User Manual Manual

Chapter 5: Recording settings
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2. Select the camera you want to configure.
3. Configure the following recording settings (options available depend on the camera
model):
• Encoding Parameters: Select one of the stream types: Mainstream (TL-Hi)
(default), Mainstream (TL-Lo), Mainstream (Event), Mainstream (Alarm), or
Substream.
• Stream Type: Select the type of stream to record: Video.
• Resolution: Select the desired resolution of the recording:
Resolution PAL NTSC
5 MPX 2560 × 1920 2560 × 1920
WQXGA (3 MPX) 2048 × 1536 2048 × 1536
Full HD (1080P) 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080
UXGA (2 MPX) 1600 × 1200 1600 × 1200
SXGA 1600 × 912 1600 × 912
960P (1.3 MPX) 1280 × 960 1280 × 960
HD (720P) 1280 × 720 1280 × 720
SVGA 800 × 600 800 × 600
D1 720 × 576 720 × 480
4CIF 704×576 704 × 480
VGA 640 × 480 640 × 480
DCIF 528 × 384 528 × 320
2CIF 704 × 288 704 × 240
CIF 352 × 288 352 × 240
QCIF 176 × 144 176 × 120
• Bitrate Type: Select Constant or Variable (default).
• Video Quality: Select the quality at which to record. Default is “Medium”. If
“Constant” was selected as the bit rate type, this option is unavailable.
• Frame rate: Select the required recording frame rate (fps): Full frame (default),
22, 20, 18, 16, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, or 1.
• Max Bitrate Mode: Select the general default or customized option.
• Max Bitrate (kbps): If the customized maximum bit rate mode was selected,
enter the value here. It is calculated from the frame rate and time required.
• Pre-record: This is the time the camera starts recording before the scheduled
time or event. Select the time in seconds to start pre-recording before the
scheduled time or event: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, or Maximum.
The maximum pre-recording times available depend on the constant bit rate.
See Appendix D “Default menu settings” on page 139 for more information.