• High-performance (10x optical/10x digital) zoom auto-focus
• Heavy-duty, tamper-proof aluminium housing
• Easy integration with entire range of Bosch CCTV products
  

Bosch Security Systems announces the release of the AutoDome Easy, an affordable, compact PTZ camera designed for discrete video surveillance in mid-sized indoor applications. The newest addition to Bosch's popular AutoDome family, the AutoDome Easy combines a high-performance pan/tilt unit and an auto-focus zoom camera in a compact, vandal-proof housing to offer a new, cost-effective alternative that bridges the gap between fixed mini dome and traditional high-speed PTZ dome cameras.

The AutoDome Easy is particularly well suited for discrete surveillance applications, such as small retail, education facilities and offices because of its compact size and vandal-resistant housing. At less than half the size of traditional PTZ dome cameras and 20 per cent smaller than most other minidomes, the AutoDome Easy measures less than 100 mm in diameter.

Though small in size, the AutoDome Easy incorporates a high-performance 100x (10x optical/10x digital) zoom auto-focus camera with advanced digital imaging technology to deliver excellent sensitivity and resolution. Other user-friendly features make the AutoDome Easy simple to operate, such as autos-caling and auto-focus; a simple, intuitive menu structure with multiple language support; and IntuiKey support, ensuring that the camera uses the same keyboard and joystick commands as the rest of the Bosch AutoDome family. A heavy-duty, tamper-proof aluminium housing and rugged polycarbonate bubble protect the camera from vandalism and theft, ensuring the AutoDome Easy continues to deliver critical images even in the toughest environments.

The new Bosch AutoDome Easy camera provides a high degree of flexibility, with 60 user-defined, preset positions as well as four auto-scan modes and four preset tours. With an integrated controller delivering variable pan/tilt speeds up to 120 degrees per second, the AutoDome Easy offers pan, tilt and preset accuracy to within ± 0.1 degree to capture the correct scene every time. The camera's 359-degree pan range and overlapping field of view enable a full 360 degrees of visual coverage. A single AutoDome Easy provides as much coverage as four or more fixed mini-domes at half the cost of a traditional high-speed PTZ dome camera, allowing users to monitor a larger area with fewer cameras, reducing initial equipment investment as well as installation and maintenance costs.

The innovative AutoDome Easy can be part of an integrated, low-maintenance solution from Bosch, as it conveniently integrates with the entire line of Bosch video products including Allegiant matrix switchers, DiBos and Divar digital recorders, and the full range of Bosch video-over-IP products.

As with all Bosch products, AutoDome Easy has been subjected to the industry's most comprehensive and demanding endurance tests to make sure it will hold up through years of use. In addition, the AutoDome Easy is backed by Bosch's industry-leading three-year warranty.

Designed for quick and easy installation, the AutoDome Easy comes fully assembled and ready for surface mount applications. Available wall and pipe mount kits allow AutoDome Easy to adapt to individual site requirements.

About the Bosch Group

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 280,000 associates generated sales of 45.1 billion euros in fiscal 2008. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than 3.5 billion euros, or eight percent of its sales revenue, for research and development, and applies for over 3,000 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

About Bosch in China

Bosch founded its first trading office in China as early as 1909. In 1926, the first car service workshop opened in Shanghai. Today, all Bosch business sectors are present in China: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology and Consumer Goods and Building Technology. The company operates 44 legal entities in China and has a holding company in Shanghai. Consolidated sales in China reached 2.2 billion euros in 2008. Some 20,200 Bosch associates in all legal entities and facilities are committed to bringing to Chinese customers the latest technology as well as the most reliable services to help improve their quality of life.

Bosch Security Systems Division

Bosch Security Systems is an innovative, global, one-stop-shop for high-quality security and communication products. Offering an unrivalled choice and an integrated approach, our company offers a complete range of specialized state-of-the-art products and systems for standard or customized applications and projects. The Security Systems division accounts for 10,197 active employees in over 40 countries. In China, through its national operation network and manufacturing site based in Zhuhai, Bosch Security Systems is committed to provide superior products and efficient services to the customers of China market.

Additional information can be accessed at http://www.boschsecurity.com.cn .

For more information on Bosch China, please visit http://www.bosch.com.cn

News sourc: Bosch China
Publish date: June 2007