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Selling an Moog Videolarm Extreme Stainless Steel EXSS7C2-2 Unitized Housing with 1080p ONVIF compliant camera 30X optical zoom lens. No bracket is included. I paid $3910 for the unit but have this one left with no return policy. I will take best offer this week on the unit. Shipping costs are in addition. Paypal will be the method of payment. Let me know if you have any questions. David

ALPR is an exact science and some company's have alot invested in R&D. FYI PIPS was just purchased for over $90M by Federal Signal. These higher end products to take factors like, snow, rain, headlights, plate light, tail lights, speed, etc...into account. While you may experience partial success with a novice built system, most systems are tuned to take into account either the broad base of plates (like Extreme CCTV, now Bosch). If you want performance you will go to a company like PIPS, Zamir or INEX to get a system that works all of the time, not half or less of the time which is my experience in general with ALPR systems like Extremes.

Hello - I was the Sony SE Sales rep for 3 years. This equipment is a year old and like new. I have the following for sale: Digital Network Devices 1 - SNC-P5 in box missing manuals & CD $ 400 1 - SNC-RZ25N in box $ 975 1 - SNC-CS11 w/lens in box $400 1 - SNC-CS50N in box $650 Analog Cameras 1 - SSC-E453 in box $120 1 - SSC-393 in box $100 You can find all models of equipment on Sony's web site sony . com / security If you want it all - make me an offer - send me a mail. Thanks

Which model's that ? Can't really find on their website (assuming u mean covi's the company. What's the price ? PM me. Thanks. Also take a look at www inextek dot com There are other considerations such as speed, location of camera to vehicles, types of vehicles, lighting, etc. when it comes to managing ALPR for use in collecting a database of tags. Talk to INEX and you will get a good feel for what you want. FYI - We are using these systems on toll plazas in the US for managing offenders; we are using these systems in airports for tag collection inventory; we are using these systems in private executive homes for access control.

It is your VCR for sure. The MV99P-30 series of multiplexers for what they are, are the best in the industry. If they go bad you would not have any video at all or there would be bigger problems. All of the symptoms you describe are issues with the tape and VCR. Also if you record with a multiplexer, you are encoding the video to the tape so you must decode or playback via the mux as well. Generally the VCR is the culprit 99.9% of the time. VHS tapes need to be thrown away every 7 to 10 uses. That means if you use the same tapes to save 30 days of video on that you should throw them away every 6 or 8 months. The quality of the tapes can have effect on the heads and the functionality of the machines. Charlie Pierce with LRC Electronics has written books and produced video training on this very issue. VHS systems are generally undermined by maintenance and lack of understanding. The bottom line is that your system is out dated and the more cash you spend tape the more risk your company takes by not being in the current technology trend for security. Good Luck!

You can also try Jim Sennecker at www sennetech dot net Sennetech is a company that has protocol converters ---- Good Luck

If you need more information on Intellex and or need to know who your rep is in the area, let me know and I will help.

If you just need a DN camera to address insufficent lighting at night then there are alot of choices in the simple solution of DN camera only electronics such as the brand names Sanyo, Sony, Bosch, Toshiba as well as many no name imports from China. Most DN cameras range in price from $145 to $400 depending on where you buy. The critical specification is "Virtual DN" as compared to "True DN". Virtual DN is just a bad hoax and most manufacturers should be shot over this. This technology does little to improve the night time acquisition of low light images and video. It merely strips the chroma from the frame leaving a monochrome image. With True DN, the IR cut filter is electro-mechanically removed thus allowing the imager to become more IR sensitive and produce lower light video. You will find that companies like Cantronix, Extreme CCTV, RVision and others have DN solutions that integrate thermal and active IR illumination into the DN camera or Day camera to get the ultimate video for night time applications. In my book, customer service and warranty comes into play so be careful who you pick in this arena. Some of them are terrible at protecting your interests as an installing company and or user!

I saw this manufacturer at a show...looks like it will work based on what you are trying to achieve with the right price - mobotix dot com

I wouldn't make design decisions until you have made out your needs analysis. A needs analysis goes deeper into what the system NEEDS to do. For example, (1) record for 30 days, (2) process on events that are caused by opening a door, approaching vehicle, etc. (3) monitor remotely and notify operator on real time event (4) record all other info real time at site (5) manufacturer involved in hardware and software business for more than 3 years (6) manufacturer warranty and site support in North America.....you can go on and on. Once you get that done a real design can get put in place. The bottom line will be affected positively by going through this exercise and getting more stakeholders along the way for support and implementation of such a large system.

Mega Pixel technology is still in its youth. Although it is a high tech it is also expensive so get ready to spend. Most MP cameras I have seen are light sensitive so you need good lighting for it to perform well, especially if you plan on using the analytics that some have on-board. MP video has a very large file size. This results in a requirement for larger storage for recording and archiving. How large the storage drive will typically be determined by the compression technique, frames per second and activity of the scene. This is common of most digital or network cameras. If you are cost conscious and are open minded, I would suggest something more practical from the analog side that has a digital network interface. It will cost you half as much and you'll be happier with it in the short term till the MP video industry gets more mature.

Your challenge is to cover the perimeter sides of the home for activity and get everything recorded including a facial shot at 20' from either of the four cameras at any time of the day/night. That will be tough for you to accomplish if you don't use MegaPixel, if you don't have enough lighting and if you don't mount the cameras in the right places. Forget about everything else and concern yourself with making sure your end user understands that there are no magic cameras. MegaPixel is about as close as it gets however there are still limitations such as lighting, camera placement and control of the system after the fact recording. Not to mention your budget of $4000. I would advise you to set-up up a single camera system and put the time in to understand exactly what you are getting from a specific vendor. Going by the published specs of any manufacturer will always get you into trouble. There is nothing like experience, historically, to prevent future mistakes! Get a camera, set it up and use it first. Good Luck!

Unfortunately there is no easy answer to helping you set-up an IP Network camera that does not have a BNC analog or other analog output. I would recommend the Ultra Portable laptops for service and install of these type of devices. Some of the brands that have the features that you want and need are already mentioned here and other include Sony and Axis.

Most conventional outdoor housings are dependent on the internal heater and fan to melt ice and control the environmental conditions on the outside and inside of the housing. The better manufacturers are those that understand the dynamics of moving air inside the housing which results of in effective control of moisture, both frozen and liquid, inside and out. I would recommend Cohu and American Dynamics to start with. You can google them both and get plenty of information on their products. In addition, you will need a cabinet, NEMA4X for the Video Server - I would recommend you match the software you will be recording with to the encoder/video server. You may also need to install a small 12V or 24V heater in the box depending on the temperature. A fan may also help control the humidity and or condensation.