Biometrics

Biometrics (ancient Greek: bios life, metron measure) refers to two very different fields of study and application. The
first, which is the older and is used in biological studies, including forestry, is the collection, synthesis, analysis and
management of quantitative data on biological communities such as forests. Biometrics in reference to biological
sciences has been studied and applied for several generations and is somewhat simply viewed as "biological
statistics."More recently and incongruently, the term's meaning has been broadened to include the study of methods
for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits.Some researchers
have coined the term behaviometrics for behavioral biometrics such as typing rhythm or mouse gestures where the
analysis can be done continuously without interrupting or interfering with user activities.

Cancelable Biometrics- Physical features, such as face, fingerprint, iris, retina, hand, or behavioral features, such as
signature, voice, gait, must fulfill a certain criteria to qualify for use in recognition. They must be unique, universal,
acceptable, collectible and convenient to the person, in addition, to reliability at recognition, performance and
circumvention. Most importantly, however, permanence is a key feature for biometrics. They must retain all the above
features in particular the uniqueness unchanged, or acceptably changed, over the lifetime of the individual. On the
other hand, this fundamental feature has brought biometrics to challenge a new risk. If biometric data is obtained, for
example compromised from a database, by unauthorized users, the genuine owner will lose control over them forever
and lose his/her identity. Previously, research was focusing on using biometrics to overcome the weakness in
traditional authentication systems that use tokens, passwords or both. Weakness, such as sharing passwords, losing
tokens, guessable passwords, forgetting passwords and a lot more were successfully targeted by biometric systems,
although accuracy still remains a great challenge for many different biometric data. But one ordinary advantage of
password does not exist in biometrics. That is re-issue. If a token or a password is lost or stolen, they can be
cancelled and replaced by a newer version i.e. reissued. On the other hand, this is not naturally available in
biometrics. If someone’s face is compromised from a database, they cannot cancel it neither reissue it. All data,
including biometrics is vulnerable whether in storage or in processing state. It is relatively recently research has been
undertaken to consider protection of biometric data more seriously. Cancelable biometrics is a way in which to inherit
the protection and the replacement features into biometrics. It was first proposed by Ratha et al. Besides reliable
accuracy performance and the replacement policy cancellable biometric has to be non-revisable in order to fulfill the
aim. Several methods for generating cancellable biometrics have been proposed. Essentially, cancelable biometrics
perform a distortion of the biometric image or features before matching. The variability in the distortion parameters
provides the cancelable nature of the scheme. Some of the proposed techniques operate using their own recognition
engines, such as Teoh et al and Savvides et al, whereas other methods, such as Dabbah et al, take the advantage of
the advancement of the well-established biometric research for their recognition front-end to conduct recognition.
Although this increases the restrictions on the protection system, it makes the cancellable templates more accessible
for available biometric technologies. In general, cancelable biometrics may be seen to represent a promising
approach to address biometric security and privacy vulnerabilities. However, there are several concerns about the
security of such schemes. First, there is very little work analysing their security, except for an analysis of biohashing.
Secondly, while distortion schemes should be preferably non-invertible, no detailed proposed scheme has this
property. In fact, it would appear to be trivial to undistort the template given knowledge of the distortion key in most
cases. Third, cancelable biometrics would appear to be difficult to implement in the untrusted scenarios for which they
All About Ports

A computer's physical port is a special arrangement of pins or holes, so that plugs and sockets can be connected to
exchange data between them. There could be different types of physical ports, which can be named as serial port,
parallel port plug and play port. Get some technical support to learn more about different types of ports.

Serial ports can send and receive one bit of data at a time. A pair of wires is used for it (Ground and +/-). But parallel
ports can send multiple bits of data and to make this happen, several sets of wires are used. A port could be hot
swap compatible, where a hot swappable device can be connected to it. The computer, without any need to restart,
can recognize whether the device connected is a hot swappable or a "plug and play". The device can also be
connected while the computer is running. In case of USB ports and Firewire ports, the connected device is
recognized at the moment it gets connected to a running computer and the "handshaking" with the connected device
takes place. By "handshaking", we mean the exchange of information related to transfer type, transfer rate, device
information etc.

