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Dear jisun, recording depends on software. So if your software supports MJPEG and H.264 from your camera and moreover it allows to record as example normal mode and alarm mode in two different formats then it's possible. There are cameras which allow to generate streams with different compression formats simultaneously. So you can record one stream in MPEG and the second in H.264. You can easily connect your Class 1 device in PoE switch. Switch or device (it depends on switch and device) shall provide or get by itself required PoE Class.

Guys, we experienced some problems with another camera brands not only IQeye. It seems that problem with switches rebooting to back cameras alive not just linked with IQ. We noticed that problem appeared when cameras powered with external power. When cameras powered by PoE it works fine. And at one site we have Cisco with PoE and Hirschmann without, and one camera model. Cameras works fine on Cisco but periodically we need to reboot Hirschmann where cameras powered by 24 VAC. Who can suggest any additional information about this problem ?

Hi Danger, i just recently spoke to guys from Exacq support. They use ONVIF 2.0 but that does not mean support all onvif cameras. A list of supported cameras can be found on Exacq.com Because not all ONVIF cameras have the ONVIF feature set that they need to connect. There are many that do not have motion detection built in (a requirement to integrate with us), or other features. So you can write a request to them, perhaps they are performing a test with required model currently.

Our Cooldomes was shipped and hopefully we will see them soon. Will use them in harsh environments with heat and dust. Let's post here our impressions and experience.

How much is an Avigilon license? Best, Christopher See in PM Christopher

Yes, Exacq takes 1 licence per each analogue channel. Once earlier we requested Exacq about this scheme and they confirmed it. I would recommend also as a solution take a look at Avigilon. They have 4-analogue channels encoder with 720x576 and 25 fps per each channel. And the price is less in comparison with 4-channel Axis encoder with 25 fps per channel. Moreover Avigilon takes 1 license for 1 IP channel (i.e. for their 4-port encoder we need one license). Software price could show onself expensive you have to compare full solution, for example price for each analogue channel of encoder on Milestone or Exacq and price per IP channel on Avigilon. We implemented many systems with Avigilon and their encoders also. 3-year warranty, good image quality, simple user interface and their software with possibilities for further expansions with IP cameras (recently they unveiled 4.6 version ONVIF complaint and broad range of 3rd party IP cameras).

Let's contrast D24M-IT-NIGHT - Outdoor dome camera, L22 lens with fixed focal range, IP65 = 548 Euro + outdoor wall mount = 98 Euro TOTAL for Mobotix = 646 Euro, approx 839,8 USD IQA10NX-B5 - Outdoor doom camera, varifocal lens 3-12 mm, IP66 = 999 USD + outdoor wall mount in package + IQRECORDRSW = 99 USD TOTAL for Alliance = 1098 USD And in case of indoor application we can use IQ751V3NPNE, it has 1.3 megapixel and varifocal lens 4.5-10 mm = 898 USD + wall mount = 5-7 USD + IQRECORDRSW = 99 USD TOTAL for IQ751 = 1004 USD Let's compare prices with discount but not MSRP prices And let's remember which of discount for IT range has Mobotix, as I remember it's 20% IQinVision disctributors know IQinVision discount rate

Arecont are made in US but parts from China and cameras are assembled by chinese people (http://www.secnews.ru/photo/index.php?SECTION_ID=316) then (i hope at least) cameras are tested by us people at factory What is the difference between them and other cameras like IQ that assembled in Taiwan and tested in US?

Just as an option - there also IP-coax converters from Nitek like VR124COAX (http://www.nitek.net/networkextenders/vr124coax.html) and VR448COAX (http://www.nitek.net/networkextenders/vr448coax.html). According to Nitek they can work on up to 800 meters with 60 Mbit/s donwload and upload speeds.

There are 2, 4.2, 11 and 16 megapixel models from Avigilon (http://avigilon.com/products/cameras-video/#hdproip) as well as IP boxed and dome cameras from Basler (http://www.baslerweb.com/beitraege/beitrag_en_101458.html and http://www.baslerweb.com/beitraege/beitrag_en_101818.html) and Lumenera (http://lumenera.com/products/surveillance-cameras/index.php).

