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Maybe it's because you have enough light to keep it in day mode. It's been said the camera is a very good low light camera. Unless the picture is grainy or noisy in color, if a camera wants to stay in color at night and the picture is noise free, that's fine with me.

Get the ptz wire hooked up right and responding before you install it, and label the wires to avoid confusion when you do install it. Each of the two wires one each end must match each other for the ptz to respond. Nothing will blow up if they don't- the ptz just won't respond until you have it right. On the ptz there will be an A/B hookup. On the dvr there will be a ptz A/B hookup. After you snip the rca's off, if the two wires aren't clearly different in color or whatnot, hookup both ends respectively and see if the ptz moves. If it doesn't, change one end around. Once it's moving to your commands, label the wires accordingly. This will make it much easier when you install, obviously. And if you prefer to keep the audio part of the cable in tact for audio, you'll need to run a separate wire from the dvr out to the camera. A simple zip wire will suffice- no need for anything fancy or expensive.

Image shack threw me nothing but a bunch of garbage pops. WHY do I click on links, I'll never know.

The spec might say 36x, but it depends on the camera module that's actually in there. Sounds like it's behaving more like a 27x zoom. Or maybe it's not calibrated right. Or maybe it's a digital zoom after 24x. As far as your field of view being low when you zoom in, you need to put the camera higher.

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What kind of cables, cheap premade or good siamese cable? You're answering you own question though. The install is too difficult for certain reasons, and you don't want to trench in pipe. Leave it and see what happens. A foot down isn't bad. We have our cable feed from the street buried about the same and it's been fine for years- just the coax buried. It's just the way the service provider does it here. In NY, we freeze over. If it's a decent cable you'll probably be ok.

If you can't have a ptz outside where you want it because you're too chicken it will get damaged or you have no taste, than don't get a ptz, period. If you love cameras they ALL look good hanging off the front of the house Crippling a ptz by installing it behind a window inside looking out is offensive to me...and the camera. It will likely produce terrible images just to spite you.

I subscribe to deterrent. There's an awful lot of potential targets in a neighborhood. The harder and less attractive you make your home to crime, the better the chance you won't be a target. Easy pickins rules the day. Unlike the movies, I think of it like this- lights, cameras, no action!

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You might also try rubber gaskets on the screws wherever they touch wood, and perhaps a custom rubber gasket under the outer rim of the dome so it's not flush to the wood soffit. It's an attempt to isolate the entire rig from the wood. I think that could help lessen the sound transfer, but even that remains to be seen....or heard.

Costco supports their customers over at costco. Qsee supports their customers over at qsee. Here, we try and support everyone when retailers and manufacturers drop the ball. Gotta love forums. Not too long ago, you were truly on your own.

Rock wool insulation may help a bit inside the soffit, but it would probably take a bit of trial and error to get it quiet enough. I had considered installing my ptz on a wall beneath my bedroom as well but decided against it for other reasons than sound. I had no idea a larger ptz would transfer sound into the house when it moves. I can hear it in my living room, having the camera installed outside on that wall. It's not a terrible- more of a soft whirring sound during preset tours. But you can hear it if all is quiet. I like to think of it as the sound of being more secure. Of course if it was keeping me up at night I'd think of it as a PIA. Good luck quieting that sucker down.

For indoor- 11 gadspot GS753ET For outdoor- 5 gadspot GS854P I mention gadpsot often because of the quality/value factor. NOT because I have any affiliation with them at all. At 16 cameras, they'll probably give you a shipping break as well. Those may not be the perfect solution for every location, but the cameras themselves at least offer good features and good quality- and they come in right around your budget. I would think they'll offer plenty enough to dial in good views. Good luck.

I don't have that camera, but I have a number of gadspots and the cameras are great, as well as the purchasing experience.

Why spend a ton? Gadspot GS830SM. Best part, smart IR. So if someone does come into view in that total darkness, the IR brightness will regulate itself for a clear picture. Good luck.

The mic was in that camera channel, so the sync was perfect on the backup footage, albeit the mic was pretty far from the action. Upstair in a back bedroom to be exact. It's nothing short of amazing how well this cheap, typical cctv mic picks up audio. Hope that helps you.