We also have another type of port, known as the virtual port. If we consider the set of rules or protocols like TCP/IP in
a computer network then the logical end-point is the virtual port. The question is why logical? It is because there is no
physical existence of these types of ports. Depending upon the software that has been used to create the protocols,
we can create an interface where data exchange takes place. We also give it a number. The data exchange takes
place between two computer systems, where different layers are involved before we can actually get the data in
human readable form. For example, the HTTP or the hypertext transfer protocol uses port number 80. On the basis of
it, websites open up in the internet.
Information on Infrared Systems

Infrared is a form of electromagnetic radiation which has longer wavelength than visible light. Sir William Herschel
(1738-1822) discovered the infrared radiation and laid the foundation for future development of the technology.
Infrared systems use the infrared wavelength of the light spectrum for functioning. The infrared light cannot penetrate
through walls or any hard objects but can bounce back from the surface. Infrared technologies are used in many
gadgets like remote controls, mobile phones, hearing aids and cameras.

The infrared system used by hearing aids has a transmitter device and a receiver. The transmitter captures the sound
either by a microphone or an electrical connection. Such infrared systems can easily be installed. The infrared
transmitter needs to be connected to the sound source and it transmits it in the form of invisible infrared light. The
system should be placed in such a way that the infrared lights are not blocked by any object. Infrared technology also
helps wireless communication between electronic devices. The devices need to be synchronized first, so that they
can detect each other.

The infrared system in cameras captures the heat emitted by the objects to create an image. In this way it allows us
to see things that are invisible to naked eyes. Regular use gadgets like hand dryers and remote controls also use the
infrared technology. The hand dryers use the same heat sensing infrared system. The remote controls are made of
electronic circuits which have LED-s which work in the infrared wavelength. The remote controls send out infrared
light which is detected by the receiver. The LED helps to convert the electrical signal into invisible infrared light beam.
Infrared technology is also used in space research. The activity of far off objects can be captured by using these
infrared systems.

Infrared systems have many advantages. Some of those are low interference; low power consumption and signals
contained within the enclosed space with negligible loss. The low power consumption comes in handy for laptops.
However, the infrared systems also have certain disadvantages. Such systems are very much sensitive to the
atmospheric conditions. Too much heat, rain or fog can hinder the transmission of infrared light beam. The distance
between the transmitter and receiver is also decreases the power of such systems.
Cellular Phone

The old concept that cellular phones are merely luxurious toys is now dismissed by the growing need for it. Cellular
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teenagers need cellular phones. Gone are the days when cellular phones are toys to show off, now cellular phones
evolve to be a necessity. Thus, cellular phones of various models and designs now flood the market. There are those
cellular phones that can perform many different functions but there are also those basic telephones that come in
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phones to high-tech cellular phones. If you are one of those who are lucky and that you can afford high-tech cellular
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Hp Ide Hard Disk Drive

HP Hewlett-Packard delivers high quality and resilient hard drives that fully support and assimilate across the
enterprise Hewlett-Packard storage and server’s class line. Before the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drives,
hard drive controller was used to interface the hard drives to the motherboard of PC. The basic servo and electronic
functions along with the mechanical stuff was performed by the hard drive. The details were managed by the
controller. Most of the firmware and the electronics were moved from the controller to develop the IDE hard disk
drive.
Cache memory was used in IDE hard drive so that the writing & reading process could be speed up. So the hard
drives became smarter with high level of performance. IDE drive was interfaced to motherboard bus with IDE
controller. IDE controller is a bus interface and has connector and interface for the integrated drive electronics cable
that goes to the hard disk. The hard drive has the actual controller. More often when the hard drive controller has
problem, the actual problem lies with in the hard drive’s electronics. Afterwards, drive cable’s connector and IDE-
controller extension board electronics were added in most of the motherboards. These motherboards mostly have 2
IDE interfaces. One interface is the primary while other is the secondary interface. Each of these IDE interfaces can
support 2 devices of IDE.
For the improvement and incorporation of other devices to the IDE hard drive, many standards were developed
afterwards like CD-ROM that can work off the integrated drive electronics interfaces (Ultra ATA, ATA Packet
Interface, and enhanced IDE). The hard drives use the “direct memory access” and “bus mastering” for back & forth
transferring of data between computer memory and IDE hard disk. The transfer speed reaches up to 66MB/s without
moving through processor.
HP delivers high quality and resilient hard drives that fully support and assimilate across the enterprise HP storage
and server’s class line. Hard drive basically comprises of spindle, motor, platters, frame, electronics, air filter, actuator
and read/write heads. Mechanical parts are mounted by frame and cover seals the hard drive. HAD (hard disc
assembly) is the hard drive’s sealed part. Drive electronics comprise of printed circuit boards (mostly one or more)
which are mounted on HDA bottom. The platter and head of the hard drive are very much similar to the old
phonograph’s playback & recording head. The difference is that the data structure of CD-ROM and phonograph
record is arranged in spiral while the arrangement of hard drive’s data structure is in concentric circles. There are one
or more platters in hard disk drive and usually there are heads on each side of the platters.
In modern hard disk drives the platters are mostly made from ceramic or glass. The older hard drives had aluminium
platters that had thermal attributes which were unfavorable. Therefore to prevent these unfavorable characteristics,
ceramic and glass platters were introduced in the new hard drives. On the platters surface is deposited layer of
magnetic material. That is why the surface of platter is shining and chrome like. The drive motor of the hard disk turns
the spindle on which platters are mounted. The revolution per minute of most of the IDE hard drives are 5400, 7200,
10000 or 15000 and still are emerging.
SMS Marketing Software

