Video surveillance recorder

The video surveillance recorder is an element that makes up a surveillance system Video surveillance such as surveillance cameras and the viewing monitor. The video surveillance recorder allows you to record all captured images. In a video surveillance system that does not have a recorder, images must be viewed at all times. This means you won't be able to leave the monitor for a second so you don't miss anything important. However, this is humanly impossible. For this reason, the use of video surveillance recorders is necessary for video surveillance that is done day and night. The images are backed up and you'll have the option to replay them later. 

Previously, video surveillance recorders were VCRs, but today you can benefit from digital recorders or DVRs. The images are compressed into file format and then recorded on the recorder's hard drive. The quality of the image provided by a recorder depends on its quality. This quality also affects the number of frames per second it can capture. The image recording can be set up to activate only if you detect movement. This allows the quality of a recorder to be determined by its trigger speed after detection. In general, it takes barely half a second. Most recorders allow images to be viewed over the internet.  

There are 4 types of video surveillance recorders. The first is the tape dave video surveillance recorder that records on a VHS cassette. Today, it is almost no longer used. The digital stocker records the images on a looped hard drive. That is, it automatically erases the oldest images to make way for the new ones. The digital surveillance video recorder makes it easy to view, record and replay live images. And finally, the IP video surveillance recorder compatible with a IP camera, which works with camera management software.

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