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Q24M Camera Manual: The MOBOTIX Concept
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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 efficient. 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 central-
ized systems are there-
fore less suitable and
unprofitable than high-
resolution systems due
to the high number of
PCs needed.