Configuring Settings For Recording; Configuring Recording Settings - HIKVISION DS-7300HWI-SH Series User Manual

Configuring Settings for Recording

There are multiple ways to setup your DVR for recording. They include setting up a recording schedule,
triggering a recording by motion detection and/or a sensor alarm

Configuring Recording Settings

Before setting your DVR up for recording, certain settings should be configured first.
The first set of settings to configure in this menu is the recording quality settings. To configure the
recording quality settings as following steps:
1. Enter the Recording Quality Settings menu by going to Menu > Recording Configuration >
Recording Quality as shown in Figure 29.
2. Select main stream tab to configure the parameters of main stream.
1) Select the camera to configure in the Camera dropdown list.
2) Select the Recording Mode to configure. Both Continuous and Event can be configured..
3) Select the stream type in the Stream Type dropdown list. The options include Video &
Audio and Video.
4) Select the camera resolution in the Resolution dropdown list. The options for the camera
resolution include 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF and QCIF.
5) Select the bit rate type in the Bitrate Type dropdown list. The options for the camera bit rate
type include Variable and Constant
6) Select the recording Frame Rate to use for the designated camera. A rate of 30 (Full Frame)
all the way down to 1/16 of a frame can be selected.
7) Set the video quality using the Video Quality slider. Increasing the video quality will also
increase the max. bit rate recommended. The max. bit rate can be adjusted according to this
recommend.
Figure 29 Recording Quality Settings Menu
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