Hanwha Vision has added AI capabilities to its range of mobile cameras, featuring dynamic privacy masking said to be ideal for public transport.

The range, including models TNV-C8014RM and TNV-C8034RM, showcases AI analytics, alongside colour detection of clothing and vehicles.

According to the company the solution is discreet and well suited to spaces with low ceilings, such as buses and trains due to the cameras’ height standing at 55mm in length.

Hanwha Vision’s Dynamic Privacy Masking

The Dynamic Privacy Masking allows for the blurring of people’s faces, clothing and bodies in video surveillance.

If an event were to occur that requires evidence, a supervisor or manager would be able to un-blur the redacted video for investigation.

This feature is ideal for busy public transport environments, in which video streams may be constantly monitoring many passengers and travellers who are on the move.

Hanwha Vision improves responses

Alerts are only issued for events that merit a response, as AI-powered motion detection reduces the potential for false alarms caused by changing light patterns, wildlife or shadows.

Object detection for people, trucks, cars, buses and bicycles can alert operators to unexpected vehicles within a loading depot or to possible trespassing along railway lines and other hazardous or restricted areas.

Colour detection and virtual analytics

Colour detection provides further contextual information to ground teams or for forensic searches by classifying different coloured vehicles or clothing items (upper/lower).

Intelligent virtual analytics, including virtual area and line-crossing detection, enable operators to receive alerts based on an object entering a pre-defined space or crossing a line.

Alerts can be set based on the time of day or based on suspicious behaviour, for example, a person detected as loitering in a certain area.

Business intelligence features

Heatmap analytics can influence station and sign layouts, while people and vehicle counting or queue management can inform staffing, transport and maintenance schedules.

Vehicle solutions

The AI mobile camera built by Hanwha Vision incorporates Digital Image Stabilisation technology and has a built-in gyro sensor to deliver clear images while moving, for example, on buses or trains.

It also features defog and heating capabilities to reduce condensation when operating in inclement conditions.

Hanwha Visions’ AI mobile cameras enable defocus detection, tampering and shock detection to alert operators to potential vandalism of the device and to prevent loss of footage.

The cameras come with cybersecurity in the form of user and network authentication, OS/firmware protection, secure communication and more.

This protects data from unauthorised user access, encrypts data for transit and helps to prevent brute force attacks on the devices.

“Ensure(s) security”

John Lutz Boorman, Head of Product and Marketing, Hanwha Vision Europe said: “The AI mobile cameras were designed to cater to environments where an intelligent, discreet and low-profile camera was needed to ensure security, provide valuable business insights and deliver clear footage in moving spaces.

“A host of AI-powered analytics on each camera ensures that operators are more informed about events occurring on buses, trains and in stations and depots, while delivering added value to operations and other business areas,” Boorman concluded.