MOBOTIX
... the cost efficient way for
intelligent recording of
HiRes video!
Uwe Barthelmes • Executive Sales Director of MOBOTIX
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Who are MOBOTIX?
Since 1999 MOBOTIX develops IP based network camera systems
- high resolution video & audio over computer networks to PC
- via Ethernet, WLAN, ISDN, GSM/UMTS (TCP/IP standard)
- Plug-and-Play system incl. lens, image processing and recording
- product portfolio of weatherproof cameras from 448 to 1248 Euro
LAN/Internet/UMTS
D12
IP-Network
MxViewer
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MOBOTIX: Facts and Figures
• Private stock company founded in 1999 by
Dr. Ralf Hinkel, Sabine Hinkel, Klaus Borchers
• Headquarters in Kaiserslautern, Germany
(100 km southwest of Frankfurt Airport)
• branch in New York (Manhattan)
• 160 employees, whole production in Germany
• offices in France, Italy, Spain, UK, Japan, Australia, Benelux, Scandinavia
• more than 100,000 installed cameras since 2001 (now 60% export)
• last fiscal year 2006/07: 24 Mio. €, 52% growth, 53% Equity, 18% EBIT
• MOBOTIX is a Software company with its own Hardware products
==> IPO in October 2007
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Development Philosophy in 1999
idea: INTERNET Camera ==> 99% in outdoor use
Design guide lines:
• no moving parts
• no additional outdoor housing
• no heating
• no AC power plug at camera
• no additional computer
• no additional modem
• no software installation ==> Web-browser
==> CMOS image sensor with powerful CPU but with no autoiris
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MOBOTIX is totally different from CCTV
Analog
0.1 - 0.4 Megapixel
=
Digital
1.3 - 3 Megapixel
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Simple Concept - Made in Germany
How? ... by skipping the analog video signal and by integrating a
powerful PC with a large software package for image processing
and image analysis inside the \"camera\" ...
MOBOTIX needs:
- no auto iris
Image - no analog camera module
- no analog signal
Sensor - no digitizer
Net - no compression chip
- no power supply
- no winter heating
So
CPU - no weather housing
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M22 Board
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Image Formats
90% of all video systems record no more than
0.1 Megapixel (CIF or 2CIF)
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Analog CIF vs. HiRes Recording
3 Megapixel
1.3 Megapixel
0.4 Megapixel
0.1 Megapixel
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Benefits of HiRes Megapixel Recording are obvious
• better image quality ==> more effective post processing
higher resolution offers more detail and better image analysis
better photofit pictures and face recognition
• less cameras necessary ==> reduced system costs
one super wide angle covers an entire room
one camera for four lanes of a gas station
one camera for four turnable gates at a football stadium
• digital zoom and pan ==> more robust and less maintance
no moving parts necessary when using 3D digital image processing
virtual PTZ with 360 degree with lens distortion correction
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Why isn´t
HiRes Recording
Standard?
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Why are HiRes Cameras so rare?
Arguments of the analog community against HiRes Cameras:
• require too much network load
• expensive cameras and lenses
• require too much storage
• PC is overloaded by displaying high frame rates
• PC can handle only few HiRes cameras
• centralized Video-Management-Software is overloaded by
- unpacking and decoding MPEG4
- image analysis
- down scaling of image size for displaying
- down scaling of image size and frame rates for recording
but, would you buy a still camera for the familiy with 0.1 megapixel?
