IP camera or web camera, network video camera from concept to video network, network, server + camera now mainly divided into civil and industrial use (used) monitoring project of two main is adopted, civil and industrial cmos sensor with the main using CCD camera. We mainly discussed here at the camera, network popularity than network video server, the main reason is that it is no single camera, video server as wide + all kinds of common video camera, and far more network from the perspective of the maintenance and stability than video camera + server, and its share price is one of important factors, of course, network integration camera, simple interface, easy installation and construction of network video camera is unique advantage.

A network video camera and can be regarded as a combination of a computer. It can capture video and directly through the IP network for transmission, thereby authorized users can through standard based on IP network infrastructures in local or remote sites achieve, video data storage and management.

Network cameras have their own independent IP address can be connected directly to the network and built-in Web server, email client, alarm management and programmable ability and other many intelligent function. Network cameras with PC connection without, it can operate independently, and can be placed in any one place with IP network interface. Video camera with the simulation, the network server + compared with higher integration camera, installation is more flexible, and some even need only a piece of string can use, and video server or analog camera + need a certain distance from the video transmission, simulation environment influence more than the network video camera.

Besides video information, network cameras can achieve the same network connection through other functions, and some other useful information transmission, such as video, audio, digital mobile detection, input and output (can be used to achieve alarm linkage, such as trigger alarm or activate spot lighting, etc.), for PTZ or serial data transmission device driver serial port, etc. The image cache network camera can save and sent alarming and video images. In recent years, the network technology has caught the analog video camera, and can also satisfy the video monitoring the actual requirements and specifications. In addition, still can offer a series of network video features, so high in some respects, even more than analog camera.

In short, the camera can only transmit analog video signal, the one by the operator and performance level, DVR network video transmission, however, can be a full-duplex digital information, and with other systems can be effectively integrated equipments, so that they can be in a scalable distributed, the environment to achieve higher performance level. Network cameras can with multiple applications system parallel communication, so as to realize the various functions, such as the motion picture detection, or send different format video etc. But we should notice a problem, at present the development of simulation camera relatively mature, a variety of types, network video camera is seldom, it also limit its application, and video camera + simulate the network video monitoring of the server will be more easily combination of traditional analog video camera for network upgrades the function, and can be easily combination of network, network, and network QiangJi hemisphere seek, network, and network infrared waterproof high-speed ball of network monitoring equipment, and will make one of these devices are directly to the network, the high cost of camera traditional camera manufacturer in the aspects of so much, but we believe that once the market mature, these products will be in a very short period of time.

Network camera prices and offer the same video quality than current simulation is much higher, video camera than video server + simulate the price, but also because of its high integration and flexibility, the higher the convenience, the installation of future will be a bigger share of the market.

Of course, from the current situation of the application of the market, because its price factor network video network infrastructure and the number of issues, not much, but we believe that with the popularity of Internet technology hardware, network bandwidth, improve the service quality of the camera, network application prospect in the market is very wide.