The security camera industry is opening a new era for the mega-pixel picture quality.On March 11, an industrial source said that the security equipment makers are busy launching mega-pixel or higher video security equipments to meet the rapidly growing demand for the high picture quality. Burning down Korea’s treasure No.1 raised the alarm among consumers about the necessity of the high quality video security. To date, the standard in the CCTV and DVR equipment industry was 410,000 pixels in resolution. The higher picture quality has failed to appeal due to higher cost and technical issues. However, things are changing. As revealed in the scene of the fire, the lower picture quality CCTV cameras were useless for the security purpose. Therefore, the demand for higher CCTVcameras like 1.3 mega pixel or higher is growing. Also, terabyte HDDs, enough to store several day long recordings, are becoming available, making DVR companies prepared for the launch of high quality products.Comart Systems will roll out its first-ever 1.3 mega-pixel CCTV cameras and network cameras in May. The company will bundle these cameras with capture cards to target the public institutions which need the high quality picture security equipments. CNB Technology, the nation’s largest CCTV maker, will also launch its first 1.3 mega-pixel network camera in May. The company has introduced 1 mega-pixel CCTV cameras for the product assessment in the semiconductor business. This year, it will focus on the higher quality security market in and out of Korea.Honeywell Korea also launched its new CCTV camera which features HD picture quality in the last month and enhanced the marketing activities targeting the financial sector. Sony and Panasonic also rolled out 1.3 mega-pixel CCTV cameras in their lineup.Grandport will roll out 1.3 mega-pixel CCTV and exclusive DVR system in the second half.President Seol Chang-hoon of Comart Systems said, “These new 1.3 mega-pixel CCTV and DVR systems are 2 to 4 times as more expensive as the existing products. However, the request for order is growing rapidly. Considering the trend of large capacity and higher quality in the security market, this year, the growth of the mega-pixel products will begin.”