Appendix 1
Selecting record rates
D4 continuously records to its internal hard disk. The amount of time the hard disk will record for depends on a number of factors:
Hard disk capacity (disk size in Gigabytes)
Image quality (file size in Kilobytes)
Record rate (pictures per second)
The table below shows the recording rates for different image quality and hard disk sizes.
Record
24 hours
duration
Image quality
VHS
S-VHS S-VHS+
14K
18K
40GB
17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 15PPS 12PPS
160GB
17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 17PPS 14PPS 10PPS
Using the table:
1. Select the internal hard disk size on the left.
2. Select the number of hours to record across the top.
3. Select the image quality (VHS, S-VHS, or S-VHS+).
4. Read down the table for the record rate in pictures per second (PPS).
An interactive record rate calculator is available on our website at www.dedicatedmicros.com
48 hours
VHS
S-VHS S-VHS+
VHS
25K
14K
18K
25K
14K
8PPS
10PPS
72 hours
168 hours
(7 days)
S-VHS S-VHS+
VHS
S-VHS S-VHS+
18K
25K
14K
18K
25K
8PPS
5PPS
4PPS
3PPS
2PPS
336 hours
744 hours
(14 days)
(31 days)
VHS
S-VHS S-VHS+
VHS
S-VHS S-VHS+
14K
18K
25K
14K
18K
2PPS
1PPS
1PPS
1PPS
-
9PPS
7PPS
5PPS
4PPS
3PPS
25K
-
2PPS
19