LawMate PV-PH10W Car DVR
- 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)
NEWER WIFI VERSION
This is the new LawMate PV-PH10, a 1080p HD recording system cleverly disguised as a car phone holder with IR night vision recording.
The innovative and stylish design conceals a covert infra-red video recording system producing law enforcement grade video and audio which is also watermarked with the time and date.
All recordings are stored on a Micro SD card (16gb card provided) using standard H.264 encoding with a .MOV video file format. The built-in battery will provide up to 3 hours of continuous recordings with the IR night-vision turned off and up to 90 minutes with infra-red turned on.
Compatible with any mobile phone up to 8cm width, the PH10 DVR is also supplied with a 360 degrees swivel/suction mount allowing you to adjust the angle of capture to your requirements.
There is also a switch hidden on the unit permitting you to change recording modes between continuous or motion detection capture.
Features:
- 1080p HD video quality
- Single button operation
- Infrared night vision camera
- Built-in rechargeable battery, up to 180 minutes of continuous recording
- Angle of view is 66 degrees
- Supports up to a 32gb Micro SD card
- H.264 .MOV file format
- Dimensions: 106x50x12mm
Contents:
1 x PV-PH10 camera DVR
1 x Phone holder (No recorder)
1 x Suction Mount
1 x 16gb SD card
1 x USB connection cable
Instruction guide
