If you are in the market to purchase home surveillance system you would have definitely heard about DVR (Digital Video Recorder). As the name implies its works to record and store surveillance footage digitally straight from CCTV Security Camera. For that purpose, it has Hard disk within it. This allows user to watch it back when needed. We have varies DVR from Hikvision to fullfil all our Customer Requirement
Can I use it with old CCTV Cameras which connects with VCR?
As of now majority of security cameras used captures analog images. Just by replacing VCR with a DVR we can transform those into digital systems. Quantity of the recordings determine by the number of cameras connected, its frames per second and its hard disk capacity.
DVR can set to overwrite previous footage once the hard drive reaches its limit or it can set to alert by sounding beep sound. DVR Security system works on its own. It can give constant video feeds. Nowadays DVR advanced much in to a state where it supports cloud storage and comes with apps. With this apps we can monitor live stream video of the surveillance location.
How do you connect and install DVR?
DVR Comes in pocket sized to large PC Size. Some DVR have the capability to be connected to external network which then enable us to view the footage via internet. When Camera connected to DVR it doesn’t have to be programmed. Although there may be lots of cabling work Its simply a plug and play to use DVR.
In addition, most modern DVR hybrid systems can use multiple video signal types including AHD, TVI, CVI, and analog CVBS. Many DVRs can also use UIPs or network cameras, but the number and channels specific to the DVR used is large.