The IP Camera Difference: HD, POE, and Networked An IP camera, or Internet Protocol camera, is a digital video camera that operates on a network. IP cameras are digital and connect via Cat5 (Networking) Cable.   Our IP Cameras can shoot in HD at 1080p, 4MP, and 4K or even greater than 4K.   IP cameras differ from cheaper analog cameras that use siamese cable, aren't HD, and are not digital devices.

Nothing impacts identifying a face more than resolution.

When used to describe a digital camera, resolution refers to the size of the digital image the camera produces. It is expressed in terms of how many million pixels it can record in a single image--megapixels.

An IP surveillance camera that captures 1600 x 1200 pixels produces an image with a resolution of 1.92 million pixels as a result of multiplying the vertical and horizontal dimensions (1,600 x 1,200 = 1,920,000). In the industry that is referred to as a 2.0-megapixel (mega here meaning "million") camera (or 2MP or 1080P).

• More resolution means better quality, depending on the camera optics and the quality of the image capture chip
• The advantage of having a camera with a higher resolution is in having more pixels to work with. More pixels means a greater likelihood of identifying an individual
• You can enlarge images (or digitally zoom)-- only to the point of the camera's max resolution--without degrading the quality

We will provide a sign-up An IP PTZ Camera (Internet Protocol Pan, Tilt, and Zoom Camera), is a digital video camera that operates via an IP network. IP cameras are digital and connect via Cat5 (Networking) Cable. SCW’s PTZ Cameras can shoot in high definition (HD) at 1080p (2 Megapixels), 4MP (2x 1080p) to 4K (8MP). on our website once we launch. Keep an eye out for it!