SubscribeOur patented Short Range Throwing Camera unit has been specifically developed, as many other Macroswiss products of the ECC line, for use in Low Intensity Conflict situations in Urban Warfare or Counter Terrorism scenarios.
The unit is designed to be hand deployed in the area from which video information is to be retrieved. Once the unit hits the ground it self-rights and starts rotating continuously relaying 360° of video to the receiver unit (range, in standard trim, is 300 m Line Of Sight).
The Short Range Throwing Camera (SRTC) is a hand-thrown remote observation system and has been designed to continuously broadcast a panoramic view of the surrounding area to a remote receiver.
This product is able to sustain the impact when thrown or launched from a significant distance.
DESCRIPTION
The unit is roughly in the shape of a ball and is split into two halves. When deployed, the top half rotates with respect to the base.
The bottom of the unit is flat. The weight of the unit has been specifically distributed so that it will automatically right itself so that the flat base is on the ground, regardless of the starting position.
The upper part of the unit contains a camera and a motor. When turned on, the motor causes the upper part of the SRTC to rotate, allowing the camera to have a panoramic view of the surrounding area. A micro-transmitter then broadcasts the video signal up to 300m.
TECHNICAL DATA
- Size: Sphere diameter 100 mm
- Weight (with battery): 430 g
- Power supply: 1 x 9V standard battery, type HR22 non-rechargeable
- Power consumption: 110 mA (indicative: depends on the motor load)
- Battery life: 2-5 hours (indicative: depends on the kind of battery in use and on the motor load)
- Rotation speed: Approximately 12 rpm
CMOS PINHOLE CAMERA
- Black & White (Color on demand)
- Video system: PAL (NTSC on demand)
- Effective Pixels: 628X582 (PAL) / 510X492 (NTSC)
- Electronic shutter: 1/60 - 1/15000
- Minimum Illumination: 0.3 Lux @ F1.2
- S/N ratio: >48 dB
- Pinhole lens: 5,6mm / F2.0 (P-type)
- Lens angle: 5,6mm / 60 deg
- Working temperature: -10 °C, +45 °C
2.4 GHz VIDEO TRANSMITTER
- Channel: One channel in the 2.4 GHz frequency band
- RF output power: EC R&TTE compliant
- Transmission range: 300 m (line of sight)
- Antenna: Omni-directional antenna
PLEASE NOTE: MACROSWISS follow a philosophy of continuing product improvement,
therefore the specifications given herein are subject to change without notice. E&OE.
Benefits
- Wireless video transmission
- Battery operated
- Inexpensive
- Small
Features
- No wires and no communications infrastructure required
- No external power source needed – batteries provide 3 hours of operation
- Can be treated as disposable – user need not be concerned with retrieving units after deployment
- Small size (slightly larger than a ping-pong ball) and light weight (2 oz) make units easy to transport
Macroswiss S.a.
Central H.Q. – Via Cattori 5 – 6900 Lugano Paradiso – CH
Tel: +41.91.9944225 – Fax: +41.91.9944238
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Tel: +41.91.6823546 – Fax: +41.91.6823548
