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I hope someone can help me out with a problem that I am facing with my GV-800 DVR system. Recently the JPEG viewer has stopped refreshing the images. I can login however all I am able to see is an old image from each camera. Does anyone have any ideas? Does anyone know what the default path for storing image files is? How do I change where the image files are stored for the JPEG view? Let me know if you need any other information. Thank You!

I got it working, however I don't really know how.

Rory, Can you send me the model number of that camera? I think I might want to get one of those. Thanks!

CollinR, I will take a look at what I have for night video of a person entering the porch. The main purpose of that camera is to give a visual of the front portion of the house. The camera's in my case are more for observation rather than facial recognition. In my situation the camera's are more so that I can take a peek from time to time and see that everything is ok at the house. This house is over 200 miles from my main home in a small town near the coast. You do make some good points though. I may in the near future expand the system and move that camera to just above the door and change to a B/W with the IR emitter to the other side. Thank you for the idea's. The camera's have already been able to provide a picture of a possible burglar to the local police department. I was able to see the person on video dropping something in the yard near my house. When I called the local police and asked them to check it out they found burglary tools, a hammer, screw driver and black leather gloves. The police officer that I talked to said he believed that one of the officers had seen the person in the area and spooked him. The burglar then ditched his tools just in case the police were able to stop him. The funny part was the camera on that side of the house can't be seen unless you know it is there and are looking for it. As the burglar walked passed it he removed his hooded sweatshirt that he was using to cover his face and basically smiled for the camera. I sent that picture to the local police and they used it to look for the guy. The camera that took the picture is the one of the ones that I posted a sample image from but not the camera that has a visual of the porch with the mailbox. Thanks.

CollinR, Don't get me wrong I am not saying that people should only shop Mace camera's. I am sure that you can offer better camera's from other manufactures. And you are correct if you are a CCTV professional you have much more experience with hardware than I do. The requirments in the original post stated that rojan wanted to keep the price per camera at or below $100 per camera. From my experience the Mace camera's fit the requirement perfectly. Sometimes it important to make certain that the requirements of the customer are met. But sometimes the customer needs some education as well. Thanks.

Here are some sample images from two Mace CAM66CIR cameras. Let me know if you need more information or have other questions. Yes, there are better camera's available but for the price this camera provides a very good consistant quality image.

Here are some sample images from two Mace CAM66CIR cameras. Let me know if you need more information or have other questions. Yes, there are better camera's available but for the price this camera provides a very good consistant quality image.

VST_Man you are completely entitled to your opinion. I would feel the same way that you do if I experienced the same problems with a company. I would even be interested in knowing where you order you camera's from. If they are any different or better I would try one if I have a need in the future. I tried a couple of different camera's some expensive and some cheap when I first setup the system. The Mace camera's seem to do the best job for a very good price. There are better camera's available but I have had very good luck with the Mace camera's and I would buy them again. I have had these 8 cameras running for quite sometime now. They are in a rather harsh area near the pacific north coast of California. There is a lot of salt in the air, rain, blowing wind and cold temperatures in the winter. In fact recently they all completely 100% survived a almost hurricane like storm just after Christmas. The winds were 50-75 mph with heavy rain. Currently the temperatures have been at or below freezing on and off for about 2 weeks now. Everything is running perfectly. I have not had any bad experiences with Mace at all. I have called them to ask questions about different camera's and check specs. They seem to always answer the phone and provide the information that I need when I need it. There website has quite a bit of information as well. I don't buy directly from Mace though. I have purchased my camera's from an online retailer through Amazon's website. The service from the retailer has always been great as well. Shipping was fast and reliable and all the items have always arrived in perfect condition. I have always received exactly what I expected. What ever rojhan decides to use I wish him good luck with his project.

I have the exact setup that you are looking for. I would be happy to supply you with login ability to check out my camera's. I would also be happy to send you some sample images if that is better. I have a vacation home that I visit when I am able to. I want to be able to see the same things that you have mentioned. I have eight camera's around the outside of the house. There are six Mace CAM53CIR camera's and two Mace CAM66CIR camera's. The 53's do a very good job on the areas that are smaller and the 66's do a really good job on the larger areas. I have a motion activated security light in the back that enables the CAM53CIR camera that is watching the backyard area to see really well at night when the light is activated. There is a barn about 65 feet from the camera and when the security light turns on you can see it very clearly. The security light contains two 75 watt halogen bulbs. All the camera's hide very well under the eaves of the house. The CAM53CIR camera's were about $115 each from Amazon. The CAM66CIR camera's were about $150 from Amazon as well. The Let me know if I can get you any other information or answer any questions. Good Luck!

Now when I try to post the images I get a message that says,"An error has occured."

It seemed that he was concerned with price not really specs. I only wanted to point out that the CAM66 appears to meet his price requirements and provide the performance he might need.

I have a couple of the MACE CAM-66CIR camera installed. They have been up for some time now and work great. They provide a clear picture day and night. I purchased mine on Amazon for about $150 each. These camera's are in an area where there is a lot of fog and cold. They do a wonderful job of not getting fogged up or mist on the lenses. The camera lense is seperate from the IR lens which helps a lot. Let me know and I can send you some sample images from day and night or let you login to my camera's to see for yourself.

