AussieInSeattle

I have the Swann 7200 (8 channel/4 camera) system from Costco (purchased mid last year I think). I only have one camera setup at the moment - it was fine for the first month or so but now has a severe purple hue to it. I've tried: rebooting the 7200 rebooting the camera (after a lot of effort in trying to get access to them since they are on the recorders network) Any ideas on how to fix it before I call support? Image attached (I hope) of what I'm seeing. Thanks, Matt

Tried thumping, swapping day/night mode, different awb profiles and rebooting the camera all without success. Will swap it out with one of the ones I have not put up yet and see if I can get a replacement from Costco. Image looks fine at night so am guessing it is the IR Filter that is stuck. Regards, Matt

Thanks to all for the tips - will give the easy stuff a go first. We have an 18 month old and I though Barney had infiltrated the camera like he has the bloody tv.

Thanks Max. I know what the IR Filter does, but dont know where it is - internal on the camera or external and what am I thumping? Do I have to do anything after thumping?

maybe this will work? can someone with an android phone and the Swann system test?: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alemocni.rtspviewer&hl=en

I thought about that...but theres too much motion around my house to have it activate the alarm. I am buying a locking cabinet for it though. These are what im getting. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/752352-REG/Video_Mount_Products_DVR_LB1_DVR_LB1_DVR_Lockbox_with.html And a UPS. Just in case some wise ass tries to be smart! http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/533944-REG/APC_SC450RM1U_SC450RM1U_Smart_UPS_Uninterruptible_Power.html Still looking for a wireless vga/hdmi extender w/usb hopefully that doesnt suck ass Thanks for the links - I might do the same. For extending your hdmi - I assume you just want to be able to get the feed elsewhere - try buellwinkle's approach which uses a cheapo android "pc": http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=1049 Look in the comments of the above article for some wired network solutions too.

54db seems to be in line with my "real world" analogy of a pc spinning up its fans to full speed to encode video. I looked up my dishwasher specs and it runs at 40db, so probably not a great analogy - sorry. According to Google 60-70db is normal conversation from 1m so as long as any thiefs robbing my place stay close together and are talking normally, they will not hear the NVR recording them I need to find a spot to put this thing so it is not stolen and defeats the purpose of it - anyone hooking these up to alarm systems that are DIY?

I'd be interested in "hearing" how loud other peoples NVR's are - I consider mine too loud to even go into a closet as you can still hear it clearly on the other side of the door - thinking I may have an "extra loud" unit. While testing it was on my counter in the kitchen and the fan was louder than my dishwasher - seems comparable to a desktop pc spinning up all its fans when you're encoding video.

I suspect it is these - 2 for $349: http://www.costco.com/Swann-1080p-2-Pack-NVR-IP-Bullet-Cameras.product.100039914.html Item #759675

Just read this entire thread (glad it got back on topic ). This system seems to be what I've been holding out for - might need to hold out a little longer for the 8 camera system - I only want 4 cameras but the ability to add more later - only way to do that seems to be to get the $500 8 camera stand-alone nvr from amazon and 2 sets of cameras from Costco for a total of $1100 - I'd prefer to get everything from Costco due to their return policy. Someone mentioned buying two 4 camera systems which would accomodate 8 cameras. Does that mean I'd need to login to two different interfaces to view cameras once I had more than 4 though? Not sure how I cam across it but costco is selling the 1080p dome cameras as part of a 4 camera kit - buried in their office section - showing as $919 for me, so $19 to bump up to a single 1080p camera: Item #999186 http://www2.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11773089&whse=BD_823&Ne=4000000&eCat=BD_823|9932|91793|22015&N=4049643&Mo=5&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BD_823&cat=22015&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&hierPath=9932*91793*22015*&topnav=national