In the context of what you may need to do the job, it may be worth it. In the context of good equipment, it probably won't be. Your question is incredibly, remarkably, popular here. It's actually not that difficult to get a useful system in line for yourself, but some logical steps need to be taken, the first ones NOT being the equipment. If you just think you need a system and then look for the best deal, I can promise you that you'll be spending at least double the amount you could have, and triple the amount of work it would normally take to install it all. So consider answering these questions for yourself if you haven't, first- - How many locations do you need to cover - Will the cameras be inside, outside, or both - How many cameras would be your ultimate coverage - Figuring roughly, how long will ALL cable runs need to be - Figure you'll need more cable than what you just came up with - What is the routing plan for each cable to get it to the cameras - How close to the locations to cover can each camera be - What is the ambient lighting situation at every location - What if any obstacles are there at each camera location which will dictate where you must put the camera - How and where will you most often be monitoring your system - How many people will be responsible for monitoring your system - How will you need to record- on a schedule, or full time - Is ID important, or do you just want to have general overviews - Are you very picky about picture quality in general, and are you unlikely to be satisfied with anything less than digital 'still-camera' quality images on screen and recorded THEN you think about the gear. Then you search the dvr, camera, and IP forums and get a sense of what people like, dislike, and everything in between. Do a search here for costco and swann here and see how many threads come up and what is discussed. After all that homework, you're smarter and more informed and more capable of making your own decisions for yourself. And that helps everyone else avoid answering the same questions, more often than not, falling on deaf ears as well. Hope some of that may help you really think about and plan your install. Good luck.

I believe the black and red are for the power supply, which is 24v that you will need, and the blue and yellow are for the rs485 connection. Blue is typically A and yellow is B on the dvr. The camera manual should say for sure about that one. You'll have to wait for confirmation from the guys who know for sure though.

No other way than getting to the dome menu, I would think. Sounds like also, the dome has some scheduling programmed, such as a preset tour schedule and/or idle programmed to run a tour. All that needs to be adjusted in the OSD for the dome.

That's what I meant about the package not being terrible. The drv looks good, the camera not bad, looks to be your choice length of cable, a 19" lcd monitor included- you could do a lot worse. I just suggest the OP does some pre-planning to make sure THAT much of package is really needed.

From one sales pitch to another. John, people like to jump in and flex the muscles a lot in forums. Before you get bombarded with 'should and shouldn't', it would be best if you say what you need out of a system. Do you really need to go 'extreme'? Do you really need 16 channels? Do you really need a monitor included with the package? How many areas will you be covering? Interior and exterior, or just exterior? Will 8 cameras be enough? Can the cameras be installed close to the area you want to monitor, or will some need to be a bit away because of obsticles? Have you even done a walk around your exterior and come up with a preliminary plan to place the cameras? Anything more you can give about what you're dealing with in terms of a practical, real world install for your home, the better it will be to help you. The system you link to isn't terrible. But you may not need so much, or to spend that much. And the cameras are fixed 4mm camers, so what you see is what you get- no adjustment available to setup the perfect field of view, such as a varifocal can do. Bottom line- more info needed, if only to help you spend a lot less money for a system that meets your needs better.

Specifically, it's the ptz09 from them. I hesitate to recommend it because it's a hong kong camera, so it's an overseas purchase. That, and it's only been four months in line so I haven't had it for long. But as you can see, the thing kicks ass. So I'm having less hesitation as time goes on to say hell yeah, it's a worthy purchase. The 'evidence' is 'clear' on that one!

It was mans best friend in the back- his dog I guess. It's an inesun ptz.

Well, it originally had a terrible picture. But page two, scroll down and that picture of the old camera and settings look about the same now with the new one. Frankly, I'd get a refund. That's not an acceptable picture from a camera not far above the cars in the driveway. At least not to me. I would however be curious how a person looks at the cars, but overall I'd guess it wouldn't be sufficient. That's just not a camera I would choose as a good fit for that spot.