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Just telnet into the camera, standard telnet port, use your admin/12345 default password, just Linux. BTW, it's the same firmware, just does a language flag comparison when you use the browser interface to do a firmware update. You can use TFTP to load English firmware on China cameras but date is still in Chinese.

Don't sell an i3 short. I use an i3-540 (1st generation) and right now I have 8 cameras on it, 1 10MP camera, 4 3MP cameras, 1 2MP camera and 2 1.3MP cameras recording with Milestone and it's using about 20% CPU. A new Haswell i3 has to be much faster, maybe twice as fast as mine. Heck, the Celerons are faster like the G2030. I wish they made a PC out of the new Atom processor, the Z3770, Baytrail, that is a nice highly power efficient processor but I heard they are afraid it may canobolize the i3-i5 market so it's sold for tablets only. I'm running windows 8.1 on one and it's pretty fast.

Try it, set one of your cameras to 6 FPS and see. We have 2 Mobotix M12 for 4 years that are like 6FPS max and we never had an issue on frame rate related to an incident and it's in a park, so no cars. Where we did have issues on cameras that were getting 2-3 FPS on moving cars and we lost frames needed to prove they hit a gate. Luckily another camera got it, but if I had 6 FPS, it would have gotten it. But walking should not be a problem.

From what I can tell, most distributors ran dry within a week of the promotion so you may have to wait a few weeks. I have 2. The picture quality is OK, has audio and alarm-i/o so not too bad a price even if you use it in 1080P mode. If you tried their 5MP cameras, I would say overall, the quality is similar but twice the pixels. I was looking at the cameras today via my Milestone app on my phone, an E32 and E77 mounted side by side and the E77 looked better, which is surprising that the e32 was a little blinded by the afternoon sun, but the E77 which is a dome was not, go figure. Was going to do a review, but figured I wait a little until people can actually buy them, LOL. Also, the max FPS is 6 unless in 1080P mode, so if that bothers you, don't do it. In recordings using Milestone, it felt like 6, so cars stuttered slightly but not terrible. Also has a microSD card slot and ACTi has their new Edge recording software, so that may be a good option if you don't have an NVR solution.

Sure, the Axis M10 series are good. Look at what are called Cube cameras, these are small indoor cameras that have mic & speaker built in, easy to place where you want or even on a wall/ceiling and most have wide angle lenses. This is a list of ones I've used with success except the Brickcom; White Light LED - Axis M1031-W (same as 1054 but is WiFi but only VGA resolution), poor low light capability - AVTech AVN812 or 813 - 1.3MP, WiFi, 813 can record on SD card, not PoE, decent low light capability IR Light LED - Hikvision ds-2cd2432f-iW - PoE or Wifi same camera, SD card slot, 3MP or 1080P, record/playback on camera, good low light capability - Brickcom WMB-300AP - 3MP or 1080P, WiFi or PoE models, SD card slot. NO LED ACTi E12, 3MP, PoE, Microphone

What happens with consumer grade PCs is not that it's on 24/7, some may even argue that it's less load on the electronics to to run continuously, it's that if the CPU load becomes significant, say over 50% it will generate more heat and make the CPU fan run faster and that's what may kill it sooner. Also the heat & vibration from the hard drive may short component life. Actually what I find kills PCs the most is when fan bearings start degrading, the additional vibrations can wreak havoc on other stuff. If you hear a fan start making noise, don't wait for it to fail before replacing it. But look at it this way, say it lasts 3-4 years before something breaks, not really a big deal, many times you can go online or a local Fry's or Microcenter get a new CPU fan, power supply or a new hard drive and fix it yourself and even if you can't, they have geeks to help you or pay them to fix it. A PC as an NVR means it's not only on 24/7, it can't go into any sleep mode, power saving mode, The screen can shut off, but not the hard drive or the CPU can go into a power saving mode.

Sure, didn't realize you were in Europe where things can be more expensive due to taxes and import duties. It's a little different running a PC 24/7 at higher loads for processor and disk than a PC that is on for a few hours a day to surf the web so don't skimp on the case, the power supply and fans (CPU, case, power supply) as one bad fan or power supply can ruin your day.

