Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera
A person at 10 km by day, 2.4 km by night
Overview
An IP66 pan-tilt surveillance camera pairing a 30x full-HD day channel with a 50 mm fixed-lens thermal imager: detection of a person at 10 km by day and 2.4 km on thermal, with 360-degree continuous pan and 0.1-degree positioning. Streams H.264/H.265 over Ethernet into existing video networks.
Border and perimeter optics with the numbers on the table: a person detected at 10 km by day and 2.4 km on thermal, from an IP66 positioner that holds 0.1-degree presets year after year.
Capabilities
- Full-HD day camera on a STARVIS 2 CMOS sensor with 30x optical and 12x digital zoom, 4.3-129 mm focal range
- Uncooled 640x512 LWIR thermal channel, 50 mm fixed lens, sensitivity better than 35 mK NETD
- Day-channel detection of a person at 10 km and a vehicle at 20 km; thermal detection at 2.4 km and 5 km
- 360-degree continuous pan, -90 to +40 degree tilt, pan speeds to 100 degrees per second
- Preset accuracy of ±0.1 degree for repeatable sector scans and alarm slew-to-cue
- H.264/H.265 RTSP streaming and control over Ethernet into existing video management systems
- IP66-rated housing, 24 VDC operation from AC220V supply
Specifications
| Type | EO/IR pan-tilt-zoom surveillance camera |
| Day camera | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Thermal camera | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Thermal lens | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| DRI, person | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| DRI, vehicle | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Pan/tilt | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Video & control | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Environment | Available under controlled technical briefing |
| Origin | Independent / non-aligned |
Published figures appear below; configuration-specific figures are shared under briefing.
Why Unstrat: the difference
Unstrat is the authorised global representative and distributor for this capability. It is already in service with a track record behind it, so you are buying something that has done the job elsewhere, not funding a first attempt. You are not the test bed.
Independent, non-aligned origin, with no political exposure to any major-power ecosystem.
One accountable team from first briefing through delivery and in-region sustainment.
Published DRI tables against defined target sizes, verifiable in the buyer's own trial.
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Procurement & sustainment
Classification and the end-user-certificate chain are confirmed before this capability is represented to your market.
Sourced from an independent manufacturer: no major-power disclosure rules or political conditions.
A single team responsible from first briefing through delivery: not a chain of foreign primes to integrate yourself.
Lifecycle support and operator training delivered in-region, building capability that outlasts the initial deployment.
Questions buyers ask
What is an EO/IR PTZ camera?
It is a pan-tilt-zoom surveillance camera that pairs an electro-optical (day) channel with an infrared (thermal) channel on one positioner, so it watches by day and by night from a fixed point. Ours pairs a 30x full-HD day channel with an uncooled 640x512 LWIR thermal channel, detecting a person at 10 km by day and 2.4 km on thermal, on an IP66 positioner with 360-degree continuous pan and 0.1-degree preset accuracy.
See: How it compares to named perimeter camerasPassive radar it can slew to
How far can an EO/IR PTZ camera see a person at night?
On the thermal channel this camera detects a person at 2.4 km and a vehicle at 5 km, using an uncooled 640x512 LWIR core on a 50 mm fixed lens. Cooled or larger-optic systems reach further at more weight, cost and export control. Detection is the longest of the detect-recognise-identify ranges, so ask any vendor for all three against a defined target and confirm them in a trial on your own perimeter.
How accurately does the camera return to a preset?
It holds a preset accuracy of ±0.1 degree, so a saved sector scan or an alarm slew-to-cue returns to the same bearing rather than drifting over months outdoors. It also gives 360-degree continuous pan, tilt from -90 to +40 degrees, and pan speeds to 100 degrees per second. If your operation depends on repeatable sector scans or radar slew-to-cue, that repeatability is the figure to hold a supplier to.
Long-range EO/IR camera for a border or perimeter site
That is exactly the job it is built for. The day channel detects a person at 10 km and a vehicle at 20 km; the thermal channel detects a person at 2.4 km and a vehicle at 5 km; the IP66 housing runs on 24 VDC at about 50 W and weighs around 12 kg. Match the thermal band to your perimeter depth: where 2.4 km on a person is enough, this does the job at lower weight and licensing burden than a cooled system.
See: Perimeter cameras comparedSovereign ISR the camera feeds
EO/IR PTZ camera that slews to a radar or counter-UAS cue
The camera streams H.264/H.265 over Ethernet into existing video management systems, and its ±0.1 degree preset accuracy suits slew-to-cue from a radar or a counter-UAS sensor. When a radar drops a track, the camera turns to that bearing to verify visually. Scope the cueing interface with your sensor fusion layer so the camera and the radar share the same coordinate frame and the slew lands on target.
See: Battlefield sensor fusion it plugs intoCounter-UAS the camera verifies
Uncooled thermal PTZ or a cooled long-range system?
It depends on perimeter depth. A cooled system reaches further, well past our 2.4 km person and 5 km vehicle thermal figures, and suits a very deep border, but it costs more, weighs more and often carries export control. Our uncooled 640x512 channel is honest about its 2.4 km band and does the job at a lighter, non-export-controlled footprint. Decide by your longest real detection requirement, not the headline range, and verify both in a trial.
How does the camera stream into our existing video management system?
It outputs H.264 and H.265 as RTSP over Ethernet, so it drops into standard video management systems and control tools rather than needing a proprietary head end. Control runs over the same Ethernet link. Confirm your video management system supports the RTSP profile and the pan-tilt-zoom control path you need, and check the 24 VDC power and cabling at survey.
