Camera User Manual
Visual Engineering Technologies Ltd.
Subject to change without notice
E&OE
SWZ: Miniature Pan and Tilt Camera
The SWZ is designed to provide a switched zoom function pan & tilt assembly, in a small lightweight
package. As well as surveillance, the switched zoom is also perfect for UAV integration applications.
Based around VE’s micro camera technology, the SWZ provides a step zoom, pan and tilt camera in a
55mm diameter package.
The pan and tilt carries four VE micro cameras, each with a different focal length lens. Issuing a zoom
command to the unit instructs it to flip the video output from camera to camera. As standard the
four lens focal lengths are 4, 8, 12and 16mm giving a very useable range of zoom angles.
Other than the obvious size advantage, using prime lenses over a varifocal or zoom lens provides a
faster lens (hence better low light performance) as well as eliminating the small low torque drives
often found in zoom lenses which have a tendency to vibrate on vehicle applications, causing picture
degradation.
The unit is mounted in an environmentally sealed, CNC machined housing, with full integrated
control over pan, tilt and zoom via standard VE controllers, or other available Sony VISCA control
sources.
The SWZ can be supplied with cable harnesses to interface with Cobham, NuComm or Janteq
transmitters, others on request.
