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Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate
Both resolution and frame rate settings can be adjusted using the Frame Rate Configuration dialog box. For information on accessing the Frame
Rate Configuration dialog box, refer to Accessing the Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box on page 140.
To set recording resolution and frame rates for each channel:
1. On the DX8100 toolbar, click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page.
2. In the Setup dialog box, click . The Schedule page is displayed.
3. In the Camera Settings section, click Frame Rate Configuration. The Frame Rate Configuration dialog box opens.
4. Select the button for the recording resolution and mode you want to configure. Options are as follows:
•640
•704
•Normal
•Motion
•Alarm
•ATM/POS
The 640 resolution setting is for the standard VGA format. The 704 resolution is for the cropped D1 video (NTSC, PAL).
5. Select resolution values for individual channels from the drop-down boxes. The following table describes the available resolution values.
Setting a resolution value for one recording mode sets the resolution value for all modes. For example, setting resolution to 640 x 480 in
Motion recording mode will change the resolution to 640 x 480 in Normal and Alarm recording modes as well.
6. Do the following:
a. Using the ALL frame rate settings slider, set the frame rate for all channels.
b. To set the frame rate for individual channels, use the frame rate slider for each channel to select a frame rate from 1-30 ips (according
to the available capacity for that channel). The frame rate of an individual channel cannot exceed the maximum setting of the ALL
frame rate slider.
7. Click OK.
Table AG. Resolution Values
Video Format
NTSC PAL
640 704 640 704
CIF 320 x 240 352 x 240 320 x 288 352 x 288
2CIF 640 x 240 704 x 240 640 x 288 704 x 288
4CIF 640 x 480 704 x 480 640 x 576 704 x 576