What power and mounting does the perimeter camera need on site?
It runs on 24 VDC at about 50 W and weighs around 12 kg, in an IP66 housing for permanent outdoor mounting on a pole or mast. Confirm the 24 VDC supply, the cable run to your video management system, and the pole or mast loading at survey. Because it is IP66 rated it is built to sit outdoors year round, but the mount has to carry the 12 kg camera steady enough to hold the ±0.1 degree preset accuracy in wind.
Our perimeter is deep and one vendor reaches further on thermal. Why would we choose yours?
Be honest about the depth first. A cooled system or a long-lens rival reaches further than our 2.4 km person and 5 km vehicle thermal figures, and for a very deep border that reach is a real advantage worth paying for. Where the perimeter fits a 2.4 km thermal band, our uncooled 640x512 camera does the same watching at lower weight, lower cost and without the export control that a cooled defence system carries. Size the camera to the perimeter you actually have, then weigh the supply terms.
Do the competitors publish detection ranges we can actually check against ours?
Only partly, on the material we checked. One rival publishes person and vehicle figures tied to specific thermal lenses; two do not publish a full detect-recognise-identify table. We publish a day person figure of 10 km, a day vehicle figure of 20 km, and thermal figures of 2.4 km and 5 km. Because vendors state ranges against different target sizes and conditions, the only fair comparison is a trial on your own targets, so ask each vendor for a defined-target table and then verify it.
We want the camera as one node in a wider sensor picture. How does that work?
The camera is built to be cued, not to work alone. Its ±0.1 degree preset accuracy and Ethernet control let a fusion layer slew it to a radar or counter-UAS track for visual confirmation, and its H.264/H.265 feed goes into the same video management system as the rest of the site. Bring the fusion architecture and the coordinate frame to the review so the camera and the cueing sensors agree on where a track is before the camera turns to it.
See: Passive radar that cues the cameraSensor fusion it reports into
Why does supplier nationality matter for a camera we will install for a decade?
Because a fixed perimeter camera is installed for years, and its resupply, firmware and end-use terms arrive with the export licence. One rival is a US defence product with the regime that implies; others carry UK and Swedish regimes. An independent, non-aligned supplier keeps the positioner, its spares and its firmware inside your jurisdiction rather than on a foreign export calendar, which for a decade-long install is the difference between a sensor you own and one you rent from another state's schedule.
What weather processing does the camera have, and what is not published?
The catalogue does not state a named fog or turbulence filter for this camera, and one rival publishes both, which a deep-perimeter buyer will weigh in bad weather. It is an honest gap: if your site suffers persistent fog or heat turbulence, put that on the table at the review and ask what image processing is available on the current build. The published day and thermal ranges, the ±0.1 degree preset accuracy and the IP66 rating are the delivered specification.
Is this camera the same positioner as the thermal-zoom variant, and can we mix them?
The fixed-lens camera and the thermal-zoom variant share the same 30x day channel, the same IP66 positioner, the same 360-degree continuous pan and the same ±0.1 degree preset accuracy. The difference is the thermal channel: this one uses a 50 mm fixed lens for a 2.4 km person and 5 km vehicle band. A site can run both variants and manage them identically, so specify the fixed lens where a 2.4 km thermal band is enough and the zoom where you need to search wide and identify close.
See: How the fixed-lens camera is specifiedSovereign ISR across the site
Is this a fielded camera or a development unit?
Fielded. It is an IP66 EO/IR PTZ camera in service, streaming H.264/H.265 over Ethernet, with the 10 km day and 2.4 km thermal person detection, the 360-degree continuous pan and the ±0.1 degree preset accuracy quoted here as the delivered specification. The detection ranges are stated figures to verify against your own targets in a trial.
Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera: questions
What is Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera?
Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera is Unstrat's Land (Land Domain) capability: An IP66 pan-tilt surveillance camera pairing a 30x full-HD day channel with a 50 mm fixed-lens thermal imager: detection of a person at 10 km by day and 2.4 km on thermal, with 360-degree continuous pan and 0.1-degree positioning. Streams H.264/H.265 over Ethernet into existing video networks.
How does Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera work?
Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera delivers its effect through Full-HD day camera on a STARVIS 2 CMOS sensor with 30x optical and 12x digital zoom, 4.3-129 mm focal range, Uncooled 640x512 LWIR thermal channel, 50 mm fixed lens, sensitivity better than 35 mK NETD and Day-channel detection of a person at 10 km and a vehicle at 20 km; thermal detection at 2.4 km and 5 km, capabilities matched to the requirement and confirmed under briefing rather than published.
Who makes Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera?
Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera is built by The Robotics & AI House, whose focus is unmanned systems, eo/ir sensors & ai video analytics. Unstrat represents The Robotics & AI House to government and enterprise buyers worldwide as an independent, non-aligned prime vendor.
Why choose Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera over a major-power alternative?
Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera is sourced from an independent, non-aligned manufacturer, so it carries no major-power disclosure rules, upgrade-locks or political ramifications. Concretely: Published DRI tables against defined target sizes, verifiable in the buyer's own trial. The capability is accountable to you, not to a foreign vendor's government and its release schedule.
How is Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera procured, and where can it be exported?
Border and perimeter optics with the numbers on the table: a person detected at 10 km by day and 2.4 km on thermal, from an IP66 positioner that holds 0.1-degree presets year after year. Every engagement begins with a briefing, and export eligibility is confirmed per market under briefing rather than published. Where controlled capabilities are involved, the classification and end-user-certificate chain is confirmed first. Long-range EO/IR PTZ camera is then sustained in-region by one accountable team from briefing through long-term operation.