Mace DVR400 4 Channel Surveillance System Review
The Mace DVR400 consists of a 4 channel digital video recorder, 4 security cameras and a 17 inch monitor. Surveillance camera footage is stored on the system built in 160 hard drive, the systems built in CD burner provides you with another alternative means for storing video. The DVR uses MPEG-4 video compression and the device comes with a mouse for controlling its features.
You can set the DVR to record based on a schedule or you can connect external alarms to it to trigger recording, If necessary you can set the DVR to record continuously however this uses more hard drive space, the systems motion detection features enable you to record video that contains activity and to cut down on hard drive space usage.
As mentioned the system monitor has a 17 inch screen, the monitor is LCD based and it has both VGA and BNC video inputs. At maximum the monitor can display images at resolutions up to 1280*1024, it has a built in speaker so you can hear any activities in the vicinity of your surveillance cameras. The DVR has four channel audio but the drawback here is that not all of the cameras included with the system have a built in microphone.
There are two Mace CAM-67CIR security cameras included and these have a 1/3 inch super HAD color CCD image sensor, the camera has a maximum pixel resolution of 420 TV lines. These cameras have 50 infra red LED’s built in to improve the quality of images recorded in low level lighting and they have a fixed board lens. The housing of the cameras is vandal proof and the camera can be tilted between 10 and 90 degrees and can pan around 360 degrees.
The other two cameras included with the system are Mace CAM-74CIR security cameras, the image sensor for these cameras are identical to the other cameras included with the system. There are fewer LED’s built into these cameras but it still has the same infra red distance as the systems other cameras that being 50 feet. These cameras have built in audio and a 3.6mm lens.
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