Seems everyone is rushing to jump on the H.264 bandwagon these days, and with good reason. H.264 is the IP camera industry's latest revolution, a new video compression format that optimizes bandwidth and saves storage with much greater effectiveness than previous technologies, including Motion JPEG and MPEG-4. The latest manufacturer to offer up cameras with H.264 compression is Arecont Vision. The company showed off its new H.264 camera series at the IFSEC conference in Birmingham, UK on May 12.

Every June, about 300,000 baseball fans flock to Omaha, Nebraska for the College World Series. Each game draws 23,000 spectators to Omaha's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, where visual security is provided by Arecont Vision IP cameras. With so many people shuffling through the stadium, security is always a concern. The Arecont Vision surveillance cameras help to provide comprehensive views of the facility, and can detect and provide visual evidence of any disturbances.

Washington State's Lucky Eagle Casino recently completed installation of a new IP-based surveillance system featuring megapixel network cameras from Arecont Vision. The casino made the move to IP megapixel cameras in order to capture higher-quality video footage with greater detail for identifying critical information.

Arecont Vision is known for its high-quality megapixel camera offerings. Now, they're releasing a new series of innovative panoramic megapixel IP cameras that use cutting-edge H.264 compression. H.264 technology allows users to increase bandwidth and storage efficiency when dealing with high-resolution video footage.

Lucky Eagle Casino, located in southwest Washington State, has installed a new video surveillance system featuring megapixel network cameras from Arecont Vision. The casino made the conversion from analog to IP surveillance in an effort to provide surveillance operators with clearer video images for heightened security and identification purposes.

Arecont Vision has expanded its line of H.264 network cameras with the release of the new MegaDome series. The MegaDome series integrates the camera, megapixel lens, and housing into a complete, all-in-one solution. Available cameras include 1.2M, 2M, 3M, and 5 megapixel models. Each features H.264 compression technology which significantly reduces bit rate to optimize network bandwidth and storage capacity. MegaDome series cameras also offer multi-streaming of up to eight concurrent streams with variable frame rates, bit rates, and image quality.

The Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Kuching, Malaysia recently installed 139 Arecont Vision megapixel network cameras to provide crystal clear video images for live monitoring and incident analysis. Because the cameras offer exceptionally high resolution, operators can zoom in on the details of both live and archived video images for identification purposes.

Arecont Vision is releasing a new high-resolution network camera that uses "MegaVideo" technology. What does that mean? Basically that the new Arecont Vision AV10005 IP camera can stream in multi-megapixel resolution (in this case 3,648 x 2,752 pixels) at up to 5 frames per second using H.264 or MJPEG compression. This is a 10 megapixel network camera that allows users to capture extremely detailed video images at reduced file sizes in order to make the most of available storage space and bandwidth.

Last week at the ASIS 2009 trade show in Anaheim, Arecont Vision rolled out its latest day/night megapixel camera, the AV3135. This dual-sensor IP camera is designed to capture high-resolution video images while providing outstanding low-light sensitivity. In order to capture the highest quality footage both day and night, the Arecont Vision AV3135 features two 1/2" CMOS sensors – a 3 megapixel color sensor, and a separate 1.3 megapixel black and white senor for darker conditions. The black and white sensor has larger individual pixels to provide higher sensitivity in low light. It's also infrared sensitive, which makes the AV3135 suitable for use in completely dark situations.

Arecont Vision recently unveiled a new lineup of IP network cameras featuring Megaflash technology in 1.3, 2, 3 or 5 megapixel formats. These compact IP cameras are designed to capture detailed images with megapixel resolution, and come equipped with a high-speed shutter that's synchronized with an external strobe light for extremely effective license plate recognition. They're ideal for intelligent transportation system applications, and can capture clear images of vehicles moving up to 100 miles per hour.

This week Arecont Vision announced the launch of a new high-resolution camera series featuring compact network cameras available in 1.3, 2, 3, or 5 megapixel formats. The new batch of cameras joins Arecont Vision's MegaVideo lineup, only these cameras are half the size as the original full-size models. Despite their small stature, they offer the same image quality, frame rates, processing, and many of the same sophisticated features as the existing MegaVideo cameras, and are designed for end-users with a tighter budget.

We've added Arecont Vision's new lineup of compact MegaVideo cameras to our online store. Available in megapixel formats ranging from 1.3 to 5-megapixel, these cameras are designed to make high-resolution video surveillance affordable for a variety of applications. Each camera offers full motion progressive scan for clear images without motion blur. Other key features include superior low-light performance, forensic zooming, Power over Ethernet, and built-in motion detection.

Arecont Vision is unveiling its AV10005 series of megapixel cameras at ISC West 2010. The Arecont Vision AV10005 is unique in that it combines the resolution of a 10-megapixel camera and full HD 1080p performance at 30 frames per second, all in the same camera system. This innovative dual mode camera offers 33 times the resolution of standard VGA-resolution cameras, and uses H.264 compression to reduce network bandwidth usage while conserving storage space.

Yesterday at IFSEC, Arecont Vision introduced its new high-definition AV2805 network camera. The Arecont Vision AV2805 is a full HD 1080p camera that delivers 1920x1080 video at up to 30 frames per second for detailed monitoring and recording.

Law enforcement and traffic authorities in Korea have turned to Arecont Vision MegaVideo IP cameras to watch over a recently constructed motor vehicle tunnel. This demanding surveillance application requires exceptional image detail in order to recognize license plate numbers in dimly lit conditions. The newly installed surveillance system uses Arecont Vision AV3130 MegaVideo IP cameras to meet these needs.

In the wake of the tragic disappearance of Kyron Horman in Portland, Oregon in early June, Portland Public Schools is considering outfitting schools with Arecont Vision cameras. Skyline Elementary School, where Kyron was last seen, installed the high-resolution cameras before the new school year began.

QNAP recently launched the VioStor Pro Series, the first Linux-based network video recorder (NVR) that is capable of truly PC-less configuration, monitoring IP cameras over a network, and video playback using a high-definition VGA monitor or TV. The four new models in the VioStor series all feature dual-core Intel® Atom™ processors with 1 GB memory that delivers network throughput of 176Mbps. This produces high-quality megapixel recordings and saves on power consumption.

Carson Oil, a petroleum distribution company located in Oregon implemented a security system that combines flexible and affordable network video recorders from Exacq with high-quality imaging from Arecont Vision surveillance cameras. The company needed a surveillance system to keep track of their operations across the state including tank farms, loading racks, rail yard operations, unattended commercial cardlock sites and convenience stores.

Arecont Vision has added two panoramic day/night dome cameras to its powerful SurroundVideo collection.

Arecont Vision is releasing two new day/night panoramic cameras boasting 20 megapixels. Available in a 180-degree model and a 360-degree model, these high resolution cameras can do the work of an entire fleet of conventional cameras.

If you’ve been shopping for an IP camera, chances are you’ve seen the phrase ‘ONVIF-compliant.’ But what does that really mean? ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is a global and open industry forum that was formed to facilitate the development and use of a global open standard for physical IP-based security products. The forum aims to standardize how IP products within the video surveillance industry communicate with each other.

We already shared some of the highlights of last month’s ASIS 2011 with you, and now we have another one. Megapixel-specialist, Arecont Vision unveiled its new D4SO series of MegaDome compact all-in-one outdoor domes at the trade show as well.