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I have some b/w cameras that are about 9 years old, 420 tvl, 12 ir's. On 2 out of 5 cameras, the image flickers and bends at the top of the image. its almost as if the image is getting smeared from left to right. what causes this kind of distortion? I have an old cheapo power supply with eight pigtails that i think may be the culprit. Im not tech savvy enough with a multi meter to check voltages, although I do have one. any ideas? Thanks ya'll!

thanks for the replies... Numbnuts, I will try to check the voltages today. I assume theres no risk of shorting anything out on the power supply if I set the multimeter to 12v? SunnyKim, I agree on the updating my system and cameras. I am hoping to have some funds available early this year to get new cameras and a dvr. Currently Im running a PC based system with an old Avermedia NV5000 and extension card. Are the newer dvr's THAT much better than this setup to justify the purchase? Also, all my cameras are run with siamese coax, pretty good quality, and because I have a manufactured home (ie. doublewide)its a real pisser to run cables, so going the POE way is kinda out of the question. I literally spent two solid weekends just running the cables! So given the 'limitations' of coax, how much of an upgrade can I expect to get as far as cameras go? Thanks!

do all cameras that have the effio chip have an osd? the reason for asking is because i found a decent priced effio-e cam online, but the seller tells me it does not have osd. i thought the osd was on all effio cams to take advantage of the chips abilities. did i find a fake, or can you really have an effio without the osd? thanks!

i need to replace 5 old b/w 12 ir bullet cams on a really tight budget. came across these online, and im wondering if anyone has any real worl experience with them. i know theyre not the greatest, but for a lower middle class guy like myself just wanting to keep an eye on my property, will they fit the bill? i see they are 700 tvl, ir, and ir cut filters. can i do better at this price point? also, i cant seem to find out what brand ccd they use... any thoughts? thanks!

anyone ever dealt with these guys??

hello all, i have one cam on my 4 cam set-up that suddenly went snowy. the cams are ran with siamese coax, approximately 60 ft. all other cams are crystal clear. what should i check? its ran to an Avermedia 7000 PCI dvr card on dedicated pc. thanks all!

I got the issue figured out. Apparently, the BNC connector had a bad seal against water, and there was a slight amount of corrosion on the outer part of it. After a bit of scraping and fine sandpaper, I plugged it in and its good as new! " title="Applause" /> So next trip to town I will get some new sealant for all the connections just to be safe. What do ya'll use for sealing your connections? Thanks guys for all the troubleshooting help, your the best!

not to my knowledge, we have had a rather wet start to winter though. i'm starting to wonder about the bnc and power connections at the cam now. i will check them and post results. thanks!

another is the pigtail its self you have 2 types the one with the yellow video out has to be in the top slot thanks, i made sure of this when installed in the PC. i've heard a lot of folks had trouble with just that and made sure i set it up as you recommend.

thanks for all the advice, i will start this weekend with the connections at the camera, as they are exposed to the elements. then i'll look at swapping the cameras around to see if the cable or cam is bad. if it happens to be the connectors at the cam, what would be a good way to weatherproof the connections? currently i am using a product called "liquid electrical tape" or something to that effect. thanks!

thanks, it seems to do it all the time, no evidence of any motor noise form any appliances or anything like that.

hello everyone, I havent been here in a while so hello again! Ive been noticing a minor problem on my NV5000 setup at home so here goes... I have an NV5000 setup on my PC with 5 cameras, 4 outdoor and one indoor. All the cameras work great except one, which has a "wobble" in the top of the picture. It really weird. the top, say, one fourth of the picture will wobble side to side at a consistant interval. none of the other cameras do this. They are generic cameras, as I dont need anything really spectacular picture wise. They are set up to record motion, and the wobble doesnt seem to set off recording, so Im thinking this is an issue in the playback software. Heres the specs on the PC... Abit NF7s mobo (Nvidia NForce2 northbridge) ATI 9800 pro 128mb NV5000 installed in closest slot to AGP 380w Antec PSU generic cameras ran with rg59 and rg6 coax. the rg59's arent the best cables, i know, but the other ones using the same cables arent doing it. Again,This wobble doesnt seem to affect motion detection, its just extremely annoying when reviewing recorded files. Anyone know what could be the culprit here?

