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News August 2008 & Product Highlights
Discontinuation of Sony's XCL-5000 B/W 5 Mega Pixel Video Camera
Toshiba Introduces IK-HR1D, an Ultra Compact HD C-MOS Camera


News July 2008 & Product Highlights

  • Sony 2nd Generation of Smart Cameras: XCI-V100, XCI-V100C, XCI-SX100, XCI-SX100C



  • News June 2008 & Product Highlights
  • Sony Unveiling 2nd Generation of Smart Cameras at The Vision Show
  • Sony Introduces New XCL-5005 & XCL-5005CR - 5 Mega Pixel PoCL Digital VIdeo Cameras


  • News April 2008 & Product Highlights

  • Sony Introduces New SNC-RX Series Network Camera
  • Sony Enhances Lineup of Intelligent Security Cameras At ISC West 2008



  • News March 2008 & Product Highlights

  • Sony Introduces New XCL-5005 & XCL-5005CR - 5 Mega Pixel PoCL Digital VIdeo Cameras
  • Sony Introduces New FCB-EX11D/DP Color Block Cameras
  • Tattile TAG GigE Cameras Available




  • News February 2008 & Product Highlights

  • Sony Introduces New XCL-5005 & XCL-5005CR - 5 Mega Pixel PoCL Digital VIdeo Cameras
  • Sony Introduces New FCB-EX11D/DP Color Block Cameras
  • Tattile TAG GigE Cameras Available




  • News January 2008 & Product Highlights
  • Toshiba Imaging’s New High Resolution, Remote Head 3CCD Camera
  • Toshiba Teli Introduces New Line - Giant Dragon - High Speed, GigE Cameras
  • VMI Visual Imaging Division to Exhibit At ATX Show End Of This Month!!

  • News December 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony Introduces New SNC-RX Series Network Camera
  • The following Sony IEEE 1394.a and IEEE 1394.b cameras will be discontinued with a last time buy of December 20, 2007: DFW-SX910, DFW-X710, XCD-SX910, XCD-SX910CR, XCD-SX910UV, XCD-V50, XCD-V50CR, XCD-X710, XCD-710CR
  • VMI Visual Imaging Division to Exhibit At ATX Show In January
  • News November 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony FCB-H10 HD Block Camera is Available Now
  • Sony Introduces NEW! IEEE 1394.b Digital Video Cameras
  • Sony Introduces New FCB-EX D Version Block Cameras
  • NEW! Sony XCL-5000 5 Mega Pixel B/W Digital Video Camera
  • Toshiba Announces World’s Smallest, HDTV Hi-Def Camera System
  • VMI Visual Imaging Division to Exhibit At ATX Show In January

  • News October 2007 & Product Highlights

  • New SNCA-CFW5 Wireless LAN Card
  • New UNI-MDB2 Pendant Mount Adapter For Sony's SNC-DF80N, SSC-CD77 And SSC-CD75 Cameras
  • Sony FCB-H10 HD Block Camera is Available Now
  • The following Sony IEEE 1394.a and IEEE 1394.b cameras will be discontinued with a last time buy of December 20, 2007: DFW-SX910, DFW-X710, XCD-SX910, XCD-SX910CR, XCD-SX910UV, XCD-V50, XCD-V50CR, XCD-X710, XCD-710CR



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    News September 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony FCB-H10 HD Block Camera is Available Now
  • NEW! Sony XCL-5000 5 Mega Pixel B/W Digital Video Camera
  • Toshiba Announces World’s Smallest, HDTV Hi-Def Camera System
  • Toshiba Teli's XGA-1024 Color Camera
  • Toshiba Teli Introduces 4 Megapixel Camera Link: CSB4000CL-10A
  • VMI Visual Imaging Division to Exhibit At ATX Show In January

  • News August 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony FCB-H10 HD Block Camera is Available Now
  • Sony and Shafi Clean Up With Dishwasher Demonstration
  • Toshiba Teli To Highlight Machine Vision Camera Portfolio

  • News July 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony's New Color Block Camera: FCB-H10
  • Sony Smart Camera Accessories
  • Tattile Tag Camera Family
  • Toshiba Teli Introduced Their Fastest Camera at the International Robotics & Vision Show
  • Toshiba Announces World’s Smallest, HDTV Hi-Def Camera System
  • News June 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Accessories Available for ELMO SUV-Cam
  • Elmo SUV Cam Mini Camera
  • Hitachi Introduces their HDTV Digital Camera: HV-HD30
  • International Robots & Vision Show June 12-14, 2007
  • Toshiba Teli Introduces CSF5M7C3L18NR 3 Layer CMOS Color Camera
  • Toshiba Teli Introduces The CleverDragon Series
  • Toshiba Teli's FireDragon Series
  • Toshiba IK-TF9C Named “Product of the Year” by NASA Tech Briefs
  • Toshiba IK-HD1 High Resolution Remote Head 3CCD Camera
  • News May 2007 & Product Highlights

