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Comparison of Software Editions
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The following table shows a comparison of additional features which Surveillance WebCam Software has over the Video Site Monitor Software Product.
| Surveillance WebCam Software Editions | Video Site Monitor Software |
| Recommendation: use this software since is newer, better and has more features, though cost about $10 more. | Has less features, cost about $10 less. |
| Surveillance WebCam Software Editions have all of the features that Video Site Monitor Software has plus the following. | Feature which are not available (NA) in the Video Site Monitor Software. |
| supports 1 to 11 cameras | supports 1 to 8 cameras |
| supports all hardware configurations in one software | needs separate software for 4 or 8 camera versions of software |
| Windows 7,2008,Vista compatible | NA |
| Windows XP,2003,2000,NT,Me,98,95 compatible | yes |
| Windows Mobile 5 compatible | NA |
| straight video recording without motion detection | NA |
| time lapse recording | NA |
| can set motion detection regions | NA |
| audio recording with date and time stamp | NA |
| sound detection triggered recording | NA |
| can set separate camera brightness and contrast for each individual camera | NA |
| record to separate files for each camera | NA |
| uses advance Windows Media Video 9 compression | NA |
| uses Windows Media 9 Encoder for live video streaming | NA |
| can also Windows Media Encoder 4.1 for video streaming | uses just Windows Media Encoder 4.1 |
| File Streaming with motion detected video streaming | NA |
| Windows Media 9,8, and 7 also supported for streaming | NA |
| separate sound alarm for each camera | NA |
| separate motion detection sensitivity and noise filtering for each individual camera | NA |
| separate alarm condition can be set for each individual camera | NA |
| separate detection sound for each individual camera | NA |
| can see or hide Windows Media Encoder 9 when streams | NA |
| separate alarm history review and play feature | NA |
| hide or display date and time stamp in video | NA |
| FTP video files can also send to sub-directories at remote web sites | NA |
| supports most any video format and image sizes NTSC or PAL | NA |
| video windows of any displayed camera can be any image size when displayed on the computer screen | NA |
| user interface can be any size or position on the displayed computer screen - flexible use of desktop real estate. | NA |
| Scheduled Configuration changes with many more settings that can be loaded by timer eg day and night time settings. | NA |
| easier schedule configurations setup | NA |
| easier and quicker program configuration from the start | NA |
| easier program installation with better installer program | NA |
| better remote user interface with web browser more commands and less typing | NA |
| remote user interface has both an Admin and a User password for different levels of access to remote commands. | NA |
| quick access from email alarm direct to video file review | NA |
| excellent efficient user interface with many large buttons instead of just menu items | NA |
| broader display of real time recording and alarm status | NA |
| startup and run hidden | NA |
| adjustable font size for display | NA |
| better support for routers and LAN WAN configurations for remote access | NA |
| close video files for immediate review without having to stop the program | NA |
| better support for generic Conexant based video capture cards | NA |
| compatible with more video capture drivers | NA |
| the best software to use | NA |
| easier to use and install | NA |