DVR Security System Review

Here we have another network camera produced by Sony, the SNC-DF70N is compatible with both PAL and NTSC signals and could possibly be the ideal camera for adding surveillance to your premises.  The Sony SNC-DF70N has a discreet design and when positioned correctly it can go relatively unnoticed, its outer casing is composed of die-cast aluminium.  Inside the casing is a ¼ inch Super HAD image sensor and the camera is capable of capturing images at both day and night.

You can connect the camera to either a standard PC or to a DVR in order to record its feed, the cameras outer design makes it suitable for either indoor or outdoor use.  The Sony security camera has a feature known as ‘Adaptive Rate Control’ and the function automatically adapts the cameras bit rate usage to compensate for fluctuations in network speed.  The purpose of the cameras adaptive rate control feature is to ensure there is no break in its audio and video feed.

The cameras built in microphone makes it ideal for setting up an intercom system that you can use to monitor and communicate with subjects at the entrance of your premises.  The outer casing of the camera is durable and can resist attempts of vandalism to a limited degree, it also has a built in pre alarm recording function so you can see a limited amount of footage that leads up to events.  The pre alarm recording function gives you the ability 15 seconds of camera footage that leads to an event.

Video feeds from the camera are high quality, it has a maximum effective pixel range of 768*494 and the cameras gain control can be set to automatic or manual.  The camera uses G.711 audio compression and you can select between JPEG and MPEG-4 video compression.  You can connect the camera to digital video recorders that have BNC video inputs and it has a horizontal resolution of 480 TV lines.

Software is included with the SNC-DF70N that you can use to set up a PC as a monitoring station, the software requires Windows 2000 or XP for installation.  The feed from the Sony security camera can be monitored over the web via Internet Explorer, this feature will prove useful for monitoring your premises while you are away.

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