Supported Cameras and Webcams

These cameras are supported by MegaMatcher SDK, MegaMatcher On Card SDK and VeriLook SDK:

• Any webcam or camera that is accessible using:
  • DirectShow, Windows Media or Media Foundation interfaces for Microsoft Windows platform.
  • GStreamer interface for Linux or Mac platform.
• Any built-in smartphone or tablet camera that is supported by iOS or Android OS. The camera should have at least 0.3 MegaPixel (640 x 480 pixels) resolution.
• Any IP camera, that supports RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol):
  • Only RTP over UDP is supported.
  • VLC framework can be optionally used for reading video streams.
  • H.264/MPEG-4 AVC or Motion JPEG should be used for encoding the video stream.
• These advanced cameras are supported:
  • Akiyama Akys-10 Biometric Camera
  • CMITech EMX-30 – face & iris camera (Microsoft Windows only)
  • Iris ID iCAM TD100 – face & iris camera (Microsoft Windows only)
  • VistaFA2 / VistaFA2E / VistaEY2 face & iris cameras (Microsoft Windows only)
• These models of still cameras are supported:
  • Canon EOS family still cameras (Microsoft Windows only)
  • Nikon DSLR still cameras (Microsoft Windows only; a specific camera model should support video capture and should be listed there)
  • Fujifilm X-T2 still camera (Microsoft Windows only)
• These specific models of high-resolution IP cameras are supported:
  • Axis M1114 camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Basler BIP2-1600-25c-DN IP camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Cisco 4500 IP camera (Microsoft Windows only)
  • PiXORD N606 camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Prosilica GigE Vision camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Sony SNC-CS50 camera (Microsoft Windows and Linux)
  • Uniview IPC2322EBR-DPZ28 camera
• Cameras, which can operate in near-infrared spectrum, can be used for image capture. VeriLook algorithm is able to match faces, captured in near-infrared spectrum, against faces, captured in visible light. See our VeriLook testing results for details.
• Integrators can also write plug-ins to support their cameras using the plug-in framework provided with the Device Manager from the MegaMatcher SDK or VeriLook SDK.

Simultaneous capture from multiple cameras is possible.

A video file can be also used as a data source for applications based on VeriLook SDK or MegaMatcher SDK.