Digital Surveillance system substitutes the obsolete CCTV/VTR/VCP/VCR (analog recording) video surveillance systems. The Digital Surveillance system is the latest system that gives unmatched flexibility as well as control. More importantly since the PCs are manufactured for continuous use as compared to VCRs, the system is more reliable. Since the recording parameters as well as subsequent search can be done using programmable logic, such a system required much less human intervention. The total cost of ownership for such systems comes out to be lesser than the obsolete VCR’s. There are two kinds of systems in the market today – one, that is a standalone camera with built-in PC. The other is just a add-on card that can go into one of the vacant slots of your PC. The former also comes with option of built-in web-server for viewing over the Internet.

Usual features of add-on card based systems

• Connects upto 4 CCTV cameras to the PC

• Recording on the HDD, without need for tapes and VCR

• Different recording modes full recording or recording only when motion detected.

• On detection of motion, option to send Mail or sound alarm on attached speakers. Email can be sent after a user defined delay

• Specific areas can be defined for detection of motion.

• Can record, compress and retrieve and search video images without any extra equipment