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D14D Camera Manual: The MOBOTIX Concept
© MOBOTIX AG • Security-Vision-Systems • Made in Germany
www.mobotix.com • [e-mail]
THE MOBOTIX CONCEPT
HiRes Video Innovations And Technology Leader
The German company MOBOTIX AG is known as the
leading pioneer in network camera technology since its
founding in 1999, and its decentralized concept has made
high-resolution video systems cost ecient.
MOBOTIX has been producing megapixel cameras exclusively
for many years now and is regarded as the global market
leader for high-resolution video systems.
Why High-Resolution Systems?
The higher the resolution, the more accurate the detail
in the image. With analog technology, a recorded image
generally has no more than 0.1 megapixels (CIF). One
single MOBOTIX camera with 3.1 megapixels records
around 30 times more detail. As a result, larger image areas with up to 360° allround
views are possible, thus reducing the number of cameras, and therefore the costs. For
example, four lanes of a gas station can be recorded with one MOBOTIX camera instead
of four conventional cameras.
Disadvantages Of The Old Centralized Standard Solution
Usually, cameras only supply the images while the processing and recording is done later
on a central PC using expensive video management software. This traditional centralized
structure has many limitations, since it requires high network bandwidth and the PC processing
power is not enough for several cameras. An HDTV MPEG4 film already puts considerable
strain on a PC, so how can it be
expected to process dozens of high-
resolution live cameras? Traditional
centralized systems are therefore
less suitable and unprofitable when
compared with high-resolution
systems due to the high number
of PCs needed.
MOBOTIX Camera
CMOS
3.1 Megapixel
CPU
Image-Analysis
MicroSD
Recording
3 Mega
1536 lines
TV-Pal
576 lines
CIF
288 lines
Mega
960 lines