CHAPTER 3 Network cameras
Network cameras, or IP cameras, offer a wide variety of features and capabilities to meet the requirements of almost any surveillance system. Today, network cameras offer improved image quality, higher resolution, and built-in storage and intelligence.
This chapter presents the components of a network camera and the different camera types. It also gives in-depth information about pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) network cameras, panoramic cameras, and day-and-night cameras, as well as megapixel, HDTV, and Ultra-HD network cameras. Additional information about camera technologies is provided in Chapter 4.
3.1 NETWORK CAMERA COMPONENTS
As the name implies, a network camera is a camera with ...
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