IndigoVision has launched an addition to its range of Network Video Recorders (NVRs). The Compact NVR-AS 3000 is a Linux-based standalone device with the makers say a very small footprint.
The product can record and play back 20 MPEG-4 and H.264 video and audio streams simultaneously with a choice of a 500MB or 1TB removable disk. The unit uses the latest hard drive technology from Seagate, with disks that have been developed for continuous video surveillance recording. The disk comes with a five-year warranty. The removable disk allows for archiving and securing of evidence.
Able to withstand temperature ranges of zero to 60 degrees C, the recorder is suitable the company says for installation outside of traditional equipment rooms as it doesn’t require a temperature-controlled site. Designed for smaller installations such as retail shops and commercial premises, the recorder can be mounted horizontally or vertically, at any point on the network.
It is the makers say a replacement for small analogue or DVR systems, recording video from up to 20 IP cameras or transmitter modules over the network. ‘Control Center’, the company’s software, is used to remotely configure the NVR and view recorded video. ‘Control Center’ workstations can again be at any point on the network, accessing multiple NVRs around a building or site.
The high-performance specification of the new Compact NVR, coupled with IndigoVision’s class-leading compression technology means that the NVR can record both MPEG-4 and H.264 video from multiple cameras for long periods. For example, a single Compact NVR could record H.264 video from 10 cameras continuously at 4SIF, full framerate, based on moderate motion levels for over 30 days.
The ‘AS’ in NVR-AS 3000 stands for ‘Alarm Server’ and means that each Compact NVR can also store system-wide real-time alarm information that is configured in ‘Control Center’. This ensures that automatic alarm events can still operate even though a ‘Control Center’ workstation is inoperative, adding redundancy to the system. A typical event could be an access control alarm, generated from an attempted illegal entry, triggering the nearest camera to pan and zoom to a pre-configured position so that the area around the entrance could be monitored and recorded.
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