Watch HD underwater TV at Seawork
UK based C-Tecnics, which specialises in the design and manufacture of underwater video and communication systems for the subsea industry, will be exhibiting at Seawork this year on Stand D11.
The company has recently announced the release of the C-Vision HD High Definition Underwater Television System.
Andy McAra, C-Tecnics general manager said, "High definition video is now becoming a common format for subsea site inspection and environmental impact studies and many Subsea HD video cameras are now available on the market. What is unique about C-Tecnics' C-Vision HD System is that it allows high definition video surveys to be conducted using a hand portable package which can be easily transported to a small survey vessel.
The inbuilt video overlay incorporates data from GPS and depth sensors which are also integrated into the system architecture.”
Based on the popular C-Vision Diver Video and Communication System, the C-Vision HD has been developed as a robust and extremely portable solution particularly aimed at underwater survey, inspection and research companies and organisations.
The C-Vision HD surface control unit is a PC based portable video display and capture console with inbuilt camera and lighting control, a 15.4” display and a QWERTY keyboard. The system provides 30 hours worth of HDD recording space and live on-screen display of serial data fields such as GPS data, or ship’s survey NMEA data-stream.
At the front line of the system stands the new C-Tecnics Mantis HD Camera. The Mantis is an extremely compact, colour zoom and focus high definition camera. The 1/3-inch CMOS sensor provides exceptional picture quality with the highest level of resolution. The camera provides a full 1080i HD output signal (in HD mode), and incorporates a 10x optical zoom. The camera has been designed to be as compact as possible but still provide the highest quality of picture for all subsea viewing applications.
The C-Vision HD System includes two C-Tecnics Tetra Laser Pointer Modules for scaling of subsea structures and variable control of two C-Tecnics LED lights for optimum illumination. Zoom and focus controls for the Mantis HD Camera come as standard as does a host of live video stream and data transfer ports to easily download recorded files to external hard disk or to a network.
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