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I decided to purchase a Fujinon PLAMP2808 Mega Pixel lens to replace my older Computar TG2Z3514FCS-2 lens. The Fujinon cost me almost 3x as much and I see no difference in picture quality between the two.

Is there really a difference between older type lenses, such as the two I mentioned I've tried, versus megapixel lenses? Will I see an obvious difference if I buy one? The camera technology that increases pixel count makes sense to me, but I'm not clear on what makes a lens a megapixel type.

I purchased a Panasonic WV-SP305 camera and have been using a WV-LZA61/2 3.8~8mm lens. I also have and tried a Computar 3.5mm lens and saw no appreciable difference. The recommended lens for this camera is the WV-LZA62/2. It is designated as a "High Resolution" lens. My questions is would I see an appreciable difference if I bought a so called "High Resolution" lens for this camera?

I discovered what the problem is. I connected the ground to the input port and it started to work. I usually just run a twisted pair for the A and B terminals.

Thanks for your reply. I saw that but it doesn't provide much detail. I've been playing around with it and noticed that it seems to detect when a connection is made to an output port. However, only a byte of data comes through as if the baud rate is off. Maybe it has to be configured.

I purchased a Costar CD16 to hopefully solve problems I'm having with a RS485 star layout. Unfortunately, it didn't come with any instructions and I haven't found anything on the net or on Costar's website (which is worthless). It has 18 RS422 connection ports on the back. One is marked In, one is marked Out, and the other 16 are marked 1 through 16. If I send an rs485 signal through on the In port, the signal only appears on the Out port. My understanding is that it should distribute the signal across all of the ports. Does anyone know where I can find documentation on it? Or maybe knows the basic on its operation.

I have several WV-CS854 cameras and have been running all but one in the Pelco-P protocol by setting the 6 position dipswitch. They all work fine except for one that I cannot get to change protocols. The manual has a 3 step process to reset, select comm settings, and assign the unit ID but that doesn't help. When the others startup and display the boot message, the subaddress is ----P, but on this one it's all dashes. Anyone have any ideas?

Can the Pelco-P commands go beyond the basic PTZ fuctions on a Panasonic camera? Are there commands to open the camera menu and to change the settings or do I have to switch to the Panasonic protocol every time I want to make a change?

Does anyone know where I can get a mounting base for the CS854 dome?

I've finally got it working, so for anyone else who needs the info: To use Pelco-P protocols, the unit numbers on the dip are set differently from what's stated in the manual. Rather than setting switch 8 to the on position, position 6 is set instead. So for Pelco-P, Unit 1, the switch setting is: 10000100 It was well explained in another post that I missed: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11857&hilit=%5Cx02AD01%3BGC7%3A0021941%5Cx03

I received another camera today and tried unsucessfully to interface it to the Q-See. So I guess I'm back to trying to control them with my PC. Can anyone direct me to the commands I need to send to the Panasonic WV-CS854B?

I changed the ID of the camera to 2 so I can try addressing it from the Q-See using 1- 3 to check for an ID mismatch. Still no luck but I have a second CS854B coming in a few days so I'll give that one a try. This camera may have issues. The picture I'm getting from it is horrible. It's washed out and the color is on the yellow side. Maybe I can make some adjustments when I get to the menu functions. Does the picture quality deteriorate as a camera ages? Also, is there a PTZ camera you'd recommend that has a quality picture at a reasonable price? Thanks for all the help.

I wasn't able to get it to work that way either. Panasonic covers most things pretty well in the manual, but they seemed to omit the part about connecting the RS-485 in a 2 versus 4 wire configuration.

I wired it as you suggested, but unfortunetly it's still not responding.

I tried connecting the Q-See and the camera today, but had no luck. When the camera starts up, it displays the communication parameters and the ID number, which I've matched on the Q-See. The camera has 4 wires that the manual refers to as T(A), T(B), R(A), and R(B). On the Q-See, there's a RS-485 + and -. I tried hooking the R(A) and the T(A) to the - and + one way, and then reversed. The camera was also set to half-duplex. Does anyone have any ideas? Also, I still believe that I'll need a pc program to access the menu functions of the camera because the Q-See provides only basic control functions. Can someone direct me to the Panasonic commands? - Thanks