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Hi Group, Looking for your thoughts on the following camera; Manufacture: KT&C Model: KPC-N701 http://www.ktncusa.com/english/viewtopic.php?t=929

Also this is the camera I'm considering; Manufacture: KT&C Model: KPC-N701 700 TVL http://www.ktncusa.com/english/viewtopic.php?t=929 $231

Hi Group, I need a little help from the pro’s with a recommendation on a new 16 camera stand alone DVR that will give me remote access to include my Android smart phone. I had a system that was hit by lightning and everything needs to be replaced. I had a DVR from a company called “WatchNET”, model # ES-48016RTS-kit. http://watchnetdvr.com/DVRsystems_Embeded.asp The WatchNET did OK but from some things that I read in the past on the forums the WatchNET is not as mainstream and not what the pro’s would select for themselves. I would like to by a quality unit/brand with good customer support when issues come up. Thanks for any help you can give, Robert…

I guess what I'm looking for out of the pro's is first the "go to" brand. I have been considering the Samsung SRD-1650DC with a 1TB HDD. http://www.samsung-security.com/products/video-recording-and-management/dvr/16-channel/SRD-1650DC.aspx Any thoughts?

I would be happy to view my system in real time remotely from my Android phone. Not concerned with the ability to play back on the phone. However when I'm on a remote PC I would like to have full control.

But first what brand of DVR would you recommend. I understand the Dahua's are priced better, but as far as quality and customer service are they the best way to go or do you suggest a different brand. Like Samsung, Nuvico, Pelco? Robert...

Hi Group, I'm installing my first 16 cam system. The cams I'm using are IR, color, 550 & 600 TVL cams with External Zoom & Focus Adjustable. My question is, no matter how well I adjust them out I see what looks like ripple lines on the edge of items in the image. You will see it the best on things with straight lines as if I'm looking out through a window with a bug screen? Sometimes it looks like a ripple effect or hash marks as things move through the image. The other thing I see is something that looks like the image looks like it's sparkling or moving in some way. I think what I see is called "Electrical Noise". All of my cams have DNR, but none of the settings seem to make any difference in the image. It is not bad but I would not consider perfect. But like I said, this is my first system and maybe I'm expecting to much. Thanks in advance for any help, The cams I'm using are KT&C , KPC-N500 http://www.ktncusa.com/english/viewtopic.php?t=682#

Hi Group, Can anyone tell me if this monitor is any good? http://www.active-vision.com/LCD_Test_Monitor_p/aca-vt-kit-7c.htm

Hi 404, here is the firmware info. How can I contact you to give you my IP? http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=28aqe85&s=7

Hi Group. I'm very new to CCTV. I'm installing a 16 cameras system around my farm and at this time I have 8 cameras installer. The cameras I selected seem nice enough (1/3, 550tvl). And for the most part my live picture is good but it is not as nice as I think it could be. The one thing I would like to ask about is if you look close to the picture it looks as if the picture is moving or sparkling for lace of a better description. I was reading about the DNR on the net and they were giving a still pictures as examples of what it was. I thought it looked like what I was having. The cameras I'm using are as follows; KT&C Model: KPC-N500NH Technical Specification- Signal System: NTSC Image Sensor: 1/3" Sony Super HAD CCD II Scanning System: 2:1 Interlace Scanning Frequency (H) X (V) 15.734 KHz X 59.94 Hz 15.625 KHZ X 50 Hz Horizontal Resolution: 600 TV Lines Total Pixels 811(H) x 508(V) 795(H) x 596(V) Effective Pixels 768(H) x 494(V) 752(H) x 582(V) Synchronization: Internal Luminance S/N: More than 50dB (AGC Off) Min. Illumination: 0 Lux (IR LED On) Gamma: r=0.05 ~ 1.0 Adjustable / User Electronic Shutter: 1/60 ~ 1/100,000 sec 1/50 ~ 1/100,000 sec Video Output Level: 1.0 Vp-p Composite (75Ω) Lens: Aspheric Vari-Focal DC IRIS Lens (ICR) Focal Length: 2.8 ~ 12.0 Aperture: F1.2 ~ 360 Angle of View: 130.4° ~ 30.4° Day and night: True Day and Night IR LED: 850nm, 20ea, Up to 30m (80FT) IR LED Operation: On : 1Lux, Off : 3Lux IP Rating: IP66 (Water Repellent) OSD Display: Built-in Functions-- Sense-Up: Off/ X2 ~ X256 (Auto Adjustable) 3D DNR: Off / On (0 ~ 100 Level Adjustable) D-WDR: Off / Indoor / Outdoor BLC: Off / BLC / HSBLC Image: Freeze / Mirror / D-zoom / Sharpness / NEG.Image Gain Control: Off / Low / Middle / High White Balance: ATW / PUSH / PUSH-LOCK / MANUAL / INDOOR / OUTDOOR Motion Detection: Zone 4ea (Mask On / Off) Privacy Masking: Zone 8ea (Mask On / Off) Operating Temperature: -10 °C ~ 50 °C (14 °F ~ 122 °F) Storage Temperature: -20 °C ~ 60 °C (-4 °F ~ 140 °F) Humidity: Less than 80% Power Supply: Dual : DC 12V ±10% (Max 570mA) / AC 24V ±10% (6.7W) Thanks for your help...

