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Home Security Video Camera

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

In the not too distant past, home security video cameras were only for the rich and famous.  Technological advancements and becoming digital has now made home security video cameras so economically priced that there is a system available for just about any budget.

Security Camera King features a great selection of home security video camera systems.  They offer four different Digital Video Recorder (DVR) based systems:

  1. Elite-Mini Economy Series – Don’t let “mini economy” fool you.  This system comes with a full array of features and uses the latest CODEC (COmpression/DECompression utility) H.264.  The unit is accessible from smartphones such as the Iphone, Nokia, Android, Blackberry, etc.  This unit is lacking a PTZ control connection and there is no HDMI video output.

Digital Recording Device

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

A digital (audio) recording device, according to the U. S. Code of Regulations (Title 17, Chapter 10, Subchapter A, paragraph 1001), “is any machine or device of a type commonly distributed to individuals for use by individuals, whether or not included with or as part of some other machine or device, the digital recording function of which is designed or marketed for the primary purpose of, and that is capable of, making a digital audio copied recording for private use…”

Stand Alone DVR For Security Camera

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

When designing your own digital video security camera system, whether it is for residential or commercial use, it is important to make the right choice for the stand alone DVR for security camera. A stand alone DVR or Digital Video Recorder is basically the “brain” of the system that coordinates the functions of the component parts and provides for storage of the digital video files.

A stand alone DVR for security camera is preferable because it is a self-supportive unit that does not rely on any other additional component (such as a personal computer) and does not require an internet connection. A typical stand alone digital video security system contains one or more digital video cameras, the DVR with a Digital Signal Processor or DSP, and a monitor.

How much storage do I need for my DVR?

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

There are many factors when trying to determin how much storage you will need for your DVR. The first thing you need to decide is how long you will need to keep stored video before it begins to record over itself. Security DVRs use hard drives to store your recorded video. You will need to decide on the amount of hard drive space you need. One you have decided on the amount of time you want recorded video to remain, then you will need to examine the other factors that influence storage space. Among those are: