Axis Communications ARTPEC-4 system-on-chip

Axis Communications has introduced its ARTPEC-4 chip, the latest version of the system-on-chip for network video products that enhances image quality and video analytics in the company’s network video cameras and video encoders.

The device is designed to offer video with lower noise and higher light sensitivity for sharper images of moving objects. The chip is a key enabler of Lightfinder technology, which allows cameras to ‘see’ clearly in dark and low-light conditions.

In this latest chip, H.264 compression has been improved and it supports simultaneous H.264 and motion JPEG streams. The built-in multiple streaming means that video streams can be optimised individually. All in all, this leads to better HDTV images, increased flexibility and lowered costs for network and storage.

With a CPU and coprocessor for accelerating video analytics, it also has more processing power for intelligent video analysis.

The device is optimised for the company’s branded video encoders and cameras, and will complement the existing chip portfolio, which also includes what is claimed to be the first HDTV-enabled network camera chip, the ARTPEC-3.