Canon today announced the new Vandal Resistant Fixed Mini-Dome Network Camera, the VB-C500VD. Built for indoor use, the innovative Canon VB-C500VD is designed with special advanced features to make it ideally suited for any location where a fixed indoor security camera is needed and may be susceptible to vandalism or tampering, such as in shopping malls, educational institutions, businesses and banking environments. The Canon VB-C500VD offers an impressive 82-degree wide-angle lens with 2.4x optical zoom (manual) and 4x digital zoom (focal length = 2.6mm~6.2mm).

Canon's new VB-C500VD also includes Motion Detection, Audio Input/Output and a Recording Stream Function. To ensure only authorized users have access, the camera includes a IPv6 and IPsec Support (IP security), a set of protocols for securing IP communications by encrypting data streams while also securing the data flow to and from the camera. The Canon VB-C500VD Vandal Resistant Fixed Mini-Dome Network Camera has a suggested list price of $999, and is scheduled to begin shipping in mid-October.