Shanghai, 2008– Zowietek Electronics, Ltd., the multi-media and network video product supplier in China, announce Micro Pocket DVR II today. It is one dedicated battery powered, credit card length DVR designed for portable, mobile DVR applications. It is a go-anywhere mini-standalone Micro DVR with high resolution, DVD quality video and external CCD/CMOS camera support. Micro DVR provides scalable video and audio compression to record up to 32 hours in Full D1 quality on solid state drives. The record time could be much longer if motion detection is active or lower frame rate is used in surveillance. Generally, there are six level record modes, LQ/LP/EP/LP/SP/HQ for record options. Interface
to integrate with other system, customized video resolution,
bit rate, motion detection, time stamp, video Lap Timer, LANC,
GPS and G-Force are also available.

Micro Pocket DVR is small enough, only the length of credit card, 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.

Micro DVR keeps all functions as its predecessor but it has more. Powerful audio processor in 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. Motion detection is also embedded in Micro DVR. An analog video output is supported to connect to external mobile LCD monitor to preview the camera video. GPS is an optional function for future extension. A single cable is designed to connect all external devices so no hassle cables entangled together. 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 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, 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 and can be swapped with battery any time without the interruption of operation of Micro DVR. Meanwhile, Micro DVR also supply power to any external camera with adjustable output voltage. The Micro DVR comes with Industrial 3500mA Lion polymer battery for standalone power and replaceable. It can support much longer working time than before. It will be charged automatically by on board charger while AC power is used. Car cigarette power adapter can also be used to power Micro DVR or charge battery.

Micro DVR digitizes analog video into crisp Full D1 video stream at a full frame rate up to 8Mbits/s. The compressed video and audio are transferred to CF disk synchronously. As the MPEG-2 file is fully MPEG-2 compliant, it can be used for view, video editing or DVD playback directly. Micro DVR also offers advanced event handling with video motion detection, alarm notification, Lap Timer and professional LANC remote interface. Micro DVR also features LED, vibration or Buzz for status indication.

Micro DVR can be used in almost unlimited number of situations, like digital security surveillance, body worn DVR, remote monitoring, spy, car/motorcycle racing, helicopter, buses, wildlife filming, bike, adventure, skydiving, ski/board, snowmobile and extreme sports etc

*Comparison with competitive products.

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.