There is no one size fits all system when it comes to heavy vehicles, however, when it comes to digital video recorders, SURE have promoted the market leading Timespace range for over 14 years.

The V series recorders use H.264 compression to reduce file sizes to a fraction of their original size whilst maintaining video quality. H.264 provides support for resolutions up to 8K UHD and supports up to 16x16 pixel macroblocks. 

IP (Internet Protocol) cameras are powered over ethernet (PoE) and offer a far superior camera image quality/resolution to that of any other camera output. IP cameras can also be more cost-effective as they often cover a much wider range than that of an analogue camera. It would need up to four low-resolution analogue cameras to cover the same recording area as a single IP camera.

The E11 Mark is the British specific Mark that covers equipment/vehicles supplied to the automotive industry. This includes commercial vehicles, construction machinery and general vehicle use and basically means the unit has been approved by ECU compliance and quality control regulations. (source)

This recorder comes with up to 16 channels of analogue camera inputs and one IP channel input of 1080p HD resolution. The V400 digital video recorder also uses H.264 compression to reduce file sizes to a fraction of their original size whilst maintaining great video quality. The Timespace products are fully compatible with LANLink and PCLink meaning footage can be easily reviewed and this product is e-marked meaning it can be put onto vehicles with all the correct approvals.

DVRV400 recorders also have removable hard-drives up to 4TB meaning you can store recorded footage and remove/replace when the HDD becomes full.

Using watermarking on the V400 will allow you to embed vehicle data into your footage, this includes GPS, date, time, speed and location which "meets the evidential requirements when needed for court proceedings." (source) 

This 24 channel V500 digital video recorder provides customers with sixteen channels of analogue camera inputs and eight POE IP channel inputs of 1080p HD resolution. The digital video recorder provides 200fps and uses H.264 compression to reduce file sizes to a fraction of their original size whilst maintaining video quality. The Timespace products are fully compatible with LANLink and PCLink meaning footage can be easily reviewed and this product is e-marked meaning it can be put onto vehicles with all the correct approvals

With this recorder you have the option of integration with bridge alerts which provide early warning of low bridges when operating tall vehicles e.g. Double Decker Buses.

As with the V400, you are able to watermark footage with embedded vehicle data such as date, time, speed and location.

Timespace have bought a 20 channel analogue high-definition video recorder to market. The V600 AHD recorder provides operators with the flexibility to introduce the latest high-definition cameras to their vehicles.

With this innovative recorder you will be able to utilise the latest in high-definition AHD or IP cameras. The V600 also allows up to 200fps whilst recording in standard definition or 100fps using high-definition.

One key feature of the V600 is that not only is it plug and play installation, the dimensions are the same as the V400 making it simple when replacing.

This digital video recorder is backwards compatible with older systems where vehicle operators aren't wanting to swap out cameras straight away.