Bosch NBC-255-P Reference Guide

F01U073063  June 2010

Image Sensor Type

1/4" progressive 

scan CMOS

1/4" progressive 

scan CMOS

1/3” progressive 

scan CCD

1/3” progressive 

scan CCD

1/3” progressive 

scan CCD

1/3” progressive 

scan CCD

1/4 in. CCD

1/3” Interline CCD

1/4” CCD

1/4” CCD

1/2” CMOS

1/2” CMOS

Day/Night

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

IR Sensitive

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes***

Yes

No

Yes

Dynamic Range (WDR)

60 dB

60 dB

60 dB

60 dB

120 dB

120 dB

50 dB

80 dB

Up to 128x

Up to 128x

60 dB

60 dB

Pan/Tilt/Zoom

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

360° 12X digital 

zoom

(2)

360° 12X digital 

zoom

Digital PTZ

Digital PTZ

Video Motion Detection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes 

Yes 

Yes

Yes

200 - No

300 - Yes

Yes

Yes  

(programmable 

mask)

Yes  

(programmable 

mask)

Privacy Masking

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Auto Black

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Intelligent Video Analysis (IVA)**

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Optional

No

No

Yes

No

No

Lens

Fixed 4.9mm

(1)

2.8 to 10 mm

(2)

Fixed 4.0 mm

(1)

2.8 to 10 mm

(2)

C/CS

2.8 to 10 mm
9.0 to 22 mm

C/CS

2.8 to 10 mm
9.0 to 22 mm

10x Zoom

(4.2–42.0 mm)

2.7 to 13.5 mm 

5 to 50 mm

18x Color

(1)

18, 26,36x

Day/Night 

(2)

18, 26, 36x  

Day/Night

C/CS

C/CS

Minimum 
Illumination (day mode) [lux]

1.0

1.0

0.3

0.30

0.015*

0.028*

1.0 F 1.8

0.29 (D/N)

0.5 (18x, 26x D/N)

0.6 (36x D/N)

0.5 - 2.0 MP
1.0 - 3.1 MP

1.0

Minimum  
Illumination (night mode) [lux]

N/A

N/A

0.012 F1.2

0.012

.0060*

0.0099*

N/A

0.12 (D/N)

0.1 (26x D/N)

0.16 (36x D/N)

N/A

0.01

Compression/Multistreaming

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(2) H.264

(1) M-JPEG

(5) M-JPEG 

Streams

(5) M-JPEG 

Streams

Images Per Second Color (max.)

30 @ VGA

30 @ VGA

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 4CIF

30 @ 1280 x 1024 30 @ 1280 x 1024

Maximum Resolution

640 x 480 

(VGA)

640 x 480

(VGA)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

704 x 480 

(4CIF)

704 x 480 

(4CIF)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

704 x 480

(4CIF)

1600 x 1200 

(2.0 MP)

2040 x 1530 

(3.1 MP)

2040 x 1530

Alarm Input/Output

1/1

1/1

2/1

2/1

2/1

2/1

2/1

No

200 - No Alarms

300 - 7/4

7/4

No

No

Audio / Audio Alarm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Audio In

Audio In

No

No

Power Over Ethernet (PoE)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes (indoor verison)

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Power Consumption

3.36W

4.1W

6W

8W

6W

8W

12W (indoor)

27W Max (Outdoor)

11.5W - 47.5W

11.5W - 47.5W

14W - 50W

4W

4W

Operating Temperature

32° to 122° F

0° to 50° C

14° to 122° F

-10° to 50° C

-4° to 122° F
-20° to 50° C

-4° to 122° F
-20° to 50° C

-4° to 122° F
-20° to 50° C

-4° to 122° F
-20° to 50° C

–10°C to 40°C 

(14°F to 104°F) 

(indoor)

–30°C to 50°C 

(–22°F to 122°F) 

(outdoor)

-67° to 122° F 

-55° to 50° C

(w/XT kit)

-67° to 122° F 

-55° to 50° C

(w/XT kit)

-76° to 122° F 

-60° to 50° C

(w/XT kit)

32° to 104° F

0° to 40° C

32° to 104° F

0° to 40° C

Vandal Resistant

N/A

No

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

All-weather Rating

N/A

IP54

N/A

IP 66 / NEMA 4X

N/A

IP 66 / NEMA 4X

IP65 (outdoor)

IP66 / NEMA 4X  

(pendant housing)

IP66 / NEMA 4X  

(pendant housing)

IP66 / NEMA 4X  

(pendant housing)

N/A

N/A