We are pleased to announce the NEW MOBOTIX D14
DualDome Camera. It is a weatherproof and shock-resistant 6.2-megapixel
surveillance camera that is the powerful successor to the MOBOTIX D12 cameras.

With two separately adjustable camera modules, each with 3.1
megapixels, the D14 offers a variety of ways to examine a scene because the two
modules can be combined to create one image. The D14 also provides a digital
PTZ and has no mechanical moving parts.

 

Impressive 6.2 Megapixels

Equipped with a 90° wide angle and tele lenses, the camera
can monitor an entire scene and, at the same time, the tele lens can record
portrait photos in front of a particular area, such as an entrance. With one
D14 installed on the wall, the two 90° lenses even allow 180° recording when
monitoring an entire parking lot, for example. With the addition of a digital
sensor switching function, the D14 can also be used as a day/night camera since
it can be equipped with one color and one black/white module ensuring the most
brilliant color during the day and high sensitivity at night.

 

Integrated Recording

The MOBOTIX D14 includes motion detection that can trigger
recording and alarm notifications can be sent via email or VoIP. It is also
compatible with the SIP audio protocol. The integrated DVR includes up to 64 GB
memory and records for weeks without a PC. If needed, the memory can be
extended to terabytes with an external NAS drive.

 

Low Installation Costs

Heating and cooling are not necessary. As a result, the very
low power consumption of approximately 4 watts via network cable (PoE) reduces
investment and operating costs, and provides an inexpensive back-up. A version
of the D14 that includes a stainless steel, vandalism-proof design with 3 mm
polycarbonate dome, and elegant wall and pole mounts is also available.

 

Higher Frame Rate and Echo Elimination

Compared to the previous model, the D14 now offers USB and
MxBus interfaces for extension modules such as I/O, GPS or RS232. The new, more
powerful processor in the camera allows higher frame rates of up to a 6.2
megapixel image format. Microphone and speaker are supported by new audio
functions that include echo elimination.

 

Video Management Software Included at No Charge

Recording and playback software from MOBOTIX is included in
the MOBOTIX D14 camera and is accessible via a Web browser. In addition, MxCC
Control Center software, which is ideal for larger projects of up to 1,000
cameras, or the easily manageable MxEasy software for smaller applications with
analyzing, administration and display features, are available free of charge.

June 27th, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

Today, Grandstream released its newest HD IP camera targeting wide area surveillance applications requiring superior resolution and image quality under various light conditions including malls, warehouses, universities, government, hospitals, casinos, parking areas, street traffic, etc.  The new GXV3651_FHD with 5-Megapixels, full HD video imaging (1,920×1,080p) at 30fps and 2-way audio calling reduces the number of cameras needed within these large area surveillance applications and lowers installation costs.

The first 5-Megapixel camera in the GXV product family, the GXV3651_FHD adds another layer to Grandstream’s solutions options by delivering the utmost resolution with exceptional low light sensitivity and functionality at a staggeringly attractive price. It’s now easier to capture hard-to-see image details with extreme high quality under various light conditions such as employees counting money or players’ activities in casinos, face recognition in high traffic areas such as airports or train stations, money transactions in various bank teller windows and car plate recognition at busy toll booths or in a large parking lot, for example.

For full details on the GXV3651_FHD, click here.

June 21st, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

Y-cam recently introduced their EyeBall camera.  Easy to install, simple to operate, the high performance Y-cam EyeBall camera operates independently, without the need to be connected to a computer.  View and hear, in real time, from anywhere in the world, via any internet enabled computer or on your smartphone using Y-cam’s free mobile apps.  If any motion is detected, the camera can instantly email you a snapshot, or record the alert to microSD card.  With its compact size and innovative Push & Point™ lens system it’s unlike any other dome IP camera, and even includes professional features such as 2-way audio, PoE, and direct to NAS recording with NAS-Ready™, making the Y-cam EyeBall an ideal all-in-one surveillance & recording solution for home or business security.

