zmxtech

the guys are right you will need some outside help network designers at least z

no I tried and posted questions also no luck, you and I are the only people in the world with these cameras I take it you have a rs485 converter -and 5 volts on the TX [not connected to the cam] comm settings 9600 8N1 I ran the dip switches in 2wire mode with the termination on. green and yellow wires the camera should boot up with the config on the screen first then pan and tilt a bit... One kind fellow sent a link to some software that can do panasonic etc. vidguard ptz server and client -it wrks a treat... how did you get the pelco protocol to work ?

Sounds like you need at least 5 mega pixels and need get the lighting fixed in the lot, might be as easy as a bulb change to higher wattage higher color temp around the lot. z

I cant see any problems using WIFI in bridge mode with high gain antennas pointing at each other and a small video server if your using analog cams. IP cams make it even easier like a ACTi ACM-3411] A high gain omni antenna back at base up high on the DVR site [12dBi+] and small 14dBi + patch antennas on each of the camera sites - 3-4 miles is not a problem -but make sure you get 100mW + units The bonus is its encrypted and flexible Heaps of ski resorts do WIFI/ IP cams an their weather is shocking. You could use 5ghz 802.11a if the 2.4 band is crowded IP over power can be good unless you have motors around ... And there will be problems if you use more than a few CAMS z

I would be going for say 5 Mega pixel IP cams at the 3 main entrances, lower res say 1-3mp everywhere else -and then you can use less cameras 30??. You will need a new Giga-Bit backbone network to run it. but it will be a great system. [100mb POE to the cams] you get video analytics also cabling >CAT6 POE is nice upgrades & extras is easy -just plug a better cam in etc .... You can send IP anywhere Wireless bridges for hard to get spots. Amazing images. oh and facial recognition hooked up to the doors to stop idiots and hoodi wearers ! -just a thought... Cant comment on DVRs or PCs there are too may variables .. [tho I am biased towards dedicated NAS] for the networks I would use Cisco POE switches [3750] 1 per floor interconnected to the main switch or router via GB fiber -GB redundant fiber paths where possible and UPS [power supplies] all the gear. parking lots ? gotta have day night there and number plate grabbers I would think also they would want one PTZ cam with a mega zooms on each floor up high to sus things out sometimes. IP ones of course. my 2c

Yes sir...IP CAMS are the future but they need to catch up when it gets dark. Most drop the RES to half and go B&W mode. I don't see any problems with a correct installations. The problems amount to the lack of networking knowledge of installers -they are plumbers and electricians all clambering for a fast buck -they basically give IP a bad name as do IP web cams people use on the PC`s IT "gurus" also are guilty putting 10+ cameras on a 100Mb work groups switch. then complaining ! Most IP cams are great -full of features but when it gets dark the sales people run and hide..... Can anyone name an IP cam that works well in low light or with IR ? so far I see the "extreme IP ex82" new one and the Arecont 3130. z

leave "timmy" alone.....

looks like a data problem the image is not getting the "full" package to complete the picture, errors maybe ? I don't think its Bandwidth problem, lack of bandwidth would not do that the picture updates would be slow not stuffed z

A "pro" installation wont have any noise ! Yes its a trade-off compression vs size, but then disks are cheap now run it raw -uncompressed or bitmap and you wont go back. The lighting is half the equation not just the camera. for example I might install camera X a bit of noise at night not too bad but a re jig of the bulbs from say 60w to 80w fixed it. Or you might need another IR flood. In actual fact I noticed some of my sony EXview HAD`s need less IR light ! Now my cams are so good I can see the sky and clouds reflecting of the windows at night -sets off the motion detection -aghh you cant win... my 2.5 c Z

oh I forgot to add are the internal camera settings ok? maybe its not switching to night mode ? z

