Unique Design and Usability

Now in its third generation the VZ-9plus³ comes with a completely redesigned housing - new, modern and elegant.

Due to its outstanding and innovative design, the VZ-9plus³ Visualizer has been honoured by two of the largest and most renowned design competitions in the world: The Japanese “Good Design Award” and the European “Red Dot Award: Best of the Best”.

The new camera head is a real "eye catcher"

No Light Adjustments Necessary / New Light System

New Light System for 100% even illumination on the working surface without any reflections or blinding.

Large Zoom Range

A large optical zoom range is one of the most important features of a Visualizer, because only an optical zoom can pick up objects in full resolution.

WolfVision's optical 16 times zoom offers the possibility to pick up objects as large as an open book (400 x 300mm / 15.8" x 11.8") and as small as a honey bee (25 x 19mm / 1" x 0.75") in full size to fill the screen. For enlarging even smaller objects down to 6 x 4.5 mm (0.23" x 0.16") the Visualizer also offers 4x digital zoom.

Outstanding Mechanical Stability and Long Lifetime

Outstanding mechanical stability has always been a basic requirement for all WolfVision products. Our Visualizers are solid and built to last a very long lifetime.

Just "touch" the unit and "feel" the difference between a WolfVision Visualizer and any other unit on the market!

The most sophisticated mechanical part of the Visualizer VZ-9plus³ is the intelligent arm with its 1-step folding system.

With just one simple pull, the arm comes up, camera and light automatically move into the working position and the unit switches on.

Easy Positioning of Objects with Synchronized Lasermarkers

Small dots of laser light, projected from the camera head onto the working surface, mark the edges of the pickup area of the camera. This allows for easy positioning of objects on the working surface.

The "Lasermarkers" are synchronized with the camera and change accordingly when zooming in and out. While the "Synchronized Lasermarkers" can clearly be seen on the working surface, they remain invisible in the picture picked up by the camera.

The edges of images in 4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are marked on the working surface.

Easy Positioning of Objects with Built-in LCD Monitor

The unique combination of the "Synchronized Lasermarkers" and the built-in LCD monitor makes it easier than ever before to position an object on the working surface.

Easy to Use: Zoom Wheel / Continuous Autofocus

For a smooth presentation, it is very important that a Visualizer is extremely easy to use.

Less experienced users only need to use the zoom wheel on top of the camera head (or the zoom keys on the remote control). Everything else (focus, iris etc.) is adjusted automatically by the VZ-9plus³. The zoom wheel offers the possibility to zoom with varying individual speeds.

The continuously working autofocus recognizes all objects very quickly and precisely. As a result, a presenter never needs to worry about focusing. For special objects a manual focus is also available.

Flexible Viewing Area / Turntable

When objects are too big to be placed on the working surface or need to be shown from the side (like glasses of liquids etc.), just tilt the camera head and the light of the Visualizer to pick-up objects behind the unit.

The VZ-9plus³ makes recording outside of the working surface even more comfortable as it is mounted on a turntable. In this way a Visualizer can be used just like a camera on a tripod. Even horizontal pan shots are possible.

Sometimes a lower viewing angle than the one from the normal working position would be required. In such cases just fold the arm of the VZ-9plus³ down as much as required. The arm remains in this position to shoot objects from any angle.

Recording from any Angle

The VZ-9plus³ can record objects behind and in front of the unit. This is perfect for showing a speaker or charts on a wall behind the speaker on a large screen during a presentation. When the camera of the Visualizer is turned to record in front of the unit, the image is automatically turned around 180 degrees ("image flip"), because otherwise such recordings would be upside down.

Recording is possible from almost any viewing angle as the camera can be tilted 290° and the light can be tilted 270°

WolfVision Picture Quality

WolfVision Visualizers have always been famous for their outstanding picture quality, which is due to a perfect mixture of high end components and remarkable know-how.

Perfect picture quality means high resolution throughout the whole picture (including the edges), lifelike colors, high frame rate, fast and precise auto focus, smooth zooming, an overall distortion free picture, even lighting without reflections or hot spots and much more.

The picture quality of a Visualizer or camera can only be as good as its weakest component. The following 5 basic elements are responsible for perfect picture quality, as found on all WolfVision units:

• High End Camera Lens
• High End Image Sensor (CCD)
• High End Electronic Hardware
• High End Software (Firmware)
• High End Light System

State of the Art Picture Quality / Extremely High Resolution

The VZ-9plus³ features a sensational high resolution 1-CCD camera with 30 frames per second and sRGB color precision. It can output native resolutions in all 3 popular aspect ratios:

• SXGA- 1280x960 pixel 4:3
• WXGA 1280x800 pixel 16:10
• 720p HD 1280x720 pixel 16:9

Using a display device with 1280 x 960 (or more) pixels, 820 lines of resolution are visible on your screen. But even when the image is downscaled by the Visualizer to XGA and output on an XGA display device the resolution is still around 740 lines. This is a much higher resolution than a native 1-CCD XGA camera can provide.

Even though the camera and lens are identical to the one used in WolfVision's VZ-8 Visualizers (third edition), the VZ-9plus³ outputs 70 lines more resolution, which proves just how much electronic hardware and software with even more computing power can do.

