CCTV
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Cat Code:
PC-DVR-X4E16
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*** Version
3.012D unsupported Software Functions - Hardware/Operating System
requirements:
Conexant Fusion 878A
Integrated Circuit, capable of up to 768 x 576 x 32 bit Image Capture.
Compatible with CCIR/PAL (Australia - UK) EIA/NTSC (USA - Japan) TV systems.
4 standard composite video (AV) 75 ohm inputs via BNC sockets.
Video Cameras:
Up to 4 'per Card' with standard 75 ohm impedance composite video output,
CCIR or EIA monochrome or PAL or NTSC colour. Reliable
recording may not be possible with a mix of monochrome & colour cameras on the
same Card, with multiple Cards monochrome and colour can be used on individual
Cards.
CCIR = Australian /
European Monochrome TV System
PAL = Australian / European Colour TV System
EIA = USA / Japan Monochrome TV System
NTSC = USA / Japan Color TV System
V1.74 Software Functions
MPEG-4 Video Encoding
with user configurable compression and compression speed to balance image
Quality against File-Size.
User configurable
Recording Resolution 640 x 480, 640 x 240, 320 x 240.
Hardware Watchdog continuously monitors PC for
activity, if system freezes Watchdog electronically triggers PC Motherboard
Hardware RESET switch.
Simultaneous Recording *
Display/Playback * Remote LAN TCP/IP View/Playback/Recording.
Continuous &/or Scheduled
Event Recording.
1 ~ 16 Channel Event
Recording using Motion Detection &/or via 8 Alarm inputs 'REQUIRES
OPTIONAL
PCI-8xIO Card'.
Motion Detection with
user configurable Masking, Sensitivity & Switching of 8 Alarm outputs
'REQUIRES OPTIONAL
PCI-8xIO Card'.
Event Center Application
for automatic Pop-Up Remote Monitoring on Multiple PC Systems.
Remote View via LAN
TCP/IP.
Automatic First-In
First-Out overwriting of oldest files, user configurable.
Multiple Hard Disk Drives
/ Folders may be allocated for Storage.
Independently
configurable parameters for each channel: Title/Name, Motion Detection Masks,
Motion Detection Sensitivity, Image Brightness/Contrast/Colour, Audible
Warning/Announcement, Image Quality/Compression, Scheduled Continuous Recording,
Scheduled Motion Detection Recording, etc.
Up to ~ 6 images per
second per channel.
Up to 8 X Playback with
Pause/Step VCR-like functions.
Plus many other functions detailed in
User Manual, these
are included but at this time we do not provide support for them.
IBM Compatible PC
Digital Video Recording Surveillance System for colour or monochrome Video
Cameras, Record & Display or Playback simultaneously.
Video Recording of 1 to 4
channels, expandable to 8, 12 or 16 channels with additional Capture Cards.
Scheduled Recording
independently configurable for each channel.
Image changes are
detected to trigger Motion Event recording, multiple Masking/Detection Zones for
each channel, adjustable Sensitivity setting for each channel.
Up to 8X Playback speed
with VCR like Pause & Play functions , Snapshots may be saved as BMP file or
printed, click
here
to view sample images.
Video Clips may be saved
as an AVI File and viewed FULL SCREEN with standard "Windows Media Player", or
distributed as an e-mail attachment to security personnel, Police, etc. Files
can be duplicated and archived to Floppy Disc, CD ROM, DVD, removable Hard
Drives, Tape Drives, copied/moved over LAN, etc.
During Playback any image
may be saved as a BMP file then edited (Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Cut
Paste, etc) with a Graphics application and converted to other file formats such
as JPEG to reduce file size.
Storage on multiple Hard
Disk Drives on Server or Remote PC, oldest files are overwritten on a First-In
First-Out (FIFO) basis to avoid loss of current surveillance recordings.
Monitoring &/or Playback
during recording.
Sound Files may be
associated with each channel and configured to automatically play when image
changes are detected or sensors triggered.
Title/Name Date & Time
Stamp on images.
Password Protection.
