Industry Leading Technology

AV Costar leads the way in megapixel video, and we have continued to do so ever since our first cameras were released in 2004.

Our AV Costar MegaIP megapixel cameras are designed and built in the USA and leverage our cutting-edge features and MPIP (Massively Parallel Image Processing) technology.

Our world-class ConteraIP megapixel cameras are designed to our specifications, and bring affordable and feature-rich products to the video surveillance market with AV Costar quality.

Explore this page to learn about the thinking behind the best megapixel cameras in the video surveillance industry, and the features and capabilities that our cameras deliver.

Learn More About Our Company and Our Industry Firsts.

The Benefit of AV Costar Quality Megapixel Resolution

AV Costar megapixel technology in our MegaIP and ConteraIP series deliver superior image quality, increases video coverage, and reduces overall system costs by covering larger areas with fewer, more reliable cameras. Catching a suspect or car involved in a crime or incident often comes down to the clarity in which a surveillance camera captures a face or license plate. AV Costar technology includes excellent glass lens imaging packages, innovative designs, and outstanding resolution. AV Costar can dramatically reduce the number of cameras required for projects while increasing image clarity and situational awareness coverage.

Extreme Lighting Conditions

Video surveillance is a 24-hour per day operation. Maintaining a clear and detailed visual through fluctuating lighting conditions can be challenging. AV Costar offers several industry-leading technologies to deal with the harshest of lighting environments from intense backlight to low light and no light conditions.f

Performance

AV Costar MegaIP series cameras deliver proven performance, including unmatched cybersecurity protection, thanks to our FPGA technology and massively parallel image processing architecture. We can add new features and capabilities to existing Mega cameras, extending the useful life of our products to the benefit of customers.

Contera cameras employ our world-class System on a Chip (SoC) technology to bring the most features and capabilities to our customers in an affordable, reliable family of products.

All AV Costar cameras balance bandwidth requirements with storage demands, and much more.

Easy Installation

Speeding up the installation process positively affects the total cost of ownership. AV Costar offers a number of innovative housing designs and features in both our MegaIP and ConteraIP series that aid in creating a faster and easier installation experience as well as a precise camera setup.

Interoperability with Partners

AV Costar believes in maintaining strong partnerships with our VMS partners, 3rd party hardware/software manufacturers, and security systems integrators, and providing them the tools they need with the best possible compatibility. AV Costar’s relationships and compatibility with their future-proof API gives them a competitive edge in the security camera industry.

Versatility & Size Matters

AV Costar takes pride in having the most highly versatile and smallest form factor megapixel cameras in the industry. Leading the way in panoramic megapixel technology since 2006, AV Costar has continued to build on this success with our various MegaIP series SurroundVideo Omni designs that offer seemingly endless multi-sensor surveillance opportunities. The MegaIP series MegaVideo Flex tethered cable design opens the door to previously unthinkable installation setups. Powerful and loaded with features, the small size of many cameras in the AV Costar portfolio are surveillance industry game changers.

Environmental & Standards

Many AV Costar MegaIP and ConteraIP series cameras are designed to meet important compliance standards to indicate, for example, that they are reliable for outdoor use in harsh operating conditions or capable of withstanding attacks from vandals. AV Costar cameras are built to be tough and compliance standards are proof of this.

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