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The last camera above, which is a standard cheap OEM Color IR bullet camera, has NO IR Cut Filter. The color is washed out as the camera is picking up too much IR from lighting while in color mode. There is a good definition here by Howard: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=27088#27088

i guess, I dont know many people using sony cameras .. actually I dont know anyone at all.

I normally use Sanyo Day Nights with Infrared, they switch over quick. I use them with Extreme CCTV Uf100 and UF500s. Only other thing to do is try what cold feet said above, Ive never hardwired them in but cant be that hard. You should be able to use a standard photo cell with switch output, like ones used for outdoor lighting.

are the electrical boxes already on the pole? if so just drill 3 holes and screw that puppy on. if not, you should be able to get a pole mount for the electrical box, or even just a generic pole mount also, is the pole hollow, can you just drill a hole and do the connections in the pole, ive mounted bullets to round poles before without an issue. Use clear caulking on any holes or gaps. Bullets arent going to come with pole mounts as they are not really considered professional cameras. also, i use square poles (posts) if i install them from the get go, much better than a round pole. Rory

does it not have an adustment for when it switches over automatically?

just install it on the server and install it on the client, enter the client's IP address into the DVR server, and have Center auto connect on start, it will keep trying to connect several times in the background if it cant connect.

i ran the center software without the dispatch server.

that 4.2ghz system seems a little over kill .. i mean if you are going to spend that might as well get the best video card out also. I running a 2.0Ghz with 512MB and a 128 card, and im streaming 30 cameras from multiple "slow" geo sites, in a test environment also. I dont have any issues, when you go over 30 though may be an issue, ill know soon enough.

Yes I was just wondering what setting Jasper meant. Once its an auto Iris BW camera it will be as good in daylight as any color will, except its easier to make out things in color than BW Pano even has wide dynamic BW cameras. If you are unsure, see if you can get your hands on 1 BW and 1 Color cheapo bullet cameras, then test them in the different locations, see how they react under the different lighting conditions and go from there. Gives you an idea at least as the color bullet will be 1 lux and the BW will be 0.1 lux. Or see if you can get a lux meter.

Those DVRs are generally not RTOS or are Linux embeded OS, different from what the GE uses, which is Nucleus. Thats what makes it such a solid DVR, the RTOS is used in medical equipment, cellphones, etc. Also most if not all of those embeded OS DVRs that claim 240fps do more like 60fps in 720x480, and only low res at 240fps or 480fps. Windows is still really the only OS that can do 720x480 in real time. Not sure about the Linux PC Based DVRs but im sure they are similar. 1/2" or 1/3" the tint will stil degrade the image quality.

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I dont know the router or the DVR card, Bu you need to create a local IP in the DVR and port forward to it in the router. Find out what port it uses to connect to. Easiest way is to read the DVR manual. Look for the network section of it. Also, if it comes with network software, check to see if in the connection area of it, if it shows a port number. Also check the server software/Programming (Network section of it) to see if a port is listed. Alot of times it can be as simple as just Port 80. Basically in the Applications & Gaming Section / Servers of the Router, you need to add a Server/Application. Call it whatever you like. Enter the port number and select TCP only. Where it sais Port 0 to 0 enter the same port number twice. Enter the DVR/Cameras internal IP. Enable it. This way using your static IP from outside, and the DVR/Camera software it will connect to the DVR/Cameras Internal IP and port. Next, it depends on the port and DVR. If it is using port 80 or you are connecting via Internet Explorer, you can goto DynDns.org and get a free account, set up a name and enter your static IP. With the Linksys router you can enter your account info in the Router and it will update it regularly so you never need a static IP. Other routers also have this feature and support various DDNS companies. Also, in the router, some stand alones require the DMZ to be enabled for that internal IP. PC DVRs never need it as far as I know. AS for the router you have, this may or may not be it but its the same brand: http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Netopia/Cayman3300/default.htm Rory

you can auto ftp images from Geo, then grab them off the ftp.

Hi There, what is the Application for? What is the DVR or where did you buy it? BW cameras do take up less space then a color camera.. A High res camera can still make difference in live view quality on a TV even though the TV is low res. Dont buy the camera for what you are viewing it on, but buy it for the application. Recording is where the quality of the camera comes in to play. Bullet cameras come in High Res, Medium Res, and low res, depends what your budget is. The recording setting is what REALLY determines the recording time, not the camera color, BW, or high or low res. Rory

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Pelco ... Hmmmmm .. do they even make cameras anymore

Here is one at an outside bar with the Sanyo: And here is one of our favourite cheap IR Color OEM bullet cameras ..

it saves the video in folders by camera number and date, in AVI format. Example: D:\GEO\cam01\1021 D:\GEO\cam01\1022 and a file could look like this if using motion recording: Event20051021120417001.avi

jasper i got some sanyo day night dome shots now, check email, ill post them up once i get them together against the old cameras .. they seemed to work out good so far.

you could write a Vbscript or App to take care of it and run it on its own.

Unless you can try several cameras from different manufacturers, of the same type and specs ... and in several lighting conditions ... then it wont be a very exact review .. has to be done right ...

Most DVR cards, at least the decent ones, will only work with an Intel or SIS chipset.

Once it switches to BW at around 1 lux, or something like 0.8 lux then color wont generally be pixelised, so basically a high lux color low lux BW camera is the best for quality. But in all reality, the specs on Lux for cameras are BS most of the time, alot of them post 0.003 Lux when that is maybe actually 0.03 Lux, and thats still not exact. Look at the chip. Exview is very low lux sensitivity, but will pixelise, thats how it adjusts to see in such low light, it also uses all available lighting in the image and spreads that around the image digitally to basically enhance the image, so the less light in the image the darker it is. SuperHad is generally not a low light Chip, it will still pixelise, but not as much as the Exview as it doesnt go that low, the camera manufacturers can enhance it digitally ofcourse, they can do that with any camera, its just like turning up the contrast and turning the brightness up a little, and to make it switch to BW simply digitally cut out the Chroma. They can then leave out the IR cut filter so it picks up "some" IR light, but ofcourse thats when you get those crappy colors. Dark and Light balancing? Which camera do you speak of?

well i have the perfect location for testing cameras here, dark, pitch dark, moonlight on the beach sometimes, long distance for infrared from the house down the hill to the beach, and then a car park light, not to mention a main road 10 feet from my appt to test licence capture ... now .. if only i had the $$ i would buy the cams and test them, and put all images and reviews on a web site .. and let the users decide.

ignore linux systems, they dont come close to video insight or geo.