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thanks, the unit i'm looking at is 4 channel i think, but other than that, I think it's right.

ah. that makes a lot of sense, as I couldn't understand how they were controlled as there seemed to be just one cable to each camera (see, said I was a newbie). He did say that using his original cameras, he used to be able to see from one side of his boundary to the other using 2 presses of the pan control. He seems to think the cameras were motorised, but I'm assuming that using a wide angle camera, the frame in view on the screen could be smaller than the total view of the camera, which would explain that? That will also make the job of replacing the cameras a lot easier, I'm guessing. In terms of getting the recordings off, I did notice there was no CD in the drive, so I'm assuming that in the event of an incident, he planned to copy to a video recorder. thanks andrew

thanks for the quick reply and the info. I am based in Cleethorpes. the main unit is an LJD Deltawave with CD recorder. It is installled in a garage at the moment, and the room it is going in is directly the other side of the wall, so i can use all the existing wiring routes. He currently has three cameras, all dome type, will have to check which models. One of them has Pan andd Zoom working, but he's had a conservatory built, so I need to move that camera and will need to extend the wiring. The cabling looks like it is just co-ax, so I'm not sure how the PTZ works as I assumed there wouldbe a separate control for that. Having said that, I couldn't get right behind the unit for a full look. The other two cameras are both the same type, and are supposed to be PTZ, but apparantly that never worked. One of them produces images that are almost unviewable because the sun has made the dome go 'cloudy'. So he wants them both replacing. The frontage of the property is about 50 feet, covered by those last two cameras and the boundary is about 15 feet, so i think they must be wide angle. I'm only guessing here,as I have no real experience, but as he has a spare channel on the main unit, I think he would be better having static cameras at the front recording the entire frontage and ideally a tracking camera to get better pictures of moving objects 'just in case', but I'm not sure which ones would be compatible and how much they would be likely to cost. thanks for any help, andrew

Hi all. CCTV newbie here. I have been asked to relocate an LJD Deltawave system. That seems straightforward enough, but I've also been asked to replace two of the cameras and move a third. He needs outside units that he can control using the pan / tilt on the Deltawave remote control. They also need to be Day / night cameras. This may seem a stupid question to those in the know, but do PTZ cameras have a standard control system, or do they vary by manufacturer. In other words, how can I check that the cameras will be compatible? Also, are there any common pitfalls I should look out for when sourcing the replacements? (or can anyone recommend a suitable camera? thanks for any help,

My name is Andrew, based in the UK. I have a Telecoms background and am doing some work for a friend, but he's asked me to move his CCTV system and see if i can replace a couple of cameras, so will be picking everyone's brains, if that's OK.