GV800 - Basic settings recommendation for a Food Court

[FunkyRX 0]

Hi,

 

I'm a newbie and have read many posts on codecs, resolution, recording quality, etc. I understand the basics but want to know what the more experienced people would recommend for this particular setup.

 

Environment is a food court within a busy shopping center. Four cameras set to record on motion. Three over the counter (aimed at cash register) and one over the rear door.

 

I have a very high performance PC (core2duo) with 300GB dedicated to recording.

 

My current settings are:

 

Video resolution: 640x480

Recording quality: 3 (out of 5)

Motion sensitivity: 7 (out of 10)

Record video: GEO MPEG 4 (other avail options include GEO H264 / GEO MPEG 4 (ASP)

Pre-record motion: 0s

Post record motion: 3s

 

Wanting to keep last 7-10 days of footage.

 

What settings would the professionals use in such a setup and are there any others I should consider?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jarrad

[rory 0]

i normally do something like this .

 

Video Source: 640x480 De-interlace

Video resolution: 640x480

Recording quality: 5

Motion sensitivity: 7-9

Record video: GEO MPEG 4

Pre-record motion: 3s

Post record motion: 3s

 

Auto Reboot - either 1 day durations or 7 days .. depends on the system and application, times vary from one system to the next.

 

I never found any noticable increase in quality going to 720x480 so I normally stick to 640x480. I dont think Pre Record is really required with lots of lighting and close up shots, but noted anyway.

[501 0]

Hey Rory, I was just wondering what the advantage to using 640X480 Deinterlace versus standard 640x480? I find that the pic quality is quite a bit better with 640X480 although really fast motion doesn't record as well. On our systems we set them up:

 

640X480 (source and rec)

Rec Quality - 5

GeoMpeg4 or H.264 for longer recording times

pre record (good)

Post - 5sec

[rory 0]

you dont get the lines in the object or person when they are moving.