Bosch Appliances VG4-100 Tilt, Tri-streaming, UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair, Virtual Masking, Zoom

AutoDome Modular Camera System Glossary of CCTV Terms en 31

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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

A communications protocol suite that provides two data transport methods. TCP is a connection-based protocol that ensures that data arrives intact and complete. UDP is a connectionless, best effort protocol that simply sends out packets. UDP is typically used for streaming media, while TCP is used when error-free delivery is required.

Tilt

Camera movement in the vertical direction.

Tri-streaming

A Bosch encoding technology that generates two separate MPEG-4 video streams and one MJPEG stream simultaneously. This advanced streaming capability enables the user to tune live viewing and recording requirements independently to meet specific site and enterprise requirements.

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UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)

A variant of twisted pair cabling UTP cable is not surrounded by any shielding. The wires in a twisted pair cable are twisted around each other to minimize interference from the other twisted pairs in the cable. UTP is the primary wire type for telephone usage and the most commonly used type of networking cable.

V

Virtual Masking

A unique Bosch technology that allows for the creation of “invisible” motion masking areas. These invisible masks are similar to privacy zones, but only the AutoDome’s AutoTrack II and Video Motion Detection algorithms can see them. This allows the AutoDome to ignore areas of unwanted motion.

VMD (Video Motion Detection)

An algorithm for motion detection in which the camera compares the current image with a reference image and counts the number of pixels (see Pixel) that have changed between the two images. An alarm is generated when the number of pixel changes exceeds a user- configured threshold.

X

XF-Dynamic

A highly accurate 15-bit digital signal processing technology from Bosch that extends the

dynamic range of DinionXF cameras to optimally capture the detail in both the high and low light areas of the scene simultaneously, maximizing the information visible in the picture.

Z

Zoom

Changing the effective focal length to allow different fields of view to fill the picture area. Zoom can be optical, where the lens is adjusted, or digital, where a portion of the view selected is magnified electronically.

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. VG4-100 Series User’s Manual F01U028033 1.0 2006.08