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Panasonic introduces the Super Dynamic 

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Series, the first surveillance cameras able to think and act on their own. 

They detect both external changes and attempts at interference and take the precise action required to prevent loss of vital scenes.  

Superb image quality, the result of unprecedented image-processing performance, delivers a true picture needed for rock-solid identification. 

With their extraordinary intelligence and active foresight, Super Dynamic 

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Series cameras bring amazing reality to 24-hour surveillance. 

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Auto Back Focus (ABF) 

(WV-CP480 Series only)

Camera Head

Lens

Day/Night Mechanism

Whole CCD Printed Circuit
Board moves to focus point

When switching from colour to B/W mode, the WV-

CP480 Series automatically adjusts the CCD position to 

achieve the return to perfect focus, Auto Back Focus. 

Blurring caused in previous cameras is eliminated by 

removing the IR cut filter. Then, when the camera 

switches back from B/W to colour mode, the CCD 

automatically returns to the correct position for colour 

imaging, ensuring perfect focus 24 hours, both night and 

day. Another important benefit of Auto Back Focus is 

eliminating the time and labor required to adjust focus 

after cameras have been installed. Focus can be roughly 

set when a camera is installed, then adjusted using the 

handheld remote controller. 

Video Process in DSP

Motion Vector

Motion Area

Edge/Frame Difference

Image Sampling

Software Process

Motion Vector/Motion Area

Reliability/Dispersion Decision 

Integration/Centring of Motion

Electronic Zoom Compensation

Auto Image Stabilizer

Mot. Area/Frame Diff./Img. Samp.

Stable -> Unstable Detection

Unstable -> Stable Detection

Compare between Stable Scenes

Scene Change Detection

Motion Area/Optical Zoom

Zoom Coefficient Calculation

Pan/Tilt Movement Calculation

Command to Pan/Tilt

Auto Tracking*

Original Image 

Intelligent Processing

Our newly developed DSP extracts Motion Vector, Motion Area, Edge/Frame 

Difference and Image Sampling data from the image and sends that data to the new 

Image Analysis Algorithm. The Algorithm is embodied in the proprietary 

microprocessor that performs 

the complex processing required 

by Super Dynamic 

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amazing intelligent functions. 

*WV-CS950 Series only

Pixel Based 160x Dynamic Range

The double speed CCD outputs a 1/8,000 second short signal to capture the bright area of the image and a 1/50 second long signal to capture the shaded area. 

The enhanced DSP combines these signals to provide a dynamic range 160 times greater than a standard video camera.

Also newly developed in the DSP is “Area Free (Pixel Based) Natural Contrast Image Correction”, which optimizes the gray-scale image in response to the 

Input Signal Level of each individual Pixel. The Pixel Based 160x Dynamic Range delivers a smoother natural reproduction of high contrast images, e.g. heavy 

backlight conditions, regardless of object position, size, shape, or number. 

Input signals are divided into four levels and the 
appropriate gray-scale corrections are applied to each.

Super Dynamic 

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 detects the Input Signal Level 

for each individual Pixel, optimizes gray-scale image 
per each level and provides natural reproduction of 
the object in any area of the image.

Signal 
Level

Input Signal Threshold Level

Gray-Scale Image Corrections 
Optimized for Input Signal Level

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Output 

Lighting Level

Dark

Medium Dark

Medium Bright

Bright

Bright Area

Gray-Scale Image

Corrections

Medium

Bright Area

Medium

Dark Area

Dark Area

Mixed Signal

Signal

Light level

Light level

Light level

Light level

Signal

Signal

Signal

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th2

th1

Area Free Natural Contrast Image Correction

Synthesis

1/8,000 sec. short signal 
for the bright parts

1/50 sec. long signal 
for the dark parts

The Leading Original Technologies Behind Super Dynamic 

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Cameras now provide a true picture for all surveillance purposes

Cameras now think 

and act 

preventing loss of vital scenes

The above photographs were taken for the purpose of this explanation; actual images may differ.

Super Dynamic 

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Exceeding the human eye.

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