Plustek launches new network camera

NEW DELHI

OCTOBER 13, 2006

Plustek Inc., one of the global leaders in imaging solutions, today announced
the launch of its revolutionary network camera, the IPcam P1000A in India. It
enables users to watch their premises-be it home, office or operation
facility-from anywhere and at anytime. For example, parents can monitor their
children at home, keep an eye on the pet, check if all windows are closed and
the stove is turned off. Business owners can check what's happening in their
office or take a look at inventory in the store no matter how far they are of
what time of the day it is. Users on the move can watch live and recorded video
feed from Plustek IPcam P1000A camera on their mobile computers (laptops), PDAs
and cellphones enabled with Internet connectivity. Besides this, users can also
broadcast live activity videos, product shoot etc., to viewers in real time over
a LAN or the Internet.

According to Karen Ku, Vice President, Plustek Inc., "Unlike the
traditional CCTV cameras that involve high total cost of ownership (acquisition
costs and recurring costs), elaborate wiring of the premises, setting up of
control rooms and staffing, Plustek's OptiCam P1000A is a great security and
surveillance device that works over existing computer networks and can be
readily connected to the Internet. Camera functions like brightness, image
resolution and quality, sound level etc., can be controlled by the user from
anywhere." 

IPcam P1000A can be programmed to start recording only when it detects any
motion or to record for a certain length before and after the motion. The motion
sensitivity and threshold values can be easily adjusted. It can also be
programmed to start and stop recording at a particular time and day of the week.
The system displays all recordings in a list. Users can choose any recording
from the list and play it back at desired speed, copy it elsewhere, convert it
into motion JPEG format or simply delete it. Recordings can also be searched by
their time, day and date of recording or on the basis of keywords, which can be
ascribed to them prior to recording.

The recordings reside on the hard disk of the system. IPcam P1000A can
monitor free space on the specified recording disk and stops recording when it
becomes less than a preset value. Maximum recording capacity value can be set
for individual camera units wherein they can be programmed to either save the
new feed by overwriting the old or stop recording when the set capacity is
reached. There is a provision for auto-backup of the recordings-IPcam P1000A
automatically copies recordings in a specified folder on a specified disk at a
specified time. What's more, it can record at desired intervals-from 2 images
per second to 1 image per hour.

It is easy to set-up and use and can be placed almost anywhere. Each camera
can be set up individually with a different name, resolution, image quality
setting, recording format etc.). Plustek IPcam P1000A supports up to 5 users
simultaneously however the number of concurrent users can be restricted through
use of password protection. With its own IP address and built-in web server,
Plustek IPcam P1000A connects directly to the computer network and can be
remotely accessed from any standard Internet browser. It features superior image
quality in three different resolutions (VGA - 640 x 480, CIF - 320 x 240, and
QSIF - 160 x 120) and can transfer up to 30 frames per second in CIF and QSIF
mode.

Pricing & Availability

The IPcam P1000A is available in India through Plustek's exclusive national
distributor TelExcell Information Systems at a price of Rs 7,500 plus taxes
respectively with a warranty of One-year period.