Available from Pelco, its new Spectra IV IP pan tilt and zome dome featuring H.264 compression.
According to the company, Spectra IV IP technology gives users the flexibility to select MJPEG, MPEG4 or industry-leading H.264 compression. Compared to MPEG4 compression, H.264 it’s claimed reduces bandwidth consumption and storage requirements while providing superior image quality. Pelco Senior Product Manager, Brian Lane, says: “By adding our new Spectra IP TXB-N cartridge into an existing Spectra IV analog dome system, customers can utilize IP video with H.264 compression without losing analog viewing and control. Along with H.264 compression quality, Spectra IV’s improved 27X and 35X cameras feature better focus capabilities, a new lens for sharper image quality, and frame noise reduction for a cleaner image – all resulting in a better picture than ever for the customer.”
The US manufacturers say that H.264 compression translates into less burden on the network with its much smaller bandwidth requirements. Less drive space is also needed for recording and storing video, and even though the H.264 files are smaller, they have much better image quality than other compression formats.
Network-based video security applications include education, prisons and other campuses.
