- October 23, 2013
October 23, 2013 – Point Grey announced Cricket IP PoE-enabled network security cameras CR-POE-13S2C-CS and CR-POE-20S2C-CS offer 720p and 1080p resolutions at 60 fps, respectively, using Sony Exmor CMOS sensors suitable for challenging low-light conditions and dynamic scenes. The Cricket camera employs Sony's Xarina IP camera platform, which integrates Sony's image signal processing and video encoding capabilities to provide multi-image wide dynamic range (WDR) functionality, 2D and 3D noise reduction, H.264 and MJPEG compression, multi-streaming, and ONVIF compatibility. Both models are compatible with 1/3" manual iris or DC auto iris lenses, sold separately. The CR-POE-13S2C-CS (720p60) is list priced at $299, while the CR-POE-20S2C-CS (1080p60) model is priced at $349.