  • VMI Exhibiting at the Bay Area Vendor Fair May 24, 2007
  • Accessories Available for ELMO SUV-Cam
  • New Sony SNC-DF50N - IP Camera with Wide-D Lens
  • New Sony SNC-DF80N -Rugged IP Minidome Mpeg4/Jpeg Camera
  • New Sony SSC-CD45 Analog Minidome Camera
  • New Sony SSC-CD49 - Analog Camera Wide D Lens
  • New Sony SSC-CD75 Rugged Analog Minidome Camera with 540 Lines
  • New Sony SSC-CD77 Rugged Minidome 540 Lines - Analog Day/Night Camera
  • New Toshiba IK52-V and IK53V: "Ice Cube" Camera
  • New Toshiba's IK-1000ME Low Light Color Camera




  • News April 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Accessories Available for ELMO SUV-Cam
  • Hitachi KP-F32F IEEE1394.b Progressive Scan CCD Camera
  • Hitachi KP-F39SCL/PCL High Performance Progressive Scan B/W Camera
  • Hitachi KP-F140F IEEE1394.b Progressive Scan CCD Camera
  • Hitachi KP-F500PCL B/W CCD Camera
  • Polar zPAN200 Debut at ISC West 2007
  • NEW! Available Now! - Sony FCB-EX1010 & FCB-EX1010P Color Block Cameras
  • NEW! Available Mid-April - Sony XCL-5000 5 Mega Pixel B/W Digital Video Camera
  • Tattile Tag Cameras
  • VMI is now a Distributor for Toshiba America's Imaging Systems Division





  • News March 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony RPU 360 Degree Camera
  • Sony officially annouced EOL for RPU-C2512, RPU-C3522, and RPU-A001 Visca Boards. No replacement model at the moment.
  • ISC West 2007 is This Month! Come Visit Sony and Polar
  • New Sony EVI-HD1 High Def Color PTZ Camera - Now Shipping!
  • NEW! Sony FCB-EX1010 & FCB-EX1010P Color Block Cameras
  • NEW! Sony XCL-5000 5 Mega Pixel B/W Digital Video Camera
  • Sony SNC-CS11 Mount Jpeg/Mpeg4 Camera
  • Sony SNC-RX550N Multi Codec 360 PTZ Network Camera
  • Sony SNC-RZ25N Mpeg4/Jpeg P/T/Zoom Network Camera
  • Sony SNC-RZ30N PTZ JPEG Network Camera
  • Sony SNC-RZ50N Multi Codec PTZ Network Camera
  • Sony SNC-Z20N Fixed Network Color Camera
  • Toshiba IK-HD1 High Resolution Remote Head 3CCD Camera



  • News February 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Sony FCB-IX47C 18x Color NTSC Block Camera with Field Memory
  • Sony FCB-IX45C 18x Color NTSC Block Camera with Field Memory
  • Sony FCB-IX45CP 18x Color PAL Block Camera with Field Memory
  • Sony FCB-EX45MC Black and White 18x Block Camera EIA
  • Sony FCB-PV480 18x Color Progressive Scan Block Camera
  • Sony FCB-PV10 10x Color Progressive Scan Block Camera
  • Sony SNC-P5 Mpeg 4/Jpeg Network Pan/Tilt/Zoom
  • Sony XCD-V50 IEEE 1394.b Monochrome Camera
  • Sony XCD-V50CR IEEE 1394.B Raw Color VGA Digital Camera
  • TOA C-CV854D-3 - A Vandal Proof Indoor/Outdoor Color Camera With Day/Night Function





  • News January 2007 & Product Highlights

  • Pelco Camclosure IS--The Clear Choice
  • Toshiba Teli Introduces CSF5M7C3L18M 3Layers CMOS Color Camera
  • Elmo SUV Cam Mini Camera
  • New Sony EVI-HD1 High Def Color PTZ Camera
  • Sony FCB-EX1000/P 36x Color Block Camera (NTSC/PAL)
  • Sony XC-HR90 Progressive Scan Black and White CCD Video Camera
  • Sony XCI-V3 & XCI-V3/XPE Smart Camera
  • Sony XCI-SX1/XPE Smart Camera model
  • Discontinued Sony cameras are as follows: FCB-EX780B/BP, FCB-EX78B/BP, FCB-S3000/P, FCB-IX47A/AP, FCB-IX45A/AP.



  • News December 2006
  • Hitachi KP-E500 & KP-DE500 High Sensitivity Interlace Camera
  • New Sony EVI-HD1 High Def Color PTZ Camera
  • Toshiba Teli CS6910G GIGE Camera
  • Toshiba Teli CS8581QF B/W Firewire B
  • News November 2006

  • Elmo SUV Cam Mini Camera
  • Pelco DX8100 Digital Video Recorder
  • Pelco Esprit TI Delivers Revolutionary Thermal Imaging Solution
  • Sony XCI-V3 & XCI-V3/XPE Smart Camera
  • Sony XCI-SX1/XPE Smart Camera model
  • Product Highlights for Visual Imaging & Surveillance

