mortacci

I have recently purchased a 960h camera and it is suppose to be widescreen but it is not. The specs show 976(H) x 494(V) but when I connect it straight up to a 16x9 TV using BNC to RCA connector it becomes stretched. It's as if the camera is 4:3. I even connected it to an old 4:3 monitor and it displays 4:3 like the D1 format. Why is it not at 16x9? Here is what I bought. "http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-3-SONY-960H-Super-HAD-CCD-700TVL-EFFIO-E-NIGHTVISION-CCTV-SECURITY-DOME-CAMERA-/121451341137?pt=US_Security_Cameras&hash=item1c47106551" If I want true 16x9 BNC camera, did I buy the wrong one? Which do I need? Thanks, Mortacci

I am aware of the resolution and ratios, however I am still getting a stretched image on a supposedly 960h camera. It must be that the camera is not a true 960h but a D1 instead. So I will return the cameras. Can you or anyone refer me to a "true" 960h camera that is widescreen and not stretched? Thanks

Under 16:9 ratio, you set D1 resolution, under 4:3 ratio, you set 960H resolution " title="Applause" /> I don't understand what you mean by this.

Are 960h cameras 4x3 or 16x9 native? Thanks Mortacci

Attached are 2 photo snapshots from my DVR. One pic is when I set the DVR settings to D1 and then the other is when I set the DVR to 960h.

Ok so I'm connected to a 960H DVR. Should an image of a person look stretched/fat? That is what I am getting. Can you or anyone answer this question? If I connect the 960h camera directly to a 4:3 monitor via BNC to RCA yellow on the monitor, what should I see? A. 16x9 image with black bars on the top and bottom with no image stretching. (image of a person will look normal). B. 4x3 image that is squishing the 16x9 image into the 4x3 monitor. No black bars. (Image of a person will look skinny and tall) C. 4x3 image that cuts off the right and left sides. No black bars (Image of a person looks normal) D. A normal 4x3 image with no black bars.(Image of a person looks normal) I would think the answer would be B or maybe A, but I am getting D instead. Since I am getting D, I'm assuming that the camera is not 960h and it is D1.

Absolutely not! First, like varascope says, 960H requires both compatible cameras and DVRs. Just changing out the DVR will not make the cameras 960H. Then, 960H is not all it's cracked up to be. The only difference between 960H and standard definition is the aspect ratio - 16:9 versus 4:3. Essentially, that means the picture is wider but has no better resolution within a given horizontal area. A 4:3 image is about 3/4 (75%) of the width of a wide screen 16:9 image. 960*.75=720 so a 960H camera gives equivalent horizontal resolution to a 720TVL standard camera. Actually, even 720TVL is a misstatement, since TV Lines are supposed to be measured in a square area of a screen where the width equals the total screen height (3:3 instead of 4:3 or 9:9 instead of 16:9) so 960H and 600+TVL are actually a farce. If you measure the square area as required, you would find the resolution, even if the 960 spec isn't "inflated", would be 960/16*9=540TVL, which interestingly is about the maximum horizontal resolution the NTSC system is capable of providing. Of further interest, 720/4*3 also equals 540. So my question would be, do 960h cameras natively display in 16x9? I purchased a couple 960h cameras and they are displaying 4:3 when connecting directly to a 4:3 monitor (using BNC to RCA plugged to yellow input on an old 4:3 monitor). I should be getting a narrow image on the 4:3 monitor (skinny image) if it were a true 16x9. I'm I not correct? Mortacci