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Well after hours of trying to figure out how to transfer my MS word doc to show the hyperlinks in this forum I decided to just post a webpage with the info. So go here for my review: http://dopalgangr.bravehost.com/ Thanks

By the way, if anyone is having trouble playing those downloadable files, use the latest version of Divx it plays them fine...

I too am having issues with the EB1304net. I went to there site in Taiwan and put in the MAC address, created my domain name, and forwarded my ports on my router and nothing. Do I get an IP or use the domain name I created to access my stuff? By the way here a .pdf i found on it http://support.apexcctv.com/Downloads/Standalones/Avermedia/EB1304Net/NetworkingGuide_1304Net.pdf

Hey Mike, I too discovered that the Hikvision and the Intellicams are the exact same hardware, are the Intellicams better due to the return policy and warranty?

yeah I've noticed the same thing on my cameras. I was thinking about turning off the IR on the cams and getting seperate IR's and placing them at a different location. That way the bugs goto the IR (hopefully out of the field of view) instead of the camera.

And heres some pics after I re-adjusted the cams

Ok heres the daytime footage: H.264 at 13mb http://www.mediafire.com/?civ405jln0d Full res, 90mb http://www.mediafire.com/?7dfzmvyoyhx Let me know what you guys think

ak357- I used Windows Movie Maker to take the video off of my camcorder, then Camtasia Studio 4 to trim it to a shorter length for the shorter version. I used Amerisoft Video Converter (very slow) to convert it to H.264. I got this free from giveawayoftheday.com, every day you have a chance to get a fully licensed piece of software, its mostly junk but they have alot of video converters there.

Yea I found that out tonight Well I recorded some video but the file straight from my camcorder is 168mb zipped, so I converted it to h.264 and lost a little quality but the file is now 28mb. Here is the link if anyones interested: http://www.mediafire.com/?nt0y5trofzi Here's a link for a few seconds at full quality (keep in mind its 62mb) http://www.mediafire.com/?zztbhzzbsno Thanks

Well, I finally got around to dealing with the cameras tonight, here is what I found out: I changed the dip switches to ALC-off, BLC-off, F/L-on, AFC-off (all to the left and the bottom to the right) I then opened the iris all the way, then 1/4 back and refocused. I had the cam attached to a 13" color tv and the picture was perfect. Very crisp and lighting was great. I have to recheck the pictures tomorrow during the day light hours and repost my findings. I'm starting to believe that the crappy images and video is due to the Avermedia EB1304NET that I have it hooked up to. I have it set at D1/15fps and at the best setting. This being the best that the DVR could record at didn't reproduce the perfect images I was getting with the cam hooked straight to the TV. IMO I don't think that camera is at fault here and it is more the DVR. There "D1" doesn't appear to be as good as the D1 settings I have seen on other dvr's. I also hooked at DVD player straight to channel 1 and recorded video, the video was pixelated and not very crisp. My next venture is to purchase one of the Intellicam G4-XLA's and see if I get a better picture. I will also hook the ISC-P540X up to my camcorder and record some video on that and post it for you to view. Thanks

if only it were 12 volts, I would be all over it I guess it would be dumb to ask if there was an adapter with it?

Thanks Rory, I was hoping you would give me your thoughts!! I will check it out.

Didn't know where else to post this so I added on here... I was fooling with my EB1304net this weekend and noticed that even though I had set the Motion Detection to low on the sensitivity that each camera was still continuously recording. Now I know that people have posted similar stuff on this here but I re-read the directions and found that by default the RECORD SCHEDULE is set to always record. This overrides (or controls) any camera settings you may have set. It was a pain in the arse but I changed each hour to MOTION REC and wallah. The hard disk light went off and it stopped recording!!! I then watched with amazement as my cat walked into cam 1 and it started to record (a symbol of a man running appeared as well). Now I am getting alot more time out of the thing and the events are actual events!! I guess it pays to read the directions fully Just wanted to pass it on in-case anyone else is experiencing the same problem.

Well, when I use the snap shot feature on the Avermedia it only gives jpegs at 800x600 or bmp at 640x480. Here is the best I could figure out at 720x540. I am still new on the Avermedia and must say that Im not impressed that much with it either

Well I still think this is a good camera with potential for the price, I think I may have just got some bad ones. I trust Mike at Shoreviewsecurity and I am waiting for him to send me an email with his findings. I wouldn't give up on them just yet, I will post what he said when he gets back to me.

Heres some from tonight, the one with the two cars is only 10 feet up. I am unsure why the night vision isnt doing better?

I'm using RG59U with runs less than 100'. They are mounted directly into wood and are very sturdy. I have also tryed fixed power and adapters, still the same. It seems that anything over 5-10 feet out becomes fuzzy and out of focus.

I have to agree, I have not been impressed so far after I mounted these, even at night the pictures are alot more grainy than in the review I did earlier on these. Another thing that puzzles me is why would the focus go blurry when you zoom in and out?? Zooming should not affect the focus, it doesn't affect it on my camera, or a rifle scope. PS. What DVR are you using and at what settings?

I dont know, they all look good on my tv output though???

Well I finally mounted those cameras on the house today, I seem to be having an issue like the others and can not seem to get a crisp, in-focus picture during the daytime???? Whats wrong??

Rory, I would be interested in trying it out, if your offerring?

Hmm, I just checked the spec sheet and it states "The ISC-P540X Series’ incomparable color day image is achieved via a mechanical DUAL cut filter. While the first filter is used for impeccable zero lux clarity, the second filter is utilized during the day to eliminate “allâ€

Dont wanna break any rules so PM me if your interested in where to purchase this for this price. I think its a pretty good deal if you ask me.

Sorry, didnt realize it was a dealer price because it specifically says retail, dont know about the warranty but thats why I didnt list the source publicly I didnt know what MSRP was... Just trying to spread the wealth

By the way, due to all the rain I had to postpone my follow-up review, I hope to have it done by this weeked