IK10 – vandal-resistant security from Sony

Withstanding forceful impacts

An IK10-rated camera can withstand a large impact of 20 joules. The European standard EN 62262 - the equivalent of international standard IEC 62262:2002 - relates to IK ratings. This is an international numeric classification for the degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment against external mechanical impacts. It provides a means of specifying the capacity of an enclosure to protect its contents from external impacts.

Conforms to European standards

EN 62262 specifies the way enclosures should be mounted when tests are carried out, the atmospheric conditions that should prevail, the number of impacts (5) and their (even) distribution, and the size, style, material, dimensions etc. of the various types of hammer designed to produce the energy levels required.

This video shows the level of testing that the Sony cameras go through for the IK10 testing.