2014 10 Best New Product Awards, sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.

OREANDA-NEWS. The color night-vision camera made it to market, winning the Digital Imaging Award in the CEATEC JAPAN 2014 Innovation Awards “As Selected by U.S. Journalists” and the Japan Brand Award in the 2014 10 Best New Product Awards, sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. Compatible with the HD-SDI (High-Definition Serial Digital Interface) broadcast signal standard and utilizing Sharp’s wealth of CCD development technology to enable a more compact camera, the color night-vision camera is capable of capturing high-definition images. Day or night, it gives the same high-quality colors in both bright and dark surroundings. And it clears the way for previously unimaginable applications.

For example, security cameras can now pick up a car’s color and surroundings with clarity and sharpness. Cameras can be used to provide round-the-clock security at hospitals and seniors’ homes, allow night-time wildlife observation, and assist drivers in operating their vehicles at night. Night-vision-camera-equipped smartphones will bring users new kinds of enjoyment; like taking a no-flash photo of the peaceful facial expression of a child sleeping in a dark room.

Sharp will continue to improve the color night-vision camera with higher-quality images, more compact dimensions, wireless image transmission, and of course technologies that will open up new applications in a range of fields. And some day we will think nothing of viewing color images of previously dark worlds, like outer space or the depths of the oceans. Such thoughts make us at Sharp excited and eager to take on the next challenge. What new worlds will Sharp’s color night-vision camera open up to us? Like you, we can hardly wait to see.