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The MOBOTIX Solution
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The Decentralized MOBOTIX-Solution
The MOBOTIX idea of 2001:
cost efficient & HiRes megapixel recording requires
intelligent cameras to reduce central PC- and Software load
The MOBOTIX Concept:
==> performance consuming functions
of the central video management software
were outsourced into the camera itself
Therefore MOBOTIX offers:
• network based HiRes cameras made in Germany
• a new video codec for HiRes cams MxPEG
• own video management software supporting HiRes Cams
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Analog & Standard IP-Camera vs. MOBOTIX
analog video cable Logic
A/D
real time data/synchronous
CCTV camera DVR/PC
network cable
Logic
A/D
real time data/synchronous
network camera DVR/PC
video management software
network cable
Logic
NO real time network required
MOBOTIX camera = PC buffered asynchronous recording
10x better recording performance
software & memory inside \"camera\"
==> (1200 VGA Frames/s)
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The Software inside the MOBOTIX Camera
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Image Scaling Inside Camera
3,1 megapixel
image scaling by real geometric transformation
2048 x 1536 lines
sensor resolution
Scaling is done by software and not by hardware
• therefore no scaling artifacts, no skipping, no binding inside chip
• every resolution and aspect ratio possible
• clipping reduces storage size (i.e. 1000 x 250)
Various standard output formats
• (2048 x 1536), MEGA (1280 x 960), XVGA (1024 x 800),
• SVGA (800 x 600), VGA (640 x 480), CIF (320 x 240), PDA (160 x 120)
• D1-Pal (720 x 576), D1-CIF (355 x 288)
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Megapixel Examples
M22-Secure with 2048 x 1536 image resolution
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1.0 x Zoom
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1.6 x Zoom
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2.0 x Zoom
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3.2 x Zoom
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4.0 x Zoom
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\"Megapixel\" Application
4 to 6 lanes of a gas station with one MOBOTIX camera
(Resolution 2048 pixels x 480 lines, clipping, 1F/s, 8 Gb SD-card, )
Other examples:
• 4 turnable gates at the soccer world championship stadium
• covering a entire room with one super wide angle lens (90°)
• virtual PTZ using fish-eye-lens (180°)
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Face Recognition needs MOBOTIX
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Super Wide Angle Lens with 90° Horizontal
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M12 Dual: Super Wide Angle and Tele Photo
M12
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D12 Dual Megapixel: Two-In-One
Dual-Fixdome D12
2560 pixels x 960 lines = 2.5 megapixel
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Lens Equalisation with Live and Stored Video
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Soft-PTZ Inside Camera
Real PTZ Feeling with Joystick
• 180° in each direction
• continuous variable zoom
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Proven Backlight Handling
resistant against backlight using
CMOS sensor and measuring zones
(real digital exposure with open iris)
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Exposure Zones Inside Camera
Day
Night
==> improved backlight handling without autoiris and CMOS sensor
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Produkt Portfolio
M12 Day/Night D12 Dual-Indoor D12 Dual-Outdoor
M22 (Mono) D22 (Mono) V12 CornerCam
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New: D22 Single Dome Family
D22-Secure/IT D22-Vandal
D22-Basic
3 mm dome & stainless steel
D22-Kit
D22-Outdoor D22-Ceiling
surface mount box
with cable protection
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V12: Vandal-Camera for Corner Mount
Microphone
integrated IR
Loudspeaker
Optional Lens
==> 3 mm Stainless Steel with Protection of Lens and Microphone
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M12 Day/Night with Two Image Sensors
microphone night lens (B/W)
M12D - Outdoor Version
day lens (color)
IP65; -30°... +60° Celsius
(-22° ... +140° F)
Dim: 142 x 170 x 155 mm
passive
infrared detector
rain & sun protection
2 x buttons
wall mount with
cable protection
loudspeaker
6 x LEDs
Euro ISDN ethernet LAN
RS-232 • In/Out • USB • backup supply • audio line In/out
==> no moving parts, second b/w sensor improves night vision
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New: Internal Camera Recorder
M22M-Sec-R8 M12D-Sec-R8 D12D-Sec-R8
Recording inside camera
●
● 8GB-Flash (other capacities available soon)
==> no external file server, no installation
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D12: Dual Fix Dome with 2.5 Megapixel
loudspeaker PIR microphone
==> dual sensor for monitoring different parts or 180° panorama
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Two-Way-Audio (VoIP) & Door Opener
IP65 & VDE
light relay (1000W) Options
●
door relay
●
● battery backup (5 AAA)
2 switch inputs (12-230V)
●
● 230/110 V power supply
audio amplifier (3W)
●
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Q22 - VirtualPTZ in Ceiling Mount of D22
• compatible with D22 family mountings (ceiling, surface, wall)
• price Q22-Secure: EUR 648 • Q22-Basic: EUR 498.- (no IT-model)
• product launch: CeBIT 2008 - first deliveries: end of April 2008
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ExtIO - External IO via USB & TCP/IP
D22 family mountings
(ceiling, surface, wall) big speaker
light button bell button
LED LED
microphone