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S-Video Cable

Overview

The luminance (Y; gray-scale) signal and modulated chrominance (C; color) information are carried on separate,
synchronised signal and ground pairs.

In composite video, the luminance signal is low-pass filtered to prevent crosstalkbetween high-frequency luminance
information and the color subcarrier. S-Video maintains the two as separate signals, so that detrimental low-pass
filtering is unnecessary. This increases bandwidth for the luminance information, and also subdues the color crosstalk
problem. The infamous dot crawl is eliminated. This means that S-Video leaves more information from the original
video intact; thus, it offers an improved image reproduction compared to composite video.

Due to the separation of the video into brightness and color components, S-Video is sometimes considered a type
of component video signal; however, it is also the poorest, quality-wise, being far surpassed by the more complex
component video schemes, such as RGB. What distinguishes S-Video from these better component-video schemes
is that S-Video carries the color information as one signal. This means that the color has to be encoded in some way,
and as such, NTSC, PAL, and SECAM signals are all decidedly different through S-Video. Thus, for full compatibility,
the connected devices not only have to be S-Video compatible, but also compatible in terms of color encoding. In
addition, S-Video suffers from reduced color resolution. NTSC S-Video color resolution is typically 120 lines
horizontal (approximately 160 pixels edge-to-edge)[citation needed], versus 250 lines horizontal for the Rec. 601-encoded
signal of a DVD, or 30 lines horizontal for standard VCRs.

When used for connecting a video source to a video display that supports both 4:3 and 16:9 display formats, the PAL
television standard provides for signaling pulses that will automatically switch the display from one format to the
other. The S-Video connection transparently supports this operation. The S-Video connection also has general
provision for widescreen signaling through a DC offset applied to the chrominance signal; however, this is a more
recent development, and is not widely supported.

]History

In 1987, JVC's release of S-VHS introduced the S-Video cable standard. With S-Video cables, the S-VHS video
cassette systems play with their full potential, completing the improved definition and resolution into a compatible TV.
Due to low market penetration of television sets and video devices equipped with S-Video ports, the format failed to
become a mainstream image standard and remained in the niche high-endhome theater market.

In the late 1990s, big-screen television sets began shipping with S-Video option in input ports, thus increasing the
number of supportable electronic devices such as DVD players, satellite receivers, and video game consoles. The
format gained some popularity as a better alternative to composite video inputs. S-Video was also adopted in
the graphics card market in the early 2000s as a video-output solution, from computers to TVs.

The introduction of component video, offering a better image and backward compatibility, replaced S-video as the
default alternative to the composite video.
Etymologically, the word S-video has several denotations: Super Video (complementing Super VHS), Separated
Video, and S-VHS cable.

Connector

An S-Video signal is generally connected using a cable with 4-pin mini-DIN connectors. Apart from the impedance
requirement, these cables are equivalent to regular mini-DIN cables (like Apple's ADB); these cables can be used for
S-Video transfer if no other cable is available, but picture quality may not be as good. Due to the wide use of S-Video
connections for DVD players, S-Video cables are fairly inexpensive compared to component or digital connector
cables.

