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Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Camera

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Synonyms

IP camera; Network camera; Surveillance camera

Related Concepts

Camera Calibration

Definition

A pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera typically refers to an active camera which has some degree of pan, tilt, and zoom control. They are commonly used to monitor large areas for visual surveillance applications. The pan, tilt, and zoom controls of most off-the-shelf PTZ cameras are often programmable, enabling the camera to be remotely controlled over a network. Some variants of PTZ cameras are called network cameras when they come equipped with a real-time operation system which makes it possible to stream video over a network in real time. An example of such a camera is the Canon VB-C60 (see http://www.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/nvideo/VB-C60_Product_Sheet.pdf).

Background

Active PTZ cameras serve as a practical alternative to high-resolution omnidirectional cameras in wide-area surveillance systems. On one hand, flexible pan and tilt ranges provide most PTZ cameras a large effectivefield of...

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  1. Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, USA

    Sudipta N. Sinha

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  1. Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Katsushi Ikeuchi

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Sinha, S.N. (2014). Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) Camera. In: Ikeuchi, K. (eds) Computer Vision. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-31439-6_496

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