The Video Surveillance CCTV CCIW1345 introduced by SIEMENS offers a compression mechanism that is inter-changeable between the MJPEG and MPEG4. It assures excellent versatility and permits a system to be integrated depending upon the image quality or bandwidth. It is a 1/3 in DSP wide dynamic day-night IP camera. It has an activity monitoring, an e-mail indicator, and an optimised microphone. With its CCD sensor, ultra excellent light sensitivity that provides exceptional images is achieved. And through its MPEG4 and international standard RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) compatibility, video recordings can be played in a regular PC video players like VLC and Quick Time. Also, this device delivers a 25 ips resolution that can bes used outdoor, day or night.