
SerVision
Embedded Video Gateway System Guide
Configuring Camera Settings
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Sensor events
: If you want sensor events to trigger event recording, select the sensors you want to
function as triggers. For example, select
S1
to use Sensor 1 as a trigger.
Activator events
: If you want activator events to trigger event recording, select the activators you want to
function as triggers. For example, select
A1
to use Activator 1 as a trigger.
Note:
VMD is not automatically selected when it is enabled. Furthermore, if none of the sensors or activators
is selected, and VMD is not selected, no recording will take place.
4. If the recorder is event-triggered, fill in the pre-record and post-record values as follows:
Pre-record:
The number of seconds before each event that should be included in the recording of the
event. Range: 0–9 seconds.
Post-record:
The number of seconds following each event that should be included in the recording of the
event.
CAUTION:
When you update the quality or size values of a camera in this screen, all the recorded video from
this camera that is currently stored on the storage media is deleted.
Advanced Recorder Settings
Advanced settings allow you to customize the recorder's video quality settings. You can choose whether or not
recordings are automatically erased to make room for new recordings, and set the allocation of disk space among all
the recorders connected to the Video Gateway unit.
When advanced settings are activated, you can choose to record larger VGA or D1 frames, or smaller QSIF or
QCIF frames, and you can select custom quality settings. Quality is defined by a bitrate/framerate pair. The
following table summarizes the recommended settings and the approximate disk usage at each setting. The
recommended settings for the SIF and CIF frames are the standard settings used by the system if you do not
customize the settings.
Resolution
Frame Size
High Quality Medium
Quality
Low Quality
VGA
QSIF
(small frame)
10 FPS
32 KBPS
338 MB/day
6 FPS
16 KBPS
169 MB/day
4 FPS
8 KBPS
84 MB/day
SIF
(medium-sized frame)
10 FPS
128 KBPS
1.3 GB/day
7 FPS
48 KBPS
506 MB/day
4 FPS
24 KBPS
253 MB/day
VGA
(large frame)
7 FPS
256 KBPS
2.64 GB/day
5 FPS
128 KBPS
1.3 GB/day
4 FPS
64 KBPS
675 MB/day
D1
QCIF
(small frame)
10 FPS
64 KBPS
675 MB/day
6 FPS
32 KBPS
338 MB/day
4 FPS
16 KBPS
169 MB/day
CIF
(medium-sized frame)
10 FPS
160 KBPS
1.6 GB/day
7 FPS
48 KBPS
506 MB/day
4 FPS
24 KBPS
253 MB/day