MXLEO  Lowlight Exposure Optimization

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  MxLEO Exposure Optimization And Reduced Image Noise For 6 MP Cameras (MxLEO: Lowlight Exposure Optimization) MxLEO is an integral part of the free 4.1.9 firmware update and offers four significant advantages: Advantage 1: Reduced Motion Blurring The improved light sensitivity of the new MOBOTIX 5 megapixel sensors offers notably shorter exposure times than the previous 1.3 and 3.1 MP sensors. A new exposure and image optimization program exclusively developed by MOBOTIX for these 6 MP sensors (color and B/W): MxLEO (Lowlight Exposure Optimization) ensures significantly more detailed images, particularly in poor lighting conditions (<< 25 Lux). Examples of such environments at night include camera-monitored doors, car parks or places where there is only dim outdoor lighting (around 10 to 25 Lux). Another example would be a building (hallway, office, warehouse) where only the emergency light is on after hours (around 5 Lux). The motion blurring that is usually caused by the longer exposure times needed in the dark is significantly reduced, and image details such as faces and license plates are easier to identify than before.                                               Without MxLEO   With MxLEO   Advantage 2: Reduced Image Noise The hardware-based noise filter built into the 6 MP cameras further increases image quality for night and dusk recordings (=> less image noise, fewer false alarms, lower storage and bandwidth requirements). Advantage 3: Application-Oriented Exposure Setting Security applications usually need all of the relevant image details of moving persons and objects to be as clear and undistorted as possible, especially in videos with high frame rates. The best way to ensure this is to reduce exposure times. This can lead to a situation where less relevant areas of the image have sub-optimal lighting, which is not important for this type of application. However, if the camera is used as a high-resolution webcam (for example, to record a new panoramic image for a hotel website every minute), the objects or persons moving through the image area are less important than the image as a whole, which should be lit as evenly as possible, which in turn requires longer exposure times after dark. For this reason, users now have the option to adjust the exposure settings (new, extended exposure program with values from "-2" to "+5", default is "0") or use the "Image Program" menu to select preconfigured image settings at the click of a mouse. These are designed for a range of applications, including "webcam". Advantage 4: Optimized MxActivitySensor Recording Results MxActivitySensor video clips also benefit from significantly improved quality thanks to MxLEO’s reduced motion blurring and decreased image noise.

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MxActivitySensor Unique Motion Detection in the camera The MxActivitySensor is an activity-controlled, software-based image analysis function for detecting movement of people and objects in a monitored area (full image or section). Unlike existing video motion sensors, which detect all events in the defined motion windows, the MxActivitySensor is very easy to configure and delivers reliable results, even in applications with large amounts of external interference. For example, the camera now distinguishes between movements of vehicles, people or objects that trigger an alarm and movements that are not relevant for alarms, such as shadows, changes in illumination, trees swaying in the wind or rain directly at the lens. What Is Detected? The sensor detects objects or people that cross the defined monitored area or move toward or away from the camera. The MxActivitySensor is available free of charge via a simple firmware update for current MOBOTIX cameras.