Axis Communications intros smallest HDTV cameras

BANGALORE, INDIA: Axis Communications, the player network video, on Thursday unveiled its new product line of the world’s smallest, ceiling mount pan/tilt/zoom dome cameras.

The company introduced the AXIS M50 PTZ Dome Network Camera Series, which offers business managers a discreet and affordable solution for remotely monitoring indoor areas such as stores, banks, hotels, office lobbies, restaurants and warehouses, to more effectively manage one or more locations and improve security.

According to a release, AXIS M50 cameras come with a compact design thus enabling discreet, high-quality 360° surveillance in HDTV. A built-in microphone also allows monitoring for unusual noises during off-hours to trigger a security alarm. The cameras also enable users to monitor a site seamlessly from a remote location by allowing them to pan, tilt and zoom the camera to gain a 360° view.

Oh Tee Lee, Regional Director, South Asia Pacific Region, Axis Communications, said that “Over the last few years, we have achieved considerable momentum in driving the shift to network video surveillance adoption in India. India is now a major contributor of Axis’ Asia market revenue and a rapid growth market for us. With our latest range of products, we will continue to focus on building ‘intelligence on the edge' in all our solutions.  Our growth plan also includes a stronger foray into the tier 2 and tier 3 cities, by further expanding our partner networks from the currently existing 850 channel partners in India.”

According to the 2010 edition of the annual IMS research report, the video surveillance equipment in India is currently valued at $204.2 million in 2011. Also, the network video equipment market in India is currently valued at $38.1 million & is poised to grow to $127.7 by 2014. According to the report, the network video equipment market in India in 2011 is expected to grow by 54.3 per cent, when compared to 2010. According to the IMS 2010 Asia report, India has the second highest forecasted growth in Asia in the network surveillance market with a CAGR of 22.1 per cent.