Airlive Aircam POE-200HD H.264 1.3 MegaPixel Dome Camera
Introduction
In our previous review when we looked at the CRU DataPort SecureDock we were mainly focusing on the logical security aspect. However no matter how good your logical security implementation is, if no adequate physical security is provided theft can still happen with no traceability whatsoever. While there are many aspects to providing physical security one of the main components is surveillance systems.
Surveillance systems have grown in popularity in the recent past due to the overwhelming influx of thefts in and around the globe. Thanks to the increased competition however these systems have dramatically come down in price making it very affordable even for home users. The key component of any good surveillance system is the cameras used by the relevant system. Cutting corners in choosing the right camera will be the deciding factor in one correctly identifying a thief or not, in the event something goes wrong.
I have personally witnessed situations where perpetrators have walked scotch free due to companies opting for inferior surveillance cameras and being unable to identify the target. No matter what high end digital editing tool you use to enhance the picture quality if the original source is bad, your choices are very limited in getting a clear picture.
So it’s clear that one of the main aspects of a good surveillance system is to have cameras with a good resolution. This brings another problem however, as the image quality increases so does the storage requirement to store the captured data and if the surveillance system is sitting on your corporate network, it’ll consume a major chunk of your network bandwidth as well. This is where video compression comes in and there are many standards being used depending on the system being used. One of the newest video compression standards know as H.264 is a high performing video compression standard boasting higher compression ratios than MJPEG or MPEG-4. In fact H.264 is actually supposed to provide a 90% reduction in size to the original file making a 1MB file to be reduced to 10kb which is quite remarkable.
Today we bring to you a unique IP camera from Airlive that boasts both high image quality and support for H.264 compression. Let us introduce you to Airlive’s AirCam POE 200HD IP camera.
AirLive’s AirCam POE 200HD comes with a high-end 1.3 megapixel network camera, and has been designed for professional indoor surveillance and security applications. The AirCam POE-200HD claims to offer a range of features which greatly compliments surveillance & security applications and it’s mega pixel resolution is supposed to offer far superior image quality in contrast to conventional cameras. From the initial looks the AirCam POE-200HD looks like a serious contender for the surveillance market and the specs of the camera direct towards the same.
Specifications
 Hardware |
Image Device – 1.3 Mega-pixel image sensor Effective Pixels – 1280 x 1024 pixels Sensitivity – 1.0V/lux-sec (550nm) Signal to Noise – 44dB Lens – f:4.3mm / F:1.8 |
| Video |
Video Encoder – H.264, MPEG4 and Motion JPEG simultaneously (Tri-encoders) Video Profile – 11 profiles simultaneously – – H.264 SXGA/ VGA / QVGA / QQVGA – – MPEG4 VGA / QVGA / QQVGA – – M-JPEG SXGA/ VGA / QVGA / QQVGA Frame Rate – Mega-pixel mode: Up to 15fps for all 11 profiles – VGA mode: Up to 30fps for all 9 profiles Image Setting – De-noise – Brightness, sharpness, contrastText, time and date overlay Streaming – Simultaneously multi-profile streaming – Streaming over UDP, TCP, or HTTP – Multicast streaming – M-JPEG streaming over HTTP – Supports 3GPP mobile surveillance – Controllable frame rate and bandwidth – Constant and variable bit rate (MPEG4 / H.264) |
| Audio |
Audio Encoder – RTSP: G.711 64kbps, G.726 32kbps – 3GPP: AMR Audio Streaming – two-way Microphone – Line level in Audio Output – Line level out |
| Network |
Supported Protocols – TCP, UDP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, NTP, DNS, DDNS, DHCP, ARP, Bonjour, UPnP, RTSP, RTP, RTCP, PPPoE, 3GPP, ICMP, Samba Security – Password protection, IP address filtering, user access log Users – 20 simultaneous unicast users – Unlimited users using multicast Ethernet – 10/100M auto negotiation |
| System Integration | Application Programming Interface – Open API for software integration – SDK Alarm Triggers – Intelligent video motion detection and external input Motion Detection – 10-zone video motion detection Alarm Events – Event server: FTP server, SMTP server, Samba server. File upload video clip or snapshot – Notification via email, HTTP, and TCP – External output activation Go to PTZ preset position (RS485) – Audio alerting output Video Buffer – Pre- and post- alarm buffering |
| General |
Power Supply – 12V DC external power adapter Power over Ethernet – Built in 02.3af PoE splitter Power Consumption – 5W max Connectors – RJ-45 10BaseT/100BaseTX, – DC jack – 1 alarm input and 1 output – Audio in/out – RS485 to connect to P/T scanner Indication LED – Two-Color LED Protection Class – Indoor use Operating Temperature – 10°C to 40°C (50°F to 104°F) Operating Humidity – 20% ~ 80% (non-condensing) |
| Viewing System |
OS – Windows® XP, Vista Browser – IE 6.0 or latter / Firefox 2.0 or later Cell Phone – With 3GPP player Video Player – VLC, Quick Time, Real Player |
| Software |
Search & Installation – IPWizard II Bundled NVR Program – Cam Pro express 32 Channels Surveillance System |
Airlive Aircam POE-200HD H.264 1.3 MegaPixel Dome Camera
