From analog to digital video, the exodus has begun. To assist in evaluating a growing number of digital video systems on today's market, SECURITY Magazine breaks down the major components of a digital system.
"The entire reason digital recording becomes an option is due to compression," says Greg Bernardo, product management specialist, Vicon Industries, Hauppauge, N.Y. "Early bouts with digital recording were limited by their large file sizes, which limited how long you could record. Ever-improving compression algorithms have produced much greater storage."