Laser Range Finder Added to Popular Surveillance Camera.

• Author: Magnuson, Stew
• Position: News Briefs

* LONDON -- Silent Sentinel, a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of high-end surveillance cameras, has integrated a laser range finder into its series of popular sensors.

The British company--with a U.S. office in St. Petersburg, Florida--launched its Aeron Laser Range Finder camera at the Defense and Security Equipment International conference in London in September.

The system contains a continual rotation pan-tilt-zoom camera featuring an uncooled longwave infrared thermal sensor with a range of zoom lenses, an HD-visible sensor with 30x zoom and the new laser range finder.

The integrated laser range finder allows for target ranging upon electro-optical detection up to five miles.

Rapid pan and tilt speeds reach up to 160 degrees per second, the company said in a statement.

The three sensors are contained within a ruggedized housing which is tested to a standard level of environmental protection, providing optimum performance in harsh environments along with weight and space savings.

The 30x zoom high-definition visible sensor comes with a lens wiper, which helps to enhance visibility in poor weather conditions, according to a company fact sheet. Additionally, the uncooled longwave infared thermal sensors offer zoom lens options up to 25-150mm, with a 640x480 resolution and the option of image stabilization.

The system can be used as a...