The high-sensitivity VB-M50B PTZ Network Camera captures video with remarkable color and clarity, even in very low-light environments. The camera's advanced lens with large aperture ratio ranging from F1.8 (W) to F2.4 (T) allows more light to reach its sophisticated CMOS image sensor, and Canon's powerful DIGIC DV III Image Processor helps to provide crisp images with remarkable color accuracy. The VB-M50B PTZ Network Camera can reproduce color video down to .04 lux* and black and white video down to .002** lux, making it ideal for many applications where lighting may be limited, ranging from security and surveillance to web casting.
The VB-M50B is equipped with a considerable long-range optical zoom capability made possible by the camera's "Tele" focal length of 88.5mm, which is comparable to Canon's robust VB-H43 model which offers 20X optical zoom. That functionality is backed by an Enhanced Digital Zoom function that can stream a lower resolution crop of the original high-resolution video, thereby achieving a similar level of video quality as with digital zoom – but at a lower resolution to minimize costly bandwidth and storage space.
The VB-M50B offers a fast and precise Pan/Tilt mechanism which is particularly beneficial to users, as is the ability to establish up to 64 preset camera positions and schedule up to five preset tour routes, eliminating the need for repeated manual adjustment of the pan/tilt/zoom positions.
With the Canon Camera Management Tool (CCMT), users can configure and manage Canon Network Cameras from a single screen. Configuration is also simplified via ONVIF Profile S and G conformance for maximum interoperability with many video management software (VMS) solutions.
The simple setup and use offered by the VB-M50B is furthered by a Camera Viewer that provides easy access to the camera's features and functionality from a variety of different devices including PCs, mobile phones and tablets using iOS and Android operating systems. Additionally, the camera's Bit Rate Stabilization feature can assure a more reliable connection by automatically suppressing bandwidth spikes when transmitting over cellular data.
To further enhance usability the VB-M50B also includes two features, Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction and Area-Specific Data Size Reduction (ADSR), which are both designed to help reduce data size while maintaining high image quality in important areas.
The VB-M50B also offers multiple image enhancement features including the new Clear IR Mode – which activates an Infrared Bandpass Filter that allows only infrared light to pass through to the image sensor – further contributing to this models capability to capture exceptional image quality even in challenging environments. Auto Gain Control allows users to determine the fine balance of video brightness and low noise, while Haze Compensation automatically enhances contrast and maximizes image quality when fog, haze, or smog are present. In addition, the VB-M50B also offers a selection of On-board Video Analytics including Moving Object Detection, Removed and Abandoned Object Detection.
For outstanding visibility and high-quality color video even in low-light environments, rely on Canon and choose the VB-M50B PTZ Network Camera.
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IMAGE SENSOR
1/3" CMOS (RGB)
NUMBER OF EFFECTIVE PIXELS
Approx. 1.3 million pixels
ANALOG VIDEO RESOLUTION
N/A
ANALOG VIDEO STANDARD
N/A
ANALOG S/N RATIO
N/A
SCANNING METHOD
Progressive Scan
LENS
5x optical zoom lens with auto focus
FOCAL LENGTH
F1.8 (W) – F2.4 (T)
F-NUMBER
F1.6 (W) - F3.5 (T)
DIGITAL ZOOM
20x
HORIZONTAL VIEWING ANGLE (16:9)
15.6° (W) – 3.2° (T)
VERTICAL VIEWING ANGLE (16:9)
8.8° (W) – 1.8° (T)
DAY/NIGHT MODE
Yes
I/R CUT FILTER
Automatically removable infrared-cut filter
MIN. SUBJECT ILLUMINATION - DAY (COLOR)
.04 lux (F1.8, shutter speed 1/30 sec., when smart shade control is off, 50IRE)
MIN. SUBJECT ILLUMINATION - NIGHT (MONOCHROME)
.002 lux (F1.8, shutter speed 1/30 sec., when smart shade control is off, 50IRE)
FOCUS MODES
Auto/One-shot AF/Manual/Fixed at infinity
SHOOTING DISTANCE
Day Mode: 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity (W), 5.0 m (16.4 ft.) – infinity (T)
Night Mode: 3.0 m (9.8 ft.) – infinity (W), 5.0 m (16.4 ft.) – infinity (T)
SHUTTER SPEED
1 – 1/16000 sec.
EXPOSURE MODES
Auto/Auto (Flickerless)/Auto (Shutter-priority AE)/Auto (Aperture-priority AE)/Manual (Shutter Speed, Aperture, Gain)
WHITE BALANCE
Auto/Light Source/Manual
Light Source: Daylight Fluorescent/White Fluorescent/Warm Fluorescent/Mercury Lamp/Sodium Lamp/Halogen Lamp
Manual: One-shot WB/R Gain/B Gain
METERING MODE
Center-Weighted/Average/Spot
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
9 levels
SMART SHADE CONTROL
Auto/Manual/Disable
Auto: 3 levels
Manual: 7 levels
HAZE COMPENSATION
Auto/Manual/Disable
Auto: 3 levels
Manual: 7 levels
AGC LIMIT
6 levels
IMAGE STABILIZER
Digital (2 levels)
PAN ANGLE RANGE
348° (±174°)
TILT ANGLE RANGE
105° (ceiling-mounted position: -90° – +15°)
ROTATION ANGLE RANGE
N/A
IR ILLUMINATION RANGE
N/A
MOVING SPEED
Pan: Max. 150°/sec., Tilt: Max. 150°/sec.
