Analysis of the Pan-Tilt-Zoom Consistency of a Sony SNC-RZ30N Camera

Abstract

Pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras are often the primary sensing equipment used in surveillance systems, because PTZ cameras allow a greater degree of flexibility in covering a large area with a limited number of cameras. Adapting these surveillance systems to remotely cue the PTZ camera using a networked computer station has increased their capability, but it has also increased their complexity. This report documents our efforts to measure the consistency of the SNC-RZ30N PTZ mechanism. Using a SNC-RZ30N Sony network camera created as a surveillance test bed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Adelphi Laboratory Center, MD, we attempted to cue the cameras to a specific PTZ setting using a software interface; however, the device was not consistently accurate in transforming to the instructed PTZ setting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1043278

Entities

People

  • Nicholas Fung

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Computers
  • Consistency
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Errors
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Network Protocols
  • Statistics
  • Surveillance
  • Test Beds
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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