User`s guide

Better quality, reduced bandwidth
H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) was developed
to provide high-quality video at a much
lower bit rate than standard MPEG-4 or
JPEG. As a result, H.264 compression
represents a significant benefit to
network security camera operations,
offering enhanced images with reduced
bandwidth.
Less bandwidth
For network security users, H.264 offers all
sorts of practical benefits. Using network
cameras designed to work with H.264,
your clients will need less bandwidth.
MPEG-4 requires approximately one-third
of the bandwidth used by JPEG; H.264
requires just one-fifth. That’s a 40% saving
between standard MPEG-4 and H.264.
Reduced storage
With better compression, stored files
take up much less room on servers,
potentially saving significant sums in
network storage requirements.
Improved quality
The data capture elements of each
frame in H.264 focus on the movement
areas, which has the benefit of creating
far more accurate images with more
detail. In security applications, this
can make a real difference to the
identification of facial features, for
example, or a vehicle registration plate.
H.264 requires less bandwidth, while
delivering better picture quality.
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JPEGMPEG-4H.264
PSNR (dB) Video Parameters:
- 10 frames/s
- QCIF
(176 x 144 pixels)
- 10 seconds of video
(100 frames)
VIDEO SECURITY
KEY FEATURES
H.264 – the latest industry standard…
as standard.
Sony Professional has adopted H.264 – the latest
compression standard – in all of its latest network cameras,
providing enhanced images with reduced bandwidth.
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VIDEO SECURITY
KEY FEATURES
IR Illuminator.
Low visibility in dark scenes is one of the greatest challenges of HD and megapixel
cameras within the video security industry, with the dilemma of high resolution or
high sensitivity. With the new range of Sony IP Surveillance cameras with built in IR
Illuminators, you can now have both.
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Designed to work in zero lux, these
cutting-edge cameras offer a significant
improvement in sensitivity and clarity over
rival IP and analogue cameras.
Using Sony Exmor sensors and embedded
infrared LEDs, the sensitivity of the camera
is maximised and, with the introduction of
semi-covert IR light, distinguishing details
can be identified at a distance of 15
metres without generating excessive light
pollution or experiencing motion blur.
Combining the camera with the IR LEDs
has a number of significant benefits.
Installation time is drastically reduced
while ensuring the quality of the install
is maximised. Using PoE, the cost of the
install can greatly be reduced as there
is no need to install separate power for
the camera or external IR lamp. The IR
Illuminators will activate automatically
when the camera detects the lighting
conditions have dropped and the
mechanical IR cut filter will be removed
to maximise the cameras sensitivity. The
camera can automatically refocus itself
ensuring the image is perfectly focused,
regardless of its lighting conditions,
but most importantly, all our cameras
with embedded IR Illuminators feature
Adaptive IR.
Adaptive IR
This brand new feature brings IR lighting
into the 21st century, the camera can
identifying an object getting closer and
detect when IR light rebounds off the
subject or object under surveillance.
By intelligently evaluating the scene,
the camera can vary the intensity of
the IR illuminators enabling the camera
to represent the image better than the
human eye.
The human eye can see between
400nm and 700nm, the Sony IR
cameras are sensitive between
400nm and 1000nm
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