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Digital Video Hardware

Abstract

This chapter delves into the differences between integrating analog cameras and IP cameras and how to choose the best method for area of coverage. Existing analog cameras may limit the amount of detail within the video image, but they can provide a cost-effective method for expanding the area of coverage by integrating them into a new digital video surveillance system using digital video encoders and complementing the system with newer IP and/or megapixel cameras. We provide troubleshooting steps and charts to illuminate a path for analysis in determining what the specific issues may be with each unique implementation, describing the multidimensional view of troubleshooting digital video surveillance systems, which ...

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