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MOBOTIX Storage Concept Without Bottlenecks

These days, video data is normally pre-processed and stored centrally on a PC or digital video recorder (DVR) using video management software. Video and audio streams from all installed cameras are directed to this central device. In this case, using high-resolution cameras often results in data jam. Above all, storage is inefficient, because if the PC has limited computing power, the high-resolution video with a high frame rate must be sent directly to a storage device before it can be processed.

If, like with MOBOTIX cameras, the camera adjusts the image format and the frame rate to the correct values for the specific application (at a gas station, two frames per second are enough for the recording), it relieves the load both of the network and of the recording device (PC, server). MOBOTIX cameras can of course also minimize the recording independent of the live video, and the sound channel is recorded even with video recordings of two frames per second.

No Storage Limit

The decentralized MOBOTIX concept enables the user to save around 10 times the number of cameras on a single storage device because the camera manages the recording itself (on a PC, server, NAS), thus reducing load on the device. For this reason, practically speaking, there is no memory limit for the entire system because theoretically, each camera is able to manage its own terabyte-sized storage device via the network. Another benefit of this concept is the use of affordable, reliable NAS drives that do not require any special software.

Choose Your Storage Location

Every single MOBOTIX camera can be configured to record internally or externally via the network. If necessary, a USB stick can be connected by cable directly to the camera, but on the other side of the wall, where it cannot be stolen.

SD Card Memory Reduces Storage Costs

MOBOTIX cameras are also able to store up to 32 GB of video in their integrated memory. Thanks to this high storage capacity and the option of recording only the sequences in which an event occurs, external storage devices such as hard drives are rarely required. This saves on storage devices and network infrastructure and reduces the maintenance cost of mechanical components such as hard drives or fans. The internal SD cards (flash memory) are digital and since they do not have mechanical components, they are maintenance-free.

A single 32 GB SD card has space for:

• 1 week of continuous recording from four gas station lanes
• 2 days of video in TV quality
• 100,000 clips of 10 s each in high-resolution
• 1 million images

Ideal For Difficult Network Conditions Or WLAN

MOBOTIX cameras are ideal for difficult network conditions or WLAN connections because the internal flash storage bridges network failures or bandwidth fluctuations and synchronizes data when a connection is re-established with the external storage device.

The option of backing up the internal memory at preset times (for example, at night) reduces the load on the network and, in many cases, enables shared use of the existing network infrastructure (with Software Update 2/2011).

MOBOTIX Only Saves What Is Necessary

Only relevant image detail (fading out sky, ceiling etc.); only relevant events (e.g. movement in the image); long-term recording only with temporarily increased frame rate during event, but no storage limitations in the MOBOTIX system thanks to modern NAS storage technology.