kurt323

I have been trying to live with this outdoor ACTI-7111 I bought about 6 months ago. I think it is piece of junk! Yes, it has a good resolution. It has a lot of features (maybe). But, one thing about this camera has been annoying me so much that I decided to seek help to find a good better camera. This what I would like to accomplish: Record people or cars when they are on my long driveway (about 200 feet) and on my front yard. I also like to see the recordings over the internet. ACTI KCM7111 is not working for me, because it records whenever the sky changes (moving clouds), sun rise, sun set, etc... So, I would have many recordings without actual people and cars in it, just showing me the changes in exposure of the sceen. I tried many different settings, nothing seems to work so far. If I set sensitivity low it seems to avoid exposure-change recodings, but it also avoids recoding people and cars. I am starting to think this camera is not a good camera for outdoor use.

Thanks to all for all the great comments. Unfortunately, those cameras with video analytics are way too expensive for me (especially after I spent big $$$'s on this ACTI camera). I will try the PIR option for a while. I think it will improve things for me for a minor additonal cost. I may still use the camera's motion sensor in conjunction with the external PIR, but reduce its range and sensitivity to limit false alarms. This was I think I will capture all I need with minimal false alarms.

I would like to connect a chime to KCM-7111 so that when there is a motion trigger I can hear a chime. Has anyone done this? Which additional equipment do I need? Who sells this stuff? Thanks in advance for any guidance... Kurt323

Thank you! You made my day! This sounds great. DO 12volt will work perfectly for me, because there are so many 12volt Chime devises out there. I can simply connect Chime's battery contacts (after taking the battery out of the Chime) to the camera's terminal block with a pair of cables. Would you just confirm this? I am being causious - I don't want to damage the camera.

I am having trouble finding the proper Relay. I understand the camera will supply only about 1v to the relay. Any thoughts in finding the proper relay?

Thanks for the quick response. I like the 1st option better, because it sounds very easy. I don't need very loud alarm. All I need a nice chime that will alert me when someone triggers the motion detector. I will start searching for a chime (instead of a buzzer) that runs on 12v (and draws less than 100mA, I think) immediately.