Welcome to Lumenera's June 2008 Surveillance Newsletter.

Features this month include:

• Lumenera’s Le165 Series of Megapixel Cameras
• Lumenera's Le Series Cameras now Integrated with DC Auto Iris Socket
  
• Lumenera Wins Contract for Major European Airport Project
• Lumenera's Manufacturing Department
• Lumenera Welcomes Priscilla Levesque and Erin Densley
• New Lumenera Website - Coming Soon

FEATURED PRODUCTS

The Ultimate in Megapixel Picture Quality

Lumenera’s Le165 megapixel cameras are designed for general and high-end security applications, particularly those with low light conditions where high dynamic range is required.

Lumenera's Le165 series of network cameras deliver ultimate megapixel picture quality at 15 fps and are available with optional true day/night functionality. ExView HAD CCD sensor provides for low light sensitivity below 0.01 lux with extended NIR capabilities. Compressed MJPEG images in live-streaming video and still-image capture are provided across a standard 10/100BaseT network connection. The Le165 is a fully software configurable camera via standard Internet browser or API level interface. Includes support for features such as alarm I/O, motion detection and DC-iris. Contained in a robust aluminum enclosure for surveillance and industrial applications.

See the difference megapixel resolution makes!

Lumenera's Le165 vs high-end analog camera - comparison

Click here for more info.

Lumenera's Le Series Network Cameras Now Integrated with DC Auto Iris Socket

Lumenera recently enhanced the Le series of cameras with the addition of an industry-standard four-conductor DC auto iris socket, to provide greater usability in both high and low light situations.

Auto iris lenses are used to provide additional low-light sensitivity and consistent video signals when working in dark conditions, and also prevent over-exposure in bright light. The addition of the DC auto iris lens allows Lumenera cameras to produce reliable images in areas which would otherwise be unfeasible, by automatically reacting to conditions. The DC socket relies upon the circuitry contained within Lumenera’s digital CCTV cameras that produce a DC output. A cable consisting of four wires connects to the industry-standard 4-conductor socket on the camera. Two of these wires drive voltage to the iris in the lens, while the other two provide a control signal from the lens to the camera communicating the iris' level of exposure. The auto brightness control in the camera is responsible for automatically adjusting the brightness of the images produced by the camera. This functionality will adjust the lens as needed to produce the highest quality images in any lighting circumstance.

Lumenera’s Le series features the black DC auto iris socket conveniently situated above the RJ-45 Ethernet jack and to the left of the DE-9 RS-232 serial interface. This allows for a seamless connection of the DC auto iris lens control cable to the camera’s back panel.

The camera models featuring this improvement are listed below. Please note that our Li series of intelligent network cameras already incorporate a DC auto iris control socket.

For additional information on the DC auto iris socket please contact shari.bordeleau@lumenera.com.

EXCITING PROJECT

Lumenera Wins Contract for Major European Airport Project

Together with one if its European distributors, Lumenera recently won a contract to deploy 55 cameras for phase one of a major European airport project.

To improve security surveillance, Lumenera’s Le375C digital network cameras will be deployed, replacing old analog system cameras. Lumenera’s high-performance megapixel products, with unique combinations of speed and resolution, will provide superior image detail for their most critical surveillance needs and improve the monitoring of the airport's public and private areas.

Please watch for more details regarding this project in the near future.

CORPORATE NEWS

Lumenera's Manufacturing Department

Lumenera’s manufacturing department is recognized for consistently developing high quality cameras and performing meticulous quality assurance testing to ensure all standards are met. The past five years have seen this department grow ten-fold in full time staff. Each team member brings expertise and skills from their many different backgrounds, several possessing advanced optics experience from major telecom companies. Consisting of eight teams, the manufacturing department constructs a Lumenera camera through the following steps:

1. Cleaning imager and glass
2. Installing the imager into the enclosure
3. Performing functional and cleanliness test
4. Performing burn-in test
5. Capturing final images
6. Rigorous quality inspection

This procedure is performed for each of the 882 camera models and variants that Lumenera offers to meet the needs of our users.

Lumenera's manufacturing process is unique from others in that it uses a sophisticated proprietary process for cleaning and testing cameras, making for an efficient and seamless assembly.

Lumenera Welcomes Priscilla Levesque and Erin Densley

Lumenera is pleased to welcome Priscilla Levesque, who joins Lumenera as a Technical Support Representative and Erin Densley as Marketing Coordinator.

Priscilla Levesque

Erin Densley

New Lumenera Website - Coming Soon

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