Special Features of this Model

Push & Point™ Installation
The Y-cam EyeBall has the world’s first Push & Point™ lens system, meaning that the camera lens can be quickly aimed and focused on what’s important to you. Unlike other dome cameras, you won’t need to deal with fiddly screws, wires or release clips, with the Y-cam EyeBall, you just push, point and watch.

Professional Connectors
The Y-cam EyeBall comes complete with Power over Ethernet allowing you to transmit data and power over a single cable, a Digital I/O for systems integration, and 2-way audio capability (provided by a built-in microphone and audio out connector)allowing you to remotely talk to anyone at your cameras site.

Record direct to microSD
Using the on-camera microSD card slot, the Y-cam EyeBall no longer needs to be connected to a network or the internet to store streaming video or motion alerts. Use the camera anywhere, even remote locations, & store video straight to microSD card, which is then viewable in your mobile phone, via connection to a TV or PC, or view footage directly from the camera over Wi-Fi.

Standard Y-cam Features

Motion Detection
If the Y-cam detects movement in its field of vision, it can automatically send an e-mail alert notifying the owner that motion has been detected, with an attached image of the scene. Unlike conventional activity detection, the Y-cam uses vector information to detect motion, therefore achieving better reliability against false alarms.

Email and FTP Alerts
The Y-cam comes with useful alarm tools that will keep you notified if any motion is detected. It has built-in functions that can automatically send an email to you, or upload the video or images straight to a FTP server, meaning that your data will be safely stored offsite.

Secure Wireless Connectivity
Freedom to place the camera where required with built-in Wi-Fi connecting directly to the Internet. Y-cam supports WEP, WPA, and WPA2 for total connection security, as well as utilizing secure password authentication so only authorized users get access.

Full Color Low-Light View
The camera’s brightness settings are automatically adjusted when the room light is dimmed, so you are still able to view video in low light conditions. Furthermore the Y-cam EyeBall will superimpose up to 4 images (frame integration) in 1 frame to increase the brightness of the picture.

View on your Mobile Phone
Y-cam offer free smartphone apps to easily view and store multiple cameras from your mobile phone, with free apps available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and more. Support for both MJPEG and 3GPP streams means the camera feed can be directly viewed on virtually any mobile device.

Fully PC and Mac Compatible
Y-cam is fully compatible with both PC and Apple Macintosh computers, as well as with multiple web browsers. Users can view live video with audio, control the motion detection settings, take snapshots from the live feed, and record footage locally, from any browser on any computer.

NAS and NVR Drive Compatible
The Y-cam range is not only compatible with market leading NVR drives from manufacturers such as QNAP, Synology and AVerMedia, but our unique NAS-Ready™ feature allows a Y-cam to record directly to virtually any NAS drive. NAS-Ready™ lets a Y-cam talk to any NAS drive using the CIFS/SMB protocol, allowing for virtually unlimited storage of footage and alerts.

June 15th, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

One of our Integrators, IPacket Networks recently used the Mobotix Mx2Wire to install a Q24 Hemispheric camera in elevators.  Elevators can be problematic as the Elevator company usually needs to be involved to run cable.  Mx2Wire allows you to run IP with PoE over one single wire pair up to 1500 feet.  Elevators usually have an extra pair of wire that you can tap into.  Below is the email we received from them discussing the project.

Thought you would like to see how the recent Elevator job turned out. These are in a 31 story building where we utilized the MX2Wire to run PoE down the existing Elevator Traveling Cable. We utilized a spare Shielded pair of 14 gauge wire, on the low voltage traveling cable. We installed into nine elevators, and a few other locations around the property. Customer seems very happy. They have already approved expanding a few more cameras.

The camera itself was installed where they used to have a ceiling light (like you see to the right and left here). We simply popped the one light fixture out, and plugged the camera pigtail directly into the MX2Wire directly above the camera. So – both the camera and the MX2Wire are serviceable from within the Elevator Car thereby avoiding the need to get the elevator mechanic involved when the cameras need service. As you can see, the remaining five lights provide plenty of light in the elevator.