The mini-DIN pins, being weak, sometimes bend. This can result in the loss of color or other corruption (or loss) in the
signal. A bent pin can be forced back into shape, but this carries the risk of the pin breaking off.

Before the mini-DIN plug became standard, S-Video signals were often carried through different types of plugs. For
example, the Commodore 64 home computer of the 1980s, one of the first widely available devices to feature S-
Video output, used an 8-pin DIN connector on the computer end and a pair of RCA plugs on the monitor end. (Also
available via third-party vendors was an 8-pin DIN-to-4-pin mini-DIN to connect the Commodore directly to a
television.) The S-Video connector is the most common video-out connector on laptop computers; however, many
devices with S-Video outputs also have composite outputs.

The Atari 800 home computer featured S-Video outputs three years before the Commodore 64, in 1979, via a 5-pin
DIN plug.

Both S-Video and audio (mono or stereo) signals can be transferred through SCART connections as well. However, it
was not part of the original SCART standard, and not every SCART-compatible device supports it for this reason.
Also, S-Video and RGB are mutually exclusive through SCART, due to the S-Video implementation's using the pins
allocated for RGB. Most SCART-equipped televisions and VCRs (and almost all of the older ones) do not actually
support S-Video, resulting in a monochrome picture if such a connection is attempted, as only the luminance signal
portion is usable. Generally, a monochrome picture in itself can also be a sign of incompatible color encoding: for
example, NTSC material viewed through a PAL-only device.

Another incompatibility due to S-Video's not being part of the original SCART standard is when connecting a SCART
output device such as a cable TV box to a TV with a mini-DIN S-Video input. In many cases, if this connection is
made, the result will be a predominantly black-and-white picture, with most of the color (chrominance signal) washed
out. An example of this is when connecting a SCART output of a FOXTEL Digital Box (Australia) to a mini-DIN S-
Video input of a TV. An impedance mismatch between the SCART and mini-DIN interfaces causes the signal levels
to be reduced to the TV, resulting in the poor picture. This problem can be overcome by terminating the chrominance
line of the SCART plug with a 75-ohm resistor, correcting the mismatch. Many high-end sets do support this
connection, however (without the termination), due to their inputs' having a larger dynamic range.

At least some Fujitsu laptops (S-7020, S-7110) use so-called mini S-Video connector [4] for TV-Out. This mini S-Video
connector is actually a 3.5mm TRS connector where tip and ring carry Y/C and both use sleeve as ground. Such a
mini S-Video is however rather rare, and it is very difficult to obtain appropriate cable for it.
Usage

S-Video is commonly used throughout the world with relative popularity. It is found on consumer TVs, DVD players,
high-end video cassette recorders, digital TV receivers, DVRs, game consoles, and graphics cards. It has been
replaced by component video and digital video standards, such as DVI and HDMI.

S-Video cables are used for computer-to-TV output for business or home use. Because it is very simple to convert S-
Video to composite signal (just the physical merging of the two through a filter capacitor is required), many electronics
retailers offer converter adaptors for signal conversion. Conversion will not improve image quality, but will allow
connecting to otherwise incompatible devices. Converting composite signal to S-Video is harder, because once
Luminance and Color are merged, it is hard to separate them while minimizing loss. High qualitycomb filters are
commonly used to separate the signals.

Due to a lack of bandwidth, S-Video connections are generally not considered suitable for high-definition video
signals. As a result, HD sources are generally connected to a monitor by way of analog component video or
wideband digital methods (usually HDMI or DVI). However, when using older monitors with S-Video but without HDMI
and DVI, some graphics cards have full display (including bootup display) with HDMI, DVI, and S-Video and partially
full display (displaying only after the OS boots up) with component and composite. So in this case, S-Video works
well, as it allows the user to see the display in the event that they need to adjust settings in the CMOS.

