Camera Selection Guide 2022

CCTV Handbook 2022 Camera Selection Guide, Surveillance

Select technology: All | Body-worn-camera | IP | Solar | Thermal


Select brand: All | Allbro | Avigilon | Axis Communications | Bosch | Dahua | Dahua Technology | EZVIZ | Hikvision | Kedacom | TVT



Category: IP

Brand/Range name: Bosch

Supplier(s): Use dealer search on www.boschsecurity.com/xf/en to locate your nearest authorised dealer

Camera name: NDP-5523-Z30L

Maximum resolution: 4 MP @ 60 fps

Lighting Capabilities: Starlight technology with 1/1,8-inch HD sensor for excellent lowlight performance including combination of 320 m IR (850 nm) + white light LEDs.

Software provided with camera: BVMS Lite – includes eight camera/decoder expansions, two workstation expansions, eight failover recording channels, eight dual recording channels, two keyboard expansions, one DVR and ATM/POS allegiant OPC functionality.

Onboard storage: Dual SDXC/SDHC/SD card slots, up to 2 TB

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Essential Video Analytics 6.30

ONVIF conformant: Yes

Description: AUTODOME IP starlight 5100i IR 1,8-inch, ultra HD sensor and integrated IR and white light illumination, 30x optical zoom to identify people at a distance of more than 280 m. The new HDR technology (HDR X).

Variations in range:

• NDP-5523-Z30L PTZ 4 MP HDR 30x IP66 pendant IR

Contact: Quintin Van Den Berg

Tel: +27 11 651 9600

[email protected]



Category: Thermal

Brand/Range name: Bosch

Supplier(s): Thermal

Camera name: MIC IP Fusion 9000i

Maximum resolution: 1080p

Lighting Capabilities: Complete darkness

Software provided with camera: No, open to integration and custom development.

Onboard intelligence/analytics: Camera trainer, advanced on-board intelligent video tracking, object detection when camera is on tours, full suite of Bosch video analytics.

ONVIF conformant: Yes

Description: Advanced PTZ visible/ thermal Fusion camera.

Contact: Alex Penhaligon

Tel: +27 66 257 0496

[email protected]





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