Axis thermal cameras

Picturing the invisible.

Comprehensive Detection Capabilities

Axis thermal cameras provide reliable, round-the-clock detection and verification, even in challenging conditions. Unlike visual cameras, thermal cameras capture images based on heat radiation, making them unaffected by darkness, fog, smoke, or poor visibility. They are as accurate in pitch black conditions as they are on a bright sunny day.

These cameras support intelligent analytics that analyze detected incidents, dismiss non-threatening events, and notify security personnel of critical situations. This ensures compliance with privacy regulations, as thermal cameras do not deliver images that allow for reliable identification of individuals.

Axis thermal cameras offer the "sight" and insight needed to protect property, perimeters, and people.

Cameras that see in the dark

Thermal cameras do not depend on a light source, enabling detection capabilities similar to superheroes. Axis thermal cameras act as protectors and defenders, strengthening the ability to detect, verify, act, and protect privacy while offering cost savings.

Thermal Imaging Technology

Axis thermal cameras are a primary line of defense. They detect heat emitted by objects and convert it into visible images. This allows for 24/7 operation in all light conditions and challenging environments like smoke and dust. They can also detect heat leaks in buildings and processes, and thermometric models can monitor for dangerous temperature variances, triggering alarms.

Verification and Analytics

Axis thermal cameras, integrated with analytics, help verify if an activity is a genuine problem. They detect suspicious activity, send notifications to personnel, and can trigger PTZ cameras to zoom in on specific areas or start recording. Analytics can also exclude triggers from non-threatening events, such as small animals.

Deterrence and Response

Axis thermal cameras can deter unwanted activity. Built-in analytics can trigger responses like recorded warnings or floodlights. Operators can receive alerts to deliver live warnings or dispatch security guards. These systems also protect privacy by conforming to regulations when used for deterrence and verification.

Temperature Monitoring

Thermometric camera models are crucial for monitoring equipment and sites prone to excessive temperatures. They can send alarms when temperatures rise or fall beyond set limits, or when they increase too rapidly. Isothermal palettes allow operators to monitor temperatures and perform spot checks, ensuring operational safety and efficiency before critical issues arise.

Cost Savings and Efficiency

Axis thermal cameras are affordable and offer significant benefits. By detecting incidents and objects from further away than visual cameras, fewer cameras are needed to monitor an area. This, combined with more reliable detection and fewer false alarms, reduces personnel time spent on unnecessary investigations.

Axis Zipstream technology dramatically lowers bandwidth and storage requirements for surveillance. The cameras are designed for quick and easy installation, are tough and durable for harsh weather, and integrate readily with other networks, reducing labor and cabling costs.

Surveillance Workflow

Preventing Crime and Catching Thieves

Axis thermal cameras enable proactive crime prevention by allowing detection, deterrence, and rapid action. Alerts can be sent to personnel, who can then dispatch security guards, often scaring away perpetrators and stopping unwanted activity.

Businesses utilize thermal cameras for various situations, including safeguarding plant perimeters, securing national borders, and protecting schoolyards. They excel in detecting and classifying objects in dark, smoky, or dusty environments where visual cameras are ineffective. Thermometric models provide early warnings for dangerous situations like overheating.

Axis thermal cameras respect privacy, making them ideal for sensitive environments like hospitals, nursing homes, and schoolyards, as they do not provide images for reliable identification.

For situations requiring identification, Axis thermal cameras can be integrated with Axis visual cameras. Events detected by thermal cameras can trigger visual cameras to record high-quality images for identification and forensic analysis.

Targeted Surveillance Solutions

Axis thermal cameras provide excellent, targeted surveillance solutions across various areas, keeping sight of what is important. They offer easy integration with a wide range of third-party video analytics, making surveillance smarter and stronger.

How Axis Can Help You

Perimeter Protection

Axis fixed thermal cameras detect intruders over long distances, triggering alerts for predefined areas. They are ideal for protecting perimeters in industrial, government, critical infrastructure, transportation, and residential applications. Preinstalled analytics include AXIS Motion Guard, AXIS Fence Guard, and AXIS Loitering Guard. AXIS Perimeter Defender can also be added for human and vehicle classification.

Border Control

Bispectral positioning cameras combine visual and thermal video for superior surveillance. They offer long-distance thermal detection, visual identification, and PTZ capabilities with a single camera and IP address, making them effective for border control and similar applications.

Protecting Privacy

Thermal modular cameras with embedded motion-detection analytics protect personal privacy in healthcare, senior living, and similar environments. They quickly alert staff to unexpected motion, such as a patient falling, while their discreet design minimizes the feeling of being watched. These cameras are also available at a relatively low price point.

Process Monitoring and Safety

Axis thermometric cameras are essential for monitoring materials in critical environments. They alert operators to excessive temperatures that could threaten safety or operations, whether temperatures rise, fall, or increase too rapidly. This ensures processes and installations remain safe and operational efficiency is maintained.

Axis Thermal Cameras and AXIS Perimeter Defender: A Perfect Partnership

When combined with intelligent analytics like AXIS Perimeter Defender, thermal cameras excel at detecting and classifying humans and vehicles in complete darkness or challenging conditions like smoke and dust. The high contrast in thermal images enhances accuracy, while minimizing false alarms caused by environmental factors such as lighting changes, rain, snow, vegetation, insects, reflections, or shadows.

AXIS Perimeter Defender detects and classifies moving humans and vehicles, supporting AI-based classification for selected thermal cameras. It triggers alarms based on predefined scenarios like intrusion zones, zone crossing, conditional zone crossing, and loitering.

Axis thermal cameras equipped with AXIS Perimeter Defender provide accurate notifications to alert staff. They can also trigger visual cameras to record or zoom in on detected intruders, allowing security staff to visually assess and act upon situations. The optional PTZ autotracking app enables PTZ cameras to automatically zoom in on and track objects identified by AXIS Perimeter Defender analytics.

The Axis Advantage

• Over a decade of experience developing thermal cameras.
• Analytics and integration with other systems for cost-effective operations.
• Built-in cybersecurity features.
• Open platform.
• Edge-to-edge technology*.
• Electronic image stabilization.
• Shock detection.
• Minimal bandwidth and storage requirements, with Axis Zipstream technology.
• Remote monitoring and alerts for efficient personnel deployment.
• Scalable, future-proof solutions.
• Global partner network.

*Easily pair Axis network audio products with cameras to add audio functionality.

For more information, visit: www.axis.com/products/thermal-cameras

About Axis Communications

Axis Communications enables a smarter and safer world by creating network solutions that provide insights for improving security and new ways of doing business. As an industry leader in network video, Axis offers products and services for video surveillance and analytics, access control, intercom, and audio systems.

Axis has more than 3,800 dedicated employees in over 50 countries and collaborates with partners worldwide to deliver customer solutions. Founded in 1984, Axis has its headquarters in Lund, Sweden.

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