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AVerMedia Rolls Out 1080p Visual Presenter
10/7/2008
AVerMedia Technologies has launched a new model in its Digital Presenter line of high-resolution document cameras for classroom presentations. The latest model, the AVerVision SPB370 Platform Visual Presenter, offers a 5 megapixel document/object camera and 1080p HD output coupled with networking capabilities.
The AVerVision SPB370 offers an 8" x 10" lightbox, dual VGA input ports, audio passthrough, and an Ethernet port for IP network control of the device. It provides output up to 1,920 x 1,080 at 30 FPS and multiple output ports, including DVI-I, S-video, composite, and VGA. The camera, which uses a 2.5-inch, 5 megapixel CMOS sensor for both documents and three-dimensional objects, features a 20x optical zoom and 8x digital zoom for a combined zoom of up to 160x.
Other features include:
- Horizontal and vertical split-screen modes;
- Picture in picture;
- Network sharing;
- Annotation features;
- Still image and video recording via AVerVision software;
- SD Card support and onboard image storage for up to 80 images;
- Audio I/O; and
- USB 2.0 port with RS-232 support via adapter.
The AVerVision SPB370 is available now for $2,999.99. The AVerVision software supports Mac OS X and Windows. Further information about the SPB370 can be found here.
About the author: Dave Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's educational technology online publications and electronic newsletters. He can be reached at dnagel@1105media.com.
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