The ECS LED Advantage
Apart from the introduction of the GigE standard, LED is one of the most significant advancements to our solution offerings for the event capture technology. Better illumination translates to cameras that can operate at higher shutter speeds, better depth of field and improved contrast.
ECS has incorporated LED technology as its primary light component for both the ECS View™ and RetroSpek™ product lines. LED technology has several distinct advantages as compared to incandescent (halogen/high intensity discharge - HID) and high frequency fluorescent. Key to the ECS design is to pulse the LED light to a high frequency synchronized to a setting that is controlled by the frame rate and shutter speed of the camera. This is called ‘flashing’ and the LED is only on from 10% to 25% of the time just as a camera is only exposing the chip (CCD) for a fraction of a second (to achieve stop action clarity). If the camera only needs light for a one millisecond burst - why use a constant-on light source? This flashing minimizes the duty cycle of the LED, increases life, eliminates the need for specialized heat dissipation concerns, allows for a smaller power supply and provides for a small form factor light that can easily outperform traditional high wattage HID lighting systems.
Key Points
- No heat (when in flashing mode)
- More energy efficient than HID and high frequency fluorescent
- Operator Safety
- No blinding light directed at the operators
- No heat
- Lower installation costs and more flexibility
- No cooling air required
- Lower Operating Costs
- Complete Even Illumination
- No ‘hot spots’ that are common with HID lighting systems
- Rugged and shock resistant
- No filament
- Small Form Factor
- Backward compatible to analog cameras
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