Arecont Vision 1.3 Megapixel MegaDome H.264 IP Camera

Image Capture and Quality

Image Sensors

With a 1.3 megapixel CMOS (Complementary Metal-oxide-semiconductor) image sensor, the camera offers high quality images. The Bayer Mosaic RGB filter arranges the red, green, and blue color filters on a square 'photosensor grid', each 2 x 2 unit on the grid comprising two green, one blue, and one red filter. This ensures clear pictures with proper color differentiation.

Resolution

The camera has a maximum resolution of 1280(H) x 1024(V) pixels. You can program the camera to get a variety of lower resolution images.

Operation/Frame Rate and Progressive Scan

The camera supports a frame rate of up to 32 fps (frames per second)/channel. It is also capable of 80 billion operations/second and a progressive scan of 1280 x 1024 video at the optimum frame rate.

Day/Night Functionality

With a 1/2-inch CMOS sensor and an IR sensitive minimum illumination of 0.1 Lux, the camera provides clear black & white images in dark conditions. In case of excessive darkness, the proprietary Moonlight Mode feature can be activated. In this mode, the shutter speed is modified for extended exposure, hence more light is captured. Noise cancellation prevents 'visual noise', a common problem during image capture with long shutter speeds. Programmable motion blurring control further improves image quality in low light.

Forensic Zooming

Forensic zooming (the camera can be a replacement for other PTZ devices) can zoom either live recordings or 'after event' video when recording the full field of view in HD. This is useful when CCTV video footage needs to be previewed and analyzed in criminal and other legal cases.

Backlight Compensation

Backlight compensation adjusts video gain to correct the exposure when the object being captured is in front of a bright light source.

White Balance

The auto multi-matrix white balance feature adjusts the red, green, and blue colors taking a standard white reference to get clear images.

Flicker Control

The camera has a 50/60Hz selectable flicker control that ensures seamless viewing of moving images.

Image Cropping

The image can be cropped when required to eliminate unnecessary portions.

Alarm Functions

The IP Camera's motion detection feature compares the current frame with a pre-determined frame to accurately trigger an alarm if motion is detected. Up to 64 motion detection zones can be specified.

Networking, Data Transmission, and Image Storage

When capturing, storing, or transmitting images, the camera simultaneously supports both H.264 and MJPEG compression standards, enabling 10 times less bandwidth and storage utilization than average MJPEG standards. The camera supports 21 levels of quality. The bit rate control feature helps maintain the required bandwidth and storage size. RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) enables the video from the camera to be viewed on media players such as Windows Media Player, VLC Player, and Apple QuickTime, among others. The transmission protocols the camera supports are - TFTP, HTTP, RTP/TCP, RTP/UDP, and 100 Base-T Ethernet Network Interface.

Power Supply

Power to the camera is supplied through Power over Ethernet. Thus, there is no requirement for extra wiring and power outlets.

Housing

The camera is equipped with an IP66-rated weatherproof vandal-proof dome housing.

Programmability

The following features in the camera can be programmed:
•Auto exposure and auto gain control •On-camera real-time motion detection with 64 detection zones •Programmable backlight compensation •Auto multi-matrix white balance •50/60Hz selectable flicker control •Electronic pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) •Electronic image flip - 180° rotation •Resolution windowing down to 32x32 pixels window •Programmable shutter speeds to minimize motion blur •MoonLight mode - extended exposure and proprietary noise cancellation •Programmable resolution, brightness, saturation, gamma, sharpness, tint •Picture-in-Picture: simultaneous delivery of full field of view and zoomed images •Bandwidth & storage savings by running at 1/4 resolution

Regulatory

The camera is FCC Class A, CE, and RoHs compliant.