@MASTERTHESIS{1360Rodríguez2012, AUTHOR = {Rafael Rodríguez}, TITLE = {Background Subtraction with PTZ Cameras}, SCHOOL = {Technische Universit{\"a}t Berlin}, YEAR = {2012}, MONTH = mar, ABSTRACT = {The segmentation of moving objects is often used as a first step in many video applications such as traffic monitoring and human activity understanding. Background subtraction is a commonly adopted technique for this segmentation, which basically involves detecting the moving objects by the difference between the current frame and a background model. However, most of the background subtraction approaches proposed in the literature are restricted to scenarios with the static cameras due to the need of a background model, being therefore not applicable in scenarios with Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras, which are popular option because of their ability to cover a wide field of view.} }