What does he mean, that they fail after a short time. Maybe there's something wrong with the power supplies and burning the cameras out. We had analog systems in for 10 years and I prayed for them to fail so I can replace them with IP cameras, LOL. Also the brand you buy makes a difference. Low cost cameras, say under $100 that people find on eBay or even some name brands like Foscam, it has been my personal experience that you are doing good if you get an year out of them. Stepping up to commercial grade cameras makes a big difference in reliability and prices have been dropping, better products every year and I even have megapixel cameras that are 4 years old that still work, again, wishing they would die so I can justify upgrading to newer stuff. To me three good brands that should last you and are a good bang for the buck, at least for IP cameras is ACTi, Dahua and Hikvision.

I agree that their 10MP is not that great, probably not more detail than their 5MP and is limited to 6 fps, but it's a step in the right direction. The video is actually recorded in 10MP and today you can view it on a 4K monitor and get more value out of it but most only have 1080P monitors but remember when those were thousands, now they throw them in for free at Dell when you buy a computer or $99 at the local store. But I believe there will be higher end 6-10MP cameras coming out soon, but actually hopeful they will adopt the 4K (8MP) wide screen format the TV & monitor industry is going with. $50/camera is actually not to bad when you consider most people in homes have maybe only 4 cameras, so $200 isn't that bad for premium software. Consider that it's what Windows 8 costs or less than half of what MS Office costs and there's free alternatives to both but people still pay a premium to get what they want. This is actually fairly new as it wasn't that long ago that the low end for this class of software was $100-200/camera.

Please share, we would be forever grateful. Also, does this fix allow you install English firmware via the web browser interface?

Most providers can do SMS via email. You can have the cameras send an email to say @vtext.com for SMS or @vzwpix.com for MMS on Verizon Wireless. You carrier should be able to give you that info.

The closest competitor to Exacq would be Milestone XProtect, prices vary based on level and features but it's competitive with Exacq. Been reliable for us, support has been responsive. You can try most of these suggestions by downloading them as many will provide a 30 free trial.

I used to like Mobotix but not sure these are up to snuff. When recording to NAS for example, the best frame rate I got in 3MP mode (there is no 5MP mode, just marketing), is about 5-6 fps in the poorest quality setting which is pretty bad. At the highest quality setting, it was closer to 2-3 fps. Recording to Milestone was a little better, maybe about 8 fps in the higher quality mode, but certainly not 20fps advertised. My guess is there's just not enough processing power in this camera to keep up with the new sensor and new features. As for the 4x more light sensitive, I would agree with that number if that's the entire criteria but it appears that higher gain was introduced to achieve that at the compromise of noise. I actually like the low light capability of say the M12 over the new sensors. But where it really falls apart is during the day where it's overly sensitive and causes parts of the image to blow out. For example, I was watching the landscape contractor mowing a lawn and his dark colored jacket was totally blown out because of the sun shining on it. Actually replaced one with the an older model Mobotix and it did much better during the day and while it wasn't as light sensitive, what it did see what cleaner with a nice crisp contrast at night. For the $1,768 USD for the Day/Night M15 with preinstalled lenses, not sure even if money was no object that this is the right camera. If anyone has achieved 20fps as advertised in 3MP mode in decent quality with NAS recording, please let me know how?

That's a killer deal on an i7-4770 computer with a 23" monitor. Good testing. So which one are you going with? Have you tested the remote web client and smartphone clients of each?

If you have 3G/4G service in your area, you can go that router to get internet for your cameras using a mobile broadband router or maybe a WiFi 4G hotspot. If it's very limited use, consider Freedompop, they provide 500MB data transfer for free. If you just need a quick look now and then, that may be good enough.

Dahua uses small OEM's and small distributors and not familiar with any in Florida. If you switch to Hikvision brand, which I think is better, you can go to larger distributors like ADI Global that have several offices in Florida including Miami.

What if 10MP was the same price next year as 2MP is today? I'm testing an IR vandal dome from ACTi, 10MP, 2 way audio, 3-axis, WDR, alarm I-O for under $300, actually less expensive than the comparable 1080P/2MP model. More pixels lets you use a much wider angle lens while maintaining enough pixel density to identify someone. I can take that 10MP image and print it in a large print format and have pretty decent detail.

