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2.2 Camera setup
2.2.1
Camera setup
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Selected Camera
】
Select from the drop-down list a camera number you would like to
configure. Any setting changes on the selected camera will only affect the camera number selected,
unless explicitly specified at the option called ‗Copy to Setup to: All cameras‖ (which will be
discussed later on this chapter). IP Cameras are not included. For IP Camera, you should set it
separately in
IP Camera setup
.
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Camera Description
】
You can label your camera at your own choice of name, such as warehouse
door 1, main lobby etc.
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Camera Type
】
Select camera type from drop-down list. Users can choose from PAL and
NTSC.
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Camera
】
Enable or disable selected camera.
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Remote Frame Rate(fps)
】
Set the frame rate of the client.
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Bit Rate
】
Set recording mode. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) or Constant Bit Rate (CBR) Recording.
VBR
allows each frame to be recorded at a dynamic bit rate depending on the image
complexity, activity and color.
CBR
allows each frame to be recorded at fixed bit rate, regardless the scene activity. In
many cases, this limits detail (resolution). The benefit of CBR is its ability to accurately estimate the
total video capacity.
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Frame Rate(fps)
】
Set the recording rate for selected camera. For Frames per Second (fps),
