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Hi would it make sense to hide the powersupply for CCTV cameras?

Hi, anyone has experience with Safesky products. I am looking at their cameras http://www.safeskycn.com/products-3.asp?ArticleID=499

Dave, awesome answer, thanks that helped a lot to get the picture.

Hi, anyone could tell me if this camera will work on LPR at night with decent street lights. distance is about 50 feet, slight angle. speed of car under 15 mph Item Code: ISC-P540X Description: HQ1 540 TVL Hi-Res Infrared Varifocal 1/3" Sony SuperHAD HQ1 Color CCD 540 Line Weatherproof Tamperproof Varifocal 4 - 9 mm 48 LED Spot Monitor Output spec sheet is here: cctvdealers . com/customer/intsys/PDF/ISC-P540X.pdf excerpt: GENERAL PHYSICAL Sensor Type 1/3-inch Sony Super HADTM HQ1 CCD Effective Pixels 768 (H) x 494 (V) Scanning System 2:1 Interlace Scan Frequency 15.734kHz (H), 59.94Hz (V) Horizontal Resolution 540 TV Line Iris Control Adjustable CCD Shutter Speed 1/60 - 1/100,000 second Auto Iris DC Minimum Illumination 0 lux:LED On S/N Ratio >48dB Automatic Gain Control On/Off switchable Electronic Shutter Control On/Off switchable Backlight Compensation On/Off switchable Flickerless Mode On/Off switchable White Balance Auto Sync Type Internal External Lens Adjustment Yes Signal Processing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Gamma Correction 0.45 Video Output 1.0Vp-p(Sync, Negative), 75 ohms

Hi, I was trying to decide what to choose and figure out the difference between the XLA and LTA both 8-channels. correct me if I am wrong just based on the spec sheets this is the main difference: XLA-no sound input, can take 2 HDD +DVDRW, LTA-has sound, can take 2HDD, no DVDRW. both seem to record at the same quality CIF, no better. -anyone has experience with these DVR's -anyone has manual for the 8-channel LTA? I only found one for the 4 channel one, but they look completely diferent. -what HDD interface do these DVR's have? SATA or ATA, IDE. thanks

ok dopalgangr, no rush,

thanks, I will try it

Hi, I wanted to post it to the Networking forum,but it did not let me my question is what router do you guys use to connect a DVR to internet? thanks

thank you so much dopalgangar, really apreciate your very useful advice. just few questions: -I took a look at newegg and zipfly, when you get the HDD and DVDRW, what type do you buy? ATA-100, ATA-66, SATA, ATA-6, is it the same for XLA and LTA? -what kind of powersupply do you get for all those cameras? a whole powerwitchbox, or individual, is it going to be more than $100 is the cabling going to be more than $100 -I took a look at the XLA manual, and I think I like how it works. but In case that it is over my budget, I want to look at the LTA-8channel one, but could not find the manual, I found only the 4channel LTA manual. both LTA's look different on the outside, but the manuals that I found were the same. thanks again

Hi, I am looking for a DVR system for my home, I think I will need - not more than 8 cameras, maybe 4-5 outdoor, -I was considering a SVAT CLEARVU3 for $1200, but I think it is a simplex -or Q-see QSD2216C16-250 from Costco with 16 cameras (8x 3.6" and 8x 6") if anyone can give me some comments on the systems above, but their menus look really hard to deal with. besides, after reading some threads at this forum, i would even consider getting a separate DVR and customize the cameras My budget for the whole system is around 1200. I need 8 channels, I will use motion detection, and I will need the highest quality only for 2-3 cameras so I think 250 GB should be enough, the menu should be really easy to use, and I think I prefer a pentaplex and DVD-RW backup if it is possible. just from briefly looking on the website, I liked the Kodicom KSR816 with DVD backup, but I have no clue how much could it cost. G4-LTA with 8 channels looks good but I think it does not have DVD-RW Cameras: I need probably 2 good cameras watching my car parked on the street about max 50 feet from the house, I want to be able to catch the guys who throw junk from a slow driving car at night, but there is enough street lights, so perhaps IR might not be necessary, but I need sharp pictures. I need 3 indoor cameras -watching the garage door from inside, 2 entrances front back from inside, and another 2 outdoor cameras watching the house from the front, nothing specific to watch for, and there is street lighting. So that is 7 cameras, maybe another camera to watch the DVR to make it 8. anyone can give me some feedback? thanks Al