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Thanks StanLee! Would very much appreciate hearing what mic you have and seeing a pic or two of the installation. Hey buddy in order use the microphone that u posted from ebay. Would i do setup like this: So i dont need to connect the mic to camera? Looking forward to ur reply thx

thats too expensive for me.. ill pass

I love my Axis cameras. Excellent quality, service and support....but you pay good $ for them. Range from ~$300 to $1000 each. I save by recording straight to my NAS (on-board SSD also possibly) and so do not even have an NVR. However there are MANY other great cameras available at lower cost. Everyone here would give you different opinions! Have you checked buellwinkle's site at http://www.NetworkCameraCritic.com? It's a great place to start reading. Thx. I am reading that blog as theres tons of information their. Great reviews. Really Helpful. Problem is i need atleast 4 cameras so i dont wanna spend $300 per camera. There seems to be so many different camera brands out there. This market is definitely very saturated. Everytime i learn about a new brand. Never heard of Axis before u told me. Quick question if i am looking for a feature where in this video: Hes controlling the camera live like zooming in and out and even moving the camera so wht would say in the specs of the camera so it has that feature?

From what I can see, there is a reason Dahua is often a topic of conversation ... LOTS of issues/problems. Do you want to spend your time minding the store or babysitting your cameras? so which brand u recommend? Lorex?

Thanks a lot. So i decided to go with latest NVR instead of DVR and some HD camera. Which brand do u recommend? Most people here seem to like Dahua? Is that same as Q-See here in Canada? Also do u know what is legal implications of audio recording here in Canada? Here is what i have understood for mic setup: http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2020/kc3a.jpg The only concern is most NVR comes with one audio input so if i do the setup like i mentioned in that drawing so which camera would i be listen or recording audio with as i would have 4 different cameras

How do i knw if a NVR is capable of recording at lower resolution? is that what it means by hybrid? like this: http://www.costco.ca/Samsung%C2%AE-8-channel-HD-Hybrid-DVR-Security-System.product.100087052.html. Or do i need to go with HD-SDI system? Ye but if i go lower bit rate than what is the point of buying HD camera? I wanna be able to watch HD stream when i am at home. And according to u guys i cant do that if my internet listed upload speed is only 5 Mbps? What is the big difference between NVR and DVR? why should i go with a NVR? just because its a latest technology? What are the benefits? Lastly what time of audio recording u guys suggest? I am planning to put a microphone about the cash register so how good is something like this: http://www.aartech.ca/cctv-mmic-cctv-audio-microphone.html. Is there a better option than this? I dont wanna buy something too expensive.

Its definitely not DSL. it is cable internet. So according to you 1080p at 30 fps might be too much if the listed upload speed for Rogers plan that i am getting is only 5Mbps? So do u just have 1 camera? Are u using Rogers cable internet plan or Rogers stick ? Where are u in Canada ? I am in Alberta I'll be using Rogers cable internet. Currently i am in Alberta but soon ill move to Toronto and my new shop will be in Toronto. I am just confused if this internet will be fast enough for 1080p if not i might go with lower end cctv system

Its definitely not DSL. it is cable internet. So according to you 1080p at 30 fps might be too much if the listed upload speed for Rogers plan that i am getting is only 5Mbps? So do u just have 1 camera?

I stream my cameras from outside my home at 800x600@15fps and use ~300-400kbps (h264 compression). Looks great. I can also go 720p at just over 1Mbps. I've even got some 320x240 streams that go as low as 20-40kbps at 5fps! I use this for my phone/laptop when at WiFi hotspots. Also keep in mind that the slowest connection speed will be the UPLOAD from the store. For most people this can range from 256k to 4M. @BOLD so how many cameras do you have? so at that resolution u use 300-400 kbps ? is that upload or download? and this is for ip cameras right? Also u said u got 320x240 so if i have HD camera can i make it stream for lower resolution like would it have this option ?

what is the reason of this?

thx for replying. But that camera says "30 fps real time recording" so why are you saying 15 fps? what does it mean by real time recording? the internet of 4.1 Mbps that u mentioned is that download or upload? I am planning to buy this internet package: http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1950/7owh.jpg As you can see download is 30 Mbps and upload is 5 Mbps

Hey everyone i am planning to buy this: http://www.lorextechnology.com/HD-security-camera-system/IP-security-camera-system-with-1080p-cameras/prod420042.p for my frozen yogurt store here in canada. I was wondering how fast of an internet connection i need for that kind of HD IP camera? I heard it takes a lot of bandwidth so i dont wanna have any lag when i watching my store at home. thx