SERVERVIDEO COMPRESSION METHOD
JPEG, H.264
BIT RATE CONTROL
Target Bit Rate: 64–16384 kbps
VIDEO SIZE
JPEG, H.264: 1280 x 720, 640 x 360, 320 x 180
1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240
SIMULTANIOUS VIDEO STREAMS
N/A
VIDEO QUALITY
JPEG, H.264: 10 levels
FRAME RATE
JPEG: 0.1 – 30 fps
H.264: 1/2/3/5/6/10/15/30 fps
MAXIMUM FRAME RATE
1280 x 960 : 30fps
ADSR: AREA-SPECIFIC DATA SIZE REDUCTION
Number of Specified Areas: Max. 8 areas
Data Size Reduction Level: 3 levels
I-FRAME INTERVAL
0.5/1/1.5/2/3/4/5 sec.
SIMULTANIOUS CLIENT ACCESS
Max. 30 Clients + 1 Admin Client
– H.264: Max. 10 Clients
CAMERA CONTROL
Administrator, Authorized user, Guest user (level of control varies depending on user)
ACCESS CONTROL
User authority (user name and password), Host Access Restrictions (IPv4, IPv6)
ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS
SSL/TLS, Ipsec
IEEE 802.1X
EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP
ONVIF Version
Profile S, Profile G
IPv4 PROTOCOL
TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB2), DHCP, DNS, AutoIP, mDNS, ARP, ICMP, POP3, NTP, SMTP, RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SSL/TLS, IPsec, ONVIF, WV-HTTP (Canon proprietary)
IPv6 PROTOCOL
TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, FTP, SNMPv1/v2c/v3 (MIB2), DHCP, DNS, AutoIP, mDNS, ARP, ICMP, POP3, NTP, SMTP, RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SSL/TLS, IPsec, ONVIF, WV-HTTP (Canon proprietary)
AUTO IP (LINK-LOCAL)
Yes
AUDIO COMPRESSION METHOD
G.711 μ-law (64 kbps)
AUDIO COMMUNICATION METHOD
Full-duplex (two-way) – Echo cancellation function compliant
RTP, Sound Transfer Protocol by Canon
AUDIO FILE PLAYBACK
Available (audio files can be played back when an event is triggered by the intelligent function or external device input)
PRIVACY MASK
Number of registration: Max. 8 places, Number of mask colors: 1 (select from 9 colors)
VIEW RESTRICTION
Available
PRESETS
Number of registers: Max. 64 positions (+Home Position)
Number of Preset Tour Route: Max. 5
INTELLIGENT FUNCTION - VIDEO
Moving Object Detection, Abandoned Object Detection, Removed Object Detection, Camera Tampering Detection, Passing Detection, and Intrusion Detection
INTELLIGENT FUNCTION - AUDIO
Volume Detection, Scream Detection
INTELLIGENT FUNCTION - DETECTION SETTINGS
Max. 15
EVENT TRIGGER TYPE
External Device Input, Intelligent Function (Video), Intelligent Function (Audio), Timer, Day/Night Switch
IMAGE UPLOAD
FTP/HTTP/SMTP (e-mail)
EVENT NOTIFICATION
HTTP/SMTP (e-mail)
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
Available
IMAGE CROPPING FUNCTION
Digital PTZ
Cropping sizes: 640 x 360/512 x 288/384 x 216/256 x 144/128 x 72
640 x 480/512 x 384/384 x 288/256 x 192/128 x 96
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Available
CUSTOM SETTINGS
N/A
INTERFACENETWORK TERMINAL
LAN x 1 (RJ45, 100Base-TX (auto/full-duplex/half-duplex))
AUDIO INPUT TERMINAL
ϕ3.5 mm (ϕ0.14 in.) mini-jack connector (monaural)
LINE IN (connect to an amplifier microphone) or MIC IN (connect to a microphone w/o amplifier)
– Switch LINE IN/MIC IN in the setting page.
AUDIO OUTPUT TERMINAL
ϕ3.5 mm (ϕ0.14 in.) mini-jack connector (monaural)
LINE OUT (connect to an amplifier speaker)
EXTERNAL DEVICE I/O TERMINAL
Input x 2, Output x 2
ANALOG VIDEO OUT
N/A
MEMORY CARD TYPE
SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Compatible.
Frame Rate: Max. 1 fps (JPEG), Max. 30fps (H.264)
MEMORY CARD RECORDED CONTENT
Log, Video (Event, Manual, ONVIF, Timer, Upload)
MEMORY CARD RECORDED FRAME RATE
Max. 1 fps (JPEG)
Max. 30 fps (H.264)
TEMPERATURE
AC, DC, PoE: -10°C - +50°C (+14°F - +122°F)
HUMIDITY
5% – 85% (without condensation)
STORAGE ENVIRONMENTTEMPERATURE
-30°C – +60°C (-22°F – +140°F)
HUMIDITY
5% – 90% (without condensation)
POWER SUPPLYPoE
PoE power supply via LAN connector (IEEE802.3at Class 0 compliant)
AC ADAPTER
PA-V18 (100 – 240 V AC) (sold separately)
EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE
24 V AC/12 V DC
POWER CONSUMPTIONWITH PoE
Max. approx. 9.8W
WITH AC ADAPTER
Max. approx. 11.2W
WITH 12VDC
Max. approx. 10W
WITH PoE +
TBD
WITH 24VAC
Max. approx. 9.6W
OTHERDIMENSIONS
(ϕ x H) ϕ129 x 157 mm (ϕ5.08 x 6.18 in.)
MOUNTING POSITION
Horizontal
HEATER
N/A
WEIGHT
(TBD) Approx. 1160 g (2.56 lb.)
OUTDOOR READY
No
IP RATING
N/A
VANDAL RESISTANT
No
IMPACT RESISTANCE
N/A