TVEngineer77

Pics are at http://www.reitmeyer.cc/security Have a look and tell me what you think. I'm really looking into the Arecont cameras. They seem reasonably priced but I've heard that they might not be as good as others at low light conditions. Anyone use AXIS cameras? Another person I've been talking to has recommended them as a middle-of-the-line between Arecont and IQEye, with IQEye being the best and most expensive.

LOL yeah I understand I'm not going to be able to get what I'm used to seeing in professional video out of CCTV Surveillance cameras, but there are some good cameras and DVR's out there that have to be better than old non-megapixel cameras. How hard is it to deal with low lighting conditions using a megapixel camera? Do they see ok at night or do I need to use IR emitters or what?

crap, yes, I meant Pixels Per Foot. I'm a video guy and always think the F is FRAME

We didn't have a specific budget in mind, but to give you an idea, we've spent about 12k on what we have thus far. At this point we have only paid the deposit on the system so we will still withhold the rest of the amount until things are brought to my satisfaction. And as far as good night vision, yes it's a requirement. I'm not opposed at all to using IR to light up the areas at night, I just need a good quality FOV at 40-60 pixels per frame.