rory

BTW your license plate image .. they both are pretty much equally identifiable:

These are from a REG-L Camera: Original Image: Negative: Original: Negative:

Original Image + Negative Image (Paint Shop) Solarized:

Thats ultimately going to depend on the licence plate colors, plus the amount of light available. I remember a rep trying to sell me on that a couple years ago.

I have a client with like 4 of them, they are okay, not as many features as Geo though, but still good local US support and no major problems with them. As far as I know, they use to be Comart cards also.

Yes ive read Charlie Pierce's book before, in fact its lying in the garage here somewhere gathering dust, though he typically provided some good information, the information is not up to date. As to twist ons at your job, its clear the installers did not know how or care to learn how to put them on correctly, as others experiences with Twist on connectors will show otherwise. But once what you use now works for you, thats what matters.

* cough * where did that photo come from?

Greetings!

Yeah for special applications, there are much better connectors.

I doubt DIYs can do crimp ons correctly either .. Oh yeah, Ive also replaced many badly done Crimp ons .. for Twist ons. No Connector is 100%, best just to solder them together and add some insulation

Ive been using Twist ons for several years now, 6 to be exact, and never had an issue with any of them. As with any connector, you must learn how to put it on properly or it will not work, nor last. Once put on properly, you should be able to hang from the connector. There are cheap connectors of all types, same with BNCs. Find a good distributor and get the good connectors, learn how to put it on properly, and it will be fine. If you have a Crimp tool and know how to use it properly, then you can go that route instead, the main thing is to do it right. Also, they are NOT solely for amateurs. Please search the forum, there are many threads on this already.

cool!!!

No prob, Im sure you had fun either way

No, ive used the WZ18 on the Geo without those particular problems, though there were other camera related issues, do a search on the forum for Wizkid

I wouldnt run the power on Cat5, I would power it locally, or if its not too far, run 18AWG back to the head unit.

Well yeah, no IR Cut filter makes the green in grass and shrubbery etc, washed out green, but the color was yellow in your images which confuses us all. Also the images are kind of blurry which makes it more difficult to see.

Yeah, thats why its used by all of these small time players .. http://www.pixim.com/html/prod_cameras_dome.htm http://www.pixim.com/html/prod_cameras_box.htm http://www.pixim.com/html/prod_cameras_ip.htm http://www.pixim.com/html/prod_cameras.htm

Hi, here are a couple previous threads related to this topic: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=5025 http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2632

This is some info I got from a GE powerpoint doc. I personally have not had the time to go through it all yet. CCD & CMOS – A Brief History -Both chips developed in 1960’s and 1970’s. -CCD took early dominance because the manufacturing techniques available in the ’60s and 70’s could not produce CMOS sensors that performed as well as CMOS. -By 1990’s manufacturing had progressed so that CMOS chips had the same relative performance capabilities as CCD. -Currently CMOS chip production and use is 20 times that of CCD (primarily because of cell phone and automotive cameras). CCD & CMOS – Pros/Cons -Historically, CCD chips provided better yields and better images than CMOS (e.g. better low-light sensitivity). This was because of the circuitry on CMOS chips that covered some of the pixel, reducing fill factor. -Historically, CMOS chips required fewer components and less power -Today, CMOS chips have the same or better yields than CCD production and image quality is nearly identical. Also the circuitry covering the pixel has been VASTLY reduced and combined with microlens technology has dramatically improved the amount of light available to each CMOS pixel. -Today, CCD chips also require fewer components and can also be made to be very low power. CCD & CMOS – Wide Dynamic Range -Both CMOS and CCD pixels “fillâ€

Im pretty sure the GE DVRs have this feature built in.

ask them who the honeywell rep is in your area and take it to them, they should be able to do something.

Are there any Multiview Divisions that you would like DVRs to have which are not yet included. Im looking for suggestions/ideas for an application Im working on. If you can, please list them all from 1-64 way. Eg: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64 etc. Any diagrams or links to screenshot examples would be appreciated also. And if anyone has an idea of a 32 way view please let me know! BTW, this is the only 32 way view ive been able to come up with so far http://www.bahamassecurity.com/tmp/32wayeg.gif Ideas for Wide Screen Formatted Multiviews also appreciated ... Eg. 3x4, 5x4, 6x5, 7x6, 8x7 (8x6?), or others ... Thanks Rory

I dont know about just calling people out of the blue, isnt that considered spam (illegal)? I know i wouldnt want someone calling me .. that would be annoying ... How about the news papers, flyers, give out business cards to everyone you meet, etc ...