras, monitors and recorders are no longer the
centerpieces of a high technology security system, but rather input
and output devices in a more sophisticated data processing
environment. As systems become more complex, so do the requirements
of their peripheral components. Cameras are now considered 'edge
devices,' while recorders have become 'storage devices.'
Fortunately JVC, with its long history of innovation in both video
and computer networking technology, is uniquely positioned to
manufacture and deliver the most advanced and highest quality IP
surveillance systems.
- Nearly a decade ago, JVC introduced its
first IP camera, the VN-C1, and branded its unique technology
V.Networks which stands for "visual networks". Now more than 20
models later, JVC is introducing its first Mega-Pixel V.Networks
camera, the VN-X35U. Throughout the past decade, V.Networks cameras
have earned industry awards and a solid reputation for security,
reliability, and for providing superior picture quality in thousands
of installations worldwide. JVC's V.Networks product line has
expanded from strictly cameras to encoders and now network recorders
and management systems.
- V.Networks from JVC. Reliable. Proven.
Secure.
- A History of Expertise
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- JVC’s V.Networks product lineup is the
result of the company’s engineering expertise in three major
core technologies. Imaging, Networking, and Mechanism Design are the foundation for the world’s most advanced IP surveillance
system.
- Imaging: The
Art of Picture Making
- It should be no surprise that JVC constantly
strives for superior image quality and performance. Over 80 years
ago, JVC’s Dr. Kenjiro Takayanagi began experimenting with
television and produced the world’s first television image in
1926. Since that time, JVC innovations created cameras and monitors
resulting in the highest quality images for the viewer.
- Today, the industry is awash with
surveillance cameras that can make color pictures. Widely available
inexpensive board level components allow many engineers to design
cameras, but they have little experience in making “good
pictures.”
- JVC brings its breadth of experience in
development of cameras for broadcast television, cinematography,
medical imaging, and consumer applications to the world of
surveillance. Three key considerations in any video camera are
sensitivity, signal-to-noise, and resolution. A good camera offers
the correct balance between these elements, and doesn’t emphasize
one to the negative effect on the others. JVC has many years of
experience in achieving this balance in the widest range of lighting
and environmental conditions combined with an artful understanding
of what makes a good image. It is upon that foundation that every
JVC camera is built.
- All V.Networks cameras embody JVC's latest
image processing circuitry and provide sharp, natural images with
high contrast and good color saturation. Even basic models, such as
the VN-V25 offer JVC's most advanced circuits such as Easy Wide-D to
improve dynamic range and to provide details even in awkward
backlight situations. As the industry moves toward higher
resolution—mega pixel and beyond—high image quality will be
increasingly important.
- For JVC, superior image quality and
performance – without compromise – are at the core of what we
do.
- Networking: Experience
brings Intelligent Design
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- JVC was an early developer of data
communications technology with near infrared radiation used in TVs
and other devices. Using this technology, we also developed
wireless networks including the industry’s first Ethernet, fully
compatible high speed optical wireless LAN, known as VIPSLAN. The
system was built on a satellite/node concept and used infrared
optics to interconnect networked computers and peripherals without
wires. Nodes were powered through the standard ethernet cables
that also carried data—one of the world's first
'power-over-ethernet' systems. JVC's 'power hubs' and power
inserters added power into the data cables—a technique now widely
used in the security industry.
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- From the beginning, JVC recognized the
importance of bandwidth conservation, realizing that Video over IP
would transport large amounts of data. As one of the original
developers of MPEG data compression, it was natural for JVC to put
MPEG encoders into its IP cameras. However, with today's Megapixel
cameras, even efficient data compression systems such as MPEG and
H.264 (MPEG4, Part 10) produce large amounts of data. Conservation
is more important than ever.
- JVC's solution is to build more intelligence
into the camera, so that the amount of data is reduced until it's
needed. The new VN-X35 Mega Pixel camera is a good example of how
an intelligently designed camera can provide “Mega details” with
“Mini Bandwidth.” For example, the camera offers real-time
image scaling from VGA to QUAD VGA, without affecting the viewing
angle, allowing users to conserve bandwidth monitoring VGA images,
yet benefit from megapixel resolution when needed. It can provide
two streams of video data simultaneously, one in lower resolution
for viewing, while a high definition stream is available for
recording in the event of an alarm. This capability becomes
invaluable when multiple megapixel cameras are deployed.
