Bosch has introduced the new Autodome IP starlight 5100i IR moving camera with a new 1/1.8 inch sensor offering 4-megapixel resolution and 30x optical zoom. It offers HDR X with starlight technology and dual illumination – integrated infra-red (IR) and white light – to capture images that can distinguish individuals or objects for identification or proof.
With Artificial Intelligence (AI), the camera, when idle, supports operators with object detection in areas of interest, for use in city surveillance and perimeter protection applications. The Autodome IP starlight 5100i IR, designed for outdoors, includes an automatic rain-sensing wiper to maintain images during wet conditions. The product comes with an IP66 rating, and is vandal resistant with IK10 housing.
The Autodome IP starlight 5100i IR features Essential Video Analytics. This AI enables the camera to add sense and structure with metadata to captured video data, which is the basis for converting this data into actionable insights. Relevant insights, like the detection of moving objects, help to create sterile zones, which establishes a boundary prohibiting activity. These sterile zones are for perimeter protection of buildings, parking lots and restricted areas. The camera’s AI can also make it possible to retrieve the right footage from hours of stored video and analyse the scene by providing statistics so an operator can act faster and more efficiently to potential threats.
The new HDR X has a dynamic range of up to 133 dB ensuring exposure while eliminating motion-related artefacts in scenes with challenging lighting and moving objects during the day. In low-light scenes, starlight provides images with colour filtering down to 0.010 lux. At night, the camera’s white light provides colour images in darkness up to 60m (196 feet). The integrated IR illumination can help identify objects in monochrome up to 320 meters (1,049 feet) thanks to the intelligent IR beam, which ensures illumination of objects regardless of zoom level. The visible white light acts as a deterrent to intrusion and loitering, in city settings.
