Shanghai, 2009– Zowietek Electronics, Ltd., the portable and network video product supplier in China, announce 4CH Micro Pocket DVR today.It is one dedicated battery powered four channel DVR designed for portable, mobile DVR applications. It can record four video sources simultaneously with configurable picture combination. It is a go-anywhere mini standalone 4CH Micro DVR with high resolution, DVD quality video and external CCD/CMOS camera support.
The maximum MPEG-4/2 video bit rate can reach up to 10MBit/s. 4CH Micro DVR provides scalable video audio compression to record up to 16 hours in Full D1 quality on solid state drives. This time could be doubled for CIF quality video. The record time could be much longer if motion detection is active or lower frame rate. Generally, there are three record modes, EP/LP/SP for record options. Interface to integrate with other system, customized video resolution, bit rate, circular recording, motion detection and time stamp are also available.
4CH Micro DVR is small enough to fit in your hand and offer broadcast quality video. It uses solid state drive, removable Compact Flash Card. There are various CF cards for option now in market. FAT32 standard file system is used in video storage, therefore the video files can be accessed by any PC via card reader or PCMCIA interface. The video processor of 4CH Micro DVR can provide many different picture configuration, like QUAD, PIP, H-Split, V-Split etc. 4CH Micro DVR is more suitable for auto racing applitions, it can reocrd front, side, rear or dash board video at the same time. Meanwhile, Lap Time and GPS information can also be overlayed on the video in realtime.
4CH Micro DVR keeps all functions as its predecessor but it has more. Powerful audio processor in 4CH Micro DVR makes the MIC gain adjust possible, so no powered MIC is required, Versatile MIC can be used and different gain of MIC can be selected for different noise environments. For auto racing applications, two diffrent sounds sources can be recorded at the same time by extern stereo MIC.
Motion detection is also embedded in 4CH Micro DVR. An analog video output is supported to connect to external mobile LCD monitor to preview the camera video. GPS and G-force are optional functions for future extension. A single cable is designed to connect all external devices so no hassle cables entangled together. The powerfule 4CH Micro DVR can even power two external cameras with internal battery. Furthermore, for customized orders, the MIC and video camera can be connected to one single cable to get rid of those flexible connectors. Additional digital I/O, RS232 are also optional interface. For outdoor sports, a removable belt clip is designed as standard accessory.
A powerful Ethernet port is also designed in 4CH Micro DVR. It can be used to transfer video files or synchronize video files, time and settings etc to PC. Because of this Ethernet interface, 4CH Micro DVR can also be used as a video server to remotely monitor the video over the LAN or even Internet.
Besides of large capacity battery, AC power is also available. The 4CH Micro DVR comes with Industrial Lion Polymer battery for standalone power and instantly replaceable. It will be charged automatically by on board charger while AC power is used. Battery and AC power can be swapped any time without the interrupt of operation of 4CH Micro DVR. Car cigarette power adapter can also be used to power 4CH Micro DVR or charge battery.
4CH Micro DVR is based on embedded powerful ARM processor with advanced hardware MPEG 4/2/1 and RTOS (Linux). It digitizes analog video into crisp, real-time MPEG 4/2/1 or video stream at a full frame rate of 30/25 frames per second. The MPEG video and audio are transferred to disk synchronously. It also offers advanced event handling with video motion detection, alarm notification and IR remote control. Pocket DVR also features LED and vibration for status indication.
4CH Micro DVR can be used in almost unlimited number of situations, both personal or professional industry use, like digital security surveillance, remote monitoring, spy, car/motorcycle racing, helicopter, buses, wildlife filming, bike, adventure, skydiving, ski/board, snowmobile, extreme sports and any hands-free video recording etc.
About Zowietek
Zowietek Electronics, Ltd established in the year of 2004, has many years of excellent experiences in the design, development and manufacture of high-quality Medical Video Recorder, HD SDI Bullet Camera, HD Bullet Camera, HD Micro DVR, HD Video Encoder, Micro MPEG2 DVR, LANC, TV Tuner Card, MPEG-1/2/4 encoder, VBI/Teletext, VideoScope and on-going development efforts. We have strong hardware, firmware, software, and R&D experiences to be the market leader in developing, manufacturing, and intergraing, digital video technology for professional video applications for many years. Zowietek is focusing on OEM/ODM customers worldwide. We keep presenting the latest video technology and full range solutions to our customers. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at www.zowietek.com.