Image Compression user
adjustable to balance File Size against Image Quality.
Storage Capacity
approximately 12 000 000 Images using an 80 GigaByte HDD,
additional storage information below.
For comparison, the image capacity of a VCR with 3 hour tape is just 540 000
images (50 fields per second x 3 600 seconds x 3 hours).
Higher-Resolution,
Lower-Noise, Deterioration-Free and more consistent than possible with a Quad
and VHS VCR,
CCTV
to view sample images.
Compatible with CCIR/PAL
(Australia - UK) and EIA/NTSC (USA - Japan) TV Systems.
Eliminates high cost of a
Time Lapse VCR, Quad Processor, Maintenance and Cassettes.
Eliminates tedious and
time consuming review / searching of tape recordings, labelling and storage of
tapes.
Continuous Operation no
down-time while tape rewinds, is changed or replayed.
During Playback any image
may be selected and printed.
AVI Video Clips, BMP and
JPEG files may be easily copied and archived to Floppy Disc, CD ROM, DVD,
removable Tape or HDD, etc.
AVI Video Clips, BMP and
JPEG files may be easily and quickly distributed via e-mail or LAN for viewing
by Police, Security Personnel, etc.
AVI files can be viewed
Full-Screen using standard Windows MS Media Player, BMP and JPEG files can be
viewed with MS Paint, Quick View, etc, no special software required.
Sequential capture and
analysis (in Motion Detection mode) of images from each input at 640 x 480, 640
x 240 or 320 x 240 resolution.
* LOWER-NOISE
* HIGHER-RESOLUTION see comparison below
* DETERIORATION-FREE
* CONSISTENT IMAGE QUALITY
Compared to a
conventional 4 Channel Quad / VCR recording systems that is susceptible to
fluctuating results depending on condition of Tape, VCR Heads and Transport
mechanism.
PC-DVR: 640 (H) x
480 (V) per camera = 307 200 pixels.
Quad & VHS Time-Lapse
VCR: Field Recording ~ 160 x ~ 144 per camera = 23 040 pixels, 92.5%
less data. (VHS VCR Time-Lapse (field) resolution ~ 320 horizontal lines x
288 scan lines)
for detailed product information from "User Manual". PLEASE NOTE this PDF
file will open in a New Window and may take several minutes to download.
STORAGE & CAPTURE INFORMATION:
Hard Disk space/size
requirements are impossible to accurately specify due to the numerous variables
involved, these include: Image Compressor MPEG-4, Image Quality/Compression,
Fast (larger file) or Slow (smaller file) compression, Capture Rate images-per-second
(ips), Camera Signal:Noise Ratio, PC Speed/Performance, other tasks running on
PC, Image Content:- A solitary person moving about (only a portion of
image changing) - VERSUS - Numerous persons and/or vehicles moving about (large
portions of image changing).
We provide following
information as a guide only, it was compiled during our evaluations using our
Test Platform that consists of: XP Professional OS, Intel D850GB Motherboard,
Pentium 1.7 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, Leadtek WinFast A180 DDR T AGP Card & 10 GB ATA
66 HDD.
CONDITIONS: Compressor =
MPEG4, Compression = Minimum (Best Image Quality), Fast compression, Recording
Mode = Continuous, Signal Source = Off-Air PAL Television Signals.
(1) Channels = 4,
Resolution = 640 x 480, Capture Rate = 4 ~ 5 ips, HDD storage 100 MB = ~ 60
minutes, per channel.
(2) Channels = 8,
Resolution = 640 x 480, Capture Rate = 3 ~ 4 ips, HDD storage 100 MB = ~ 80
minutes, per channel.
Above HDD storage figures
are larger than likely to be encountered in a typical CCTV Surveillance
situation, the Off-Air TV Source consisted of images that were constantly
changing often in their entirety, rather than just sections of some images on
some channels as would be encountered in most typical surveillance situations.
Based on example (1)
above around 12 Million Images ~ 800 hours (200 hours, 4 Channels) of storage is
possible with a single 80 GB HDD that costs around $135 (@ 12/07/03.
