OverviewALCATRAZ biometric rear camera housings mount to the back of biometric turnstile mounts to add an exit-facing camera for surveillance, facial image capture, tailgating detection and other analytics integrations. ALCATRAZ housings provide low-profile, small-format and covert options that accommodate miniature cameras from multiple manufacturers and support biometrics, access control and loss-prevention workflows.
Key product summary- Purpose: Exit-facing surveillance and facial image capture when mounted to turnstiles or other fixtures.
- Primary capabilities: surveillance, facial image capture, tailgating detection, analytics-ready integration.
- Form factors: low-profile, small-format and covert housings suitable for eye-level or compact installations.
Mounting types & typical uses- Doorway / Door Jamb — Mullion-style housings integrated into door frames for facial capture at high-traffic entry and exit points.
- BR Glass — Ballistic-resistant housings mounted to barrier glass for clear facial images at teller lines and protected transaction points.
- ATM / ITM / Kiosk Camera Brackets — Compact brackets and housings to mount miniature sensors inside ATMs, ITMs and kiosks for user-facing capture and fraud detection.
- Transom / Overhead — Overhead/transom housings for vestibule and doorway surveillance where overhead placement is required.
- Height Strip — Door-jamb-mounted housings paired with a height strip to capture face and height reference for people passing through doorways.
- Counter / Turnstile Mount — Counter and turnstile mounts delivering a low horizontal field of view for transaction and access control points.
- Wall Mount — Wall-mounted housings for interior or exterior surveillance where facial images and biometrics are essential.
- Ceiling / Elevator — Flush or corner ceiling housings for overhead coverage in elevators and compact ceiling spaces.
- Retail Shelf / Merchandise — Shelf-mounted housings for close-range product monitoring, merchandising analytics and loss-prevention.
- Baggage Carousel — Housings mounted in baggage claim areas to monitor luggage removal and support lost/stolen baggage investigations.
- Drive-Up — Bollard/drive-up housings for license plate and driver face capture at drive-up lanes, gates and checkpoints.
- Server Rack / Video Core — Enclosures to secure video cores and main units, protecting power/data/video hardware from tampering and accidental disconnection.
Compatibility & partnersALCATRAZ housings are designed to accommodate miniature cameras from many manufacturers and to integrate with analytics and access control ecosystems.
- Listed compatible camera brands: Avigilon, Axis Communications, Hanwha Vision, InVid Tech, March Networks, Pelco, Verint, Vivotek.
DocumentationProduct brochure and datasheets are available for the ALCATRAZ housing. Camera-matrix PDFs describe sensor integrations with ALCATRAZ housings for the listed brands.
Applications- Access control exit monitoring (turnstiles and biometric mounts)
- Facial image capture for identification and KYC workflows
- Tailgating detection and analytics-enabled access events
- Retail loss prevention and merchandising analytics
- Banking/financial teller and ATM transaction monitoring
- Public spaces, elevators, airports and baggage claim surveillance
Technical features / specifications- Mounting options: door mullion (door jamb), transom/overhead, counter/turnstile, wall, ceiling/elevator, retail shelf, BR glass, ATM/Kiosk brackets, bollard/drive-up, server rack/video core enclosures.
- Functionality: exit-facing camera support, facial image capture, tailgating detection, analytics-ready integration.
- Compatibility: supports miniature/pinhole/fixed/multi-sensor cameras from major vendors; camera matrices provided per brand for compatibility details.
- Construction: impact- and tamper-resistant housings with ballistic-resistant variants for BR glass installations where required.
- Design: low-profile and covert options for eye-level placement to support accurate identification.
- Environmental: outdoor-rated and sealed options available for mixed indoor/outdoor installations (weather and UV resistant finishes available).
- Finish options: standard colors include Black, White and Silver; custom colors available on request.
- Use cases: biometrics, access control integration, loss prevention, surveillance analytics and secure monitoring of critical infrastructure.