CBIT (Content Based Imaging Technology) is used to improve image quality in all lighting conditions and identify areas for enhanced processing. The camera examines the scene using Essential Video Analytics and provides feedback to re-tune image processing. This provides better detail in the areas that matter and better all-round performance. Essential Video Analytics technology, for example, allows you to view moving objects in bright and dark areas of a scene.

Built-in video analysis reinforces the Intelligence-at-the-Edge concept and now delivers even more powerful features. Essential Video Analytics is suitable for use in controlled environments with limited detection ranges. The system detects, tracks, and analyzes objects, and alerts you when predefined alarms are triggered. A smart set of alarm rules reduces false alarms. Metadata is attached to your video to add sense and structure. This enables you to quickly retrieve the relevant images from hours of stored video. Metadata can also be used to deliver forensic evidence and optimize business processes based on people counting or crowd density information. Just enter the height of the camera and the internal gyro/accelerometer sensor provides the rest of the information to precisely calibrate the video analytics.

The camera uses Intelligent Dynamic Noise Reduction which actively analyzes the contents of a scene and reduces noise artifacts accordingly, reducing bandwidth and storage by up to 50% compared to other H.264 cameras.

Area-based encoding is another feature which reduces bandwidth. Compression parameters for up to eight user-definable regions can be set. This allows uninteresting regions to be highly compressed, leaving more bandwidth for important parts of the scene.

The innovative multi-streaming feature delivers various H.264 streams together with an MJPEG stream. These streams facilitate bandwidth-efficient viewing and recording as well as integration with third-party video management systems. Depending on the resolution and frame rate selected for the first stream, the second stream provides a copy of the first stream or a lower resolution stream. The third stream uses the I-frames of the first stream for recording; the fourth stream shows a JPEG image at a maximum of 10 Mbit/s.

Regions of Interest (ROI) can be user defined. The remote E-PTZ (Electronic Pan, Tilt and Zoom) controls allow you to select specific areas of the parent image. These regions produce separate streams for remote viewing and recording. These streams, together with the main stream, allow the operator to separately monitor the most interesting part of a scene while still retaining situational awareness. Intelligent Tracking can follow objects within the defined regions of interest. Intelligent Tracking can autonomously detect and track moving objects or the user can click on an object which the tracker will then follow.

Recording management can be controlled by the Bosch Video Recording Manager (VRM) or the camera can use iSCSI targets directly without any recording software.

Insert a memory card into the card slot to store up to 2TB of local alarm recording. Pre-alarm recording in RAM reduces recording bandwidth on the network, and extends the effective life of the memory card.

The camera supports time-based or alarm-based JPEG posting to four different accounts. These accounts can address FTP servers or cloud-based storage facilities (for example, Dropbox). Video clips or JPEG images can also be exported to these accounts. Alarms can be set up to trigger an email or SMS notification so you are always aware of abnormal events.

Power for the camera can be supplied via a Power-over-Ethernet-compliant network cable connection. With this configuration, only a single cable is required to view, power, and control the camera. Using PoE makes installation easier and more cost effective, as cameras do not require a local power source. The camera can also be supplied with power from 12 VDC power supplies. To increase system reliability, the camera can be simultaneously connected to both PoE and 12 VDC supplies. If one power source fails, the other source takes over without a reboot, providing power redundancy.

The integrated gyro/accelerometer sensor automatically corrects image orientation in steps of 90° if the camera is mounted at right angles or upside down. The sensor image can also be rotated manually through steps of 90°. To capture details in long hallways without loss of resolution, mount the camera at right angles. The image is displayed upright at full resolution on your monitor.

Nine configurable modes are provided with the best settings for a variety of applications. Different scene modes can be selected for day or night situations.

A surge-protected analog video output allows full hybrid operation. This means that high resolution IP video streaming and an analog video output are available simultaneously. The hybrid functionality offers an easy migration path from legacy CCTV to a modern IP-based system.

The camera is a true day/night camera with a mechanical filter for daytime and night-time imaging while maintaining sharp focus under varied lighting conditions. The filter can be switched remotely or automatically via a light level sensor or contact input.

Three-level password protection with security recommendations allows users to customize device access. Web browser access can be protected using HTTPS, and firmware updates can also be protected with authenticated secure uploads. The on-board Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support, are intended to provide protection from malicious attacks. The 802.1x network authentication with EAP/TLS, supports TLS 1.2 with updated cipher suites including AES 256 encryption.

The app is designed to give you complete control of all your cameras, from panning and tilting to zoom and focus functions. It's like taking your control room with you. This app, together with the separately available Bosch transcoder, will allow you to fully utilize our dynamic transcoding features so you can play back images even over low-bandwidth connections.

The camera conforms to the ONVIF Profile S, ONVIF Profile Q, and ONVIF Profile G specifications. Compliance with these standards provides interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer. Third-party integrators can access the internal feature set of the camera for integration into large projects. Visit the Bosch IPP (Integration Partner Program) website (ipp.boschsecurity.com) for more information.