  • Sony BRC-H700: HD-3CCD Robot Camera
  • Sony FCB-EX1000/P 36x Color Block Camera (NTSC/PAL)
  • Polar zNVR series: Network Video Recorders
  • Hitachi KP-F83F: 1/3" Progressive Scan CCD Camera
  • Toshiba-Teli CS-3960DCL: 2/3" Progressive Scan CCD Camera
  • Toshiba-Teli CSB-4000F: 1.1" Progressive Scan Camera

  • Gig-E Cameras at Below Wholesale Prices

  • News October 2006

  • Pelco Spectra IV
  • SONY-NEW NETWORK CAMERA HOUSINGS

  • News June 2006

  • Panasonic WV-CW964: Outdoor Day/Night PTZ Camera
  • Panasonic WV-CF224EX: Compact Mini Dome Camera
  • Panasonic WV-LD1500: 15" LCD Monitor
  • Panasonic WV-LD2000: 20" LCD Monitor
  • Hitachi KP-F30SCL and KP-F200SCL Progressive Scan Camera
  • Hitachi KP-F80 1/3" Progressive Scan Camera
  • Hitachi KP-FD30 1/2" VGA Progressive Scan Color Camera


  • News May 2006
  • Toshiba-Teli Hi-Res Color & B/W LineScan Camera CSL-8000CL
  • Panasonic Network Disk Recorder WJ-ND300
  • Hitachi IEEE 1394.b progressive Scan Camera KP-FD140F and KP-FD32F
  • Hitachi High Sensitivity Color Camera KP-DE500 and B/W Camera KP-E500
  • Discontinued Hitachi cameras are as follows: KP-F3, KP-F3W, KP-F3 S2, KP-D50 and HV-D25.


  • News April 2006
  • Toshiba-Teli Smart Camera
  • The Teli Smart Camera iIS-010 (Intelligent Image Sensor) is a pre-packaged solution designed to simplify the deployment of machine vision in industrial applications. Its features are: various label search functions, setting of label inspection details, auto learning and an optional to barcode reader.
  • Tattile New Line Scan CCD Cameras
  • Tattile introduces three new new line scan cameras: TAPIX LBD 2048@16000, TAPIX LBD 1024@34000 and TAPIX LBD 512@70000 with high performances.
  • Tattile TAPIX MBM 1300@500
  • A high performance area scan camera, this model has progressive scan CMOS Sensor with a 1028x1024 resolution.
  • Panasonic New Cameras
  • Presenting Panasonic's new WV-NP244 and WV-NP1004 i-Pro color network cameras.

    News March 2006
  • Polar zPAN 100 - a 360° "plug & play" Panoramic Camera
  • Sony XCI-SX1 Smart Camera The XCI-SX1 is Sony's first Smart camera for the emerging machine vision industry.
  • Sony SNC-series
  • Introducing the new and revolutionary network color cameras, Sony SNC series incorporate the latest image processing technology to provide multiple compression formats. These cameras can take your surveillance and remote monitoring applications to the next level.
    There are three new models available for these SCN series:
    - Sony SNC-RX550N PTZ Network Camera
    - Sony SNC-RZ50N Multi Codec PTZ Network Camera
    - Sony SNC-CS50N Multi Codec Fixed Network Camera
  • Sony XCL-series
  • Sony's new XCL series features four cameras equipped with a digital video interface that conforms to Camera Link: Sony XCL-U1000, Sony XCL-U1000C, Sony XCL-V500 and Sony XCL-X700. These camera lines enable to capture high speed and high-resolution images, as well as partial scan and external trigger function allowing to capture clearly fast moving objects or still images in low light environments.
  • Hitachi KP-M3R 1/3 inch Monochrome CCD, Near IR Camera
  • Useful sensitivity extends above 900 nanometers for applications ranging from microscopy to image processing systems. For detailed features and specifications, please click here.
  • Tattile Tag2 GigE LineScan Camera
  • Tattile, the leading manufacturer of GigE Vision cameras, introduces the world's first Linescan GigE Vision cameras: the TAG2 LCD 2048@9000, TAG2 LCD 4080@7000 and the TAG2 LBD 8160@14000. For more information, please contact us.

    News February 2006

  • New Year, New Visions Show -- New Year, New Resolution, New Visions!
    Hosted the New Year, New Visions Show on February 22, 2006 for Visual Imaging and Surveillance cameras, VMI partnered with Sony, Hitachi, Tattile, RVision and Polar Industries and displayed some of the latest in machine vision, robotics and surveillance. Together with mini seminars on the new CameraLink, IEEE 1394.b, GigE, 360-degree Panoramic Camera and Smart Camera, the show turned out to be a successful and informative event. For more information on the products' specifications, stay tune!
  • VMI becomes the only distributor to offer Polar zPAN100 in the western region
    "The zPAN100 ™ camera is not only like having eyes in the back of your head, it's like having eyes all around," said Syed Zafar, a New York entrepreneur and POLAR's CEO. This latest technology also offers many applications in security and surveillance as well as heavy traffic environments.
  • VMI becomes the only U.S. distributor for Sony 360° Camera
    After three months of becoming the sole distributor for Sony 360° Camera, VMI got a press release in the August 2005 Security Dealer Magazine. Ideal for surveillance and monitoring, the 360 line provides a solution for single camera environments to monitor an entire room.


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