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Q24M Camera Manual: The MOBOTIX Concept
THE MOBOTIX CONCEPT
HiRes Video Innovations
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. Whether in embassies, airports,
railway stations, ports, gas stations, hotels or on highways - over one hundred thousand
MOBOTIX video systems have been in operation on every continent for years.
Technology Leader Of Network Cameras
In a short time, MOBOTIX has gained the second place in Europe and the fourth place
worldwide in terms of market share. MOBOTIX has been solely producing megapixel
cameras for years and, in this area, ranks as global market leader in high-resolution
video systems with a market share of over 60%.
Why High-Resolution Systems?
The higher the resolution, the more accurate the detail in the image. With the old analog
technology, a live image has no more than 0.4 megapixels and a recorded image generally
0.1 megapixels (CIF).On the contrary, one 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 Old Centralized Solution
Usually cameras only supply the images while the processing and recording is done later
on a central PC using video management software. This traditional centralized structure has
many limitations, since it requires a high network bandwidth and the PC processing power
is not enough for several cameras. A HDTV MPEG4 film already puts considerable strain on
a PC, how can it be expected to process dozens of high-resolution live cameras? Traditional
centralized systems
are therefore less suit-
able and unprofitable
than high-resolution
systems due to the
high number of PCs
needed.