rory

I dont use connectors when splicing .. unless i have to .. i just splice them together manually and tape them up good .. its strong cable and its not going anywhere .. and once its done right .. no loss of video .. compared to using connectors.

I know of GE, March Networks, and then there are some OEM ones also ..

Isaac ,, camera 1 looks like it got issues . ..

Well the stand alones dont compare when it comes to evidence sharing .. And the one nice thing with the Combo cards is you have the same high quality Live Video of a Stand alone if you use the DSP output ... I figured I would do some trouble shooting later .. after I get paid (which is hopfully tomorrow). Id take the worst camera and power it on a supply by itself, then a Color CCTV Monitor to see what it does .. if the same .. goto the camera and turn off flicker mode, adjust focus etc .. but doubt that is the issue .. I'd probably just rewire the 5 cams that use RG6U and replace the OEM 16 ch PSU with an altronix 16 ch PSU ... But for now ... they are happy..

Been looking at the recording speeds at different image sizes for the various cards. I would like help in clarifying these specs, as most people in the Security Industry will typically be recording at 640x480 or higher, not 320x240. I would like to clear this up as preferred advertising should not be in the lowest resolution, it should be in the highest resolution, or clearly show both low and high res specs together. The Following are based on NTSC: ----------------------------------- GeoVision Specs: Full D1, Half D1, CIF GeoVision Settings: 320x240 640x480, 640x240 720x240, 720x480 Actual Image Standards: QVGA = 320x240 CIF = 352 x 240 VGA = 640x480 2CIF = 704 x 240 D1 = 720x480 ----------------------------------- QUESTION: do we go by the following for Geo? CIF: 320x240 2 CIF: 640x480, 640x240 D1 : 720x240, 720x480 ----------------------------------- Here are the Recording Specs Per Card: (obtained from another website) GV 1480: (480fps Display) - 480 FPS @ CIF - 240 FPS @ 2CIF - 120 FPS @ D1 GV 1240: (480fps Display) - 240 FPS @ CIF - 120 FPS @ 2CIF - 120 FPS @ D1 GV 1120: (480fps Display) - 120 FPS @ CIF - 60 FPS @ 2CIF - 30 FPS @ D1 GV 800-GV250: This is where it gets vague. On geo's site it says that the Overall Record speed of these cards, are in 320x240, the other site they are on do not mention any image size and speed details with these specific cards, as they did with the combo cards. ----------------------------------- EG: GV 800 = 120fps @ 320x240, GV 600 = 60fps @ 320x240 Okay so we can take a guess and perhaps the GV 800 does D1 @ 30fps ... but where are we left with the GV 600, and then even moreso, the GV 250! From using a GV 250 myself here in my personal PC, i know im not getting less than at the least 15fps in 720x480 ... so I am lead to believe that with these cards, they do the specified speeds in all image sizes. But if this was so, then that would mean the GV 800 would actually be better than the GV 1120, yet costs less money! ----------------------------------- If anyone that is in direct contact with Geo can clear this up, please do. Thanks Rory

i just did a quick search on google .. didnt find anything .. Pelco would probably have one but I imagine much more $$

yeah .. just means you can move it into a fixed position for now .. so we can see the pool Basically a PTZ camera has a Zoom camera ... so it should have buttons on it for setup of the camera .. then there should be something to move the PT there also .. Sounds like you need a Pelco D > Pelco P Convertor .. sounds like you found one ..

Does the PTZ have anyway you can go to it and plug in a monitor and program and set it there ... at least for now .. like some buttons on it ..

Doug thanks for the heads up .. some good info there for everyone

Happens in Box Camera housings also .. One way to get rid of it .. it at least for a 3 month period at a time .. is to open it up and put one of those condensation packets in there. ..

Yeah but what im saying is thats not normal .. the Nuvico image .. its either a setting issue or a bad camera .. even the cheaper ones dont have that much glare .. looks like the Iris is open too much. Which model is it again? Rory

Need to check the AI level on that Nuvico .. If you can turn that down, the image should improve greatly .. but also you will need a color monitor to adjust that... also turn off Flicker mode as that makes it brighter . and though I doubt it has it .. if it has SAGC turn that off (From SAGC to AGC).

Yeah im getting something even stranger than that .. no lines in the image at all .. but at night with the IR .. when I play it back and speed up the playback I can see waves going up and down .. strange .. anyone seen those before?

yeah that AGC is something i have an issue with now with a couple bullets. . but they have AI so ill mess with that level tomorrow .. my issue mainly this time is I get kind of like speckles in the image .. dont see it on my BW CCTV Monitor so Ill have to wait to check that when i get a color CCTV Monitor .. client is happy and doesnt notice it .. doesnt show up much on the DSP at the TV though . for a low res 32" Tube TV that image is nice now ... but i left the DSP Spot monitor feature off .. ill probably be adding another IR Remote in the living room at a later date ..

course that could just be too much AI level or AGC on the other camera ..

Mostly its the cost of the Software and Drivers.

the 1480 is definately not more than 240fps at 640x480 ... I believe at 720x480 it is 120fps, perhaps 240fps at 640x480 .. but to get these fps you need a CPU with hyperthreading, according to Geo's specs. Otherwise i havent heard back from Geo on another issue so i dont think I'll be emailing them any time soon . Also, what I found out a real difference between the 1120 and the 800 is this .. GV-1120-16: PROS: .Real Time Display on VGA Monitor .DSP Output to a CCTV Monitor for high quality Video .Audio for all channels .Only $100 or so more than the GV800-16 CONS: .If DSP Spot Monitor is enabled in the software, DSP overlay is disabled on the main software. This brings it back down to 120fps display on your VGA monitor, and lower quality. .If Setting Source Video to 720x480, black borders are evident around video in live, recorded, and remote video - this is a bug they claimed would be fixed in 8.0 .. not so yet. Thats the main differences, I havent put either side by side with the same exact specs, but it also seems the 800 is slightly clearer video. Basically if you want faster recording, wait for the Hardware Compression cards which should be around in the next couple weeks or so. If you just want Real Time live video and dont need to use the DSP then the 1120 is a good deal. Otherwise from what I can tell the GV800 is overall a better card, but I hope these new cards will cover that.

well i was just going through cooling stuff last night on various online computer stores .. there are some awesome hardware available for really low prices .. that will practically freeze your entire PC once your done .. take a look at an online retailer for cooling devices .. also read ALL the reviews as some of the products either dont work or die quick .. especially some of the ones that come with fans .. and then there is the noise level you need to check with each of them also.

by the way .. you can get rid of those ugly Geo Blue Logos for the Video Lost and Blank Video Spaces ... by replacing camlogo.bmp and the videolost.bmp in the Main "comres" folder under Geo's folder. .. here is a sample replacement for the blank video spaces .. http://www.bahamassecurity.com/geo/camlogo.bmp (1.18mb) BTW, Its gotta be a certain size file and also a BMP or Geo will crash.

This looks interesting .. anyone tried this product yet? http://www.acutvista.com.tw/surveillance-kit.htm

Look for Bnc Twist Ons for RG62

Yes, 18AWG is standard in CCTV Power.

is this an 8.0 or earlier software version?

hey .. so how did the build go ... dont remember ever seeing a post regarding this ... let us know .. thanks Rory

Easiest way is to check the software that is available for the DVR .. most of them come with IP (Remote/Network) software .... then just plug it into a router and assign it an IP .. other info for that is listed in the Computer/Networking forum. Otherwise, you would need IP Video Encoders for each CCTV Camera .. or IP Video Decoders if it is coming from an IP camera or server to be placed on the DVR system..