The versatility of the equipment, notably its adjustable detect sensitivity rate, makes it suited to varied usage which includes deployment at shops, distribution centres, stock rooms, schools and public transport.
Other usage can cover general workplace surveillance with regard to safety practice and injury claims or observation of pets and livestock. There are imminent applications of the equipment in taxi cabs with the motion activation mode being particularly effective since it can coincide with the passenger entering the vehicle.
The DVRs support both NTSC and PAL and resume recording automatically after power loss. An intuitive interface allows even inexperienced users to select image compression qualities (high/medium/low) and frame rates, according to the requirements of the location. Recording intervals can be 10/5/3/2 seconds or 1/2/4/8 frames per second up to the maximum setting. Power input is 12VDC.
David Craig, Rainbow's Technical Manager, said: "These units are no larger than a packet of cigarettes, such is the compactness of the engineering. In addition to mains supply the DVRs can also be operated by four AA batteries. This means they can be deployed discreetly to meet any number of site-specific needs. Every time we speak to an installer about functionality they come up with new uses to meet a customer's individual requirements."
It is significant that several retail companies with historical reluctance to employ CCTV have opted for these unobtrusive CMOS sensor-based units to combat internal stock loss.