In-Car Video

Federal Signal

• Federal Signal is one of the largest manufacturers of visual and audible warning equipment in the world, and has been in business since 1901

Introduction to DTX In-Car Video

• The Federal Signal DTX In-Car Video system is a comprehensive solution for the capture, management and storage of digital video
• Digital video is shown to support a measurable increase in conviction rates, and the availability of recordings can reduce litigations against officers while providing a corresponding improvement in officer awareness with regard to their own conduct
• Our DTX In-Car Video provides an industry-leading sixty minutes of pre-event recording, which can be drawn from live memory just before an officer begins to record
• Cameras can be prompted to record situations automatically with the activation of an officer’s microphone, the vehicle light and siren system, the opening of a gunlock, or even preset GPS thresholds
• This equipment is intended for Emergency response and law enforcement agencies

Links

• DTX In-Car Video System  - DTX In-Car Video home page at Federal Signal    
• DTX system overview - System components and part numbers
• DTX wireless system configurations - A good illustration of configuration options (4.5MB PDF)

System Components

 

Software Components

Client Software		Auto Download Software		Command Software
•  Used on the mobile MDT		•  Used on the mobile DVR		•  Back office administrator control

 

System Description

• A typical In-Car Video system includes a front camera mounted inside the windshield to cover the front of the vehicle
• A rear camera points at the rear seat. It has a built-in IR LED night vision illuminator and covert microphone
• A rechargeable wireless microphone with belt clip, antenna and lapel microphone, provides 10 hours talk time (3 hrs re-charge time)
• A solid-state DVR (digital video recorder) records the 2 video and audio streams. High quality 720 x 486 pixel video
• The optional 7" LCD display shows only live video plus the meta data. The 7" LCD display is only used if there is no MDT in the vehicle
• DTX Client Software allows the officer to search and view video on the vehicles MDT
• The video is processed in the DVR (not in the MDT), recordings include audio and meta data: video, GPS location, speed, time/date, and more
• DTX Command Software back-office administrative software allows search and review of recorded video/audio files, plot onto Google Maps, review bread crumb history, remotely adjust DVR settings, remote control of vehicle cameras, remote live view of video and meta data, remote file download
• DTX Auto Download Software
  • Runs as a Windows service, automatically downloads video from the mobile DVR via a wireless (or wired) network connection
  • If the vehicle drives out of range before a video transfer is complete then the transfer will resume once the vehicle returns within range
  • Automatically shuts down the DVR once the download is complete
  • Download speed is about 8 minutes per one hour of 30FPS video
• You can also transfer the video data from the vehicle to your back-office PC via a wireless (Wi-Fi) connection, Ethernet Cat-5 cable, USB flash drive, removable hard drive, or 3G cellular connection, etc.