For comparison a Time
Lapse VCR in 24 hour mode with 3 hour tape stores only 540 000 images ~ 27
hours.
PC DVR: (80 000 MB / 100
MB = 800 hours) - (~ 4.5 images-per-second per-channel x 3 600 seconds = 12 960
000 images).
VHS VCR: (5.5 fields per second) x (3 600 seconds) x (27.2 hours) = 540 000
fields.
Storage could be extended
to WEEKS or MONTHS with Larger &/or multiple Hard Disk Drives &/or Lower
Resolution &/or greater Image Compression, &/or Slow Compression &/or Motion
Detection recording.
There is no direct
relationship between the number of images and storage requirements due to the
numerous variables involved, this data from our test platform is presented as a
guide only, actual results in each situation may vary considerably.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
CPU:
Pentium 1 GHz minimum, Celeron not recommended.
(For maximum Performance &/or Capture Rate &/or
Capture Resolution &/or Multiple Cards we recommend 2.5 GHz Pentium 4 or better)
PC Hardware:
Motherboard: Intel AGP/PCI CPU Chipset.
RAM: 256 MB or better. (For maximum
Performance &/or Capture rate &/or Multiple Cards we recommend 512 MB or better)
HDD: 66 ATA or better. (For maximum
Performance &/or Capture rate &/or Multiple Cards we recommend 100/133 UDMA 7200
RPM with 8 MB Cache or better) HDD
capacity to suit storage/archiving requirements, at least 10 GB.
Sound Card: Full Duplex (optional, for Audible-Warnings).
VGA Card: Asus MX400 64 MB AGP, Leadtek GeForce2 64 MB MX400,
Leadtek A170 DDR MX440 64 MB, Leadtek A180 MX440 TV out 64 MB, Gigabyte Radeon
R9000 Pro 64 MB, Nvidia Quadro4 200NVS 64 MB AGP, GeForce 64MB DDR, ATI 9000
Radom, other types may be suitable.
Modem: External and Telephone line (optional) for Dial-Out. Recommended
Modems: Rockwell, ZyXel or Lucent ChipSet, other types may be
unsuitable. (Some users have
reported success with following ChipSets - we include this for informational
purposes only and do not recommend or suggest that any of these will function
with this System. DSI (Digicon systems), D13635-1/5655 with
Creative Win Modem, Connexant sold under name of "Pine" no. FM-3711-11 V4.0
W03/01, Rockwell 6793 PCI Modem, Intel 815)
While
it is possible that PC-DVR-X4E16 will function with
other PC Hardware we cannot provide support or technical assistance for other
configurations.
Resources:
One PCI Slot for each Card.
PCI slot IRQ cannot be shared, for example the On-Board LAN Chip on Hoxtek's
F845PE Motherboard shares it's IRQ with 6th PCI slot .
Operating System:
Windows 2000 - Windows XP (NOT compatible with XP Home) with latest
Updates installed. WINDOWS XP Recommended
Version V3.312 'software only' is available to previous buyers of PC-DVR-X4E16, include a copy of your Purchase Receipt for PC-DVR-X4E16 with your order for CD ROM Cat Code: CD-V3312.
Version 1.74 software update is available for download free-of-charge to
buyers of PC-DVR-X4E16, to obtain a copy
e-mail as
an attachment a copy of purchase receipt together with the version number of
your current software. If all information is not provided you will not
receive a reply.
Alternative (V2.514.0308) software, As-Is No-Support
to view User Manual for alternative software which is available to buyers
of PC-DVR-X4E16, Cat Code: S/W-AsIs on CD ROM &
Printed Manual $5.
MAXIMISE RELIABILITY:
Use an On-Line
Uninterruptible
Power Supply linked to Automatic Shut-Down
Software to reduce the risk of Operating System faults or Hard Disk Drive damage
caused by 'Head to Disk contact' that may result in the loss of Data (images)
and carefully follow Shut-Down procedure.
The quality of the original BMP images has suffered from conversion to JPEG format necessary for 'quick display' via www. |
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