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Hi and welcome to the forum... If I understand correctly you paid someone to install this system?? If so, have you contacted them to explain the poor quality and resolve the issue? Any reputable installation company should have the knowledge to recommend the proper equipment for the job. It sounds like the cameras are just not enough quality. Also, I can find your DVR via Google but the sites do not provide enough technical specs. Also a lot of money for what your getting. Even ChannelVision's site does not offer a lot of info. I think the choice of equipment from cams to DVR are not at all suitable for your application.

My pleasure - no problem. Good luck with your install

The DVR only holds one drive so spend your money once and get the 1Tb but it all depends on how you will be recording ( motion or 24/7 ). Motion only, 500 will be plenty. I calculated recording 1 channel in D1 24/7 and the other 3 in CIF 24/7 will get you around 18 days give or take. Those DVR's here in the US allow for motion detection recording on all channels. I would assume those will as well unless there is a different firmware version. Not a bad idea as we have also done this as well BUT although the FTP feature is a nice one, the DVR will not begin to upload the event until it is over or reaches the predetermined upload file size. Once the motion event has ended or reached that file size will it begin to upload. You may want to consider placing that camera at a point other than the DVR location, maybe the entrance to the room or loft. This way who ever walks through that field of view in route to the DVR, it will be recorded. The event will end and the DVR will upload that event. By the time they have a chance to disable or steal the DVR, that event will be off-site.

No. Substream is meant for streaming at the lessor rate. You would not want to stream at a higher rate and record at the lessor rate. Defeats the purpose of the feature. Surveillance systems should always be equipped with a drive that is designed to be constantly written to. Whereas a PC drive is designed to write a little, read a little, etc, a DVR HD will write information 24/7. Seagate’s SV35 Series Drives are what is used in our and most DVR’s. Yes we do carry these DVR’s and have had great luck with them as well as the entire JS line from Intellicam. An outstanding DVR with Hi-Def output and many features. You will not be disappointed.

By the way this feature allows for the DVR to be configured to record at a higher resolution and frame rate while being able to also stream at a lessor rate. DVR's that do not provide this feature will stream at the same recording resolution and frame rate that is is set to record at. I hope that made sense.

Considering that environment, you will not need a cam with a heater and fan. According to that cam's specs, it's rated for 14 degress Fahrenheit. You'll be fine.

We mostly use 12DVC cameras in our local installations. I always install a power supply with the most amperage per channel possible so to accommodate any IR cameras that may be used now or in the future. I personally like to install a PS with at least 1 amp per channel. As 3RDIGLBL points out, after selecting your cameras, just insure that EACH port on the supply will accommodate the cameras' power requirements. It is OK to exceed that requirement, i.e a camera that only needs 500mA and you install a PS that will provide 1 amp per port. Also with 12VDC cams you need to concern yourself with the distance between the PS and cam. Typical residential installations are not an issue as that distance is usually "short". By the way, I like your DVR choice. It is the only DVR we install in our local market. Good luck with your project.

All traditional PTZ cameras will rotate 360 degress forever until you release the pan button. The wire from the lens is to control the lens iris, etc and not zoom. Although that lens can be manually adjusted, once adjusted, it cannot be readjusted remotely. Depth of view is a function of the lens "mm" value. The larger the number, the more narrow the view will become as you "zoom". For example, a 3.6mm lens will provide a wide angle of view whereas a 16mm lens will narrow that angle. Varifocal lenses will allow for adjustment between its' rated "mm" values from, for example, 3.6mm to 16mm.

At times you have to walk away from jobs that will haunt you. You are the professional. Bad word of mouth I avoid at all costs regardless if you have advised them up front. I have had customers who want "x" but when I tell them "y" is the better way and they tell me otherwise, I politely say no thanks and they end up calling me back in 6 months to do it right. Goosebumps is an understatement. Would cat5 be easier than coax. Anyway good luck with your project.

