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Record: Mainstream (5MP Camera)
Which method should I choose? Scene complexity can vary significantly over
several hours of recorded video, and the bitrate you select for recording will
have an effect on image quality, bandwidth consumption, and hard drive stor-
age. A complex scene with moving action, such as traffic on a city street, or a
scene with a lot of contrasting colors, will affect image quality and bandwidth
consumption more than a less complex scene with little action or movement.
CBR: This is the default method of control that your NVR will use to record
video. If you have cameras placed in high traffic areas, CBR is the recom-
mended control method. As the bitrate is fixed, the image quality will be con-
sistent throughout the entire recording.
VBR: If you have cameras placed in low traffic areas, VBR is the recommend-
ed control method. As the bitrate is variable, your NVR can use a lower bitrate
if there is little to no movement detected. This will result in a lower recording
size as well as a lower bandwidth requirement.
When choosing VBR, you can select the recording quality that will define the
variable bitrate used. You can select from lowest to highest.
Bitrate Mode: You have the choice of selecting a predefined or user-defined
bitrate. For most instances, the default selection will be suitable.
Bitrate: The amount of data that your NVR will use to record video. The high-
er the bitrate, the more space each recording will consume on the hard drive.
The default bitrate is 4096Kbps. Change the bitrate if you’re having issues
streaming to your mobile device via the HomeSafe View app (when selecting
“Mainstream” in Live mode to view your cameras).
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· Don’t forget to click “Save”
to apply settings.
· Use the “Copy” function to
apply all settings to the other
cameras.
· Click the “Close” button to
exit the Main Menu.