Advantages And New Features - Mobotix M15 Manual

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M15 Camera Manual: Product Overview
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Advantages and New Features

The high-resolution M15 AllroundDual is the more powerful successor to the M12 and
features a new, modular system design and five-megapixel image sensors. Although the
maximum size at which the images of an M15 sensor can be displayed is pixels
2048x1536
(live or recorded), the M15 outperforms the previous M12 model and other dual cameras
on the market in many respects.
Smooth HiRes Video Streams
The M15's optimized hardware doubles the frame rates compared to the M12 and transmits
the camera's video streams smoothly, even when high resolution is required. Since image
streams of 16 frames per second and higher are perceived as fluid video by the human
eye, the maximum frame rate is limited to 30 frames per second (for MEGA resolution) in
order to provide sufficient camera processing power for other tasks.
High-Quality Color Images, Even in Low Light Conditions
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 M15 offers the best
MOBOTIX image quality that is currently available thanks to the light sensitivity provided
by the five-megapixel color sensor that is four times higher than that of the previous
three-megapixel color sensor.
Black and White Resolution Up to 2048x1536 Pixels (QXGA)
HiRes night sensor modules are also available for the M15D. They can deliver black and
white images up to 2048x1536 pixels. This means that in pixels alone images are roughly
148 % larger than those delivered by the previous 1.3-megapixel sensor. The images also
benefit from the improved detail magnification enabled by the digital zooming of the new
sensors (200 % more detail compared to the old sensor).
Black and White Night Sensor Modules with Long-Pass Filter (Lpf)
All night sensor modules (N12 to N160, black&white) can be ordered with an LPF (long-
pass filter) special lens that is ideal for license plate recognition when combined with
infra-red illumination. All LPF sensor modules (except for L12) can be equipped with an
additional polarizing filter.
More Details When Zooming
The maximum zoom factor of the M15 color sensors is 1.27 times higher than that of the
M12 due to the use of five-megapixel technology. Image detail is improved by 27 percent.
As a result, an M15 can now be installed even further away than before from the objects
and areas to be monitored. In addition, this relativizes the horizontal image angles of the
new five-megapixel sensors that are slightly smaller compared to the M12.
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