Cost Comparisons
Professional System With 30 Cameras And Terabyte Recording
Plans have been made to equip a train station with 30 day/night cameras and a control center. The fail-safe RAID storage system comprises 1 Terabyte for approximately 48 hours of uninterrupted recording at 16 VGA images per second per camera (480 images/s). When using event-controlled recording or continuous recording with automatic frame-rate adjustment, storage space is enough for about two weeks. Image format, image quality, frame rate and event control can be set individually for each camera, thus using only the minimum storage space for this application. The system including the cameras is fully protected against power failures; the cameras are powered via the network cable.
Additional Advantages Of MOBOTIX Systems Compared To Other Systems:
(1) Higher image resolution (1,536 lines)
(2) Higher frame rate while recording (30 cameras x 30 images/s = 900 images/s)
(3) Unrestricted transmission thanks to TCP/IP standard
(4) Video sensor system for event-controlled recording already integrated
(5) Temporary video buffering during network interruptions
(6) Progressive-scan recording without combing effects for moving objects
(7) Simultaneous live view, recording and event search
(8) Remote access possible for live images and searches at any time from anywhere
(9) Virtually maintenance-free as the system has no moving parts
(10) Unlimited number of users and cameras – unrestricted system scalability
(11) No license fees, no software costs
(12) No limit to the number of cameras and storage capacity that can be added
Cost Savings In Every Aspect
The investment costs for the MOBOTIX system are already significantly less than for an analog system. The maintenance costs are also lower because MOBOTIX cameras have no moving parts that suffer from wear and tear. All the professional software (control center, recording, video sensor) is available free of charge via download. Updates with new functions are published on a regular basis without additional costs and there are no license fees for the software.
An Example Of A Small System At A Car Dealership
In smaller systems using event-controlled cameras, a less expensive NAS storage solution can be used on the network. MOBOTIX cameras even make it possible to use an existing company server for image recording and since all the recording logic and the temporary video buffer are already integrated into the camera, the network load and required storage capacity are reduced to a minimum.
Without installing any additional software, existing company computers can be used to retrieve live video and recorded images via the web browser, all with password protection. Remote access is standard and if connected and activated, you can view live and recorded images via the Internet. The only costs for such a video system are the costs for the cameras and an affordable PoE switch.
The Camera For Your “Home Away From Home”
With just one camera installed at your holiday home and connected to ISDN or DSL, for example, you can access the camera via Internet from anywhere in the world. The camera is able to store approximately 1,000 images triggered by a door sensor or motion in the image, for example. The camera then alerts the home owner using either ISDN or integrated VoIP telephony. It is not necessary to have a computer at the holiday home itself, keeping power consumption to an absolute minimum of only about 5 watts/h.
