What is the difference between video conference cameras(BA) and AI tracking cameras(BX)?
With the upgrading of the industry, the latest AI tracking camera was launched, but the AI tracking camera is not an upgraded version of the previous video conference camera. It uses a new chip and sensor. So there are large differences between the two cameras. Let's take the 20X camera as an example to compare the parameters of the two cameras.
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| Camera | SMTAV 20X AI Tracking Camera | SMTAV Video Conference Camera | |
| Enclosure | With hole for more heat come out in middle neck ,bottom and interface panel |
No holes in the middle neck ( no much heat from PCB) |
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| Sensor | Sony | Panasonic | |
| Low Light | Normal | Low Light environment works much better | |
| Auto Focus | Keep improving | Auto Focus fast works better | |
| Video System | 1080P60，1080P59.94，1080P50，1080I60，1080I59.94，1080I50，1080P30，1080P29.97，1080P25，720P60，720P59.94，720P50 | HD: 1080p/60, 1080p/50, 1080i/60, 1080i/50, 1080p/30, 1080p/25, 720p/120（only network support）, 720p/60, 720p/50, 720p/30, 720p/25，640x480p/240（only network support） SD：480i，576i |
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| Sensor | 1/2.8 inch, CMOS, 2.07M pixels | ||
| Scanning Mode | Progressive scanning | ||
| Lens | 20x, f4.42mm ~ 88.5mm, F1.8 ~ F2.8 | ||
| Minimal Illumination | 0.5Lux @ (F1.8, AGC ON) | ||
| Shutter | 1/30s ~ 1/10000s | ||
| White Balance | Automatic, indoor, outdoor, one touch, manual | Automatic, indoor, outdoor, one touch, manual | |
| Digital Noise Reduction | 2D, 3D digital noise reduction | ||
| Backlight Compensation | Supported | ||
| Digital zoom | 16x | ||
| Video S/N | ≥55dB | ||
| Horizontal Angle of View | 60.7° ~ 3.36° | ||
| Vertical Angle of View | 34.1° ~ 1.89° | ||
| Horizontal Rotation Range | ±170° | ||
| Vertical Rotation Range | -30° ~ +90° | ||
| Pan Speed Range | 1.7° ~ 100°/s | ||
| Tilt Speed Range | 1.7° ~ 69.9°/s | ||
| H & V Flip | Support | ||
| Image Freeze | Support | ||
| AI tracking | Support | Not Support | |
| Number of Preset | 255 | ||
| Preset Accuracy | 0.1° | ||
| Network Features | |||
| Video Compression | H.264/H.265 | H.264/H.265/MJPEG | |
| Video Stream | First streaming, second streaming | ||
| Main Stream Resolution | 1920x1080,1280x720,1024x576,960x540,640x480,640x360 | ||
| Sub Stream Resolution | 1280x720,1024x576,720x576, 720x480,720x408,640x360,480x270,320x240,320x180 | ||
| Video Bit Rate | 32Kbps ~ 102400Kbps | 32Kbps ~ 20480Kbps | |
| Bit Rate Type | Variable bit rate，Fixed bit rate | ||
| Frame Rate | 1fps ~ 60fps | ||
| Audio Compression | AAC | ||
| Audio Bit Rate | 96Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps | ||
| Support protocols | FULL NDI，NDI｜HX, TCP/IP, HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, Onvif, DHCP, Multicast,SRT,GB/T28281 | NDI｜HX, TCP/IP, HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, Onvif, DHCP, Multicast,SRT,GB/T28281 | |
| Input/Output Interface | |||
| USB interfacr | 1xUSB 3.0: type-A(Device: Video ouput) | 1x USB 2.0, type-A (Host:Local record) | |
| HD Output | 1x HDMI:1.3 | ||
| 1x, 3G-SDI: BNC type, 800mVp-p, 75Ω, follow SMPTE 424M standard | |||
| Network Interface | 1x, RJ45: 10M/100M/1000M Adaptive Ethernet | ||
| Audio Interface | 1x, Line In, 3.5mm audio Interface； | ||
| 1x, Line out, 3.5mm audio Interface； | 1x CVBS: 3.5mm , 1Vp-p, 75Ω | ||
| Communication Interface | 1x, RS232 In: 8pin Min DIN, Max Distance: 30m, VISCA/Pelco-D/Pelco-P | ||
| 1x, RS232 Out: 8pin Min DIN, Max Distance: 30m, VISCAnetwork use only | |||
| 1x, RS485: 3 core phoenix mouth , Max Distance: 1200m, VISCA/Pelco-D/Pelco-P | |||
| Power Jack | JEITA Type（DC IN 12V） | ||
| Audio | |||
| digital audio pickup | Built-in dual microphone array, 100Hz to 16KHz frequency response | No mic | |
| Analog audio input | Support 3.5mm Line-In | ||
| digital audio output | Support HDMI、USB、LAN、SDI audio output | Support HDMI、LAN、SDI audio output | |
| Analog audio output | Support 3.5mm Line-Out | No 3.5mm Line-Out | |
| USB Featured | Video Output | Only supports local storage | |
| Operate System | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Mac | Not support video output | |
| macOS™ 10.10 or higher | |||
| Google™ Chromebook™ Version 29.0.1547.70 or higher | |||
| Linux (Need support UVC) | |||
| hardware requirements | 2.4 GHz Intel® Core 2 Duo processor or higher | ||
| 2 GB RAM or higher | |||
| USB 2.0 interface | |||
| Color System / Compression | YUY2/MJPEG/H.264 | ||
| Video Format | Support a variety of video formats with different frame rates and resolutions, up to 1080P60 YUY2 output | ||
| USB Video Communication Protocol | UVC 1.1 or UVC1.5 | ||
| Audio on USB | 32K sampling rate, support UAC2.0 | ||
| UVC PTZ | Support | ||
| Generic Specification | |||
| Input Voltage | DC 12V，PoE（802.3af） | ||
| Input Current | 1000mA | ||
| Operating Temperature | 0°C ~ 40°C | ||
| Storage Temperature | -40°C ~ 60°C | ||
| Power Consumption | 12W | ||