The other end of the MX2Wire was located in the Elevator Mechanical on the roof of the building.

 

June 2nd, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

Y-cam EyeBall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The world’s first Push & Point™ quick installation Wi-Fi minidome

Easy to install, simple to operate, the high performance Y-cam EyeBall camera operates independently, without the need to be connected to a computer.

View and hear, in real time, from anywhere in the world, via any internet-enabled computer or on your smartphone using Y-cam’s free mobile apps. If any motion is detected, the camera can instantly email you a snapshot, or record the alert to microSD card.

With its compact size and innovative Push & Point™ lens system it’s unlike any other dome IP camera, and even includes professional features such as 2-way audio, PoE, and direct to NAS recording with NAS-Ready™, making the Y-cam EyeBall an ideal all-in-one surveillance & recording solution for home or business security.

 

Special Features of this Model

Push & Point™ Installation

The Y-cam EyeBall has the world’s first Push & Point™ lens system, meaning that the camera lens can be quickly aimed and focused on what’s important to you. Unlike other dome cameras, you won’t need to deal with fiddly screws, wires or release clips, with the Y-cam EyeBall, you just push, point and watch.

 

Professional Connectors

The Y-cam EyeBall comes complete with Power over Ethernet allowing you to transmit data and power over a single cable, a Digital I/O for systems integration, and 2-way audio capability (provided by a built-in microphone and audio out connector)allowing you to remotely talk to anyone at your cameras site.

 

Record direct to microSD

Using the on-camera microSD card slot, the Y-cam EyeBall no longer needs to be connected to a network or the internet to store streaming video or motion alerts. Use the camera anywhere, even remote locations, & store video straight to microSD card, which is then viewable in your mobile phone, via connection to a TV or PC, or view footage directly from the camera over Wi-Fi.

 

Standard Y-cam Features

Motion Detection

If the Y-cam detects movement in its field of vision, it can automatically send an e-mail alert notifying the owner that motion has been detected, with an attached image of the scene. Unlike conventional activity detection, the Y-cam uses vector information to detect motion, therefore achieving better reliability against false alarms.

 

Email and FTP Alerts

The Y-cam comes with useful alarm tools that will keep you notified if any motion is detected. It has built-in functions that can automatically send an email to you, or upload the video or images straight to a FTP server, meaning that your data will be safely stored offsite.

 

Secure Wireless Connectivity

Freedom to place the camera where required with built-in Wi-Fi connecting directly to the Internet. Y-cam supports WEP, WPA, and WPA2 for total connection security, as well as utilising secure password authentication so only authorised users get access.

Full Colour Low-Light View

The camera’s brightness settings are automatically adjusted when the room light is dimmed, so you are still able to view video in low light conditions. Furthermore the Y-cam EyeBall will superimpose up to 4 images (frame integration) in 1 frame to increase the brightness of the picture.

 

View on your Mobile Phone

Y-cam offer free smartphone apps to easily view and store multiple cameras from your mobile phone, with free apps available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian and more. Support for both MJPEG and 3GPP streams means the camera feed can be directly viewed on virtually any mobile device.

 

Fully PC and Mac Compatible

Y-cam is fully compatible with both PC and Apple Macintosh computers, as well as with multiple web browsers. Users can view live video with audio, control the motion detection settings, take snapshots from the live feed, and record footage locally, from any browser on any computer.

 

NAS and NVR Drive Compatible

The Y-cam range is not only compatible with market leading NVR drives from manufacturers such as QNAP, Synology and AVerMedia, but our unique NAS-Ready™ feature allows a Y-cam to record directly to virtually any NAS drive. NAS-Ready™ lets a Y-cam talk to any NAS drive using the CIFS/SMB protocol, allowing for vitually unlimited storage of footage and alerts.

