Axis Communications 230 MPEG-2 - Manual (Page 6)

Introduction AXIS 230 6
Introduction
The AXIS 230 MPEG-2 Network Camera combines the features of a high quality network
camera containing a built-in zoom with the functionality of a powerful video server, thus
providing video and audio streams over IP networks. With its day/night functionality, the
AXIS 230 provides quality video 24 hours a day.
The AXIS 230 provides real-time compression and transmission of a DVD-quality MPEG-2
video and audio stream over TCP/IP networks. A video stream from the AXIS 230 using no
audio requires approximately a third of the bandwidth required by a Motion-JPEG stream
of equivalent quality.
When viewing multimedia content (video and audio) in a browser on a network, various
technologies and protocols are employed to supply the content. The video and audio
streams are transmitted either as unicast, where communication is between a single sender
and a single recipient, or as multicast, which is communication between a single sender
and multiple recipients. Multicasting is an excellent way to save on bandwidth.
The AXIS 230 is a complete hardware and
software solution that includes all the
required networking connectivity for
distributing multimedia content over the
network. The built-in web server provides
its own application page for direct viewing
of the video stream, as well as full
web-based control of the management and
configuration functions. All of this can be
accessed from a browser over the network.
Features and Benefits
Powerful Camera Features - The AXIS 230 is
based on a color camera block that
includes a built-in 18x optical zoom lens,
and day/night functionality for low light
conditions, including locations lit by
IR-illumination. For Pan/Tilt control, the
camera is equipped with built-in support for RS232/485 and comes complete with the
main Axis PT drivers. For direct local monitoring, the camera is also equipped with an
analog composite video output.
The AXIS 230 MPEG-2 Network Camera