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Easy tips for selecting a network ip camera

Easy tips for selecting a network ip camera following the easy ways.

Homeowners and business owners alike need to ensure the security and safety of their loved ones as well as their property. An IP security camera offers you one of best ways to accomplish this. With an IP security camera, you can view online footage of your home or business or both, anytime, from anywhere in the world, on your cell phone or computer. You cannot overestimate the importance of choosing the right camera for your needs. You must consider the many varieties, options and specifications available. Just follow these few guidelines, and you will choose the IP security camera to fit your specific requirements.

• Define the surveillance goal: overview or high detail
• Area of coverage
• Day & Night network cameras
• Indoor or outdoor environment
• Overt or covert surveillance
• Image quality
• Resolution
• Compression
• Audio
• Event management and intelligent video
• Networking functionalities
• Open interface and application software

Define the surveillance goal: overview or high detail

Overview images aim to view a scene in general or view the general movements of people. High detail images are important for identification of persons or objects (e.g., face or license plate recognition, point-of-sales monitoring). The surveillance goal will determine the field of view, the placement of the camera, and the type of camera/lens required. More on lens elements.

Area of coverage

For a given location, determine the number of interest areas, how much of these areas should be covered and whether the areas are located relatively close to each other or spread far apart. The area will determine the type of camera and number of cameras required.

• Fixed or PTZ. (In the following context, fixed cameras refer also to fixed domes and PTZ cameras refer also to PTZ domes.) An area may be covered by several fixed cameras or a few PTZ cameras. Consider that a PTZ camera with high optical zoom capabilities can provide high detail images and survey a large area. However, a PTZ camera may provide a brief view of one part of its area of coverage at a time, while a fixed ip cctv cameras network will be able to provide full coverage of its area all the time. To make full use of the capabilities of a PTZ camera, an operator is required or an automatic tour needs to be set up.
• HDTV, megapixel or standard resolution cameras. One of the unique benefits that network video brings to the video surveillance market is the ability to move beyond the traditional PAL/NTSC resolution and frame rate limitations and experience high-resolution video with extreme image detail. HDTV, megapixel and standard resolution cameras have different application areas and benefits. For instance, if there are two, relatively small areas of interest that are close to each other, a megapixel or HDTV camera with a wide-angle lens can be used instead of two non-megapixel cameras. More details: Choosing an HDTV, megapixel or standard resolution camera

Day & Night network cameras

• All types of network ip cameras—fixed, fixed dome, PTZ, and PTZ dome—can offer day and night functionality. A day and night camera is designed to be used in outdoor installations or in indoor environments with poor lighting.
• A day and night, color network camera delivers color images during the day. As light diminishes below a certain level, the camera can automatically switch to night mode to make use of near infrared (IR) light to deliver high-quality, black and white images.
• Near-infrared light, which spans from 700 nanometers (nm) up to about 1000 nm, is beyond what the human eye can see, but most camera sensors can detect it and make use of it. During the day, a day and night camera uses an IR-cut filter. IR light is filtered out so that it does not distort the colors of images as the human eye sees them. When the camera is in night (black and white) mode, the IR-cut filter is removed, allowing the camera’s light sensitivity to reach down to 0.001 lux or lower.
• Day and night cameras are useful in environments that restrict the use of artificial light. They include low-light video surveillance situations, covert surveillance and discreet applications, for example, in a traffic surveillance situation where bright lights would disturb drivers at night.
• An IR illuminator that provides near-infrared light can also be used in conjunction with a day and night camera to further enhance the camera’s ability to produce high-quality video in lowlight or nighttime conditions.

Indoor or outdoor environment

• Light sensitivity and lighting requirements. In outdoor environments, consider the use of day and night cameras. Consider the light sensitivity of the camera required and whether additional lighting or specialized light such as IR lamps is needed. Keep in mind that lux measurements on network cameras are not comparable among different network video product vendors as there is no industry standard for measuring light sensitivity.
• Housing. If the camera is to be placed outdoors or in environments that require protection from dust, humidity or vandalism, housings are required.

Overt or covert surveillance

This will help in selecting cameras, in addition to housing and mounts, that offer a non-discreet or discreet installation.

Image quality

Image quality is one of the most important aspects of any camera, but it is difficult to quantify and measure it. The best way to determine image quality is to install different cameras and look at the video. If capturing moving objects clearly is a priority, it is important that the network camera uses progressive scan technology. More on image scanning techniques.

Resolution

For applications that require detailed images, megapixel or HDTV cameras may be the best option. More on HDTV and megapixel resolution

Compression

The three video compression standards offered in Axis network video products are H.264, MPEG-4 and Motion JPEG. H.264 is the latest standard and offers the greatest savings in bandwidth and storage. More on video compression.

Audio.

If audio is required, consider whether one- or two-way audio is needed. Axis network cameras with audio support come with a built-in microphone and/or an input for an external microphone and a speaker or a line out for external speakers.

Event management and intelligent video

Event management functionalities are often configured using a video management software program and are supported by input/output ports and intelligent video features in a network camera or video encoder. Making recordings based on event triggers from input ports and intelligent video features in a network video product provides savings in bandwidth and storage use, and allows operators to take care of more cameras since not all cameras require live monitoring unless an alarm/event takes place.

Networking functionalities

Considerations include PoE; HTTPS encryption for encrypting video streams before they are sent over the network; IP address filtering, which gives or denies access rights to defined IP addresses; IEEE802.1X to control access to a network; IPv6; and wireless functionality.

Open interface and application software

A network video product with an open interface enables better integration possibilities with other systems. It is also important that the product is supported by a good selection of application software, and management software that enable easy installation and upgrades of network video products. Axis products are supported by both in-house video management software and a wide variety of video management software solutions from more than 550 of its Application Development Partners.

Another important consideration, outside of the network camera itself, is the selection of the network video product vendor. Since needs grow and change, the vendor should be seen as a partner, and a long-term one. This means that it is important to select a vendor that offers a full product line of network video products and accessories that can meet the needs now and well into the future. The vendor should also provide innovation, support, upgrades and product path for the long term.

Once a decision has been made as to the required camera, it is a good idea to purchase one and test its quality before setting out to order quantities of it.

This is just a broad overview of why there are so many choices and what you need to consider when selecting the right cameras for your application.  In the posts to follow I’ll be delving into more detail about the various IP camera types and where they are used.

 

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