Basler will participate in this year's Intertraffic from March 25-28 in Amsterdam (stand 11.722 in Hall 11). Besides an extensive selection of ace GigE, ace USB cameras and suitable IP Cameras for ITS applications, Basler presents as world premiere network cameras with unique real-time trigger function and now with uncompressed images (YUV feature).

Basler has succeeded at integrating useful functions for traffic applications previously found in industrial cameras into their IP cameras. This includes on the one hand the real-time trigger function based around specific events to be recorded parallel to the video steam and, in a new development, to output them in the uncompressed YUV format. On the other hand, the BIP cameras with their high-sensitivity global shutter sensors produce top-quality images even for fast moving objects.

Real-time trigger and YUV-Images

One milestone involves the implementation of the real-time trigger function to record individual JPEG images of specific events such as traffic violations parallel to the video stream. Basler has expanded this trigger function to include yet another option: Basler IP cameras can now also produce uncompressed images (YUV feature) that deliver as much detail as possible. The images are sent directly to the PC in uncompressed form, involving a relative large volume of data. The benefit is that no image information is lost in the compression process. Algorithms such as LPR (license plate recognition) produce significantly better results than for compressed images such as JPEG or even H.264.

The first model with this YUV feature will be the BIP2-1600-25c-dn with its highly sensitive 2 MP sensor. This camera is the ideal choice for any type of license plate detection. It has already proven its value in a variety of security and enforcement applications, and is particular attractive in the LPR field for tasks like dragnet investigations.

Visit us in booth # 11.722 in hall 11 at the Intertraffic in Amsterdam from March 25-28, 2014.