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TableAG describes the settings for the supported modes.
CONFIGURING THE FRAME RATE
The DX8100 can record at frame rates up to 480 ips by National Television System Committee (NTSC) standards and 400 ips by Phase Alternating
Line (PAL) standards.
This total frame rate capacity is distributed among 8, 16, 24, or 32 cameras, depending on the configuration of your u nit. Resolution and frame
rate values can be assigned evenly among all cameras, or they can be configured independently for individual cameras. Frame rate values can
also be customized according to recording mode type (normal, motion, alarm, or ATM/POS).
Power Users and Administrators can configure recording frame rates on the DX8100. All cameras are optimized to provide 30 ips frame rates at
320 x 240 resolution for NTSC (352 x 288 resolution for PAL). The DX8100 allows you to change the frame rates available to each camera, while
resolution values must remain constant or change both frame rate and resolution settings.
This section describes how to configure the frame rate and includes the following topics:
•Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box
•Setting the Frame Rate
•Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate on page158
•Understanding the DX8100 Frame Rate Calculations on page163

Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box

To access the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box:
1. From the DX8100 toolbar, click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
2. Click the Schedule button . The Schedule page is displayed.
3. In the Camera Settings section, click Frame Rate Configuration. The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens.
Table AG. Camera Settings for the Supported Recording Modes
Normal Motion Alarm ATM/POS
Image Resolution* Image Resolution* Image Resolution* Image Resolution*
Frame Rate* Frame Rate During Motion* Frame Rate During Alarm* Frame Rate During ATM/POS*
Image Quality† (Best, High,
Normal, Low,Lowest)
Pre-Motion Frame Rate Pre-Alarm Frame Rate Pre-ATM/POS Frame Rate
Pre-Motion Image Quality†
(Best,High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
Pre-Alarm Image Quality†
(Best,High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
Pre-ATM/POS Image Quality†
(Best, High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
Motion Image Quality†
(Best,High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
Alarm Image Quality†
(Best,High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
ATM/POS Image Quality†
(Best,High, Normal,
Low,Lowest)
Pre-Motion (1-60 sec) Pre-Alarm (1-60 sec) Pre-Event (1-60 sec)
Post-Motion (1-180 sec) Post-Alarm (1-180 sec) Post-Event (1-180 sec)
*This field appears for information purposes only. To change this setting, refer to Configuring the Frame Rate on page156.
†Image quality is a function of video compression. Higher quality video images require larger file sizes.