ak is right you need more pixels or more cameras. For IP cameras more light also as their [&IR] sensitivity is poor. It would be nice to have one 10 MP cam up high overseeing a whole lot and with good .1lux type performance but I think where talking 2010+ for that. tho I see some 8MP cams but thats a fib also [its 4x 2mp cams] . -marketing people again ! I see extreme have one out -wow! .... but it also drops to 1mp or so at night. AGHHH I want more pixels at night not less ! Would be nice to see an active IR test with it anyway -it looks like they cut the 2 holes out with a rusty knife and put a 3130 in -same specs just about ? I have even been designing my own a 4MP cam with NO IR filter with a PIR to take the picture at night -just an experiment I would put some cams at the choke points at the far end of the lots, where its easy to walk in or jump over a fence. My neighbor runs a large car lot he spent BIG dollars on a crap system then kids threw rocks from a train line at night 50m away wiping out 20cars ! Anyway....the good news is the spec`s are getting better. At the moment everyone lies when it gets dark !

easy pipe it to a file ipconfig /all >ip.txt then to read it [including the word type] type ip.txt z

sounds very much like the PS >put the camera on a 12v battery to test...

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test you network first by sending some large files, also try > ipconfig /all to check your network setting netstat -a check you are listening on the right ports netstat -s check for errors -should be all zero`s ping the other hosts address also make sure tcp is working Also try mapping a drive and watching a video across the network Does the recorded video playback also judder ? z

the problem is two things poor software with no IO capability and poor motion detection. there should be options for the server to send a relay contact signal to the client, And also motion detection with more advanced controls so you can fine tune out false alarms. It`s all good tho the 3G networks allow you to send live streamed video real-time but you have to make sure your false alarm rate is very low the best solution I have found is a hard wired [combo passive-IR-microwave] sensor at the area you are protecting -this drops the false alarm rate down to 99.99% /not much my 2c

hi folks.... I have a problem -looked at all the posts scanned google for hours and no luck ! Im testing a panasonic wv-cs570 PTZ dome, I have a PC connected thru a rs485 converter [5v there and I can see data] Its connected to the RX of the camera [green and yellow wires.] the boot screen shows cam1 8n1 so its all good there. the manual is very vague on DIP Sw2 it says sw1 for termination yep easy but 2-3-4 all on for 2wire -I take it thats just RX mode [green yellow]? I think I have the comms ok its the protocol [panasonic C] I tried a few programs and protocols pelco D/P lilin/etc and no joy. Any ideas? Is there any software that will do the panasonic ? oh I hear a secret that you can tell it to use 'pelco protocols' by setting the DIP switches and rebooting but cant find the info... ta z

there is a big difference from 2 to .5 lux etc which you might have. after the camera gets to its limit [say 1lux] it will crank everything up -slow the shutter and cause noise & grief if the light is measured around 5 lux and below i would be looking at IR lighting, I would guess he had cheap IR cams that flare and carry on. If you put a real camera with integrated IR like the EX27/82 extreme etc or a cantronics dnd180 you will change is mind. maybe even bring along a IR flood and see if it brings up the image. If the cams you have are funky with IR. my 2c

Q1 some systems can do 300m but your pushing it [100m is the limit] try it out you never know !. [probably will work if you use good quality CAT6] easy to check on the bench. Q2 If you hooking to your friends router private IPs are fine For example > cam1 10.0.0.5 cam2 10.0.0.6 gateway this is your friends router 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 you would access the system from the main WAN IP that the ISP gives the router Q3 AXIS does not need it [you have given them private IPs] -the routers WAN [for example] IP 211.222.223.4 can be put into the DDNS anyway. hope that clears a few things the AXIS cams have full web access ie http:\\10.0.0.5 from the local PC Telling you need real IPs is rubbish [they dont know networks & NAT] z

watch out Email based motion detection can drive you crazy ! z

hi, you will need say A wireless IR bullet cam and a receiver A stand alone PC with a capture card will do it that cheap recording with -motion detection would be your best bet. z

I have had the same problem, I put a couple of balls desicant inside and come back a week later -and throw it out The IR in some cameras causes the unit to heat up All the good stuff has nitrogen inside ! z

yep And I transmit color/ night vision ! to a small HH LCD receiver z

they are just TV video standards z

sounds like a job for solar power and a microwave link, did they give you a set of steak knives >? z