Bosch AUTODOME 7000 IP Day & Night In-Ceiling PTZ Dome Camera, 704x480, 30ips, H.264, M-JPEG, 28x Optical Zoom, WDR, PoE, Tinted Bubble

The AUTODOME 7000 IP is an easy to install, high speed PTZ dome camera, in a field-proven housing suitable for indoor or outdoor installation, that delivers unmatched picture quality and network performance day and night. The camera provides complete network-based control of all dome functionality including pan/tilt/zoom operation, presets, tours and alarms as well as webbased configuration of all dome settings. It also provides direct network video streaming using H.264 compression / bandwidth throttling to efficiently manage bandwidth and storage requirements while delivering outstanding image quality.

• Day/night IP camera with 28x or 36x optical zoom (12x digital zoom), Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) and Sodium Vapor White Balance mode that restores objects to their original color
• New Intelligent Tracking and alarm rules engine with on-board Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA)
• Enhanced system flexibility with dual recording options (iSCSI, SD card)
• Fully configurable quad streaming with individually configurable SD streams, based on Bosch's new Common Product Platform (CPP4)
• Easy and intuitive installation with multiple pre-configured user modes that allow users to select the camera configuration that is ideal for their applications

Functions
High-performance PTZ day/night camera
The camera has a 1/4-in. CCD sensor, with 4CIF/D1 resolution and sensitivity to below 1.0 lux and is available with a choice of 28x and the industry-leading 36x optical zoom lens. Both camera options have a full 12x digital zoom and provide D1 horizontal resolution for outstanding clarity and image detail. The camera also incorporates Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) technology that allows for the capture of clear images from both bright and dark areas in the same frame. WDR ensures that bright areas are not saturated and that dark areas are not too dark. Day/night capabilities and outstanding sensitivity make the camera an exceptional performer in all lighting conditions. In low light, the camera switches automatically from color to monochrome by removing the IR filter to boost the infrared illumination sensitivity, while maintaining superior image quality. For operation in the darkest conditions, the SensUp control feature automatically reduces the shutter speed to as little as one second. This increases sensitivity by more than 50 times.

Sodium vapor lamp white balance
The camera is an exceptional performer when capturing video under a sodium vapor lamp (a street lamp or tunnel lamp, for example). Images under these conditions may have a yellowish tint, which may make identification difficult. In the Sodium Vapor White Balance mode, the camera automatically compensates for the light from a sodium vapor lamp to restore objects to their original color.

Virtual masking
The camera offers Virtual Masking, which gives users flexibility to mask parts of the scene which should not be considered for flow analysis to trigger Intelligent Tracking. This allows users to mask background motion in the scene such as moving trees, pulsating lights, busy roads, etc.

Intelligent Tracking
The camera utilizes the built-in Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) to follow an individual or an object continuously. Objects detected by IVA when the camera is in a stationary position activate the Intelligent Tracking feature, which controls the pan/ tilt/zoom actions of the camera to keep the tracked object in the scene. The new Intelligent Tracking is based on robust flow detection algorithms which can reliably track moving objects even under challenging scenes. The tracking and detection reliability can be enhanced further with virtual masking for scenes with a lot of background motion such as trees or other objects creating constant motion in the scene. The camera supports three modes for Intelligent Tracking:

Auto mode: When configured in this mode, the camera actively analyzes the video to detect any moving object. If it detects movement, it begins to track the object. This mode is most useful for scenarios where normally no motion is expected.
One Click mode: In this mode, users can click an object moving in the live video image to enable the camera to track the movement of the selected object. This mode is most useful for scenarios where normal scene activity is expected.
IVA-triggered mode: In this mode, the camera continuously analyzes the scene for IVA alarms or IVA rule violations. If an IVA rule is violated, it triggers the advanced tracking feature of the camera to start following the object / person that triggered the alarm. This unique combination of robust IVA and Intelligent Tracking allows the camera to track moving objects of interest without getting distracted by other moving objects in the scene.

