ljarrald 0 Posted October 21, 2011 hi, i have just got a new camera for looking at the front gate of my house. i decided to test it out first so plugged it in to my netbooks power supply (12v, 3a) and connected it to the DVR with a short BNC to BNC lead. it works and stuff the DVR shows the video as B+W unless its on the 4X4 screen, in which case it is colour. i have had this problem before with a camera, but i found if i gave it a bit more voltage, it seemed to work. the camera has an OSD so i can change all sorts of settings. i have tried everything and still get this problem. whats going on? thanks in advance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vin2install 0 Posted October 21, 2011 Maybe its your DVR that is the problem since it shows color in quad but not in full screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
survtech 0 Posted October 21, 2011 Do either the camera or the DVR have settings for PAL/NTSC? If they are not set the same you will get B&W. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 21, 2011 that channel is in colour when different cameras are connected (swapped it and a working cam around, same problem moved to the other channel with the camera) the pal/ntsc may be the problem. i think (THINK! i could be wrong, my memory is bad.) that it was b+w in the 16 way screen, then i restarted the DVR and it was colour in 16 way, but im not sure. i'll tinker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 22, 2011 just thought i'd add... this is the camera http://www.cctvireland.ie/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=114 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 25, 2011 i plugged the camera into my projector and the input is fine. its colour and PAL. i wonder why the DVR doesn't like it :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dutchandre 0 Posted October 26, 2011 This camera has nightview so the picture may be B/W in dark light condition. If the problem is in pal/ntsc you would get a small empty bar below the picture (less scanlines). A projector or a tv is 'smarter' then a dvr and may convert the signal to pal and fullscreen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 26, 2011 when the camera switched to night mode, the projector started messing around and then the picture came back and instead of PAL it said monochrome. i do have the option on the camera to keep it as one or the other. i am going to tinker later... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted October 26, 2011 when the camera switched to night mode, the projector started messing around and then the picture came back and instead of PAL it said monochrome. Hi. ljarrald the signal from the camera should not be changing the settings on your projector having monochrome comming up on the screen would not be comming from the camera. is your camera from the link you posted or is it that it looks the same. (the one you have listed is a qvis camera) and it has no monochome settings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 26, 2011 when the camera switched to night mode, the projector started messing around and then the picture came back and instead of PAL it said monochrome. Hi. ljarrald the signal from the camera should not be changing the settings on your projector having monochrome comming up on the screen would not be comming from the camera. is your camera from the link you posted or is it that it looks the same. (the one you have listed is a qvis camera) and it has no monochome settings the camera i listed is the same. Day / Night Operation it must be coming from the camera. i did a vid showing it but youtube is stupid and won't let me upload it so i am going to have to do it again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted October 26, 2011 Day / Night Operation day / night is not the same as monochrome (monochrome is B/W only) the qvis cant send screen text to say what its setting are back to viewing screen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 26, 2011 Day / Night Operation day / night is not the same as monochrome (monochrome is B/W only) the qvis cant send screen text to say what its setting are back to viewing screen no, iknow it cant send screen text. but the projector detects the type of input its getting, adjusts its self accordingly and displays the input type. i will get a still from the video, hold on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljarrald 0 Posted October 26, 2011 i will get a still from the video, hold on. this is the best i can get and i cant get a decent still of it saying monochrome, but it says it where it says PAL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
