Advantages And New Features - Mobotix D15 Manual

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D15 DualDome
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Advantages and New Features

The high-resolution D15 DualDome is the more powerful successor of the D14D and uses
image sensors with 6MP or 5MP resolution. Since the images of a D15 sensor with a maxi-
mum size of 3072x2048 (6MP) or 2592x1944 (5MP) can be viewed live or in the recordings,
the D15 is clearly superior to its predecessor in terms of image quality and frame rate.
Smooth HiRes Video Streams
The modified hardware of the D15 transmits the camera's video streams even more
smoothly than the high-performance D14D, even when high resolution is required. Since
image streams of 16 frames per second and higher are perceived as smooth video by
the human eye, the maximum frame rate is limited to 30 frames per second (when using
MEGA resolution of 1280 x 960) in order to provide sufficient camera processing power
for other tasks.
Conclusive Still Images
Thanks to the proprietary MxPEG video codec developed exclusively for MOBOTIX cameras,
the cameras offer the advantage that a recording can be paused at any given point and
still provide meaningful and useful snapshots due to the absence of distortion. This is
essential for security applications and allows individuals or license plates to be identified,
for example. In contrast, the H.264 standard, which was developed for feature movies
and is favored by some video security providers, cannot achieve this with the required
level of quality.
Good Color Images Even in Low Light
The more light-sensitive an image sensor is, the better the image quality, especially when
the ambient light level is low, such as at dusk and in heavy rainfall. The D15 offers the
best MOBOTIX image quality that is currently available thanks to the light sensitivity pro-
vided by the 6-megapixel color sensor that is fifty times higher than that of the previous
3.1-megapixel color sensor.
Black & White Images With up to 6 Megapixels Resolution
The D15 is the versatile MOBOTIX camera with a six-megapixel night sensor that can
deliver black and white images with up to 3072x2048 resolution. As opposed to the night
sensor of a D14D with 1.3 megapixels, the image resolution is almost five times higher.
MxActivitySensor
The D15 provides an activity-controlled image analysis sensor as standard for detecting
the movements of people and objects in a defined surveillance area (full image or section).
The MxActivitySensor delivers reliable results particularly in outdoor area applications, in
contrast to video motion detection that continues to be available and that registers all
image changes in defined video motion windows. In the monitored area, the camera
distinguishes between the continuous movements of vehicles, persons or objects that
trigger an alarm and movements that do not set off an alarm such as shadows, changing
light conditions and trees swaying in the wind.
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