The camera you link to is not a true PTZ camera in that you will be able to control it via software. Also lens not included and will be shipped from S. Korea. Note the item location. Most if not all PTZ cams on the market will have the Pelco protocol. There are many on the market. It's just a matter of finding one that will meet your "cinematic" needs. Also all PTZ cameras will allow for a full 360 degree rotation and 90 degree tilt. Some also offer a bit more tilt to compensate for horizon on zoom. I guess you will need to find a PTZ with the highest resolution possible but having said, not for the money that ebayer is selling that camera for. Typically a decent PTZ cam could run close to $1000 to acheive your needs. Anything less than that may produce poor results. In this market you get what you pay for. Good luck with your search. Mike

Yes, I looked at that too. At least we fully disclose our DVR's true recording capabilties in clear language. Full disclosure is the only way to go. No surprises.

Still only those few times but you know I'm old remember??

Thanks for the info and good luck with your project.

No. IR back wash is IR back wash. At least that's what I call it I had a similiar situation where I had no other choice but to mount the cam over top a white 4" sewer pipe. I had to paint the pipe flat black to eliminate the reflection and this was a cam with ICR. Only had to piant the top of the pipe. Could not see it from the ground and the customer was OK with it as well. She understood.

Only once have I had to paint a camera to match the surroundings. It was a special application where the ceiling was black and they wanted to hide the cam as much as possible. It was no problem for me. Oh wait, one other time too. The cam was an off white. Customer wanted it pure white against his white sheetrock. Again, no problem. The customer is always right.

There is no question in my mind it is IR reflection off the overhang. Blake is right on!!

Hi and welcome to the forum... I am shocked that no one has jumped on this one to answer your question. In short for that kind of money you will be able to get a nice 8 channel stand alone Linux DVR. I have to admit though, not sure what you mean by Operating System on a flash/ssd drive. What type of specs are you looking for other than those described as far as recording resolution, frames per second, etc. There are many good DVR's on the market that will fall into that price range. It really depends on your expectations and needs. We just need a bit more information. What type of monitoring will the sytem be used for?? Thanks Mike

Maybe something changed in the network set up at your business. Port forwarding configuration. I have seen when employees do not want to be monitored and have access to the router config will change it so you can't get in. Have you tried from somewhere other than your home today? Do you by chance have any wireless routers in close proximity to where you are that are not secure that you could log into and test? If not, PM me your dyndns info and I will try from here. If not, I understand. If nothing at all has changed then I am personally at a loss with this one especially if you were able to gain access before. Strange

What IP address are you using to try and connect to the DVR on your network?? I suspect you are using the public IP address and your ISP does not allow traffic out and then in at the same time. Most DSL ISP's prevent this. Typically by using the IP address of the DVR in your browser on your local network will allow access internally. Hope this has helped.

Clarification... Yes, Alpine's DVR is a Hik DVR and a solid platform as well. The DVR in question in the original post is what AK357 was asking about ( I believe ) which is not a Hikvision DVR. Thanks everyone

No, it is not a Hikvision DVR.

Very nice!!

Oh, I can't comment on the other DVR's quality because I personally have never used either.

Again, our opinion but even recording in CIF the image quality is great. You know as well as I do it really depends on cameras. The DVR only records what it "sees". Image quality is so hard to pin down. This series of DVR has provided identifiable images recording in CIF. Now the suspects were in close proximity of the camera but facial recognition was achieved.

I understand what you mean as fas as HDMI output but only recording in CIF. I'm afraid this will open a can of worms but the HDMI output is very benificial when viewing the system in Real Time. We all know the larger the monitor the worse the image. I also think it "improves" image quality when playing back archived video via the HDMI output. Yes, the DVR only records in CIF all channels and 1 in D1 on the 4 and 8 channel and 2 in D1 on the 16 channel. D1 recording on those channels can be at a full 30fps. The feedback we have received has been very positive. We have a customer viewing the live output on a 50" monitor and he loves it. The DVR is also capable of 1280x1024 VGA output as well. It also allows VGA/BNC/HDMI Simultaneous Video Outputs. Hey, It's just our opinion but we think it's a great DVR. It has worked for our local customers who demand quality video on their large flat screens. I even uttered the word "WOW" when I first saw it and I'm pretty hard to impress.