Boroscopio General Tools DCS2000 Super High-Performance Rugged VGA Recording with 7″ LCD

The DCS2000 is a complete system that combines a handheld VGA resolution (640 x 480 pixel) recording video borescope console with General’s P16181HP VGA resolution probe. The included probe is 39 in. (1m) long and has a camera head diameter of 0.22 in.(5.5mm). The DCS2000 console is also compatible with five other VGA resolution probes from General.

The system is notable for the IP67 water/oil/dust resistance of its probe and camera head, the IP57 water ingress protection rating of its console, and the console’s resistance to drops from a height of up to 1m (39 in.).

The DCS2000 has three operating modes: Preview, Playback and Menu:

• In Preview mode, live video framed by the camera’s field of view is displayed on the console’s LCD. The DCS2000 automatically enters this mode when powered on. Separate front-panel buttons on the console allow you to increase and
decrease the brightness of the two or four camera lighting LEDs used at the same time to any of 10 levels. Another front-panel button allows you to enlarge a target by 50% (a zoom level of 1.5X), 200% (3.0X) or 400% (5.0X). Yet another button allows you to horizontally mirror the video frame or rotate it by 90°, 180° or 270°. Three buttons on the probe handle provide the following functions: light boost, anti-reflection and 90° image rotation.

The DCS2000 also allows you to record VGA resolution inspection videos (with voice annotation) and photos on a standard-size SD memory card with a single push of a button. While you are recording a video or before you take a photo, you can adjust the brightness of the display or zoom in on the target and these actions will be reflected in the stored file—in other words, what you see is what you save. Analog versions of stored files and raw and manipulated (zoomed) real-time probe video can be exported through a video cable to any NTSC or PAL format TV monitor with RCA input jacks.

• In Playback mode, you can browse the SD card for saved video and picture files and view the media on the console’s LCD or on a larger TV monitor. Video clips and photos also can be viewed on a PC: 1) by removing the SD card and plugging it in directly; 2) through a card reader; or 3) via the included USB cable. Photos are saved as .jpg files, so most photo viewer applications can open them. However, although videos are saved as .avi files, many Microsoft Windows Media Player installations lack the codec needed to open them. Video files can be opened by more-versatile media players such as freeVLC (www.videolan.org). The 4GB SD memory card included with the DCS2000 can store more than three hours of VGA resolution video in addition to hundreds of photos.

• In Menu mode, you use familiar up/down scrolling motions and responses to dialog boxes to navigate a main menu with eight submenus. Collectively, the menus and submenus let you: Browse and select video and photo files stored on the SD card in chronological order or reverse chronological order, or as thumbnails in an “album-style” display. Perform the following “housekeeping” functions:
1) Bulk-erase or format the SD card, and break down its stored content by media type;
2) Set the current time and date (together known as system time) and choose whether or not to display media time stamps on-screen;
3) Choose any of 27 languages for menu and on-screen text; 4) Select an analog video out format;
5) Adjust the triggering time of the console’s Auto Power Off function, or disable APO altogether;
6) Enable viewing of stored photos and video clips on a PC without having to remove the SD card;
7) Quickly display all stored media files as thumbnails in 3 x 3 grids;
8) Enable «Repeat recording» of sequential, short video clips instead of one long clip.

Ideal for:

• Professional close-up inspections of hard-to-see and hard-to-reach areas
• Identifying safety problems on aircraft engines and heavy equipment
• Saves time and money on automotive maintenance and repair