NEW VARIFOCAL LENSES DESIGNED FOR HIGH END SURVEILLANCE
Kowa Introduces New Day & Night Lenses for Ultra High Resolution Applications

Los Angeles, CA — Kowa announces a new series of Day & Night lenses with advanced optical innovations designed to set the standard in varifocal CCTV lenses. These lenses are ideal for highway surveillance to read vehicle license plates traveling at a high rate of speed or for other security related applications. “By using high grade XD (eXtra low Dispersion) glass, our lenses provide crisp color images in the daylight and high definition black and white images at night without the need for refocusing,� says Andrew Kam, Sales Consultant of Kowa Optimed, Inc. “The LMVZ9020-IR and LMVZ3510-IR lenses provide multi-megapixel resolution, reduce chromatic aberration, and minimize distortion.�

Kowa’s new Day & Night lenses also feature a Dual-Sided Aspherical lens. In conjunction with XD glass, this new advanced optical design easily corrects chromatic aberrations for high contrast and image clarity. Aspherical lenses are highly effective in the elimination of not only spherical aberration, but also other forms of aberration inherently generated by conventional spherical lenses.

The LMVZ9020-IR and LMVZ3510-IR lenses are available through Kowa’s network of authorized dealers. The new lenses offer focal lengths of 9-20mm and 3.5-10mm respectively. Both lenses have a CS-Mount, a ½� lens format, and an F-stop value of F/1.6. In addition, auto-iris versions of the two lenses are available.

Kowa Optimed, Inc. will be @ ASIS 2010 (booth#: 3258)

About Kowa Optimed, Inc.: Kowa Optimed has an impressive tradition of innovation, providing precision products that advance the state of innovation within key industries. The company’s mission reflects that of its parent company, which has established a track record for innovative success that dates all the way back to 1894. Founded in 1980, Kowa Optimed is Kowa Company’s presence in the western hemisphere, representing one of the largest privately owned companies in Japan. With this size comes power and innovation, as is evidenced by the breakthrough devices offered by Kowa Optimed: these are the products from the Electronics & Optics Division, which traces its roots to 1946. Kowa offers CCTV lenses for FA industrial, machine vision, and video security, as well as low-cost, high quality color and monochrome cameras.

For more information, contact Kowa Optimed, Inc. 20001 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502, Phone: (800) 966-5692 or visit www.kowa-usa.com

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