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Im geting 4 Eclipse ECL-557HIM cams they draw 1AMP per camera with IR on and Strobe on..Im looking at this power supply ECL-PS4AC which does 4AMPS per channel... Im wondering if I take one of those cams and replace it with a PTZ will that power supply be ok..due to the fact that the PTZ power is rated at 24VAC (30 watts)... so 30W/24v=1.25 Amps...Will that power supply have enough Amps to run the PTZ? Will that just cause for instance the infrareds to dim etc if the PTZ is being operated? Another idea im passing around is geting a 8 Channel DVR and having 6 ECL-557HIM along with 2 PTZ... ECl Cams = 1AMP with IR and strobe on PTZ=1.25 AMPS Will a power supply rated at 8 channels 24VAC, 4A continuous output work for such a setup? or is that underpowering the unit and what will happen if I do under power...Or should i buy 2 4 Channel 24VAC with 4AMP power supply? Thanks in advance!

Thank you for the information.. So before i buy any cctv equipment i should make sure the AMPS does not exceed the total amps of all the equipment?..Also im sorry for being a noobie but I can replace the fuse's that are in the unit with higher ones if it is only a 1.25amp fuse?..and last question whats the advantage of going with 24VAC vs 12VDC? Thanks again!

Ok i have looked and looked and cant find what the diffrance between a SONY HQ1 VS A sony super HAD? any 1 have a side by side image of a cam with and without one?.. Also what does IR Cut filter do. Does some1 know of a image of a cam with and without one.. Thanks!

Thanks I have used the DVR b4 for a customer and it is awsome... Question about a power supply..Those cams draw 1AMP per camera with IR on and Strobe on..Thats why i got that power supply... Im wondering if I take one of those cams and replace it with a PTZ will that power supply be ok..due to the fact that the PTZ power is rated at 24VAC (30 watts)... so 30W/24v=1.25 Amps...Will that power supply have enough Amps to run the PTZ? Will that just cause for instance the infrareds to dim etc if the PTZ is being operated? Another idea im passing around is geting a 8 Channel DVR and having 6 ECL-557HIM along with 2 PTZ... ECl Cams = 1AMP with IR and strobe on PTZ=1.25 AMPS Will a power supply rated at 8 channels 24VAC, 4A continuous output work for such a setup? or is that underpowering the unit and what will happen if I do under power...Or should i buy 2 4 Channel 24VAC with 4AMP power supply? Thanks in advance!

Hello im relitivley new to the megapixal ip cams but i have seen some of there footage and its amazeing.. i was wondering about the Arecont Vision AV5105 5MP IP cam? Has any1 used this and if so how is it..Im looking to record the footage on a computer and was wondering what software do I need to do that..free if there is one if not the best bang for the buck? please let me know thanks! Im use to standard cctv cams and i use the intellicam DVR which I love! any information would be great!

Im deff not a expert and im relatively new to CCTV but For the price of a 4 Cam Ip Mega pixel system, a computer that can handle it, A POE switch, software, the know how to set up a network and static IPs, the know how to setup QOS if your router supports it so it wont affect your VOIP Phones which most people are using now adays, you are spending over $6000 and having allot of headaches.. I asked myself is it worth it especialy with networks going down IPs changing if you dont know how to set them to static plus then if you sell them how much more tech support you will have to offer the end user, etc. I just did a 8 Channel DVR system doing D1 resolution @ 30 FPS recording on all channels with h.264 Compression, 4 580TVL Cams with In fared auto focusfor about $1700.. not bad when I could only buy 1 IP 5 Mega pixel Camera, a computer, and the software to record for that much. Now I may be talking out of my @ss but I think analog should be able to High Definition. My cable co was able to do it using the same coax wire that ive been using for 20 years in my house just with a upgraded cable box (DVR) to decode the High Deff signal and a upgraded camera on there end that did the recording..Isent the same concept? ..I hope a couple of more months from now we hopefully will see some better analog cameras and better DVRS capable of recording Higher resolution then D1 at a fraction of the cost of IP cameras.. But like i said I may be talking out of my @ss.. by the way thank you CCTVEXPERT you have talked me out of spending almost $1k on one 5MP Camera.. Ive seen the cameras and they produce very nice images in daylight but are lacking on night not to mention features.. Please correct me if im wrong I still consider myself a complete n00bie at this stuff so be gentle!