Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic I-pro Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd.

Kazutaka Higuchi

Yasuji Nakamura

Yuichiro Mori

Satoru Ooyabu

Tamotsu Uchida

Joji Wada

Yuuichiro Mori

Satoru Ouyabu

Koji Wakiyama

An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.

Monitoring camera and monitoring camera control method

An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking target, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tracked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second.

A surveillance camera () comprises a camera housing (), a dehumidifying element () provided in the camera housing (), a current value detection unit () that detects the value of the drive current applied to the dehumidifying element (), a target current value determination unit () that determines a target current value (It), on the basis of a first current value (I) detected at the period start time (t) of a predetermined current change judgment period and a second current value (I) detected at the period end time (t) of the period, and a voltage control unit () that controls the drive voltage applied to the dehumidifying element (). The dehumidifying element () is driven at the target current value (It) until target time (t) to remove a target dehumidification amount (S) from the camera housing () by the target time (t). There is thus provided the surveillance camera () capable of quickly removing moisture when the humidity in the camera housing () is high.

Monitoring camera device, dehumidifying device, dehumidifying method, and dehumidifying program

There is provided a monitoring camera apparatus which, while ensuring waterproofness, can perform focus adjustment when a dome cover is mounted. A lens () is covered by the dome cover () which is removable. A focus adjustment mechanism () moves an imaging device () in an optical axis direction and thereby performs focus adjustment. A setting button () being a focus setting operation unit is arranged in the inner side of the dome cover (), and operated when the dome cover () is mounted. A controller () controls the focus adjustment mechanism (). The controller () allows the focus adjustment mechanism () to start focus adjustment when a predetermined focus start wait time has elapsed after operation of the setting button (). The focus start wait time is set according to a standard mounting operation time required to mount the dome cover ().

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kazutaka Higuchi