Hikvision Technical Manual 
    
©2006 
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 2011 by HIKVISION. All rights reserved.           
Functions & Performances 
 
Compression 
 
PAL / NTSC adaptive video inputs.  
 
H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  
 
G.711 audio compression standard.  
 
Independent  video  encoding  parameters,  including  frame  rate, 
resolution, bit rate, video quality, etc.  
 
Scheduled  and  event  recording  parameters  configurable  for  per 
individual camera.  
 
Support dual stream. 
 
Encoding for both audio/video composite stream and video stream; 
audio and video synchronization during composite stream encoding. 
 
Compression, storage and network transmission of video image at 4CIF 
or CIF resolution. 
 
Watermark technology. 
 
Local Monitoring  
 
Up to 1024×768 resolution for VGA output display. 
 
Simultaneous VGA and CVBS output.  
 
1/4/9-camera video live view, with the camera order adjustable. 
 
Group switch, manual switch and automatic cycle modes selectable for 
video live view, with the auto cycle period configurable.  
 
Digital zoom in live view mode. 
 
Shield of assigned channel for live view. 
 
Privacy masking capability. 
 
Multiple PTZ protocols supported, and settings and callup of presets, 
patrols and patterns. 
 
Video image zoom-in by clicking the mouse and tracing by dragging 
mouse in PTZ control mode. 
 
Hard Disk Management 
 
Connection to 2 SATA hard disks supported, with up to 2TB storage 
capacity.  
 
S.M.A.R.T technology. 
 
HDD standby function. 
 
HDD file system is compatible with Windows. Use pre-allocating hard 
disk management technology, and no disk fragments.  
 
Recording 
 
Cycle and non-cycle recording mode. 
 
Scheduled and event video encoding parameters.