Paul Boughton
Kongsberg Maritime will launch its most advanced underwater digital stills camera at the Ocean Business 2011 technology exhibition in Southampton on April 5, 2011.
The OE14-408 provides 'superb image and colour quality' and has a range of newly enhanced features since the previous OE14-208 model. These include 10 mega pixels per image (double the pixel resolution), improved colour depth and dynamic range, Ethernet upload connectivity, a much faster flashgun refresh rate and a more compact housing for ease of deployment. When used in conjunction with Kongsberg Maritime’s new dedicated flashgun (The OE11-442), the camera offers accurate exposure control via through-the-lens (TTL) flash metering resulting in striking image clarity. The flashgun recharge rate has been doubled, allowing improved productivity for inspection operations.
The OE14-408 has a 5 x zoom capability and is depth rated from 4500m to 9000m. Each image is framed and temporarily stored on the inbuilt 8GB Solid-State Storage. The images can be the uploaded ‘on the fly’ via USB2 or Ethernet, meaning that they can be transmitted immediately to the surface or to shore – and viewed anywhere on the globe, therefore increasing operational efficiency of ROV or lander deployment.
In addition to the OE14-408 Kongsberg Maritime will also be revealing a number of other new enhancements to its camera and imaging sonar range at Ocean Business 2011, including the new wider (70 degree) angle OE14-502 HD camera option, the OE15-110/11 compact inspection camera, a fourth generation underwater 3D/stereo TV development programme and the M3 multi mode, multi beam imaging and profiling sonar.
For more information, visit www.km.kongsberg.com/cameras
The OE14-408 provides 'superb image and colour quality' and has a range of newly enhanced features since the previous OE14-208 model. These include 10 mega pixels per image (double the pixel resolution), improved colour depth and dynamic range, Ethernet upload connectivity, a much faster flashgun refresh rate and a more compact housing for ease of deployment. When used in conjunction with Kongsberg Maritime’s new dedicated flashgun (The OE11-442), the camera offers accurate exposure control via through-the-lens (TTL) flash metering resulting in striking image clarity. The flashgun recharge rate has been doubled, allowing improved productivity for inspection operations.
The OE14-408 has a 5 x zoom capability and is depth rated from 4500m to 9000m. Each image is framed and temporarily stored on the inbuilt 8GB Solid-State Storage. The images can be the uploaded ‘on the fly’ via USB2 or Ethernet, meaning that they can be transmitted immediately to the surface or to shore – and viewed anywhere on the globe, therefore increasing operational efficiency of ROV or lander deployment.
In addition to the OE14-408 Kongsberg Maritime will also be revealing a number of other new enhancements to its camera and imaging sonar range at Ocean Business 2011, including the new wider (70 degree) angle OE14-502 HD camera option, the OE15-110/11 compact inspection camera, a fourth generation underwater 3D/stereo TV development programme and the M3 multi mode, multi beam imaging and profiling sonar.
For more information, visit www.km.kongsberg.com/cameras
