ryuker16

What's your opinion on Axis 2-way audio(the M-series have a couple of units with it)? I almost bought a unit for this and I'm kicking myself since I suspect audio chips on foscams and old Acti's likely aren't the highest caliber. Alternatively, should I just split the audio portion from the cameras entirely rather than using them as a jerry rigged conference system.

I'm fairly new to professional installations as a career(I'm I.T., photographer, and the A.V. guy). I'm working in-house for a client who is dead set on 2-way audio via his IP cameras. He has two sets of Foscam and Acti(8211). I updated the firmware on each and configured them properly but....2 way audio is always wonky at best. On the same network communication is barely acceptable and accesses remotely it's horrendous. Common opinion seems to be that 2-way audio is gimicky or iffy performance wise.....should I just seperate the functions entirely? I get tons of strange noises, echo, and drop outs. I've hooked up PBXes and SIp devices before so I'm familiar with how to remove them but I can't tell if it's bandwidth related or just bad audio hardware. So far I've tried: Switching out various hardware and set ups, different locations/networks, etc. TCP, UDP, multicast: TCP is the most reliable so far. Software methods helped up to a point. Running 2-way audio over high bandwidth connections. Is 2-way audio over IP even remotely reliable or is it just crappy hardware on the foscams and Acti?

I"m working in-house I.T. and my boss assigned me security for his Diamond vaults and jewel stores. I'm fairly new to Cam security but I'am also a pro photographer and had 2 weeks to try a bunch of different brands and setups so I'm fairly knowledgeable by now. For some retarded reason, he doesn't just want good. He wants to read the numbers off a watch of a moving target from 30 feet away.....in a store about the size of a Subway Restaurant. I thought he was just being joking....he's turned down every Axis, Arecont, Acti, etc. brand I've bought so far. Even the 10MP failed him. I explained how a good door cam could do a Face ID photo, the science of photography, and proper cam placement. Doesn't matter because he's really one track minded: Nose hairs at 30+ feet or bust. He also wants 4-5 to cover a room about 80-100 feet long and 25-30 feet wide....yeah I know....overkill. Budget is...."unlimited" in his words I think a camera that would meet his approval would be: 10-15 MP 20 FPS + recording Strong LED/IR lights Something that can accept SLR lenses or better than C-mounts 2/3" or better sensor( I already built a good NVR and the Arecont has SLR compatible lenses but at 4k apiece it's too much($8k would probaly be his limit).