Sharp introduced the first camera capable of seeing colors in pitch darkness.
Monochrome shooting from video cameras in the dark should be a thing of the past: Sharp announced the first infrared camera that sees everything in color. Even in complete darkness - with zero suites.
New cameras will be sold to corporate customers and manufacturers of video surveillance systems.
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Development has been going on for quite some time, as evidenced by this 2011 video.
The model received the name LZ0P420A. This is the first infrared night video camera on the market that can see colors in total darkness. The camera is equipped with a CCD sensor developed jointly by Sharp and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The matrix uses near-infrared light.
The resolution is 1280 x 720 pixels, the frame rate is 30 per second. Since only one sensor is used, the cameras are very compact. In addition, the camera has a standard HD-SDI * 4, and this will allow you to easily integrate it into existing video surveillance systems. It can be used not only against thieves, but also to monitor patients in hospitals and nursing homes.