temperature sensor
PIR - passive IR detector
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Additional Functions Included Inside Camera
Image:
• picture-in-picture, event-in-picture
• digital zoom and pan
• measurement zones for exposure
• graphic and logo functions (free outline, transparency)
• PDA web interface (160 x 120 pixels)
Audio:
• two-way-audio, microphone & speaker and line in/out
• lip-synchronized at variable frame rates
• local audio messages, event or time driven
• video SIP telephony for alarm messaging and comunication
• lip-synchronous audio via internet explorer (live & recorded)
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Additional Functions Included Part 2
Recording:
• direct ring buffer recording to network storage
• event or time driven
• variable recording frame rates with audio
• recording buffer bridges network failures
• video motion analysis and alarm
Extras:
• serial terminal function via RS232 (browser)
• data logger via RS232
• master/slave administration and time/alarm enable
• PoE with only 3 watts, no heating necessary
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Video Motion Sensor Inside Camera
activity indicator with trigger
PIP
compensation zones
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Video & Audio SIP Functions Included
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Recording Using Integrated Camera Functions
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Variable Recording Trigger Functions
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Event Driven Frame Rate Reduces Storage
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Ring Buffer Bridges Network failures
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Typical non-MOBOTIX System Structure
TCP/IP Network
total system work has to
be done by PC/DVR
PC / DVR
Storage
motion detection
and pre-alarm buffers
are inside PC
==> central PC is a bottle-neck and high risk area of the whole system
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Typical MOBOTIX Large System Structure
1 2 3 i
TCP/IP Network
Admin
Storage \"1\" Storage \"n\"
==> MOBOTIX have no system limits and no central recording logic
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Where does the performance comes from?
(1) efficient video codec inside MOBOTIX camera
- MxPEG can be 6 x faster displayed than MPEG4
- up to 30 fluent live streams can be displayed on a single PC
- supported by many video management software systems
- typ. 1.5 Mbps at 16 F/s in VGA with 480 lines
(2) intelligent recording technology inside camera reduces PC load
- up to 40 fluent live streams can be recorded on a single PC
- database management of ring buffer on PC by camera
- additional software to record or event search not necessary
- 1.4 terabyte Raid for 2 month highres recording (960 lines)
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Why MxPEG and not MPEG-4?
• MPEG-4
- was designed for offline movie compression (studio, large computer)
- blurs moving objects in resolution and quality (no single step)
- was not designed for short latency time of live cameras
- low display capacity of high resolution videos on PC
- license fee for MPEG-4 !!!
• MxPEG
- transports changing image regions with high priority/quality (security)
- network robust because no key frames and no difference coding
- simple decoder (JPEG-based) enables 30 CIF videos on PC
- multi-channel design with parallel M-JPEG and MxPEG streaming
- supports variable frame rates with lip-synchronized audio
==> multi-channel access and short latency were design goals
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Advantages of MxPEG
• short latency or reaction time (150 ms in CIF-Format at 30 F/s)
• lip-synchronized audio at variable frame rates (1..30 F/s)
• multiple user channels with different frame rates including audio
• single frame playback at each position
• simultanous browser access (JPEG) during video/audio streaming
• efficient decoding allows multiple live cams on PC screen (30 CIFs)
Advantages for Live Cams
• short reaction time allows control of pan/tilt heads via network
• each user controls network load himself by choosing streaming
video or single image access via browser (M-JPEG)
• Live stream and recording stream can differ in frame rate !!!
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<8>
MxControlCenter
(free Download)
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MxControlCenter: Fast Live Display
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MxControlCenter: with variable Layouts
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MxControlCenter: Analysis
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Mx Control Center – Update Assistant

Mx Control Center – Konfiguration

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Conclusion
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Advantages of MOBOTIX Systems
(1) higher resolution (up to 1536 lines) and therefore less cameras
(2) higher frame rate at recording (40 cams x 30 frames/s)
(3) unlimited cable length using TCP/IP standard components
(4) video sensors with event recording already integrated
(5) video buffering inside camera bridges network failures
(6) no moving parts for higher reliability and no maintenance
(7) progressive-scan recording without half-frame blur during movement
(8) simultaneous live view, recording and research for multiple users
(9) remote access for live view, recording and event search
(10) unlimited users and cameras, expandable anytime
(11) no license fees, no software costs
(12) no maintenance cost
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The Future of HiRes-Video
already today from
MOBOTIX
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