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Hello new to the forum and home security....that's why I'm here to get knowledge and help from people with the most experience. What do you think of this camera? [edit by mod - wholesale link removed]

Need help with this unit. New to the forum and security for my home. Please take a look and let me know if this is any good. [edit by mod - wholesale link removed - please link to the manufacturer] [ http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3144 ]

Here are specs on the cameras I was looking into: This is the biggest Day/Night Vision Color Camera can incredibility see up to 150 feet in total darkness. It has a array of 84 pieces high power long life special wavelength Infrared LED. It also meet the tough IP-66 water and dust proof standard for outdoor and indoor environment. Top of the line 1/3" SONY SuperHAD CCD sensor and Digital Signal Processor (DSP) IC for image control. Internal Cooling Fan Automatically turns on and keep High Power Infrared Array in cool operating temperature. It provides excellent day time color image and razor sharp black/white night vision in total darkness. Built-in environment illumination detection and control circuit that can turn-on/off the infrared illuminant automatically. Note: To get the most Infrared night vision power out of this camera, please install this camera with one of our DC power supply: P1000MA12 Power Supply, 9CH Power Distribution Box and 18CH Power Distribution Box Indoor/Outdoor Water and Dust proof IP-66 standard Night Vision with Infrared Illumination Plug n' Play Image Quality: 5-Stars Ease of Installation: 5-Stars Warranty: 1 Year FEATURES: Base on the 1/3" SONY Super HAD CCD sensor. Employs Digital Signal Processor (DSP) IC for image control. Total pixels of sensor: NTSC=270K / PAL=320K pixels. High sensitivity, low smear, excellent anti-blooming, and high S/N ratio. Supports functions: Auto Electronic Shutter (AES), Auto Gain Control (AGC), Auto White Balance (AWB). Economical solution, Includes Board Lens and furnished with mounting bracket. DC type power request, low power consumption. Built-in an infrared illuminant to assist for cameras in low illumination environment. Plug & Play. Installs easily and is suitable DIY (Do It by Yourself). Long life luminary with using special wavelength Infrared LED. Single power and signal connecting cable. Built-in environment illumination detection and control circuit that can turn-on/off the infrared illuminant automatically. Waterproofing criterion: IP-66. Product dimension: 4.12(W)x5.94(H) Inches SPECIFICATIONS: Camera Module UC9880 Image Pick-up Device SONY 1/3"Super HAD CCD sensor Effective Picture Elements NTSC: 510x492, PAL: 500x582 (HxV) Minimum Illumination 0.2 LUX @ F2.0 and 0 LUX with IR S/N Ratio More than 48 dB Auto Electronic Shutter NTSC: 1/60s~1/100,000s, PAL: 1/50s~1/110,000s. Auto Gain Control YES. Auto White Balance Color Temperature: 2500K~9500K. Scanning System Interlace 2:1 Gamma Characteristic 0.45 Lens Furnished Board Lens f6.0 mm / F2.0 (Optional: 4.3 / 6.0 / 8.0 / 12 mm) Synchronous System Internal, Negative sync. Video Output 1 Vp-p / 75 Ohms. Power consumption 12V DC +/- 1.5 Watt. IR Illuminator Module Infrared Luminary 84 pieces IR LED Wavelength 850 nm. Illuminate Distance 150 feet Power consumption 12V DC +/- ( IR-LED full ON ) System Device Power Supply 12V DC +/- 1000MA minimum. ( total Power consumption for CCD Camera & IR-LED full ON ) Operating Temp. -10°C to 50°C (14°F to 122°F) Waterproofing criterion IP-66 1/3" Sony SuperHAD Color CCD DSP 150 feet Long Range Infrared Night Vision Weatherproof Camera Quantity in Basket: None Code: UC9880 Price: $199.00 [/url]

Rikky 1. $450.00 with 160GB hard drive 2. 1year warr. 3. Software is updated and downloaded via their website 4. As far as updates I'm not sure how frequent they are but they are available through their website/customer support.