June 1st, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

Courtesy of Telecom Reseller March/April 2011

May 6th, 2011 | Tags: Camera network, Camera security system, Camera surveillance, Digital networkcamera, Epygi, Ethernet camera, GrandSream, IP, IP Camera, IP security camera, IP security cameras, IP Video and IP Telephony integration, Megapixel Camera, SIP, VoIP | Category: Applications, IP Cameras, IP Infrastructure, IP Technology, IP Telephony, Monitoring & Analytics | Leave a comment

Mobotix has released their Hemispheric camera in black.  The Q24 is a 360 degree camera that sees corner to corner of a room with no blind spots.  In many instances one camera can be used in place of three or four traditional ones.  Since many restaurants and bars among other places have black ceilings it only makes sense to use a black Q24 in these places.  Below I have posted a picture of one mounted to the ceiling of our foyer at ABP.

February 15th, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras | Leave a comment

The Mobotix T24 is now available in Silver.

Complete Panorama View for Superior Overview

Door stations with integrated cameras have been around for years. They are almost always based on analog TV technology that is over 60 years old and, because of the system involved, can only deliver very low image quality. Such systems only enable limited two-way communication. The station is installed using a complex cabling and power supply system.

The new T24 IP Video Door Station from MOBOTIX offers a modern, powerful solution that is easy to install and that has never been available to the market until now. The T24 records all events outside the house door with sound; automatically when the doorbell is rang, with movement in the image or upon triggering a contact.

Complete video solution with powerful performance:

• Complete Panorama view from wall to wall and from floor to ceiling thanks to Hemispheric technology

• Recording with sound of all activities in front of the door, automatically around the lock

• Two-way video worldwide via IP telephony or computer with remote door-opening function

• Integrated messaging features for leaving and retrieving messages directly at the door

• Keyless entry using PIN code or transponder with intelligent time control

• Simple installation, optional use of two existing bell wires instead of network cable using Mx2Wire

Currently, it is only the T24 portion (upper third with camera and two buttons) but it fits nicely in the Silver frames from Siedle. With the Siedle accessories it is possible to create your own custom solution based on your needs. The easiest way to do this is to use the T24 configurator which is located here:

http://www.mobotix.com/eng_US/Products/Home-Automation/IP-Video-Door-Station-T24/Configurator-T24s

Here you can choose white or silver, in-wall or surface, 115v or 230v. You then select the accessories you would like such as ambient light, cal buttons, card reader, etc. Once select press the continue to parts list and it will give you a complete parts list which you can send to ABP to order.

January 21st, 2011 | Tags: Access Control Camera network Camera security system Camera surveillance Digital networkcamera Ethernet camera Ethernet cameras Ethernet webcam High resolution video HiRes IP Video IP IP65 IP cam IP C | Category: Applications, IP Cameras, IP Technology, Monitoring & Analytics | Leave a comment

In case you haven’t seen it; www.mxinstaller.com ran by Simon Hall of the IP Acadamy is an excellent site to find in depth technical information on the Mobotix solution.  Some of his most popular recent items are:

Jan 15th	How To Calculate A PoE Budget For IP Cameras
Jan 12th	Choosing The Right Security Camera
Jan 10th	How To Manage CPU Usage In MxControlCenter
Jan   7th	7 Ways To Effectively Manage Megapixel Video
Jan   4th	High Definition and High Quality Are Not The Same Thing
Dec 23rd	DVR Enable Your IP Camera Using Internet Explorer
Dec 22nd	Red Herrings Commonly Used To Debunk IP Cameras
Dec 22nd	Australian Magpie Demonstrates The Power Of MxPEG

 

There are also 9 new video tutorials in the MxInstaller video pages. You need to be logged in to view the video tutorials.

I encourage you to take a look at these valuable resources.

January 18th, 2011 | Category: IP Cameras, IP Infrastructure, IP Technology, Monitoring & Analytics | Leave a comment