The situation with VCRs is a bit unusual: the common S-Video connector was designed for Super VHS and Hi8 VCRs
as a high-bandwidth video connection and has been used for the same purpose on a great number of other
consumer devices, coming into greatest prominence with the rise of the DVD format. Many digital (and all Hi-8 and S-
VHS-C) camcorders support S-Video as well. Standard VHS VCRs do not put out a high enough resolution signal to
saturate an S-Video connection, and therefore most such units (even those in combination units with DVD players,
which commonly use S-Video or component outputs) require the output from the VHS deck to go through
a composite video or RF connection.

In many European Union countries, S-Video is less common because of the dominance of SCART, which allows
RGB quality and is required to be on every TV. It is not usual to find S-Video outputs on equipment such as DVD
players, although the player may output S-Video over SCART, but the actual TV may not be compatible with S-Video
signals and so would just show a black and white image[5]. In this case it is possible to modify the SCART adapter
cable to make it work[6]. Games consoles usually do not output S-Video either due to the dominance of SCART and
the better RGB quality, whilst in the US and other non SCART countries there is S-Video but no RGB. The Nintendo
64however was an exception - NTSC models could output S-Video, but only with modification could they output RGB.
PAL Nintendo 64 models could output S-Video but not RGB despite that being the easiest way to connect if done via
SCART. There is however a German company that is able to modify PAL N64's to output true RGB [7] although this
service is rather expensive compared to the way you can make an NTSC model output RGB.
Gsm Phones

GSM or Global System for Mobile Communication is the latest advancement in today’s mobile technology. Over 3
billion people across more than 212 countries and territories use this new system. GSM differs from its predecessors
in terms of advanced technology and digital signaling and speech channels. You can use this technology all across
the world. This technology allows the device to communicate with a mobile communication. The network identifies the
mobile, its number and provides a mobile connectivity through antennas. You get the benefit of high quality digital
voice without using wires.

GSM is considered a second generation (2G) mobile phone system. It offers a lot of benefits, such as high speed
data, integrated voice mail, call privacy, fax functionality, secure communications, paging and SMS, etc. It has
pioneered a low cost network carrier, alternative to voice calls, which is now supported on other standards as well.

A GSM cell phone works everywhere in the world and thus allows uninterrupted connectivity. If you are a frequent
traveler moving around in different parts of the world, this system helps in international roaming It is a great boon for
people who cannot afford to be out of touch for long. Another advantage is that the standard includes one worldwide
Emergency telephone number, which makes it easier for international travelers to connect to emergency services.

A GSM cell phone allows better network transmission speed, due to faster technology. It comes with
a SIM card which can be easily detached from the handset. This card carries all necessary information like
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Motion Sensors

Many security cameras do not record well in the dark. This implies that a slinky presence can get away with any deed
as long as the dark provides a shield. This is where a security camera with motion sensor comes in. The motion
sensor triggers an automatic response as soon as it picks up a movement in its vicinity. Some of these cameras
come equipped with floodlights that power up as soon as a motion is registered, flooding the area with light and
catching the culprit in the act. This is further enhanced by the fact that a security camera with motion sensor often
offers a connection to a TV or computer monitor. As soon as the sensor is triggered, images of the perimeter can be
captured immediately.

A security camera with motion sensor is most of the time used to detect human presence. As such, it has been
configured to capture any human movement around it. For this purpose, the sensor uses an infrared- commonly
called IR- illuminator. A security camera with motion sensor uses PIR - passive infrared- detectors. Humans with a
body temperature of ninety-three degrees Fahrenheit emit infrared energy, its wavelength between nine and ten
micrometers. PIR sensors are calibrated to pick up any wavelength between eight and twelve micrometers. The
sensor is designed to pick up on rapid changes in IR energy, as when a person is moving. The sensor device itself is
a basic one that works under the principle of a photosensor, which picks up on changes in the amount of light in an
area when an emitted light beam is crossed.

Setup for a security camera with motion sensor is usually fairly easy. When connected to a surveillance system, it
integrates well with other components to provide increased security. The feeds from the camera can be viewed on
any monitor, a TV, or a computer screen. The images can also be recorded through a VCR or DVR for later viewing.
Weatherproof, this type of camera can be used both indoor and outdoor, in a temperature range of fourteen to one
hundred and twenty two degrees Fahrenheit. It also features a built-in microphone and wide angle lens.

