A wide-angle camera built for the marine environment
Raymarine specifies a 129.4-degree horizontal field of view from the CAM400’s wide-angle lens, giving owners a broad picture from a relatively compact installation point. The camera uses a colour CMOS sensor and progressive scanning, with video available at up to 30 frames per second.
The housing carries an IPX7 waterproof rating and is designed to operate from minus 20 to plus 60 degrees Celsius. At 80.8 millimetres high and 64.5 millimetres wide, the unit is small enough to fit around helm, cockpit, aft-deck or machinery-area installations without requiring a large camera dome.
Day and night monitoring extends the helm’s view
The CAM400 uses automatic day and night operation with an IR-cut filter and an integrated 850nm infrared illuminator. Raymarine publishes low-light visibility of up to 10 metres, allowing the camera to continue providing a usable view after daylight has faded or in darker onboard spaces.
Typical positions include the swim platform, side decks, aft cockpit and blind spots that cannot be seen easily from the driving position. A rear-facing installation can also support manoeuvring, while multiple camera streams can be viewed through compatible Axiom displays to reduce the need for separate dedicated monitors.
Power and network options simplify retrofits
Owners and installers can power the camera through Power over Ethernet as a Class 2 device or through a direct 12-volt DC supply. Nominal power consumption is 2.1 watts at 12 volts, rising to a published maximum of five watts when the infrared LEDs are operating.
That flexibility matters on existing yachts because a retrofit may already have either a suitable network cable route or a convenient local power source. The camera supports H.264 and MJPEG compression and is compatible with ONVIF Profile S, giving the installation a standards-based network-video foundation.
Augmented reality adds navigation context
When paired with Raymarine’s AR200 sensor, CAM400 can support ClearCruise Augmented Reality on compatible displays. The system overlays navigation information such as AIS targets and waypoints on the live camera view, adding visual context to information that would otherwise appear only on the chart.
For luxury-yacht owners, the launch is relevant because onboard camera systems are increasingly becoming part of normal helm integration rather than stand-alone security equipment. CAM400 combines monitoring, manoeuvring assistance and optional augmented-reality functions in one compact device designed to work inside Raymarine’s existing Axiom ecosystem.
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