Fisheye Video Support
AI detection that works across the full warped scene — so your existing fisheye and 360° cameras become actively monitored coverage, not just record-only backup.
Fisheye cameras see everything and, for most AI, understand nothing — the distortion breaks detection at the edges. Clear Watch reads the whole warped scene, on every channel.
Fisheye Video Support is a platform capability, not a single detector: it enables Clear Watch AI to detect objects reliably within distorted fisheye and 360-degree scenes, where the curvature that gives these cameras their coverage bends people and vehicles into shapes conventional detection models misread — especially toward the edges of the image, which is most of the image. With fisheye support enabled, detection works across the warped field of view instead of only in the undistorted center.
The capability is applied across all channels, so a site standardized on fisheye domes doesn't configure a workaround camera by camera — the platform handles the geometry, and Clear Watch's AI services run on top. That's the real payoff: intrusion, loitering, privacy masking, and the rest of the Clear Watch catalog become deployable on the 360-degree cameras you already own, in the lobbies, sales floors, and open plans where one fisheye dome replaces four fixed cameras.
What It Does
Who Uses It
The Dome That Covers the Whole Floor Can Now Drive Real Detection.
A single ceiling fisheye covers every aisle with no blind spots. Fisheye support means that same dome now detects loitering at the register after close and intrusion through the back — instead of serving as record-only coverage.
- One dome covers the entire sales floor with no blind aisles
- Detects loitering, after-hours intrusion, and register-area incidents
- No new cameras required — existing hardware activates
One Dome. The Entire Lobby — Including the Edges Where the Doors Actually Are.
Lobbies are wide, open, and architecturally hostile to fixed-camera coverage. One fisheye dome plus Clear Watch AI monitors the entire space — including the distorted edges where doors and corridors sit.
- Full lobby coverage from a single ceiling-mounted dome
- Reliable detection across distorted edges — doors, corridors, and entries
- Covers hotels, office buildings, and residential common areas
Edge Distortion Is Where the Racking, Doors, and Pedestrian Routes Actually Are.
High ceilings and open floors make fisheye the economical choice — but the distorted edges are exactly where incidents happen. Reliable detection across the full warped scene closes the gap.
- Covers racking areas, dock doors, and pedestrian routes at the scene edges
- Reliable detection across high-ceiling open floors with minimal camera count
- No hardware swap — existing warehouse domes activate for AI monitoring
Wide-Coverage Cameras Were Chosen to Minimize Camera Count. Now They Can Do More.
Sites that adopted fisheye cameras to reduce camera count in sensitive spaces can now layer on the full Clear Watch stack — including dynamic privacy masking — without swapping hardware or adding fixed cameras.
- Full Clear Watch AI stack activates on existing fisheye infrastructure
- Dynamic privacy masking available on every fisheye channel
- No new cameras in sensitive areas — existing coverage does the work
The Fisheye Estate Doesn't Have to Be the Blocker Anymore.
Existing fisheye estates are usually what stalls an AI monitoring rollout. Because support applies across channels, the installed 360-degree fleet comes along instead of being ripped and replaced.
- Existing 360-degree fleet activates for AI monitoring — no replacement required
- Support applies across all channels in a multi-site rollout
- Removes the most common infrastructure blocker in AI monitoring upgrades
Detection
Detections from fisheye and 360-degree cameras stream to Clear Watch's 24/7 monitoring operators exactly like any other channel.
Assess Scene
The operator assesses the live video.
Dispatch
When warranted, the operator escalates to dispatch, including direct digital 911 delivery. The wide-angle domes that used to be record-only coverage become actively monitored, actively defended ground.
Voice-Down
A live audio voice-down is issued over on-site speakers.
How It Works
Detection
Detections from fisheye and 360-degree cameras stream to Clear Watch's 24/7 monitoring operators exactly like any other channel.
Assess Scene
The operator assesses the live video.
Voice-Down
A live audio voice-down is issued over on-site speakers.
Dispatch
When warranted, the operator escalates to dispatch, including direct digital 911 delivery. The wide-angle domes that used to be record-only coverage become actively monitored, actively defended ground.
FAQs
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No — that's the point. Fisheye Video Support enables detection within the distorted scene those cameras produce, so your existing 360-degree coverage becomes AI-monitored coverage without a hardware swap.
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Detection is built to handle the distorted fisheye scene itself, where objects near the edges appear bent and stretched — not just the relatively normal center of the image. That edge region is where most fisheye coverage actually lives.
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Fisheye support is a platform capability applied across channels, extending Clear Watch AI detection to fisheye scenes site-wide. Talk to Clear Watch about your camera layout and the services you want to run — the goal is that a fisheye dome is a first-class channel, not an exception.
Your 360° Cameras Should Do More Than Record
GET STARTED
Talk to a Clear Watch specialist about activating AI detection on your existing fisheye infrastructure — no camera replacement, no workarounds.