A further benefit of MFZ is the cost and time saving. It is true that the purchase price of a Riva IP camera with MFZ is slightly higher compared to a regular CCTV camera, but considering the maintenance costs and time, Riva cameras with MFZ could save a good deal of expense.

Riva cameras, equipped with an analogue video-out terminal for installation purposes, do not require a 2nd person, but a single person on-site. With MFZ the cameras can be focused remotely.

Not only the installation, but also re-adjusting the focus is much easier compared to a regular CCTV camera. Implementing the motorized focus/zoom feature ensures that only several mouse clicks are needed to re-adjust the focus, for example, in changing weather conditions. According to Riva, the costs and time of re-adjusting cameras without MFZ would be significantly higher than the purchase price gap between a regular CCTV camera and a Riva camera with MFZ.

To summarise, considering time, effort and costs, Riva cameras with MFZ appear to provide significant advantages compared to regular CCTV cameras. Thus, the MFZ control function in megapixel cameras provides a compelling argument, and according to the company is not “optional”, but “essential”.