Let me know. I want to use it with a Netgear ReadyNAS but have not looked into if I can create separate partitions on it. I'm hoping they get this fixed in the next firmware version, maybe a 5.1.1.

Maybe the NVR is changing it. I have an IPC-HFW2100 for a long time now and it never did this. I know some NVR software I've used will change settings if for example I change it on the camera, the NVR detects it was changed and changes it back so I have to change it form the software. Also, the Dahua's are very sensitive at night and don't always go into night mode. For example, there could be some light, maybe a neighbors window or porch light that is making it not switch to night mode. I had to put Dahua cameras on a scheduled day/night change because there was too much light, but not enough to be useful.

The E93 does not have audio and can't be retrofit. Not sure of the Axis model you speak of. Most of the cameras with mic's built are cube cameras like the Sony you mention with fixed lenses with at most 90-100 degree viewing angle. Here's a video from the Sony - My opinion is it has moderate to severe barrel distortion as one would expect from a lens this wide on a camera designed for security, not video production. The image is soft, or focused on a close area, not distance, so hopefully the lens is focusable for your purposes (many cube style cameras have glue in lenses). In comparison, a GoPro Hero has less barrel distortion. Of course all lenses this wide, even high end lenses I use in photography can have perspective distortion of the camera is not held level like in tilting it down or up.

Brickcom makes cameras with 3G using a SIM card. You can also get any IP camera and get a mobile broadband router like the Cradlepoints that accept a USB stick from popular 4G providers. We have one camera on a 4G connection using a Cradlepoint router and a Verizon 4G USB stick. This is just an example of one of their 3G cameras - http://www.brickcom.com/products/DetailView.php?series=Bullet%20Camera&modelname=WOB-200Ap%20V5 This is the Cradlepoint router we use - http://www.cradlepoint.com/products/small-business-home-office-routers/mbr1200b-small-business-mobile-broadband-router You can also get a WiFi camera and use a WiFi 4G hot spot. Check with your 4G provider as many block incoming traffic, for example all the major carriers in the U.S. do like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and such but can make it available for an additional fee that varies by provider. This is if you want to view the camera remotely which is what I'm guessing you want to do.

I'm using a 1st gen i3 with 8 cameras (5 3MP, 1 3MP, 2 1.3MP), runs about 20% busy, so an i5 would be more than enough. If you are buying new, have you thought of a getting a server? The Dell T20 Poweredge server with a Xeon E3-1225, 1TB drive, 6 drive bays, 4GB RAM is $499. Having a Xeon processor has more bragging rights than consumer Intel i5/i7, LOL. The problem with desktop PC's for the consumer market is running them 24/7 at high loads may lower it's life expectancy.

OK, so no work around other than install older firmware. I didn't even notice this until recently because most of my cameras are running 5.0. I'm sure they just missed it in testing and if people bring it to their attention they'll fix it in a future release. I'm OK with V5 firmware, it's been stable and don't need the newer features. What odd is you would think that if you selected Quiktime it would work on a Mac.

Sorry, yes it's an NVR solution that runs a PC to record and then from the smartphone app you can live view or view recordings from the cameras. The only way to live view and view recordings is to have a smartphone app that's integrated into the NVR solution. If you solely want to live view cameras, I've never had an issue with any weird camera I threw at IP Cam Viewer, don't know why you are having problems. If the camera you want to add is not listed, just select camera url as the camera choice and pass it the rtsp streaming URL that you should get from the camera company.

You can get a regular windows PC to do this, but should be dedicated to the task as it's on 24/7, no power saving sleep mode. The speed of the PC depends on software. Lower cost software tends to require a faster CPU, maybe an i7 for the 8 cameras, higher end software tends to need less CPU resources so an i3 or G2030 is enough for 8 cameras. So a balance of where to invest, in better hardware or better software. Lower end includes BlueIris, Zoneminder, iSpyConnect, AxxonSoft. They tend to be free to a moderate cost. Higher end would be Milestone, Exacq, Avigilon which tend to start at $50ish per camera for their entry level versions. Most of these can be downloaded so you can try them out for free for a period of time like 14-30 days.