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I'm no expert but your not going to 'cover' a area that large with only one camera. As mentioned often on this forum: a PTZ can only see in one direction at a time. Which means the camera will be facing the wrong way -most of the time- If you want them to have a camera which gives the best overview so they can browse around, yeah, put it up right in the middle

About MP cameras and low light; are there any MP cameras that have the same low light capabilities as the CNB?

Any updates on the testing? Thanks

That's a nice video. Does anybody know how the Dahua ESIP-MP2-DM1 performs in low-light compared to the CNB VCM-24VF?

Is anybody using the avtech eagleeyes app with a dvr or a ip camera? If so, how's the performance and what kind of setup are you using? Thanks!

Thanks for your reply Tom! Tech support stated it could be my 'internet connection'. But I'm not using it over the internet But I did try the setup with other routers. I've connected the DVR directly to a Linksys router: the same problems occured. I've also tried it with a Sitecom router but no luck. The routers where set up to test the issues so they were not connected to anything else. Just the wifi enabled router with the DVR connected via a ethernet cable. But how can it be my network? Look at the iPhone issue when using the AVN244 IP cam: the feed is realtime untill I rotate my iPhone into landscape mode. From that point on the feed starts lagging... That can't be network related right? Also because this doesn't happen on the iPad.

I guess nobody has this issue or nobody is using AVtech hardware / the EagleEyes software Maybe someone knows about any other iOS apps that (could) work with the AVN244 and the AVtech DVR? Thanks!

Hi, I have a strange issue with the EagleEyes app for the iPhone and iPad. Let me explain the setup: The local network contains 2 Apple Airport Extreme routers. One on the ground floor (#1) and one on the second floor (#2). These routers are linked (via ethernet cable) to create one (WIFI) network. There is a AVtech AVN244 PTZ IP camera located on the second floor (outside) which is connected via a ethernet cable to router #2. Then there is a AVtech AVC796 8 CH DVR (with currently 2 CNB VBM-24VF cameras) which is located on the ground floor and is connected to router #1. When viewing the IP cam and the DVR on a computer (connected to router #2 via ethernet) with the AVtech video viewer or via the web interface everything works great, FPS is around 25-30. And the feeds are realtime. But here comes the EagleEyes part. When using the app on a iPhone (4) connected to the local WIFI the following problems occur: The AVN244 feed starts to lag behind when using the PTZ functions. The feed is realtime untill the first PTZ command. From that point on it starts to lag behind more, second by second untill it's far from realtime.. This also happens when I turn the iphone to landscape mode (without even using PTZ or anything). The DVR feed on the iPhone is never realtime. It's always lagging behind more and more (5-30 seconds) and the framerate is about 5-6 fps when viewing a single channel. The weird thing is: the PTZ camera feed does not lag behind when using the EagleEyes app on the iPad (1)! Unfortunately the DVR feed has the same issues as when viewing via the iPhone. To sum up: iPhone: using PTZ or landscape-mode = lagging feed for IP cam. DVR feed is always lagging behind and low FPS. iPad: PTZ IP cam works fine. DVR feed is always lagging behind and low FPS. Because of the 'landscape mode' issue I think the problem is inside the EagleEyes application and not so much the local network or dvr/ipcam. Also because when the iPhone is lagging behind and I give a PTZ command I can see the camera moving on the PC feed instantly. So the commands are executed realtime, it's just the feed that's displayed with a delay on the iPhone. I've made a video showing the issue using a iPad and a iPhone: http://www.ljagtproducties.nl/AVN244-lag-iphone.mp4 I've contacted AVtech several times but the only (laughable) reply I got was "it could be your mobile 3G network or your internet connection".... As you read above, it has nothing to do with internet since everything is done local.. Is there anyone with the same issues? Or maybe someone with some tips? Thanks in advance! PS. if there is no solution I'll just dropkick every bit of AVtech hardware out on the street

No tips or tricks? I've been digging around and found 1 cable set out of 5. I guess I'll keep digging

Hi, What is the best way to find cables (cat5 & coax) that are already buried in the ground? I'm at the beginning of installing a camera system in my garden and as it turns out there are already cables in place, but never used. The cables have 5m extra length for mounting on a mast. Only problem is nobody seems to know where there are exactly. I do know in what 'corners' they are, but after digging a few holes here and there I still can't find them. It's like looking for treasure, I got this large red X that marks the spot and that's all I don't even know how deep to dig.. Any advice? Thanks in advance! All the best, LJ

Good to know, thanks!

Just got my first CNB VCM-24F in the mail. I noticed this line in the manual: "Don't use UTP to power via 12V DC power source". Why is that?

A traffic-sign post: 3.1 meter above the ground. Including delivery 70 Euro. That should work

Ah, good thinking! Yes, I do want to use motion detection. I think I'll just dig a hole, put the pole in it, and fill the hole up with cement. And see what happens Cable wise it just needs to hold a cat5 cable. So I'll have to create a opening under ground.

Hi, I'm planning my surveillance setup for around my house (topic: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=26861). To get a better view from the camera's I'm searching for 2 or 3 camera poles (max. 3 meter above ground). The ones I can find are starting around 600 Euro: Which is too much for me. I need something much more simple. For example just a pole in the ground and that's it. Has anyone ever build a camera pole? Is it possible to just hammer a pipe into the ground, or create some sort of pipe construction? Something like this: Or is that bound to go wrong? Thanks!