M300-Series (dual payload)

The M300-Series dual payload variant is a maritime camera equipped with a visible-light and thermal imaging system, for use on nearly any kind of vessel.

Dual payload cameras have 2 separate imaging cores:

  • Visible-light — provides a clear color image in daylight conditions. For example, a visible-light camera can help you maintain a watch of your surroundings, or zoom in on distant objects.

  • Thermal — provides a clear image in faint and no-light conditions. For example, a thermal camera can help you navigate at night or identify obstacles in areas of low visibility, or even total darkness.

Product overviewProduct overviewDual payload

  1. Tilt assembly.

  2. Thermal camera lens window.

  3. Visible-light camera lens window.

  4. Pan assembly.

The M300-Series system has the following key functions and features:

  • IP connectivity to simplify installation and system integration.

  • 6 simultaneous video outputs, including 2 visible-light and 2 thermal digital streams. For further information, refer to the following section: Video connections

  • Pan and tilt operations via dedicated Joystick Control Unit (JCU), multifunction display (MFD) / chartplotter, or Web browser.

  • 2-axis mechanical camera stabilization to suit changing conditions.

  • Preset modes (Scenes) optimized for prevailing conditions.

  • Color Thermal Vision (CTV) blending mode — blends thermal and visible-light color video feeds for enhanced identification of buoys, vessels and other targets at night.

  • Multi Spectral Dynamic Imaging (MSX) blending mode — adds specific details from the visible-light video feed in real time to the thermal video feed, for detecting and sharpening the edges of objects in the thermal video feed.

  • Marine Video Analytics (MVA) — intelligent thermal analytics technology; provides visual alerts when “non-water” objects are identified in the scene. This feature can be enabled using the camera’s Web interface or the on-screen display via a connected JCU.

  • Automatic window heaters to de-ice the lens window in cold conditions.

  • 12 V or 24 V dc power.