The BU5 Series is Pelco’s general purpose integrated IR bullet CCD camera. It uses a group of integrated infrared LEDs to deliver high quality pictures, even at night with zero illumination. Its day/night technology provides outstanding performance over a wide range of low-light conditions. The camera uses a removable infrared (IR) cut filter to switch between color and black-white modes as environmental lighting conditions change, and when the need for infrared sensitivity is realized. The BU5 Series also uses adaptive
tone reproduction (ATR) technology to compensate for gradation of subjects to an optimum level and provides high performance video quality over a wide range of lighting conditions. The BU5 Series is an ultra high resolution digital camera with 650 TVL of resolution and a minimum of 0.1 lux illumination in color mode. The BU5 Series is equipped with high performance IR compensation. The camera can be set manually to adjust IR illumination levels, enabling customers to change the levels of luminance and contrast according to the shooting environment. This function reduces the blooming effect and delivers clear images when objects get closer to the camera. With the included IR supplemental lighting, the BU5 Series operates under zero lux (monochrome mode). Camera features include autosensing power (24 VAC or 12 VDC with internal synchronization) and automatic gain control (AGC). The BU5 Series includes automatic white balance (AWB) for difficult lighting situations, digital noise reduction (DNR) that minimizes environment noise levels to produce clear image quality, and backlight compensation (BLC) that adjusts the picture to prevent objects from appearing dark due to a strong backlight. These fine-tuning features are easily configured using the convenient on-screen menus and can be accessed using the bottom panel button. The on-screen menu also allows you to select area masking, titling, pixel correction, and preset lighting profiles, features which are not typically found in a general purpose camera. The BU5 Series has a rugged, outdoor design and an impact resistance that meets the IK10 standard. The BU5 Series has wide a operating temperature (–30° to 50°C), which makes it an ideal solution for most rugged outdoor applications. The BU5 Series also meets weathertight IP66 standards. The BU5 Series has built-in analytical capabilities including privacy zones, motion detection, and camera tiltles that adds to its functionality and makes it suitable for most applications. Typical applications for the BU5 Series includes medium-range outdoor boundary surveillance that has zero light at night and a need to supplement the scene with IR light. The true day/night functionality provides the best images in low-light and IR light applications by using a black-white mode function.