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  1. You'll have to at least double your budget for a modest MP system. Do NOT waste your time on the analog systems you linked to. At the very bare minimum for just getting usable images, this could be an option http://www.securitycameraking.com/complete-4-camera-tiny-nvr-59452-prd1.html If you situate one camera very well over the register, 1.3mp should provide enough to see the detail you need and will certainly provide good images for the wider shots of the store and exterior if needed. But no POS involved. Just bare minimum to get usable results.
  2. The audio in is primarily for 2-way. But the simplest thing is just to run a mic to an area you want to monitor and then open up the live feed either locally or remotely to hear the live audio in that area. But unfortunately, that feed cannot be recorded. You need an audio camera on the front end to do that. And that's the one huge difference from analog, where audio recording is easier. I sure wish it was that way with NVR's.
  3. The thing is though, the landscape of IP/MP is changing more rapidly now too it seems. It's not unreasonable to think that 5mp cameras and NVR's to support them well is close at hand. Even 10mp cameras. And I'm talking about this product showing up at costco in the budget market. I know it's already available in the higher end market. I invested in analog three years ago before anything budget wise was around for MP systems. Then, out came 2mp systems. Now there are 3mp cameras widely available and NVR boxes are getting more throughput to support better handling of higher res cameras up to 5mp. The megapixel push is on and I'm quite sure it will be a race to have the next higher res, more capable system- just in time for you to finish installing your quickly outdated system. It's a common tale in many respects, not just this. I know you have to jump into the pool somewhere. My plan was to wait out MP technology and enjoy my analog system, which I have, and it is serving me very well. But I get gear lust and of course I'd love to make the change. But each 12 months has shown that my patience is worth it. More capable systems at affordable prices keep springing up now. At this time, I think I'm gonna hang in till 5mp cameras and NVR's to handle them is here at the budget level. 2mp is quickly becoming the 400tvl of analog, so to speak. It won't be long before it'll be hard to find 2mp cameras, as they won't be preferred. My guess, anyway. The only other thing to consider is if you need audio recording, add a good deal more to your budget, especially if you need multiple locations. Unlike analog, you'll need audio cameras for audio/video recording and that will cost you. If you just need audio live monitoring, different story and not as complicated or costly.
  4. The two way audio on the NVR is not capable of recording that audio. You must have an audio capable camera. The camera itself encodes the video/audio together. No way around that as far as I know.
  5. Does the hik do motion recording while imported into the NVR? I've heard that is a problem- that it will only record full time and not respond to motion recording via the NVR.
  6. Surely 5mp is an worthy increase, no? I'd sooner just go for 2mp now, or plan for 5mp in the future as 5mp seems to be next up.
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    Advice for Law Enforcment interview recording eqipment

    It's interesting because for all the interrogation footage I've seen, the microphone seems to be the weak link. I mean, you know who you have in there so to me to the picture is almost secondary to what they're actually saying. The rooms all look like an attempt has been made to improve the sound acoustically, and yet the audio always seems to be terrible. Most units watermark now no? My dahua does I believe.
  8. Define pretty well. What are the shortcomings? I'm interested to know. I've been eyeing that unit for a long time, but I would use the on board poe.
  9. I used to turn off recording in such conditions just to save on archiving space...until something bad happened in a rain storm and I missed it. At a certain point you just concede that you'll recording full time with pixel based recording during rain and snow. And you should be careful not to dial sensitivity too low because you still need surveillance, bottom line. Get comfy with it.
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    PTZ Cameras Won't Stop

    Are you powering the cameras properly?
  11. That whole pc client service with the pc always on stinks. I mean if you have to, you have to. But if your dvr has it's own service, use it. Your documentation should provide your account details for the service, such as name and password, or at least point you to where you create the account for their service, online. But if the dvr has it's own service, it's probable that it acts as an updater. So all you need to do is forward the ports in the router and the dvr will take care of the rest.
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    PTZ Cameras Won't Stop

    Do all four cameras move independently? If you have just one camera at a time hooked up, does each one respond properly then? Also, you could try restarting the dvr. Sometimes that clears things out and gets things working right again.
  13. Today I went to install my landscape fence I had sitting around for a while, and it was gone. Did *I* move it along the way? I am forgetful. Nope, it's nowhere. Let me check the cameras. A month ago, the guys decide it was fair game and they took it. Well it wasn't fair game. It's my property, ON my property. And the kid knows this, as he looks around and contemplates it for a bit. Wrong choice! LOL! Nailed. _3dlBFPZQaQ LLYrTEkeX6A LlDY3Cfr5es
  14. What service does the dvr have?
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    Caught on camera- landscapers behaving badly

