Optical surveillance assembly and camera

An assembly usable in combination with a surveillance camera installable inside a ceiling for receiving light through a hole in said ceiling, said assembly comprising in combination:

• camouflage means including a dummy sprinkler head for camouflaging the camera;
• first mounting means for mounting said sprinkler head in a predetermined location relative to the camera, said sprinkler head having a pair of parallel arms;
• a mirror;
• second mounting means for mounting said mirror in a predetermined position relative to the camera, said predetermined position being between the arms of said sprinkler head;
• and
• means for pivoting said mirror about a horizontal axis.

A surveillance camera assembly installable inside a ceiling for receiving light through a hole in said ceiling, said camera comprising:

• a housing;
• transducer means disposed in said housing for converting incoming electromagnetic radiation into electrical signals, said transducer means including a solid state image sensor;
• mounting means for movably mounting said image sensor to said housing;
• and
• shifting means operatively connected to said image sensor for reciprocating said image sensor along a linear path in a direction substantially transverse to the incoming electromagnetic radiation.

An assembly usable in combination with a surveillance camera installable inside a ceiling for receiving light through a hole in said ceiling, said assembly comprising in combination:

• a casing;
• light transmission means mounted to said casing for receiving incoming electromagnetic radiation;
• first drive means operatively connected to said light transmission means for rotating said light transmission means at a predetermined angular speed in a first direction about an optical axis of the assembly;
• means for stabilizing an image transmitted from an outlet end of the assembly, said means for stabilizing including an optical element disposed along said optical path in said casing;
• and
• second drive means operatively connected to said optical element for rotating said optical element at one half said angular speed in a second direction about said optical axis opposite to said first direction.

A surveillance camera assembly installable inside a ceiling for receiving light through a hole in said ceiling, said camera comprising:

• a housing;
• a lens mounted to said housing;
• transducer means disposed in said housing for converting incoming electromagnetic radiation into electrical signals, said transducer means including a solid state image sensor;
• circuit means operatively connected to said image sensor for driving said image sensor and for processing signals generated thereby in response to incoming electromagnetic radiation;
• mounting means for supporting said circuit means and mounting same to said housing, said mounting means including a circuit board juxtaposed to said lens and extending substantially parallel to an optical axis of said lens;
• and
• attachment means for securing said housing to an inner surface of an architectural member.

An assembly usable in combination with a surveillance camera installable inside a ceiling for receiving light through a hole in said ceiling, said assembly comprising in combination:

• a mirror;
• first mounting means for mounting said mirror in a predetermined position relative to said camera;
• means for rotating said mirror, including an electrically conductive coil;
• second mounting means for mounting said coil in a position juxtaposed to said mirror;
• and
• means operatively connected to said coil for feeding thereto an alternating current to periodically pivot said mirror about an optical axis thereof.