Axis reduces bandwidth with Zipstream video technology on your PTZ cameras

Compatible with H.264 standard, this technology from the manufacturer halves the need for bandwidth and storage for video surveillance systems.

Available now for PTZ cameras Axis Communications, the Zipstream video technology of this manufacturer allows you to create network security projects with limited bandwidth and save on storage thanks to the smaller volume of data it requires, "as it adapted to the movements of the PTZ in real time. So, the peaks are smoothed out during data transfer", explains Sergio Fukushima, technical manager of this company.

Despite advances in digital video quality in recent years, many network security projects that use cameras with HDTV resolutions, Full HD or 4K have to reduce the resolution rate or the frame rate precisely due to the limitations of the network. In some cases, new images are recorded on recent recordings due to lack of space in the storage system.

The problem with it, Fukushima points out, "Is that these measures make it difficult to identify details in the video when an event occurs., while with Zipstream technology there is no visible loss of image quality".

This additional lossless compression is achieved by adding a module to the camera's video compression mechanism., ensuring that important image details are prioritized in the video stream, while unnecessary data is deleted.

In this sense, recordings containing data of potential interest are recorded with the highest resolution and image quality and other areas are filtered to optimize bandwidth and storage. "Video information as faces, tattoos or license plates are isolated and retained at the expense of irrelevant data, such as white walls and vegetation", Says.

Zipstream technology automatically adjusts to devices, supports H.264 standard and is available for Axis P5514 and P5515 models, as well as in the cameras of the Q61 and P56 series, and Q6000-E.

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