    Yeah, I wouldn't recommend stopping recording critical cameras but it does help to be realistic and prudent with scheduling. Any camera that can be considered less than critical in a given time period can be considered for scheduling no recording periods. I guess you can argue that if you've done it right, ALL cameras are critical. But I knowingly built in three overview shots for wide area monitoring and support for the critical spots. So at night they go off. During the winter though, when the spider webs cease, I generally turn them back on too. But during the summer, I'm not wasting archive time on overviews at night with wobbling web strings. It's just scheduling management, that's all.
  16. Also make sure that all eight ports are powered. Last time I was browsing a while back it seemed like often you need a sixteen channel switch to get eight of them powered- quite the suck.
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    DynDNS & Port forwarding

    Just remember that for a free dyndns account, nothing will automatically update it. You have to literally log into your account within every 30 days for it to remain free- part of the BS that dyndns has done to free accounts. If you want your customers to universally save money, short of a free vendor specific embedded account for DNS, no-ip is the way to go at this time. Let's hope THEY stay free.
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    Caught on camera- landscapers behaving badly

    I was able to go back a month. I have 8 cameras all recording motion during the day. But at night I only record 5 cameras, mostly because three of them are overview and wouldn't give me useful recordings anyway, plus spider webs plague those three cameras too. But that garbage can shot where he took the fence- that records motion during the day but it's one of the three I stop recording at night. So managing it like that, I get about 40 days out of a 1tb drive.
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    Different mounting solution

    Interesting. Are they secured in there or just kinda sitting in the hole? Do the edges look finished on the outside?
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    DynDNS & Port forwarding

    Most newer dvr/nvr have dydns and no-ip built in and function as the updater themselves. But be aware that a free dyndns account will NOT be updated in this way. Really the best free account to have is no-ip. And if your dvr and router doesn't have no-ip in DDNS settings, you'll have to have an updater installed on a running pc as you're doing now. It actually may be more cost effective to put a newer dvr in line with no-ip embedded. If you pay 20-25 bucks a month for dydns you'll be paying upwards of 300 bucks a year anyway. So you get a dvr with no-ip embedded, create a free account at no-ip, port forward in your router, done. The dvr is now the updater. Good luck.
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    Empire Security Cameras

    I didn't see this post earlier. I would have PM'd you exactly where to get that pole mount in a flash with no nail biting. Glad it worked out. As for the hole in the plate, I just sealed it with caulk because I ran the wires out the bottom of the camera bracket. I also used it on a much smaller pole than typical, so I had to hit home depot and get much smaller straps than those supplied. I did a video on my install of the camera to a pole in my playlist. Good luck with the install. Actually here's that video I did. Please excuse my rambling on about testing the camera. I say some goofy stuff as I look back on this lol! 8rJIfKX-ns4
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    e-mail from Dahua NVR not working

    So your info has worked with other units? Maybe you do need to input it in the nvr itself. But it's odd cause I think I've always set it up remotely with no trouble. But of your info has worked with other units, at least you know that's correct.
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    e-mail from Dahua NVR not working

    What are you trying- gmail, hotmail? What? And if you could, what are you putting in all the other fields?
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    e-mail from Dahua NVR not working

    Have you called SCK customer service? You should. From my experience with emails on dvrs, it's best to use your cable provider email account. My ISP is optimum and I use my optimum email account for the sender. Works every time. Never had success with gmail or any other for the sender. The receiver, no problem. Also, can you at least get motion emails? Or are you stuck at testing?
  25. If you're installing your first system then yes, IP is the way to go. But when you have an analog system in place already and you're getting great results, it's a bit tougher to make the switch. Such as a new second and large investment, running all new cables, etc. I even have a ptz in line that I don't want to give up, so there's that to consider as well. I'll probably keep my dvr in line just for the ptz and bring in that channel to an nvr when I get that in place. Or, I'll just go HD-SDI and not worry about the cable runs. But I grapple with this all the time because I look at my analog cameras and it looks great and in my key spots, I get ID. So the thought becomes- why go through the expense and labor of reinstalling when I'm doing just fine? So for a first time install of course, go IP. Why people don't is largely cost and ignorance, I figure. An 8 channel NRV system will still cost you- it's no impulse buy. But then ignorance kicks in they figure analog is good enough- which it CAN be if you get it right. But there's a whole grey area for people switching from analog. It really depends.
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