Choosing the right camera for your building

The three Mozaë camera models differ in their remote orientation, their zoom and their night vision range. These criteria help you choose the model suited to the area to be filmed, from the calving pen to a large building.

This article contains the following sections:

• The three models and their uses
• Remote orientation
• Optical zoom and digital zoom
• Night vision

The three models and their uses:

Remote orientation:

The mini dome and the dome are motorised: they can pan horizontally, tilt vertically and zoom remotely. This function is called PTZ.

The fixed camera is not motorised. Its wide-angle lens covers a large area without having to move it.

Optical zoom and digital zoom:

• Optical zoom: the camera lenses bring the image closer, with no loss of quality. It lets you make out a detail at the other end of the barn: an ear tag number, lameness, a behaviour. It is slower.
• Digital zoom: the image is enlarged by the software. Faster, it is suitable for an overall check, but the image may become pixelated.

To picture a 25x optical zoom: an animal 25 m away appears as if it were 1 m away.

Night vision:

At night, the camera lights the scene with infrared. This lighting is invisible to animals and humans alike: the camera films in total darkness without disturbing the herd. The night image is in black and white.

Related articles:

• Installing your camera
• Understanding your camera's motion detection