Manufacture of Specialist CCTV systems for the scientific & nuclear industry: Including radiation tolerant, under water, inspection, low light, infra-red & surveillance closed circuit TV camera systems.
Custom Cameras
was founded in 1981 by three engineers with extensive experience in the
design of specialised industrial television systems. We have produced camera
systems for customers such as Rolls Royce, BNFL, British Aerospace, DERA,
UKAEA, AEA Technology, British Steel, Nukem Nuclear, Scottish Energy and
many other customers who are concerned particularly with quality and reliability.
Our systems have been supplied to the USA, Europe and Japan. Most of our
products have grown out of particular customer requirements, many having
been specially developed for demanding applications. Products we have developed
include cameras to withstand high levels of nuclear radiation, cameras to
operate in hostile environments including extremes of temperature and underwater,
and low light cameras for use in scientific applications such as satellite
tracking and viewing electron backscatter patterns from crystal samples
in electron microscopes. Direct X ray imaging, UV and IR sensitive cameras
have also been produced. Other items include peripherals such as Pan and
Tilt units, lighting units, special optical designs, video switchers and
multi-camera selection systems with remote selection and control from multiple
control stations. Our control system using pulses multiplexed and superimposed
on the video signal, combined with balanced pair video drive, greatly simplifies
both cabling requirements and control arrangements. At its simplest, a 4
core cable with 2 conductors for DC supply and 2 for balanced video is all
that is required for total control of each camera system.