chaz

so roll a truck, get on the ladder or bucket truck, remove the service port and how long does it take for the moisture to escape? The bigger problem is when the lens is full of water. we have had 3 or 4 have that problem

The big question is why do you suspect there is a camera in the room?

Find your local Videofied installer. you arm and disarm the system just like an alarm system. when the motion viewer see motion it uses cellular to send a clip to the monitoring company who can then dispatch the police or notify you. looking at video the next day won't do you any good

Unless Canon changes the business plan of Axis where I buy a camera from my distributor for $505.00 and my customer can but the same camera for $515.00 online I don't see where I will jump into the Canon/Axis/Milestone arena.

For years we used TZO.Com which is now DYN.com and paid the $25.00 per year for the service. Marked it up to our customers so we made a few dollars with no complaints about the cost for a "static" address. For the past year we switched to NO-Ip because of the "free" service. i guess it is true that you get what you pay for and now will have to deal with a hundred customers that are calling because they can't see their cameras. hope this gets resolved soon but seeing that its in federal court i doubt it.

try te- installing the webrec.cab

the honeywell cameras are about $110 on line marked up to $149 the recorder is about $450 online marked up to $699 the wire runs at $75 each are his labor. if he can't make any money why would he do the job? lets suppose he does have work comp and liabitly insurance. a truck and tools. who pays for that. do it your self or pay someone. his price seems very reasonable to me but then again i'm in the business to make money not as a hobby. i have nothing against DIY but if you can't do it pay a pro. i can do plumbing and electrical work in my house but i usually pay a pro to have it done right.

Anyone can get a "bad out of the box" item from any supplier. if this is the first one, try it again. if it continues to happen then you have a problem. the question is. do you have a problem with the supplier or the product you recieved? Your post sounds like you didn't like the product. If you didn't contact the supply house, how would he know there was a problem with the nvr.

might be a bandwidth problem. what kind of switch are you using? if you are just using a router it probably can't handle the mpbs.

google vga to composite splitter and you will find a bunch of them. vga in - vga out with a split to composite ( which can be rca or bnc) sent to a dvr records everything on the computer screen

I forgot to mention. Videofied is totally wireless and portable. wireless motion viewers reporting to a the control panel that reports to the central station via cellular or ip. you can move the motion viewers around the yard to protect different areas based on where trucks are parked. There is a monthly cost to the monitoring and cellular but again catching the bad guys is worth it.

Camera systems are great for giving you video of what happened last night. you will be able to see a male wearing a hoodie and blue jeans but unless you have a suspect that someone recognizes good luck with apprehending the thieves. As an alternative you need to get the police there while the crime is occurring. Check on Videofied with a few of their motion viewer scattered around the yard where the batterys are being taken from. A local machine shop had 5 weeks in a row of someone emptying their recycling dumpster before the recycling truck came to pick it up. They figured each dumpster was worth 3K to them in recycling. I installed one Videofied motion viewer and the local police have arrested thieves on 5 separate occasions since the install. The Video is verified by the Central Station so when we dispatch the police know they get to arrest someone and isn't that why they took the job! Believe me, we have put in hundreds of video systems but the frustration of the customer to be able to see the crime occur but not be able to identify the person because of lighting, weather,distance or camera view is tough to deal with.

The title of this post is "megapixel cameras - images and demos" the post has gotten off on a tangent discussing everything but images and demos. how about starting a new post?

I've had the same problem with 2 and 3 MP Avigilon. In both cases putting in a faster switch cleared up the problem. If you have more than one camera on the switch try taking one or two off the switch and see if the problem goes away

alarmcontracts.com Ken Kirschenbaum he has contracts that will cover what you are looking for.

Just a couple of points to consider worker compensation insurance - who pays if you get hurt working at my house or business liability insurance - who pays if you drill a wall and hit a plumbing pipe or drill and hit an electrical line and there is a fire at my house? On licensing, most state require a license anytime you are running wire (high or low voltage) in a wall or above a drop tile ceiling. Get the proper insurance and license

I had a 3mp bullet that was great until someone hit it with a ladder. The picture was just fuzzy and wouldn't clear up despite auto and manual focusing. Tech support had us manually default the camera and everything was fine. I thought for sure the camera was headed to the trash bin but its working fine .

thanks tom, I try that first.

A customer purchased a system from a catalog/online. Now he's disappointed with the pictures and dvr and has asked us to,replace the system. It's an indoor entertainment place that uses black light or ultraviolet lighting. So, anyone know whether I should use IR illumination or cameras without IR Thanks, Chaz

Yes I would only replace one cam to test what the picture looks like but was hoping someone has come across this in the past so I know which type camera to try first but it is only ten minutes to swap out the camera and see what it looks like

Nice way to greet a new guy. too much chocolate from the Easter Bunny?

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Going out Sunday night - golf monday- golf tuesday - golf wednesday - oh! going to the show on thursday -golf friday - home saturday. yeah a busy week alot to see at the show in one day.

Gabe, exellent question. hopefully someone can answer it. I, too am wondering what happens when i add the 5th camera

you may want to contact 3vr. they have people counting and lpr from the same box. if they see a market for the application they might address it.