A security camera has an adjustable turret that holds a lens assembly
which can be aimed in various directions. The camera also has a compact
housing which, in combination with the adjustable directionality of the
turret, enables universal mounting to various structures and positions in
an aircraft cabin. The camera operates in light and dark conditions, as
the lens assembly is configured to focus visible and infrared light
wavelengths onto a fixed focal plane. In an embodiment, the camera
includes an infrared illumination source to illuminate a field of view
during dark conditions. The lens assembly includes a rigid barrel with a
pinhole aperture through which light enters a series of lens elements. An
optical sensor is mounted to an opposite end of the barrel at the fixed
focal plane to generate an electronic image signal, and the sensor is
rotatably adjustable to yield a correct image orientation depending on
the turret position.