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it would probably make sense for me to have my cameras repaired. panasonic cw484- controls damaged and not functional, camera works brand new extreme wz16- dead right out of the box used extreme wz16- used for about 6 months, dead used extreme wz 14- dead unfortunately, i do not think i can use the warranty on any of the above cameras as i purchased them through friends, etc and not a dealer. does anyone on here repair cameras or have any experience on what it typically costs to repair a camera? what is normally the part that dies first?

yea, im gonna try that, but im sure they will ask for all kinds of sales receipts and crap that i dont have def worth a shot though

thanks guys, very helpful 2 of the cameras are very new, so if i repaired the problem, they would probably last me a while still, just not sure of the cost or person to do this. i dont think this is something i could diagnose and repair myself. i might just have to take to the local electronics repair shop and see what happens.

thats what i was thinking. thank you, very helpful. i might give it a shot. no one here has one?

considering purchasing some of the older panasonic cameras with the sd2 technology. does anyone have these or have used these? how do they compare to the newer sd3 cameras which are prob some of the best around? any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

i have an opportunity to purchase some of the older sdii panasonic cameras. they have been disconnected though, so i do not have the ability to see how well they perform. anyone using these now or can anyone comment on the quality? thanks for the help.

i am designing a camera system for a local gated community there requests are to have 2 license plate reader cams at each gate to view incoming and outgoing traffic the cameras will need to record, but not be viewed live there is not a location for inside storage of a DVR i would need to mount an enclosure to the gate with the DVR recorder inside or have the DVR built into each camera if there is an incident, they would go to the DVR or camera and pull the info with a thumb drive anyone have any ideas? and thanks as always

very cool, any pics of the new camera?

ge truvision line has some good cameras for the money and nice name recognition for the client nuvico also seems to have some well priced basic equipment for residential installs

looking at the wv-cf294 and wv-cw484s models i know the 484 is popular, but may we a bit more than i need for this location. anyone used the 294's? or had a chance to compare the 2?

anyone??

just bought myself an 8 channel nuvico dvr after doing lots of research. i will be using this for my prsonal home system. i am using extreme wizkid bullet cams outside. i will also be installing 2 indoor cameras and would appreciate some users opinions. i keep the lights low inside my home during the day. i turn all of the lights off at night. i would like to use dome cameras instead of the look of bullets inside. ir may be necessary due to the lighting, but i would not prefer. want them to show color and good res. after reading through the posts, ganz seemed to come recommended? budget would be under $300 per cam. have any suggestions for this? thanks!

so my search continues for an indoor camera that will stay in color mode if all the lights are out, then i am not concerned about viewing it i used a cheap GE truvision ir dome inside and something surprised me the GE did ir and color at the same time. the close parts of the image were black and white with the ir, but the back of the shot was in color as there was light present so heres the dumb question what do you call this feature? and who has this in their cameras?

i am willing to spend more than $100 was just referencing this cheapie camera i have with that feature i am mainly looking at the nuvico line of cameras, but i dont think they have a cam with this feature i might just have to try a color only camera with no ir and see how well it works

well this camera is about $100 and it has this feature ge trusvision ir dome camera color is not very good with this cam though color is under-rated in this industry thanks for the help guys

how do i re-terminate this? this is from a cut camera, and the part that separates the video and power was cut. i would have thought the yellow wire would have a solid copper core, but it doesnt?

ok so what type of female bnc should i use for this? i am familiar with terminating a bnc when there is a copper core, but i have no idea on this

man, you guys are a great help i am checking into the mobotix camera and the nema enclosure so i can figure which way to go with this the mobotix is bad a55 with it being able to read plates and store the info, very cool stuff thank you guys, very helpful as always

man, you guys are a great help i am checking into the mobotix camera and the nema enclosure so i can figure which way to go with this the mobotix is bad a55 with it being able to read plates and store the info, very cool stuff thank you guys, very helpful as always

hard to get the detailed pic of the wire and everything else into the same shot its an older extreme wz-14 bullet camera this wire is the part between the camera and that splitter thingy that you find on most all camera wires. however, that splitter thingy part is no longer available. this wire is not like you would find after the splitter thingy, as that has a solid core yellow for bnc termination. this wire, does not have a solid core that i can find. any help? im sure i can terminate this somehow and not just junk the camera

thats a good read. the problem is where to put this DVR. it doesnt even need to be networked, but there is no where i can store this thing. both of these gates have no storage, outside of putting a dvr in an enclosure?

ty anything else you have noticed? i have seen some prices differ between the 2, trying to figure out if i need to steer more towards one than the other.

Nuvico CB-SD21N-L vs. Nuvico CB-SD3895N-L the Nuvico CB-SD21N-L is supposed to be the replacement for the very well regarded Nuvico CB-SD3895N-L. has anyone had a chance to compare, or even use the newer Nuvico CB-SD3895N-L camera? thinking about getting a few of these to replace my outdoor extreme cameras.

according to nuvico, the video loss icons just indicate that loss occurred at some point, which was probably when i was connecting and disconnecting everything as the video is still present i hit cancel and they do not pop back up, so looks like everything is good thanks guys

found the problem there is a little cover that goes over the ir sensor on the camera this cover had fallen off and was blocking the light sensor reattached the cover and we are all good now thanks for the help guys