How much do you have to spend to get a DVR that can do D1@30fps on all 16 channels?

No that's a frame from the recording. But the hash lines I'm asking about happen on the live shot as well.

It looks much better at home on my monitor. I was just concerned about the hash mark lines by the truck window and on the roof line of the building.

Here is a better picture; http://i56.tinypic.com/w9d2ea.jpg

download/file.php?id=1729 Check out the hash mark lines on the drives door at the bottom of the window, the body lines on the drivers door, as well as on the edge of the roof line of the building.

When talking D1, CIF, or whatever, does these settings have any effect on the live image?

They dont make them, Dahua is the real manufacturer. Yes, I already downloaded all the watchnet software, thats why I said it is an older version software of the same Dahua software I have here. Specs on the DVR are identical also. 1.) Would I benifit from a newer software version? 2.) Could I even do that upgrade with my DVR? 3.) I may buy another DVR because I can easily install 32 cameras around my farm. If I did buy another, what wuold be your recommendations?

see had one of their units but without HDMI. In fact they kcome with 1080P HDMI now, at least on Dahua's website, and MACE has the 1080P also - the ones I currently use are still 720p. This one is 720p. And as fars as I know it is made by Watchnet. Did you go to the web site I posted?

It was one of the few that I found that had the HDMI video output.

I hope not. I paid $650 for it new this past summer. I was told it was a good unit. But you know how that is. Everyone you talk to sells the best DVR's.

This is the DVR I'm using: http://www.watchnetdvr.com/embeded_es_rt_kit.asp The 16 camera model.

OK... If you look at the picture http://i56.tinypic.com/w9d2ea.jpg check out the straight lines on the truck and roof line on the building. On the trucks door at the bottom of the drivers window, as well as the lower body lines on the door, you can see what I describe as some type of hash marks. The same on the edge of the roof line. It's not as bad in this picture. But you see It more when you see the live motion of the truck driving by at 15-20 mph. The settings on the DVR for this camera are as follows; Compression: H.264 Resolution: CIF Frame Rate: 30FPS Bit Rate 1024Kb/S Any thought what might do this or maybe an adjustment I need to do?

I'm not sure if I did this correctly but here it goes.

Sorry for the delay. I'm trying to figure out how to post a clip or an image. So far any of my clip files seems to come with 20 files needed to get the clip to work. Also my snapshots are the .BMP files and the forum will not let me upload that kind of file format. You will see something as soon as I can figure it out. OK...What I had to do to get this image to the group is I had to print out the .bmp file then rescan it before I could save it as a .jpg file. Now I'm not sure what it will look like to you on this site after doing all of this. I can tell you the image looks much better on my LCD then it does in this picture. But I want you to look at the lines of the door on the truck at the bottom of the window that look like hash marks. You can see these hash mark lines lines on the roof line on the building as well. You really can see them if you were looking at the clip where the truck is moving. It's not as bad in this example but when you see it happen it is always on a straight line of something. And when the something mover it looks like the hash marks are moving as well. Any thoughts?

Sorry for the delay. I'm trying to figure out how to post a clip or an image. So far any of my clip files seems to come with 20 files needed to get the clip to work. Also my snapshots are the .BMP files and the forum will not let me upload that kind of file format. You will see something as soon as I can figure it out.