5 Image Vault
®
PRO Command
PART I
HARDWARE
There are two types of capture cards, standard and high speed, available for PRO
CommandDVRs.Cameracapturespeedsareindependentlycongurableupto
30 fps per camera. Actual capture rates may be limited when using standard cap-
ture cards. The camera and microphone inputs and public view monitor output
congurationdependsonthespecicmodel.
A unit with standard video capture cards can store up to 30 fps per four-camera
capture card or 120 fps total for a 16-camera model. Standard capture card mod-
els offer one microphone input for every 4 camera inputs.
High-speed units support the full 30 fps on every camera. In other words, a high-
speed 16-camera input is capable of capturing and storing up to 480 fps total.
The high-speed models also offer one microphone input for each camera input.
The other major hardware variable is hard drive capacity. Your hard drive capacity
is the limiting hardware factor in your total storage time. While there are several
software variables, factory default software settings should allow you to store at
least one month of video regardless of model. As a thumb-rule, a ratio of 10 GB
per camera will allow you to store video about 1 month if capturing at 1 fps per
camera. This is only a rough approximation. Actual storage time will depend on
environmental factors as well as software setup and hard drive capacity.
The balance of PART I of this book is designed to aid in setting up and using your
Image Vault PRO Command hardware.
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