The high end scaler of the Visualizer can scale the picture at the image source into almost every popular image format (like XGA, 1080p, UXGA etc.) As a result the picture quality is not only perfect in native resolution, but also in all scaled signal formats.

Firmware Updates / New Mainboard

WolfVision's Visualizers are the only units on the market that offer upgradeable firmware. This allows new features and technical improvements to be added at no cost!

Downloading firmware updates from the internet and uploading them onto a Visualizer can be done in a couple of minutes. Serial (RS232), USB or LAN connections can be used for the update.

WolfVision's engineers are constantly working on new features and improvements to keep your units up to date with the technology of tomorrow!

The VZ-9plus³ comes with a new mainboard with even more computing power and additional resources (for more features and enhancements to be added later on via Firmware Updates).

LAN Port / Additional Network Features

The LAN port is a key feature of all high-end Visualizers from WolfVision. It makes the Visualizer a part of the internal computer network and it can be used for communication over the Internet, if it is assigned an official (WAN) IP address.

Administrators of a larger number of Visualizers can use the LAN port to control, support and update all of their units from their local desktop PC.

The list of applications for the Visualizers LAN port is constantly increasing. It can be used for controlling, capturing still images, viewing live video streams, firmware updates, adjustments, menu settings and maintenance purposes.

New LAN features of the VZ-9plus³:

USB Device and USB Host Port

The USB Device port can be used for direct connections between the Visualizer and a computer. This way, a Visualizer can be used as a scanner for 3-dimensional objects. Images in JPG, TIF or BMP format can be taken in a fraction of a second - much faster than with a desktop scanner.

WolfVision's USB Software (Connectivity Software) works under Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 (32 and 64-bit) as well as Apple Macintosh. It is fully TWAIN/WIA compatible. This is important when using Visualizers in connection with graphic programs such as Photoshop, or for connecting them to Interactive Whiteboards (Smart Boards).

The fast USB 2.0 port can also output live motion. WolfVision‘s Connectivity Software can store AVI files and includes a video capture driver. You can view and save the live image from the Visualizer on your computer in almost every modern video editing software.

A new feature of the VZ-9plus³ is the USB Host port.

It can be used for connecting USB sticks and other "passive" USB devices. USB sticks can be used as an extension of the image memory and for uploading and downloading of images.

Upcoming Firmware Updates will increase the functionality of the USB Host port even more.

Internal and External Image Memory

The user has the opportunity to store 9 images in the internal memory of the unit and recall them by just pressing one of the numerical keys on the infrared remote control. By pressing the "View All" key, a split image with all 9 pictures of the memory can be displayed, enabling easy selection.

When a USB stick is connected to the unit, the image memory can be extended to an almost unlimited number of images (upper limit is the size of the USB stick).

Computer Input

Instead of connecting a computer directly to a monitor or projector, the monitor output of the computer can be connected to the external input of the Visualizer. This has the advantage that a user can use the Ext/Int key of the Visualizer to switch between the Visualizer image and the computer image. There is no need to use a second remote control of a projector or monitor to switch between the image sources.

Digital Scaler

The Visualizer has a built-in digital image scaler which can process the signal from the external input and output it in the same mode as the Visualizer image. (For example: If the Visualizer is set to output an SXGA image to the projector and the computer outputs an XGA signal, the scaler of the Visualizer converts the XGA image of the computer to SXGA. As a result the projector does not readjust the input mode when switching between the Visualizer and computer image). It can also digitize the analog RGB signal from the computer and output it on the digital DVI output.

In addition, images on a connected USB-stick are automatically scaled to the current output mode of the Visualizer.

Integrated Seamless Switch

The VZ-9plus³ comes with an integrated Seamless Switch.

This allows fade-over/dissolve effects when switching between the Visualizer image, the image from the external input, the internal image memory of the Visualizer and pictures on an USB stick.

This feature makes switching from one media to the other appear very smooth and professional.

Anti-theft Devices

The Visualizer has two anti-theft devices. On the bottom of the working plate (in the center of the turntable) is a thread for attaching the unit to a table with the supplied table lock bolt. T-Lock (Kensington® Lock) devices can also be used. The connection can be found on the bottom of the arm.

Live to Freeze Comparison

The DVI and RGB outputs of the Visualizer can be set to output different signals. One of them can always output the live image of the Visualizer's camera, while the other one can be set to output a "freeze" image.

This can be used for a "Live Picture to Freeze Picture Comparison" on two monitors or screens with just one Visualizer.

While one monitor or screen displays a "freeze" image that can be used for comparison, another monitor or screen can be used for presenting the live image from the Visualizer.

External Controlling

The Visualizer offers 4 different possibilities to control the unit from external devices, such as a remote control system for the whole room, a video conferencing system or a computer: Serial RS232, USB, LAN and Infrared.

Enhanced RS232/LAN/USB Protocol

The Enhanced Protocol of the VZ-9plus³ supports the same professional commands over the RS232, LAN and USB port. Thus the units support all of today's and tomorrows external controlling devices.

Lightfield for Slides

The VZ-9plus³ has a built-in lightfield for slides.

It is situated on top of the working surface, just beside the LCD monitor.

Connectors