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MxEasy User Manual: Glossary
C MOBOTIX GLOSSARY
ActiveX
Control element on Windows computers, which can also be used in other programs (includ
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ing Windows Internet Explorer) to run special tasks. The MxPEG ActiveX control element
allows video and audio data from MOBOTIX cameras to be displayed in other applications
(including Internet Explorer).
Bonjour
(French for “hello“) A technology developed by Apple based on the Zeroconf protocol, which
is a method to automatically detect network services on IP networks. For example, you
can find a printer or a network camera on the local network without knowing the exact IP
address of the device you are looking for.
CamIO
MOBOTIX signal module that the camera uses to directly operate lamps, sirens and access
controls, as well as external audio components (speakers and microphones).
CCTV
Abbreviation for Closed Circuit Television, a television system in which the analog video
signal is only transmitted to monitors (for example, within a building). The term CCTV is
often used for video surveillance systems.
CF Card
Abbreviation for Compact Flash Card. An ultra-compact, digital (random-access) memory
medium based on flash memory modules and well-known as an image storage medium
for digital cameras.
CIF, 2CIF, 4CIF (in accordance with PAL TV standard)
Common Intermediate Format: CIF = 1/4 TV image with 288 lines and 352 pixels (0.1 mega
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pixel); 2CIF = 1/2 TV image, also with 288 lines but 704 pixels (0.2 megapixel); 4CIF = quality
of a conventional TV image with 576 lines and 704 pixels (0.4 megapixel).
CMOS Sensor
Abbreviation for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor sensor, a sensor for energy-
ecient digitalization of image information. CMOS sensors are used as image sensors in
digital cameras.
Codec
Made-up word from the English coder/decoder, which describes a process by which data
is coded and decoded. There are always two codecs used for audio/video files: an audio
codec and a video codec. The typical codecs often include data compression to save trans
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mission bandwidth and storage capacity.
DevKit
Camera installation kit with independent image sensors based on MOBOTIX M12D or M22M,
intended for concealed installation in other devices.