VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions
■ Intra frame period
Determine how often to plant an I frame. The shorter the duration, the more likely you will get a better video quality, but at the cost of higher network bandwidth consumption. Select the intra frame period from the following duration: 1/4 second, 1/2 second, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds and 4 seconds.
■ Video quality
A complex scene generally produces larger file size, meaning that higher bandwidth will be needed for data transmission. Therefore, if Constant bit rate is selected, the bandwidth utilization is fixed at a selected level, resulting in mutable video quality performances. The bit rates are selectable at the following rates: 20Kbps, 30Kbps, 40Kbps, 50Kbps, 64Kbps, 128Kbps, 256Kbps, 512Kbps, 768Kbps, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 3Mbps and 4Mbps. You can also select Customize, and manually enter a value.
On the other hand, if Fixed quality is selected, all frames are transmitted with the same quality; bandwidth utilization is therefore unpredictable. The video qualities are selectable at the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed and Excellent. You can also select Customize, and manually enter a value.
If JPEG mode is selected, the Network Camera continuously sends JPEG images to the clients, producing dynamic effects similar to movies. Every single JPEG image transmitted guarantees the same image quality, which in turn comes at the expense of variable bandwidth usage. And because the media contents are a combination of JPEG images, no audio data is transmitted to the clients. There are three dependent parameters provided in
■Frame size
Select the video size. Note that a larger frame size takes up more bandwidth. The frame sizes are selectable in the following resolutions: 176 x 144, 360 x 240 and 720 x 480.
■Maximum frame rate
This limits the maximal refresh frame rate per second. Set the frame rate higher for a smoother video quality.
If the power line frequency is set to 50Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps and 25fps. If the power line frequency is set to 60Hz, the frame rates are selectable at the following rates: 1fps, 2fps, 3fps, 5fps, 8fps, 10fps, 15fps, 20fps, 25fps and 30fps. You can also select Customize, and manually enter a value.
■ Video quality
The video qualities are selectable at the following settings: Medium, Standard, Good, Detailed and Excellent. You can also select Customize, and manually enter a value.
NOTE
►The value of video quality and fixed quality refers to the compression rate, so the lower the value will produce the higher quality.
Day/Night settings
Switch to B/W in night mode
Select it to enable the Network Camera to automatically switch to B/W in night mode.
58 - User's Manual
