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The Guardian
The GD-FX-TI is compromised of military grade, precision engineered components and is manufactured using unique processes to offer absolute performance. The stylish, compact design allows for this camera to be installed in many different environments discreetly. The housing is a rugged IP 66 rated enclosure constructed of high strength aluminum alloy that is vandal proof. The internal heater/blower allows the Guardian to withstand the harshest climates and the most brutal assaults. The GUI interface allows you to program the DDE, sensitivity, imaging modes, and virtually every aspect of the camera through network or USB to suit any application.
Advanced Thermal Core
The Guardian incorporates the latest thermal VOX core with a pixel size of 17UM to render images that are over 30% sharper than standard 25UM sensors. Proprietary noise reduction provides high contrast images resulting in greater distance and clarity than traditional thermal imagers. The VOX thermal core is immune to the damage caused by direct sunlight and parasitic light that plagues many thermal cores, and leads to expensive repairs and down time. The Guardian thermal has a variety of imaging modes such as heat variance, false color hot and cold, and spot highlights allowing an integrator to optimize the performance of the camera in any application. This makes the Guardian an industry leading thermal camera in both performance and features.
Remote Connectivity
View all of your cameras instantly and remotely, and control them through the internet in real-time from anywhere in the world using Ascendent Remote Management Software (ARMS) on your laptop, iPhone, or Android device. Internet is often limited to low bandwidth satellites which is why our DVRs and IP cameras can record at one resolution, stream at another, and have integrated VBR and CBR to manage the amount of data and bandwidth used by each camera individually to ensure smooth operation on any network.
Guardian Thermal
The thermal detector Focal Plane Array (FPA) is based on a FLIR VOX core that comes in 2 resolutions, a 336x240 and a 640x480, with sensitivity of 50MK at f/1.0. Not only does the thermal range boast an impressive core, it also comes with a variety of precision engineered germanium lenses ranging from 9mm to 100mm for razor sharp images that maintain a low f-stop for real-time performance without lag.
Feature Packed
To improve image clarity the Guardian has FLIR priority noise reduction, which increases contrast. 2X and 4X digital zoom ensures you have vision on even the most minute details. The cores have solar protection and self heal from damage caused by direct sunlight. The Guardian thermal has a variety of imaging enhancing features such as BPR, NUC, and AGC’d.
Thermal Imaging
Thermal cameras, unlike traditional visible cameras, use heat rather than light to see an object, giving them a huge advantage over other imaging technologies. Using minute differences in Infrared Radiation (IR) they produce a high-contrast thermal image in complete darkness. It is unaffected by bright light and has the ability to see through obstructions such as smoke, dust, and light fog. This makes thermal ideal for a number of applications including but not limited to surveillance & security, search and rescue, fire, marine and land navigation, machine vision, and wide area situational assessment.
See It All
Everything above absolute zero (-273°C) emits thermal radiation. The Guardian thermal camera converts this into a digital image that can be displayed, distributed, and recorded. Humans, animals, and vehicles are very hot in contrast to a background and trespassers hiding in shadows or bushes are easily spotted.
Extreme Long Range Detection
The Guardian is a Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) camera which means it operates on 7-14UM (7000nm-14000nm) wavelengths where terrestrial temperature targets emit most of their infrared energy. It has unparalleled performance and is able to detect humans at 2.9km and vehicles at 8.8km with just a 100mm lens. While the Guardian is a significant investment, its superior range and performance allows it to replace and outperform other solutions, making it a viable option for a variety of applications.
Thermal Advantages Over Optical
Ascendent’s thermal cameras let you see further than any other night vision technology. All CCTV cameras require light which means using either expensive image intensifiers, which produce blurry lagging video, or the cameras have to be illuminated using LED arrays that are only effective for about 200m. Furthermore, LEDs only illuminate a small portion of the cameras Field-of-View (FOV) where a thermal image can see everything, day or night. Even during the day there are situations where thermal is better as CCTV cameras can be rendered useless by direct/reflected sunlight or areas where contrast is poor.