The M12's come with a fixed, pre-focused lens that's actually GLUED into the casing. There's no "focusing" anything... and they don't have an auto-back-focus feature like the Panos (and in fairness, probably don't need it). The D12's (the Dome version) do have focusable lenses... you just rotate them in or out a bit. This is a good thing, because the dome itself can change your focus a little bit, so what looks a bit out-of-focus with the dome OFF, looks in-focus with the dome ON (I'd estimate it's about 1/8 to 1/16 of a lens-turn difference). As for the heater, there are no moving parts in a Mobotix camera... I've never required a heater in mine (some Mobotix cameras get mounted in some pretty severe-duty locations without freezing). I know you're thinking of the M12, but you might consider the D12 instead. Changing modules/lenses in the field is a nice option, just in case the view isn't QUITE what you wanted (though the ability to use a standard 35mm SLR camera/lens combo to choose the FOV is very helpful). And at 50 feet, you're going to want more of a telephoto-type lens. Get out your 35mm digital camera to check FOV before you even THINK about buying anything. Guys, you wrote a lot about Mobotix features but there isn't about their apertures. We'd like to compare parameters and images with other, but Mobotix just specified 1 lux, 0.1 lux. We work with manufacturers which also didn't specified it for some dome models with integrated lens but they give us detailed information about lens.

Does somebody know which of F number have Mobotix lenses?

Dear advanet, in case if you install there monitors with BNC inputs: i would like to recommend you to try this stuff - http://www.kramerelectronics.com/products/model.asp?pid=35&sf=82 It converts composite video (BNC input) in UTP and then back in composite (BNC output). Indeed it has 2 inputs and 2 outputs as you need. We have some projects with this equipment and it works stable without failures and images degradation. If you will use VGA outputs from recorders: With help of TP100AXR (http://www.kramerelectronics.com/products/model.asp?pid=1417&sf=85#t) you can connect one VGA from your recorder to the first VGA input of TP200AXR, looping VGA output on TP200AXR you can connect to local monitor (if you use it). TP200AXR will transmit the signals via UTP (limit is 200 m, further distances depend on the resolution and cable quality). At remote site you connect it to the your remote monitor. The same for second local and second remote monitor. As a second variant you can consider the following: 1 Highwire QUAD (http://www.veracityglobal.com/products/ethernet-over-coax/highwire-quad.aspx) in the DVR location. You can connect Ethernet outputs from DVR to Highwire, than Highwire converts network signal for transmission through coaxial cable (on RG-59 you can have up to 270 m) and at monitors location you set up the second QUAD or you can use Highwire with signle Ethernet port (http://www.veracityglobal.com/products/ethernet-over-coax/highwire.aspx) if it's ok for you to display images at one PC We use Veracity in one of our projects where Highwires transmit images from 16-megapixel cameras. Coaxial distance between two Highwires in this project is 300 m. It works stable as well. We even tried to transmit images from one 16 megapixel camera at maximum parameters - 70 Mbit/s goes through coaxial without failures. I hope it helps

Hi deserteaglexxx, we installed 11MP and 16MP cameras in few systems. Images and cameras are amazing. If you have any technical questions or you need any help in project or configuration please do not hesitate to contact with me. We already done a lot projects on Avigilon and we used the whole range of their products starting from encoders and finishing 16MP cameras. Images from Avigilon 16MP-HD-PRO-C Canon 35 mm F2.0 http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/280/74616742.jpg Sigma 20 mm F1.8 http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5456/30474960.jpg and comparison: 2 megapixel camera (1600x1200) http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2189/2megapixel12mmlpr.jpg Avigilon 16MP-HD-PRO-C with Canon 24-70 mm http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3045/16megapixel70mmlpr.jpg

Dear buellwinkle, until topic starter gives us additional tasks from customer like online viewing, storage duration, pixel density requirements, we can argue here infinitely about solutions offered from me and you.