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- Mechanism Design: High
Performance, High reliability
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JVC’s extensive experience in mechanical design
has evolved from our history in professional VTR and data recorder
technology. We developed miniature direct-drive motors and fast,
highly accurate motor control systems that made our professional
tape transports the fastest and most precise in the industry. That
direct drive technology has now been employed in JVC’s latest
pan/tilt/zoom cameras such as the award winning VN-V686.
- The simpler, but more reliable mechanisms
result in much more precise and consistent performance than typical
belt driven cameras. The silent mechanisms can maintain preset
camera positions within 0.03°
even after frequent panning and tilting—especially important when
zoomed in 36X. The beltless design has also resulted in an
extremely high MTBF.
- A Commitment to Reliability and
Improvement
- A surveillance camera is used in a nearly
unlimited variety of environments. The camera must be designed to
perform in the most severe conditions and under heavy workloads.
Any pan/tilt/zoom camera experiences wear and tear as it is
positioned and repositioned. As parts wear, cameras become less
precise and can become unstable. Even direct drive systems can fail
if inferior components or construction is used.
- Since the beginning, V.Network products have
been, and continue to be fully designed and manufactured in-house.
JVC has established a rigorous QA process for all of its cameras.
Each component is put through severe testing for over 5 million
rotations. This dedication to reliability is embodied in every
product in the V.Networks line and is one reason why JVC systems
have an on-going reputation for reliability.
- We design and build them to work well—and
to last.
- Complete Surveillance Systems and
Solutions
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- An effective surveillance system is more than
just cameras. Physical security professionals want complete
solutions – hardware and software that are stable and
integrated--not a collection of varied components. Our design,
manufacture and testing guarantees that everything works together –
they are “plug and play” simple. And JVC stands by our
technology and products with one-source customer service.
- While JVC has continually enhanced its camera
line with new functions and performance features, an equally
important commitment has been the creation of complete recording and
monitoring solutions.
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- Since 2004, JVC has offered, self-contained
dedicated network recorders designed to manage and record multiple
IP cameras. Our systems have been adopted throughout the United
States in locations as varied as airports, seaports and prisons.
- JVC has always understood that network video
recorders (NVRs) would require increasingly faster processing and
broader compatibility with third-party devices and software, as well
as integration with existing analog systems. The latest generation
of V.Networks recorders include the VR-N900, introduced in 2006,
and the VR-N1600 introduced in 2007. These unique models fulfill
the market desire to accept both analog and IP cameras, and provide
a familiar XProject feature set for end users.
- As the popularity of self-contained
hardware/software network recorders continues to grow, JVC is also
addressing users who wish to perform monitoring and recording
functions with their off-the-shelf personal computers. JVC
developed the VN-S800 Network Recording Software package to meet
these requirements. Split-screen displays from multiple cameras,
sequential displays, videotaping/playback and search functions,
alarm processing, timer function and more can now be managed by the
software. It runs on a standard Windows computer system and is by
far the most advanced software-based network video recorder solution
available for JVC cameras. And it’s free!
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- The Strength of Partnerships
- Today’s IP surveillance environment often
requires dozens of products from varying manufacturers to work
together seamlessly. As the manufacturer, JVC believes it is our
responsibility to ensure that our products work with all of the
major system components on the market. For this reason, we have
partnered with other key manufacturers such as Milestone, Verint and
many other to ensure compatibility between our products. Regular
engineering meetings are held with dozens of other suppliers as
well. Our open platform designs help ensure better compatibility
between a broad range of products – and, should any new issues
arise, the lines of communication are open to quickly get almost any
situation resolved, usually without the customer even being aware of
a problem.
- V.Networks: The Future is Now
- In the future, expect to see higher
resolution cameras such as the megapixel VN-X35 take a more
prominent role in routine security assignments. JVC is positioned
to lead the way because we know that in video surveillance, it’s
all about the picture. Capturing the image accurately and with all
of its mega details and rich color, and then reliably delivering the
picture to the viewer is what JVC does best. We understand
bandwidth limitations, and we know that intelligent bandwidth
management begins in the camera.
- Today’s V.Networks products are user
friendly. They are faster and have more responsive performance.
They are quiet, and more precise than ever. They feature
unparalleled reliability with simpler, more advanced mechanisms, and
because we build them in house, we back them with the industry’s
longest warranty.
- Today there are 11 V.Networks cameras to
choose from—cameras that fit virtually any application, available
individually or in pre-configured “Ready Paks” . We
manufacture two fully integrated network recorders with embedded
operating and management software, and a free standalone network
recorder and monitoring application for the PC. On top of that,
JVC offers the industry's broadest line of flat panel and CRT
monitors, encoders and peripherals.
- That’s what customers have come to expect
from JVC.
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