DVR Security System Review

The Clover CDR4010 accommodates up to four surveillance cameras, the are connected to the DVR through its BNC connectors, at maximum the system is capable of recording video at 30 frames per second. The DVR uses FM audio and video compression and it has triplex functionality enabling you to watch previously recorded security camera footage without interrupting recording in progress.

Surveillance camera footage is stored on the systems internal hard drive and this has an 80 gigabyte capacity. It is possible to set up a two way audio system so you can speak to people in the same area as your surveillance cameras, the system has one audio input and one audio output, more audio slots may have proved useful but the DVR has a very low cost.

The CDR4010 does have motion detection capabilities that can be used to automatically activate and deactivate recording, alarms sensors can be configured to bring the same results. You can also set a schedule that determines when the system will start and stop recording surveillance camera footage. Although the DVR does not support a multitude of pan, tilt and zoom surveillance cameras it does have a built in PTZ camera control that is compatible with certain Pelco cameras that use the Pelco-D protocol.

You can program the recording speed of the DVR lower recording speeds will have an impact on the smoothness of recorded video but will decrease the amount of hard drive space needed to store video. That pretty much covers the Clover CDR4050, it’s a low cost alternative for those looking for a surveillance DVR. If MPEG video compression and controlling a security system remotely is of no importance and you are on a budget you may find the system serves its purpose.

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