WatchGuard Video, a specialist in law enforcement video systems, has introduced two new cameras: Vista, the company’s first body-worn HD camera, and the Panoramic X2 HD camera now featured in the 4RE in-car video system.
WatchGuard is a manufacturer of in-car video systems for law enforcement and supplier to law enforcement agencies in the US and Canada.
Together, the Vista body-worn camera (which captures a first-person point of view) and the 4RE Panoramic X2 in-car video system (which captures a third-person point of view) are conceptualized to offer a complete solution.
Both products feature WatchGuard’s patent-pending Record-After-the-Fact technology for instances when a situation escalates quickly and an officer does not have time to press record. The technology allows agencies to go “back in time” to capture events that would have been otherwise missed, even days later.
Vista was created to eliminate the deficiencies of most wearable cameras. The product is now in full production and shipping from the company’s Texas headquarters.
Vista HD body-worn camera
The Vista HD body-worn camera may be used on its own or linked with the 4RE in-car video system.
The weatherproof, tamperproof body-worn camera features:
- 9 hours of HD video recording on a single charge,
- adjustable lens with a 130° wide-angle field of view,
- ultra-wide dynamic range technology for superior nighttime recording,
- clear, intuitive, backlit digital display and controls for ease of in-field use,
- military-grade materials for maximum durability, and
- patent-pending locking magnetic mount.
Designed and assembled at the company’s headquarters in Texas, WatchGuard products fully comply with the Buy American Act of 1933 and the Buy America Act of 1983. The Vista HD body-worn camera complies with, and exceeds, the product requirements outlined in the recently-announced 20-million-US-dollar body-worn camera grant program from the U.S. Department of Justice. The program allows agencies to receive a matching 50% grant for body-worn camera implementations.
Panoramic X2 HD camera for in-car video recordings
WatchGuard’s 4RE Panoramic X2 in-car video system is designed to expand video coverage with the addition of its exclusive “pillar-to-pillar” Panoramic X2 HD camera, more than doubling the field of vision, according to company information.
The system integrates two cameras: a fixed panoramic camera, capturing a wide single-camera view, and a primary camera, providing the details of a normal coverage area with a turret lens that may be aimed as needed.
Agencies may elect to store either or both recordings from the system based on their needs and policies.
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