Surveillance experts say that you cannot separate lens function from camera function — they are complementary and interdependent. Does that make the integrator’s job harder?
Choosing a lens for a camera is not a new skill for integrators who have worked in the video space for any length of time. However, the parameters have changed. Some things have gotten simpler; others are more complicated.
“The lower resolution of analog and VGA cameras is more forgiving of lens selection,” says Frank De Fina, senior vice president of sales and marketing, Samsung Techwin America, Ridgefield Park, N.J. “But using an inferior lens with a megapixel or HD camera can undermine camera (and overall system) performance.”