Surveillance Camera
Hidden Cameras: These types of cameras are for indoor use only and come in a variety of different kinds of ordinary
looking objects. For instance a small hidden camera are embedded in everyday objects like an Alarm Clock, Air
Freshener, Fan, CO2 Detector or even a vanity Mirror. They are usually installed in one room and used to catch any
suspicious activity in the room installed. Most of them use a 12-hour rechargeable battery pack with no wires or cords
to plug in. Most all of these type of cameras are wireless but some can be wired. By far, you are better off choosing a
wireless kind, which takes minutes to set up. To view or record the activity a 2.4 GHz Receiver attaches to your TV or
VRC or DVR, which also only takes just a few minutes.
Surveillance Camera Systems: For business type applications you make want to consider a bundled system that
includes all the components need to watch you business when you are there or way from it. Your business may need
4, 8 or 16 cameras also referred to as channels. For instance a small but location may need 8 cameras or as many
as 16. They can be wireless or wired. If you are looking for an easy installation choose wireless, that way no messy
wires to deal with.
A 4 Channel Wireless Complete System is also perfect for a small business or even a small house. A wireless
surveillance camera system will allow you to install 4 wireless cameras to digitally record all the activity in your
business. These types of systems come with a DVR with full networking capability and use a GeoVision DVR card,
which allows you to view live video surveillance on the Internet. This type of system is designed strictly for indoor use
only, and the perfect video recording system for smaller areas. You now have the flexibility to leave and still record
activity and store and retrive for later viewing. Many businesses have a panic button they press when they see a
would be thief in their store and now have the proof stored if needing to use in it in court.
For Personal Home Surveillance Camera System, there is the 4 Channel Wireless VISEC Surveillance System that is
perfect for monitoring 4 rooms in a small house. The cameras that come with type of system work in day or night
because of the high quality digital CCD chips that automatically switches from color to black & white in low light
conditions. This type of a system requires what known as a 'quad'. A quad is an accessory to your surveillance
system that splits a video monitor into 4 screens. Without a quad viewing would only be able possible with one
camera at a time. This type of a system also comes with a GrabBee II. It allows wireless or hidden cameras to
connect your camera(s) to your computer. The GrabBee II is the bridge between the wireless or hidden camera and
your computer. This device converts analog video signal to digital through a USB port.
Designed For Simple Personal Use, there is a camera called the Cyber Eye. This infrared B/W digital surveillance
camera takes pictures automatically whenever someone moves in front of it and then digitally stores the pictures
within the micro-camera. You can then extract the images later on just by plugging the camera into your TV/VCR to
either view or record. This type of camera is great for catching someone snooping around your house. It is so small
and compact you can even put it in your car and aim it out the window. This personal surveillance camera works by
changes in the picture and not motion. Video images can be even taken through glass and the wireless surveillance
camera will still work like a charm. The pictures are taken at 1-60 second intervals (UP TO 680 pictures). Video
images will even have the time and date stamp added to each picture.
For Outdoor Surveillance Cameras, Dome cameras are used in many places including retail stores, restaurants,
casinos and apartment buildings. You can even see them at your local McDonalds restaurants. Dome cameras are
simply board cameras built into a weatherproof dome housing. In addition to these surveillance cameras being
weatherproof, many of these types of dome surveillance cameras are vandal-proof dome and built with protective
casing that can withstand the direct hit of a sledgehammer or other brute force means to disable it. Dome
Surveillance Cameras are generally wired and can be connected to a Digital DVR to record all suspicious activities.
Surveillance Camera Recording – One of the most important pieces of a surveillance system is
the surveillance video recorder. Whether you have one, four, eight or sixteen cameras you have to take what those
cameras see and store that video for reference or possible evidence. Obviously DVR system can record much longer
than old style VCR tapes. Generally these recorders come in 4, 8 and 16 channel models. Channels refer to amount
of cameras that can be attached for recording. Some units are small, some large and have different features. One of
the best DVR portable surveillance camera recorders perfect for body worn & covert applications and fits easily into a
purse, pocket or backpack is the DVR-9800 touted as the Worlds Smallest Wearable DVR Recorder. This recorder
can record a whopping 40 hours of video and about 910 hours of audio.
This article gives you the basics on what to look for when shopping for a surveillance camera system for either
personal or business use. In a future article, we will discuss detailed directions on how to connect and set up the
most common types of surveillance camera systems.