Ok, guys where is the best place to purchase a Geovision card? Based on price, customer service and shipping. Thanks!

I had a problem with spiders when I first installed my cameras. I resolved most of it by making sure the area around the camera's was clean and free of cob webs. I have also done some research on the Internet and found that chestnut oil is a natural repellant for spiders. I have not tied it yet I found several sources that stated the same information about it. Good Luck!

Why waste your time trying to figure out who is selling legitimate cards or not. I bought my GV800-8 card from a dealer listed in the Geovision website as an authorized dealer and only paid a little more than the price listed above in this thread. Send me a PM and I will give you the details of what I purchased and prices. Good Luck!

It sounds like you do not have the port forwarding configured in your router. Somewhere in your router there is a configuration page that will allow you to configure the port forwarding. The port forwarding feature allows requests to be recieved by the router and be directed or "routed" to the proper host or PC on the network. For example: You mentioned that the local IP address of your CCTV PC is "192.168.0.3". You need to configure a line on the port forwarding page to route all the HTTP request your router receives to the IP address "192.168.0.3". You will specify the port to use for your web server on the port forwarding configuration as well. The default port for HTTP requests is port 80. However as I mentioned before some Internet providers block port 80. In that case you will need to configure the web server on your CCTV PC to use another port. Another popular port for a web server that usually works in this case is "8080". If you are able to get to your router from the Dyndns account URL that you created most likely your Internet provider is not blocking port 80. But if you are seeing the router you do not have the port forwarding configured properly.

You need to make certain that the URL you enter looks something like the following if you are using something other than port 80 on your router to forward HTTP requests: http://71.135.70.xx:8080 Syntax: http://: Make certain that your Internet provider is not blocking port 80 if you are using the standard web server port for the HTTP requests.

Have you solved your problem? If not continue reading.... When you mentioned that you are entering the IP address of "192.168.0.3" do you mean that is the IP address you are entering to access the CCTV system from the Internet? Or are you mentioning that is the IP address you have configured your router to forward HTTP request to? If that is the IP address that you are entering to access the CCTV system from the Internet it is incorrect. You will need to enter the public IP address that has been assigned to your network from your Internet service provider. You can find out the public IP address by looking at the status page in your routers configuration. If you are using a GeoVision system you might want to consider configuring the DDNS application so that you can just enter a fully qualified URL instead of an IP address. If you are using another type of CCTV system you should take a look at http://www.dyndns.com/. Dyndns.com can be used to configure a dynamic dns name for your IP address that will allow you to use a URL instead of an IP address. Dyndns.com offers a free service that you can configure up to 5 free dynamic names and other services. Good Luck.

I do not install surveillance system for a living. But what about offering to make a site visit for the customer for either a discounted rate or a flat rate just to take a look at the installation and offer advice. You never know the customer might not realize any mistakes that either they made themselves or another installer made. You might be able to produce some good will with the customer. You also never know the customer might have you come out and then hire you at a regular rate to fix the problems and install the camera's correctly. For example, I have a mechanic that I have taken one of my cars to. They will take a look at any car for a flat rate of $40.00 US. Then they will tell you what the problem is. If you have them fix the problem they deduct the original $40.00 US from the total repair bill. That way you know exactly what your cost will be for the repair if you have them fix it. Just another thought have your customer check with their credit card company if that is how they paid for the camera's. Many credit card companies will replace items that are lost, damaged or stolen. This is one of the reason I like American Express so much. They are wonderful about taking care of a customer if the items they purchased become unusable in any way or if the customer wants to return them and the retailer will not exchange or refund the cost. Good Luck!

I contacted Geovision and they confirmed that there is a bug in the 8.0 version of the software that will not allow the web server to restart automatically. The .zip file that someone else posted is the same as the one that Geovision email me. It contains to files and you simply place them in the folder where you installed the Geovision software. If you are concerned about the patch not working or causing more problems just rename the original files and then copy in the patched versions. That way if you need the originals back just delete the patched versions and rename the originals back to their regular name. My system was having the same problem with the web server as everyone else. I contacted Geovision they confirmed and apologized for the problem. Geovision supplied the patched files in a zip file attached to their response. I applied the patched versions and the problem is solved. Below is a link to the file that Geovision sent me. http://home.comcast.net/~kg6mti/downloads/webcam.zip Good Luck!

I use my left hand but it depends on how the camera is mounted. Sorry I couldn't resist.

Can any one tell me if the quality of the video card installed in a PC has any effect on the video quality of the Geovision card? Basically I have a couple of camera's that look great when they are connected directly to a monitor. When I connect the same camera to my Geovision card they get grainy and a little blurry. Any ideas??

Nice diagram! Is the "DSP" connection from the DVR to the CCTV monitor part of the ATI card or a separate interface within the DSP? If it is separate where would I find such a device? Thanks!

That was what I figured. Thanks for the quick reply and the good information. With that in mind if I was to record video on the DVR and take the video to another PC would there be the potential that it could look better? What are the more popular video cards that seem to be used that provide good quality viewing?

You do relize that when you access the system remtely that you do not use the 192.168.1.110 IP address, right? You need to know the IP address of your Internet connection. The URL would look something like this: http://63.101.104.75:8000 You can find the Internet IP address of your router by logging into the router and checking the status page of the router. Good Luck!