Record - Digital Watchdog VMAX User Manual

4.3

Record

4.3.1. Camera
"On/Off" switches "recording" on and off in each channel. If recording is not required on the selected channels, even
camera signal is connected, set the recording of the corresponding channel as [OFF].
camera without disconnecting the camera BNC cable from the DVR. Either [ON] or [OFF] can be selected.
[ON].
FPS means "Frame per
Select the resolution for the recording video.
In here, the resolution means required horizontal and vertical
(vertical) pixel number. Select
the resolution number increases, the picture quality is higher. In fact, 352×240 is VHS level and when high quality camera
is used, 720×480/576 shows
and the recording period will be shorter. Thus, selecting
The setting value of "Quality" directly influences the byte size per image. For example, the byte size decreases as
quality goes lower. At low quality
compression. In contrast, blocking phenomena disappears as quality goes higher.
storage space per image increases, which leads to
careful consideration to the necessary recording period, importance of each camera image, and quality of
signal when setting the recording quality.
"Auto Del", or auto delete, means that the system will delete
accordance with privacy regulation in certain country.
"Audio" can be selected for each video channel.
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COPY SETTINGS
Upon pressing Copy Settings button, Copy Settings popup will appear. In this popup, choose the camera the
user wants to copy from at the "FROM" field. Choose the parameters such as ON/OFF, RESOLUTION, FPS,
QUALITY, and AUDIO on the check box. Check on the check box with camera numbers to apply the copy
setting to on "TO" check box selector section.
Note "Auto Del" does not guarantee the number of recording days user set. For example, even though user sets
10days in "Auto Del", if HDD space is not enough, then the system cannot record up to 10days.
second". The system automatically calculates "Remained FPS".
one setting from 352×240/288, 720×240/288, and 720×480/576. Default is 352×240/288. As
DVD level picture quality. When the picture quality gets higher, the storage capacity is bigger
settings, blocking (mosaic) phenomena tends to appear, which is
pixels in a page. The resolution is indicated as (horizontal) X
an appropriate resolution according to the situation is important.
the shortening of total available
recorded video
This will shut off recording for the
in result of
As quality increases, the required
recording period. Therefore, give
after the number of days set by "Auto Del" in
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