CCTV Camera Pros Geovision 8.5 Multicam Digital Surveillance System User Manual
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Rec Video: Enable the recording function. Use the drop-down list to select the desired recording
mode: Motion Detect, Round-the-Clock or Day/Night.
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Recording Codec: Select the type of recording compression for your video. This recording
codec option is only available for analog cameras.
Geo Mpeg4: It supports a number of advanced settings that allow experienced users to adjust
the encoding process. For details, see Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings later in this chapter.
Geo H264: Provides a much smaller compressed file size than other available codec without
compromising the image quality.
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Right-Arrow button: An arrow button appears when Day-Night Recording Mode is selected,
allowing you to set up different recording modes during different time frames of the day. For
details on Day/Night mode, see Setting Day-Night Recording Mode later in this chapter.
Rec. Frame Rate Setting: Click the arrow button to access the recording frame rate setting.
Refer to Economic Mode in Chapter 2 for more details.
Recording Quality: Allows you to adjust the video quality of analog cameras in 5 levels. The
camera’s recording quality is based on its resolution and compression rate. Higher-quality picture
means lower compression rate and requires more storage space.
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Resolution Button: This button is only available after you change the default video resolution
(see Setting Video Source and Resolution later in this chapter). Click to select recording
resolutions.
Apply Advanced Codec Setting: To use standard codec in recording, select Standard Format
in the General tab and the standard format of the selected recording codec will be applied.
See Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings later in this chapter.
The Advanced Codec Setup button also includes the function of noise detection. See Noise
Detection to Reduce File Size later in this chapter.
Note: The recording quality, recording codec, and Apply Advanced Codec Setting options are only
available when an analog camera is selected. To set the recording quality and codec of IP cameras,
refer to IP Channel Setup in Chapter 2.
[Motion Detection]
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