Bosch FLEXIDOME IP dynamic 7000 VR 3MP Day & Night Indoor/Outdoor Dome Camera with 10-23mm SR Lens, 30fps, H.264, M-JPEG, HDR, IVA, PoE, Flush Mount

The high dynamic range FLExIDOME IP dynamic 7000 VR dome camera combines intelligence with adaptive video processing to bring you high performance content-based imaging in any security or surveillance scenario, day or night. The aesthetic vandal-resistant housing makes the camera suitable for indoor or outdoor installation.

System overview
High Dynamic Range
The High Dynamic Range (HDR) of the camera means that you can view details in the bright and the dark areas of a scene at the same time. HDR is based on a dual exposure process that captures more details in highlights and shadows even under challenging lighting conditions. The result is that you can distinguish objects and features easily.

Functions
Content Based Imaging Technology Content Based Imaging Technology (CBIT) is used to radically improve image quality in all lighting conditions and to identify areas for enhanced processing. The camera examines the scene using Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) and provides feedback to re-tune the image processing. This provides better detail in the areas that matter and better all-round performance. With IVA, the Intelligent Auto Exposure technology, for example, allows you to view moving objects in bright and dark areas of a scene.

Intelligent Dynamic Noise Reduction reduces bandwidth and storage requirements
The camera uses Intelligent Dynamic Noise Reduction which actively analyzes the contents of a scene and reduces noise artifacts accordingly. The low-noise image and the efficient H.264 compression technology provide clear images while reducing bandwidth and storage by up to 50% compared to other H.264 cameras. This results in reduced-bandwidth streams that still retain a high image quality and smooth motion. The camera provides the most usable image possible by cleverly optimizing the detail-to-bandwidth ratio.

Area-based encoding
Area-based encoding is another feature which reduces bandwidth. Compression parameters for up to eight user-definable regions can be set. This allows uninteresting regions to be highly compressed, leaving more bandwidth for important parts of the scene.

Multiple streams
The innovative multi-streaming feature delivers various H.264 streams together with an M JPEG stream. These streams facilitate bandwidth-efficient viewing and recording as well as integration with third-party video management systems. An upright mode can be selected for the second stream. In this mode an image of 400 x 720 (9:16 aspect ratio) is cropped from the full sensor image. When the scene to be monitored is suitable to this mode, the bandwidth and storage requirements are reduced.

Regions of interest and E-PTZ
Regions of Interest (ROI) can be user defined. The remote E-PTZ (Electronic Pan, Tilt and Zoom) controls allow you to select specific areas of the parent image. These regions produce separate streams for remote viewing and recording. These streams, together with the main stream, allow the operator to separately monitor the most interesting part of a scene while still retaining situational awareness. With IVA, Intelligent Tracking can follow objects within the defined regions of interest. Intelligent Tracking can autonomously detect and track moving objects or the user can click on an object which the tracker will then follow.

Flexible lens choice
The camera comes with a choice of AVF (Automatic Varifocal) lenses for easy installation. These SR (Super Resolution) lenses have an advanced iris design to ensure that the high resolution HD sensor produces the sharpest image possible, even in the corners.

Simple set-up
The camera has a very intuitive user interface that allows fast and easy configuration. Configurable scene modes are provided with the best settings for a variety of applications.
• Indoor - general day-to-night changes in an indoor environment without sun highlights or street lighting effects.
• Outdoor - general day-to-night changes in an outdoor environment with sun highlights and street lighting effects.
• Traffic - for monitoring traffic movement on roads or parking lots. It can also be used in industrial applications where fast moving objects are to be monitored. Motion artifacts are minimized.
• Night-optimized - optimized for details in low light environments.
• Intelligent AE - optimized for scenes with fluctuating front and back light caused by sunlight or other illuminated objects in the scene.
• Vibrant - enhanced contrast, sharpness and saturation.
• Low bit rate - reduces bandwidth requirements.
• Sports and gaming - high-speed capture and improved color rendition and sharpness.
• Retail - improved color rendition and sharpness with reduced bandwidth requirements.

Storage management
Recording management can be controlled by the Bosch Video Recording Manager (VRM) or the camera can use iSCSI targets directly without any recording software.

Edge recording
Insert a memory card into the card slot to store up to 2 TB of local alarm recording. Pre-alarm recording in RAM reduces recording bandwidth on the network and extends the effective life of the memory card.

Video analytics
With built-in video content analysis, the camera reinforces the Intelligence-at-the-Edge concept where edge devices become increasingly intelligent. The MOTION+ video motion analysis system that is built into all camera versions is the perfect solution for applications where standard video content analysis features are required. The IVA version of the camera uses the latest generation of the Bosch Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA) software. This IVA system is the guard-assistant system of choice when reliable indoor or outdoor video analytics is needed.

The state-of-the-art system reliably detects, tracks and analyzes moving objects while suppressing unwanted alarms from spurious sources in the image. The face detection feature detects faces in the scene and forwards a high quality JPEG image of the best shot of each face when the face disappears from the scene. Retrospective forensic search capabilities are available remotely from the web browser or the Bosch Video Client.

Cloud-based services
The camera supports time-based or alarm-based JPEG posting to four different accounts. These accounts can address FTP servers or cloud-based storage facilities (for example, Dropbox). Video clips or JPEG images can also be exported to these accounts. Alarms can be set up to trigger an e-mail or SMS notification so you are always aware of abnormal events.

Access security
Password protection with three levels and 802.1x authentication is supported. To secure Web browser access, use HTTPS with a SSL certificate stored in the 2, FLExIDOME IP 7000 VR camera. The video and audio communication channels can be independently AES encrypted with 128-bit keys by installing the optional encryption site license.

Complete viewing software
There are many ways to access the camera's features: using a web browser, with the Bosch Video Management System, with the free-of-charge Bosch Video Client, with the video security mobile app or via third-party software.

Video security App
The Bosch video security mobile App has been developed to enable Anywhere access to HD surveillance images allowing you to view live images from any location. The App is designed to give you complete control of all your cameras, from panning and tilting to zoom and focus functions. It's like taking your control room with you. This App, together with the separately available Bosch transcoder, will allow you to fully utilize their dynamic transcoding features so you can play back images even over low-bandwidth connections.

System integration
The camera conforms to the ONVIF Profile S specification. Compliance with this standard guarantees interoperability between network video products regardless of manufacturer. Third-party integrators can easily access the internal feature set of the camera for integration into large projects.

Aesthetic vandal resistant design
The compact aesthetic design is suitable for installations where housing size and appearance are important. The cast-aluminum housing, polycarbonate window and hardened inner liner can withstand the equivalent of 55 kg (120 lbs) of force (IK10). The camera is protected against water and dust to IP 66 (NEMA Type 4x) standards. Using the proprietary pan/ tilt/rotation mechanism, installers can select the exact field of view. Mounting options are numerous, including surface, wall, corner and suspended-ceiling mounting.

Hybrid mode
An analog video output enables the camera to operate in hybrid mode. This mode provides simultaneous high resolution HD video streaming and an analog video output via a BNC connector. The hybrid functionality offers an easy migration path from legacy CCTV to a modern IP-based system.