rory

cool thanks...

someone hasnt told the US distributors yet ..

whats up DVR other, thats me, as for Phillips, used them before Bosch bought them out, cameras are good, but no need to switch from GE, though I have used their cameras and like them. DVR price is higher that GE with no extra features over GE to make it worth switching. Rory

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http://www.geindustrial.com/ge-interlogix/kalatel/videoiq.html plenty $$$ though..

.. when not using a UTP/CAT5 Receiver...

Snow!! He he he ... havent seen that in a while .. yeah the color will look that way as to save money the camera does not have an IR Cut Filter. Most of the cheaper OEM color cameras are like that.

i couldnt quite get through all the reading ..anyway, can you search the text from the register using seperate software, remote software, or does it just display it on the screen?

its been hot, but it got cold today, around 68 Degrees F right now ..time to put my jacket to use Not quite paradise any more though, I live in the capital city (main island), which is mostly a ghetto. http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/local/BFXX0005

probably a little better, or more or less, it is Color Exview, not perfect, but okay. BW Exview will see much more. That is very very dark though.

Color cameras do not have to pick up Infrared Lighting, as they do not switch to BW. Problem is to keep the cost down on the cheap Color cameras, such as the $100 ones, they leave the IR cut Filter off all together, saving money, day Time image is shabby. This 637EX one has an IR cut Filter fixed on it. It wont say it does but I have asked this from Provideo before and they claim it does.

darn, sounds like you need some Razor wire electrified!

Yes, it has a fixed IR cut filter in front of the CCD to make the camera non-responsive to the IR spectrum. This increases the color imagery during daylight and normal lighting conditions. Certain Day Night models are supplied without the IR cut filter in the path of the CCD and have built in IR LEDs for full range operation, but then you dont have as good a Day Image as you would with a mechanical IR Cut Filter such as the Day Night 7706DNV i posted a link to previously. Specs on that CVC-637EX: (-20 to 122 Farenheit) http://www.csi-speco.com/cart/products/productDetails.asp?prodID=568 Yes it is a better camera. Provideo is the camera department of Speco Technologies. I havent used those in particular, but the specs speak for themselves. Others on this forum have bought them however and they have been great. I have installed other versions of Provideo Bullets though and they are good and last long. I havent found a small mini exview camera yet with High Res, like that CVC637EX, its neat. With Provideo Bullets, everybody sells them, and they have a good warranty. You can also contact their tech support direct, and they respond. I only sell their Bullet cameras though. Used their domes and was not impressed, but you cant go wrong with their bullets. Rory

i just had to double check, you said BEARS are attacking your garbage!!?

we have packs of stray dogs here that attack my garbage every other night, well havent in the past week or so, but what I do is spray everything with bug spray, seems to keep them away for a little while.

yep, Phillips Motion Tracking PTZ with a gun mounted on it ...

the specs dont mention it, and the price would be much higher. Provideo is the only bullet camera I have seen with an IR cut Filter and that is their newest Day Night camera also. Its up to you, price is low so you dont waset much $$ if you do buy it and it doesnt look good. For me its not worth it cause I have to pay alot for shipping and import taxes.

Im particular when it comes to image quality and true colors. Some may say that the cheap Day Nights suffice, but to me its a waste of money, id prefer just BW than to see messed up color ranges. Its up to you, To get a good day night, it is going to cost extra, same to get a good Color camera on the whole. With BW you can get away with a cheap camera.

No ,thats not an IR Cut filter - that just turns the IR LEDs on or off. Purpose of IR Filter in Color Cameras An IR filter – or IR cut filter - is a color filter blocking the infrared light. There are several good reasons for using an IR-cut filter. Using a color camera to achieve realistic colors in white light requires an IR-cut filter. The color spectrum seen by the human eye is quite limited compared to the spectrum seen by a CCD camera. Especially, in the near infrared region of the spectrum the difference in sensitivity is significant. This is important to know since many light sources, including the sun, emit infrared light. A CCD color camera in daylight without an IR-cut filter will therefore see a significant amount of infrared light resulting in strange colors. Another reason for using an IR-cut filter is the limited color correction for many lenses. It is difficult to design imaging optics covering both the visible spectrum and the near infrared spectrum at the same time. Therefore, many lenses have different depth of focus for the visible and the infrared spectrum. Anyway, the IR-cut filter cuts away a significant amount of the overall collected light and thereby affects the sensitivity in a negative way. In general, color cameras are one factor less sensitive compared to monochrome (depending on the CCD chip). This is primarily due to the IR-cut filter. Info courtesy of Jai Camera Solutions

another thing, I never quote a bullet camera for an infrared application. If it has infrared then thats fine .. just dont trust the distance they (any of them) claim.

Exview is better, BW exview is better. When you get into Day Night cameras, you need to look at getting one with an IR Cut Filter or the day time image is crap, which is most day night bullet cameras. I havent used those cameras so I cant say for sure, but from the specs: PROS: Low Price CONS: No IR Cut Filter Low Resolution There is only one day night bullet camera I recommend, other than that I just sell them the BW Exview Bullet or Exview Color depending on how dark it is. (see below). Provideo has the best Bullet Cameras I have seen so far, they dont make them, but they pick some good OEM ones, the cheaper ones are crap but their high res or more expensive BW ones are great, for Bullet Cameras. Day Night Color/BW Infrared Camera 4-9mm Varifocal Auto Iris Lens Not Exview - SuperHad - But true Day Night meaning it switches to Black & White at night and turns on the Infrared LEDs - IR up to max 60' depending on surroundings - Built in mechanical IR cut Filter for great daytime images: Note: You can disconnect the IR LEDs simply also. These are the BW Bullets I have at my appt. and even at a local Nightclub for past 3 years: (Not as low light as Exview but a better image quality) If you want to keep the price down though, the cheap BW Exview is all you need.

you can buy a relay from Radio shack and have someone install that with a beam or outdoor motion, tie the relay into whatever you want turned on

the operating temp from the page you linked sais 14-104 degrees farenheit. Those bullets i posted are actually in vandal proof housings (not heated though!). All you probably need are the Exview BW Bullets. You will see whats going on in the day and get a useful image at night. Rory

well another option is a basic hard wired alarm system, use a Photoelectric beam to cross the front yard where the cans are, or an outdoor motion detector, and have the siren output trigger a relay which then ties into the sprinklers. You could even have the relay trigger a shotgun mounted on the roof looking at the cans! Rory

Yes stand alones offer these features and then some. Main feature advantages of PC over stand alones is more audio inputs, motion tracking (only on some of them), and generally faster recording speeds. Then there are the Enterprise systems which can offer much more, and cost much more. Then there is the Windows XP embedded Stand Alones, which appear to be the most feature rich of PC based / standalone.