by Shane Henson — January 11, 2013—Basler, a global manufacturer of digital cameras, announced that all of the Internet protocol (IP) box cameras the company produces will now be equipped with a secure digital (SD) card slot to offer users increased functionality.
The integrated microSDHC card slot provides for local data storage of up to 32 GB. This functionality makes it possible to store live streams or single camera images in configurable time intervals on an SD card, says Basler. In case of a network failure, the camera acts as a backup solution by recording video streams to the SD card. When the network connection has been restored, the video management system can retrieve the data and merge it seamlessly with video footage captured before the connection was interrupted.
Basler adds that when using an efficient encoder type such as H.264 and a high-capacity SD card, a Basler IP camera can independently capture and store images for an extended period of time without transmitting data back to a client. This is especially useful in remote surveillance locations, since the camera will not require any network connection.
“With edge storage, our IP cameras can act as self-sufficient systems,” states Bjrn Weber, a product manager at Basler. “Our customers can rely on uninterrupted video footage even in case of network failures.”
Basler IP cameras are available as box and dome models with resolutions of VGA to 5 megapixels and frame rates of up to 100 frames per second.
