Adjusting Bit Rate on IP Cameras We were recently told by a few customers “I don’t want to adjust the bit rate on my cameras, because it’ll make them useless.” This got us thinking. Just how much does bitrate affect quality of a recorded video? We’re going to take a look at just that. To […]
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How to set up QoS on your Uniview NVR QoS (Quality of Service) is the ability to provide better service for specified network communication. As a network security mechanism, Quality of Service is used to address problems like network delay and blocking. When the network is overloaded or congested, it ensures that critical services are […]
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Compatible SD Cards for Uniview IP Cameras SD Cards for Uniview: Uniview produces a number of IP Cameras with a built in MicroSD Card Slot for on board recording. You may have also heard of the term ‘Edge’ Recording, which allows an IP Camera to record to a MicroSD Card for redundancy. Using this feature […]
Continue ReadingHow to Upgrade Uniview NVR and IP Cameras We are frequently asked “How do I upgrade my Uniview NVR” (or IP Camera). With Uniview Devices, the process is relatively simple and straight forward. If you are ready to upgrade one of your IP Cameras or a Uniview NVR, you can follow the steps below, or […]
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How Do You Backup Recordings & Images with a Uniview NVR? Backup Recordings with Uniview NVR Note: This function, management page may vary with models. Please see actual Web interface for details. Recording Backup Backup NVR, also known as recording backup, is the process of querying video stored on a hard disk of the […]
Continue ReadingPractical Test of H.264 vs H.265 In Relation to CCTV So H.264 vs H.265. We’ve been hearing a lot about H.265 compression and how it’s better than H.264. Well… how do you quantify ‘better’? Seeing hypothetical numbers on paper is one thing but seeing it in a real-world application is quite another. We decided to […]
Continue ReadingAt least a few times a week we get a call that normally goes like this: Customer: I love the cameras in daytime, but at night I can’t see anything at all. Tech Support: Are you able to send a screenshot for me to take a look at? Customer: Sure. *Sends photo* Tech Support: It […]
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There’s a gap in your coverage, and you’re not sure how to close it. The building you’re in is just a bit too far to get a clear image of the front of the parking lot from where you sit. You have a couple of choices at this point. You can just put up a […]
Continue ReadingCCTV Data Loss and Recovery Anyone who has been around disk-based storage devices for a while has had an incident where they’ve either lost data, the HDD has been corrupted, or maybe the media has been damaged in some way. The immediate response is usually panic. “That data is lost forever, and I had important […]
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Starvis CCTV Security Cameras I’ve been in this industry for a while now, and there have been a handful of innovations that have really grabbed my attention. STARVIS, certainly is one of them. For quite some time, a major drawback to to having CCTV cameras in a low-lit area like a restaurant or bar, is […]
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