DVR Security System Review

The Axis 241Q is another video server from Axis designed to prevent your analogue CCTV cameras from becoming redundant. The Axis 241Q is very similar to the Axis 240Q and accommodates the same number of surveillance as its counterpart however the 241Q is capable of capturing smoother video and has more video compression capabilities. The Axis 241Q uses motion JPEG compression and also has MPEG-4 part 2 video compression, the video server is compatible with both PAL and NTSC video signals.

In NTSC mode the maximum frame rate for the video server is 20 frames per second, in PAL mode the maximum is 25 frames per second. The maximum pixel resolution for the video server using NTSC is 704*480 and in PAL mode maximum is 704*576. You can adjust the level of video compression used by the cameras attached to the video server so you can strike a balance between usage of network bandwidth and image quality. There Axis 241Q has 11 preset levels of video compression you can select.

You can modify the image output of the video server by converting color images into black, you also have the option of rotating the images it picks up to varying degrees. As with the other video servers ion the axis range you can assign labels to cameras attached to the video server with its overlay capabilities. Using the overlay capabilities of the video server gives you the means of identifying cameras attached to it quickly, you can give each camera a name or simply overlay a cameras image with the time.

Video recording is activated by a variety of means, these include motion detection as well as audio detection. Recording can also be triggered when the video server detects alarms attached to it have been activated, for connecting external alarms to the device it is fitted with four alarm inputs. The video server also has four alarm outputs, an RS-485/422 half duplex port and it supports pan tilt and zoom surveillance cameras.

As with other video servers in the range the Axis 241Q can be connected to a LAN or Internet connection, networking the video server gives you the ability to control your surveillance cameras remotely. The device is fitted with an ETRAX 100LX CPU, 64 megabytes of RAM and a supplementary 8 megabytes of flash memory. The video server comes with software for installing on Windows so you can control the surveillance system from a PC, mounting brackets and a connector kit.

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