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Calculations and tools

Calculations and tools for designing camera systems

Lens calculator

Calculating the appropriate focal point of the lens to the width and the distance of the monitored area.

Viewing angle

The camera angle according to the focal length of the lens and the image sensor size.

Camera settings for identification

Determining the maximum image size to obtain the correct identification of persons, vehicles and so on.

Bandwidth calculator

Data bandwidth in the network, and disk controller for transmitting and storing video images.

Storage needs calculator

Recommended recording media capacity to achieve the desired archive recording.

Sensitivity recalculation

Comparison of the sensitivity of cameras with two different alleged by the camera lens.

RAID array space calculator

Calculation of total usable capacity of a RAID array.

IPv4 addresses and subnets

Calculating the size of the address space and the range of IPv4 addresses on the network.

IPv6 addresses and subnets

Calculating the size of the address space and the range of IPv6 addresses on the network.

Wireless link signal calculator

Total balance wireless connections after the netting of gains and losses in signal transmission.

Fresnel zone

Definition of free space on your wireless connections for maximum reliability.

ACK timeout

Setting the correct value of ACK timeout to maximize transfer speed.

mW to dBm conversion calculator

Converting units from mW to dBm transmit power to ensure the compliance with legislation.

Port forwarding test

Test the correct setup port forwarding on the router.

ONVIF compatibility test

Device compatibility test with ONVIF protocol.

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