I think my link that I had was the wholesaler/manufacter....I'm not quite sure. So here is the specs Features: Embedded HyRTK Operating System TRIPLEX DVR Record and Playback at the same time. Motion JPEG Compression Format Resolution:720x480(Recording),720x480(Display) Recording Mode Selectable: Motion Detect "EVENT", Manual, Continuous, Alarm, Schedule 2 Harddrive Bay Support 2 Standard IDE.this DVR comes with CDRW Drive, you can install Two hard drives. 1 USB 2.0 Port for software update and video backup 4 Channels Video Input 4 Channels Video Loop Output 1 Channels Audio Input 1 Channels Audio Output 2 Video TV/Monitor Output "BNC Can be convert to RCA" and S-Video "for TV with S-video" VGA Port Optional Recording Type: Quad/Multiplexer FPS:120fps Recording, 120fps display Time-Lapse Recording Support Full Function IR Remote Control Alarm In/Out Support RS-485 Local PTZ Control User / Admin Level Password Protection 10/100 LAN Port for Remote Viewing via TCP/IP built-in Webserver. Remote Viewing Software Included, Live Viewing Save One Image, Printing Image, Download Video "AVI format". Dimension 19" Rack Size SPECIFICATION: Model No. DVR4220TN Video I/F NTSC/PAL Auto Detection Input 4ch input 1.0Vp-p, 75ohm unbalanced (BNC Type) Output 1.0Vp-p, 75ohm, Main / Call monitor, S-Video, VGA Horizontal 480 TV Lines S/N Ratio More than 40dB Color 16.7 Million Display 1,4 and Seq. Call Monitor Zoom Live & PB available, 2x2 zoom Sequence Available Screen Quality Full: 720(H)x480(V)(NTSC); 720(H)x576(V)(PAL) Display Rate 120 Frame per second (Real Time Display) Recording (MAX) NTSC 120(120)/60(60)/30(30)/16(15)/8(6)/4(3)fps NTSC/PAL Record Quality Low, Fine, Superfine Compressed Picture MJPEG Scheduling Available per hour / each channel REC. Mode Manual/Event (Motion detection, Alarm, Video loss)/Schedule Playback Mode Time/Event/File/Bookmark/log file Operation Mode Full Triplex Motion Detect Area division:16x12, on/off sector selectable Network TCP/IP with client software Alarm 4 alarm in / 4 relay out : NC/NO+COM Back-Up USB2.0 HDD extension/Mouse/USB memory stick/CD-RW/Mirror RS485 (T+/T-) / PTZ Dome Storage Internal: 1 Removable HDD + 4HDDS Audio RCA x 1 (Line only) Audio Output RCA 1 CH(Line only): Front 1 port, Rear 1 port VGA Output 15 pins female D-SUB IR Remote Controller x1 Power Supply 110/220 Auto switch Dimension 426(W)x327.8(D)x65(H)mm Operating Temperature 5°C~+40°C (41°F~104°F) 1 4 split screen 8 Direction Left / Right, Playback forward or reverse 2 1-4 full screen 9 Direction UP / Down, Record and play stop, Playback pause / steps 3 Water Mark Function / Channel auto squence / System Information 10 Function LED light display 4 Freezer / MENU / ESC / LOCK / ZOOM / BACKUP / T-SRH 11 Playback forward / reverse, Function item change shuttle 5 Value change button 12 USB Date backup or firmware update 6 Playback / Record button 13 Remote controller IR 7 ENTER / Audio on/off 1 Power cord in 12V/5A, power switcher (ON/OFF) 7 S-Video (Y/C) monitor 2 VGA output (optional). 7 8 Audio channel input x1 and output x1 3 Power Cord in 12V/5A 9 LAN 4 Camera 1-4 in and lopping out 10 Alarm connector 5 75 Ohm ON/OFF (high/low adjust) 11 RS-232 connector (ISP for RD control) 6 Main Monitor, Call Monitor. Channel sequence 1-4. 12 RS-485 PTZ & control keyboard connector 4 Channel Triplex Real Time Digital Video Recorder with Remote Internet Viewing with USB & CDRW

Mr. Moderator, How can I get any feedback on the product that I'm looking to buy unless there is a link so people can give me their take on it? I'm not here to cause any mischeif, I just need people that know and used CCTV products to give me their honest opinoin. Sorry for any confussion on my part, Mike

It seems I cannot post a link to the camera I was looking to get feedback on. I guess you cannot post links unless it is a sponser of this site but how can I get feedback on it if no one can see what I'm thinking of purchasing?

The power supply I was going to use is a 12v/ 8a [edit by mod - wholesale link removed] I live right outside of Chicago so I think if I converted right that -10C = +14 F. Not sure if I would have problems with the weather, your thoughts. My number one concern is the rear of my house where I will have to cameras. I have one motion light attached to my house already but where I would like to see the most with the cameras will be about 50-60 feet away from my house and the light. Will the light cause problems if the camera is mounted near it, say 10-15 feet away?

1. Four Cameras 2. Cameras will be mounted outside of my house 3. Two will be for the rear of the house 4. One be for the front and one will be for the side