Intelligence
With built-in video content analysis, the AUTODOME reinforces the Intelligence-at-the-Edge concept where edge devices become increasingly intelligent. The AUTODOME comes with Bosch's Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) built-in. IVA is state-of-the-art intelligent video analysis that reliably detects and analyzes moving objects while suppressing unwanted alarms from spurious sources in the image. The IVA functionality built into the AUTODOME is able to detect idle and removed objects as well as loitering, multiple line crossing and trajectories. IVA also supports BEV (Bird's Eye View) People counting. Assisted Self Calibration and configurable detection filters improve reliability and reduce operator work load.

AUTODOME 7000 PTZ drive and mechanism
The AUTODOME 7000 supports 256 pre-positions and two styles of Guard Tours: Preset and Record/ Playback. Users can configure the preset standard tour with as many as 256 sequential pre-positions, with a configurable dwell time between pre-positions. The AUTODOME Series also provides support for two recorded tours, which are recorded macros of an operator's movements, including pan, tilt and zoom activities and can be played back with the click of a button. Pan and tilt preset repeatability are accurate to within +/-0.1 degrees to ensure that the correct scene is captured every time.

The camera delivers variable pan/ tilt speeds from a crawl speed of only 0.1 degrees per second to a full 400 degrees per second. The camera is capable of pan speeds of 400 degrees per second and tilt speeds of 300 degrees per second between prepositions. The camera provides a tilt angle 18 degrees above the horizon and a pan range of up to 360 degrees continuous rotation. The AutoScaling (proportional zoom) and AutoPivot (automatically rotates and flips the camera) features ensure optimal control.

Five (5) pre-programmed user modes
Five pre-programmed but configurable user modes, optimized with the best settings for a variety of typical applications, make camera programming on-site easy and user-friendly. Users select from the menu the mode that best defines the environment in which the camera is installed:
Outdoor: general day-to-night changes with sun highlights and street lighting
Indoor: general day-to-night changes without sun highlights and street lighting
Low light: optimized for sufficient details at low light
Motion
monitoring traffic or fast moving objects; motion artifacts are minimized
Vibrant: enhanced contrast color reproduction and sharpness

Users have the ability to customize these modes, if necessary, for the specific requirements of the site.

Superior privacy masking
The camera provides 24 individual, easy to configure privacy masks, with up to 8 displayed in the same scene. As the camera is zoomed, each mask changes size smoothly and quickly, ensuring that the covered object cannot be seen in most cases.

Comprehensive streaming capabilities on Bosch's Common Product Platform (CPP4)
The camera has an advanced, efficient H.264 encoder (CPP4) embedded for DVD-quality streaming video and very efficient streaming and network capabilities. The new platform supports simultaneous streaming of individually configurable SD streams (H.264 and MJPEG) and allows a choice of SD resolution.

Recording and storage management
A memory card (SD (Secure Digital), SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) or SDXC (Secure Digital extended Capacity)) can be used for local alarm recording or for scheduled local recording to improve the overall recording reliability. Recording management can be controlled by the Bosch Video Recording Manager (VRM) or the camera can use iSCSI targets directly without any recording software.

Advanced networking capabilities
The AUTODOME offers advanced capabilities so you can configure the camera to take advantage of the latest networking technology. The AUTODOME offers Quality of Service (QoS) configuration options to ensure fast network response to PTZ data and images. Quality of Service (QoS) is the set of techniques to manage network resources. QoS manages the delay, delay variation (jitter), bandwidth and packet loss parameters to guarantee the ability of a network to deliver predictable results. QoS identifies the type of data in a data packet and divides the packets into traffic classes that can be prioritized for forwarding.

The AUTODOME also supports the IPv6 internet-layer protocol for packet-switched internetworking across multiple IP networks. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses (IPv4 uses 32-bit addressing), which allows for many more devices and users on the internet as well as extra flexibility in allocating addresses and efficiency for routing traffic.