ok, thanks a million. I got it figured out. I uninstalled the software, hooked it up to the 2nd port from the front of the card as per Avermedias support site, on the dvr card, and followed your layout for the cam ports, reinstalled newer version, and now everything is just peachy! you are truely THE MAN for Avermedia stuff. Perhaps you should contact them to sponsor you for some $$$?!?! You deserve every penny they can offer! Thanks again! BTW, is it normal for my framerates to drop on the selection options? It used to be up to 30 fps, but now its just 15. I assume that because I added 4 more ports, it will cut the total FPS allowed per port in half. Am i correct?

Hi again all, Im trying to install a video extension card for my nv5000, but when i connect the cameras to it, the video on the extension is severely distorted and rolling. Something else worth noting, the software doesnt seem to "see" the card, as it still only shows 4 cams. I am trying to add a 5th cam. Should I reinstall the software? Also, i noticed that there are 3 or 4 ports on the nv5000 that you attach the cable to. I assumed that it goes on the port closest to the edge of the card. am i thinkin right or have I gone mildly retarded?

I second that. What I do is have 2 german shepherds patrolling the yard, put up security cams, and make sure I have plenty o' bullets for my gun! I put up cheap OEM cams at my house to deal with my own crazy idiotic neghbor, and they work fine, just not the best quality. One word of advice i can give is stay away from eBay and you get what you pay for. I heard great things about the Mace cams, but i dont have them so i cant really comment. Hope your neighbor leaves you alone!

hey everyone, Ive been reading a bit on cameras, and I need to purchase a fourth camera for my home. I have read that the "new" 600 TVL cameras are available, but some folks seem to think they are a "gimmick". so can the nice folks here at cctv forums set me straight? I found a supplier (not ebay!!!!!) that has them fairly cheap, but I am sceptical, as they are simply Sony CCD chip cameras. Shouldnt a 600 tvl camera be the newer SuperHad or the ExHads? I want to post a link to it, but I got scolded a tad in another post because they had Geo knock-off cards on their site. I can PM the link if its allowed here. So whatcha think?

uh, actually im the one looking for the inforamtion on 600 tvl cams, actually. In case you would like to send me some info from your site?

hey all, i'm looking to buy an add-on video extension for my nice shiny new nv5000, which i absolutely love,BTW, but i cant find any places online that carry them. went to aver.com and got the model number and put it into google, but it doesnt come up with much. I want to avoid ebay like the plague, i found a couple on there. Is there any good reputable places a guy can get one of these at a good price? (I'm in the process of buying a new home, so every penny counts right now!) hopefully you all have seen these parts in your travels. Thanks in advance!

thanks man, your too kind to me! I would've never thought to do that. What happens if you plug 4 into the card and 2 into the extension? I assume the card has issues with framerates when doing this?

thanks kandcorp, have you ever tried adding these extension cards before? Just wondering if I need to know anything before purchasing one. Do they come with the nessecary cables? Is it simply "plug and play"?

thanks, im looking for something outdoor-ish, like a bullet camera. Without the IR is preferred, but am willing to research some if the prices are decent. I just hate to buy an option that will rarely get used.

you know, it wouldnt hurt my feelings if you sent me one, too!

by cutting the power to the IR, i assume you mean open the camera up and "manually cut the power lead to the IR"? Im not that brave as I am an idiot when it comes to electronics. last time i tried to fix my Dewalt drill charger, i ended up with a fireworks display in my kitchen !

hey kandcorp, is there any way to disable the POS console in the software? its not causing any problems, I just dont need it. I have been exiting out of it every time i start the program, but was wondering if I can just remove it all together. Also, do i need to set up the alarms on each camera to catch motion detection video? In other words, do i need to set up an alarm for ,say, cam 1 to record on cam 1 when motion is detected? I see in the alarms section that if motion is detected, i can set which camera to record on. I want to capture only the motion caught on that specific cam, not all 3 of them. Basicall, I am trying to avoid the flashing Alarm icon in the top right corner. Will the motion detection setting under the recording setup suffice or do i really need to set up individual alarms for each cam to record motion? Thanks dude!