LawMate PV-500L4i Recorder
- CCTV Lens Guide
- Hard Drive Size Guide
Unless selecting a vari-focal camera (with an adjustable lens) It is important to select the correct camera lens option for where the camera is to be positioned. A smaller lens will give you a wider angle but will be "zoomed out more", while a bigger lens will narrow the angle down and "zoom in more". See below to give you some idea on angles of Megapixel HD Cameras:
| Lens in mm | Approx Viewing Angle (degrees) | Ideal Distance (metres) | Typical usage/notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 106 | <6 | For seeing as much of the immediate area as possible such as above a doorway/low down/garage soffits (edges can appear slightly warped/distorted) - clearly "zoomed out" |
| 3.6/4 | 83-90 | <12 | A great general purpose option giving great coverage still in the corner of a room or higher up on second floor soffits with less distortion - more of a natural "zoom" |
| 6 | 56 | 6-20 | Narrows down the angle and zooms in to look past the immediate area a little to gain more detail - down a driveway for example from higher up |
| 12 | 24 | 20+ | Zooms in significantly more to look at a gate, entrance or adjascent building |
| 16 | 19 | 24+ | As above but more so |
The amount of hard drive space you require is dictated by how many cameras, as well as their resolution and frame rate settings. Finally you can often make your storage space last a lot longer by enabling motion detected recording rather than continuous, especially if there are long periods of no activity.
|
Resolution (Megapixels) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per camera (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (continuous - full 25 frames per second) |
Days of storage provided by 1TB per 4 cameras (50% motion- 15 frames per second) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 11 | 36 |
| 2 | 22 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 17 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 (4K) | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 |
As a rule of thumb we recommend a minimum of 2 Terabytes per 4 x 2-4MP HD cameras, as this should give you 2 weeks to a month with a few adjustments on motion detected recording. You may only require the full 25 frames per second on certain cameras if things are fast moving.
(All of our hard drives come fitted and are CCTV specific from one of the major brands)
This is the LawMate PV-500L4i recorder, a Wi-Fi & IP enabled DVR designed to work with CMOS & CCD analogue cameras.
The PV-500L4i recorder is part of the 2017 range of Wi-Fi & IP
enabled devices from LawMate. The Wi-Fi connection allows the recorder
to connect to Android and iOS phones & tablets to provide remote
full system control and live monitoring.
The PV-500L4i recorder does
not have a screen and this permits the battery life to increase to 4
hours of operation. If you also opt for the BA-4400mAh battery,
operation increases to circa 8 hours on a fully charged battery.
This
recorder is designed to work with any of the LawMate analogue camera
options whilst permitting the operator to download or monitor the
recordings from anywhere in the world.
Features:
- Works with any Android or iOS device
- Live monitoring up to 20m range (Wi-Fi P2P)
- D1 resolution capture (720x576 pixels)
- Up to 240 minute recording time on standard battery
- Watermarked time-stamped evidential grade video
- Download recorded footage to your smart device
- Compatible with current PV500 battery cells
- Supports PI-RF50 RF Remote controller
- Free Micro SD card supplied
- H.264 .MOV File format
- Low light sensitive camera options
- Vibration alert (power on/off, recording, low battery)
Wi-Fi Application features:
- Live view
- Ability to switch between standard or motion detection recording
- Start/stop recording
- Set the time & date / synchronise with your smart phone/tablet
- Card formatting function
- SSID visible/hide switch
Contents:
PV-500L4i DVR
2200 mAh battery pack
Mains charger & USB cable
16gb Micro SD card
Protective pouch
AV-in cable
