Clover Electronics C3326EX Professional High-Resolution Mini Color Camera - Small (Black)

This camera utilizes a high-end 0.33-inch Sony ExView CCD (charge-coupled device) sensor, with a resolution of 512-by-492 pixels. The C3326EX includes a varifocal CS-mount lens that can range between 3.5 to eight millimeters, providing you with a 2.3x zoom. The C3326EX Mini has a usable illumination down to 0.05 Lux, and a better-than 48 dB S/N (signal to noise) ratio. The unit's built-in automatic light control, built-in backlight compensation, automatic gain control, and flicker-less function ensure even higher picture quality with user-definable parameters. This camera can provide a frame rate of up to 30 frames-per-second (frames per second), equivalent to a 460-NTSC analog video. Powered via a 12-volt external DC power supply (included), it can operate in temperatures from -10 to 50-degrees Celsius.

Technical Features:

• Sensitivity: down to 0.05 Lux
• S/N ratio: more than 48 dB
• Frame rate: up to 30 frames per second
• Zoom: up to 2.3x optical
• Resolution: up to 512 by 492 pixels or 420 TVL
• Operating temperature: -10 to 50 degrees Celsius

About Surveillance Camera Technical Features
Lux rating is the measurement used to indicate how sensitive a camera is to light, and stands for the level of light reflected off a piece of paper by a candle from one meter away. Thus a sensitivity of three Lux would mean a camera could generate an acceptable picture of a piece-of-paper-sized object that was illuminated by the equivalent of three candles from one meter away. The lower the Lux level, the better the camera's ability to work in low-light conditions. The camera's resolution should be greater than or equal to the resolution supported by the system's recorder or monitor. The S/N, or signal to noise ratio, is an important measure of a camera's quality. A poor camera, low-light conditions or poor wiring causes "noise" which consumes processing power and disk space. A camera with a wide dynamic range is ideal, especially for recording areas in which both indoor and outdoor light are present. CCD (charge-coupled device) sensors provide high-quality images that are less susceptible to noise. CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors offer less image quality, but are usually more cost-effective and energy efficient.