keithjmason

Hi, I am new to using IP cameras, and have just bought a 3MP Hikvision Camera. I was thinking that I would then be able to select lower resolutions to start with, and need less powerful equipment/storage, and then upgrade in the future. It seems that the camera will only output at 3MP, 1080P, and 720P - However, as I have a wide lens, I want to keep the complete picture and therefore have a resolution at 4:3 aspect ratio, and this only gives me the full 3MP option(2048x1536) So now I am looking at an affordable NVR to start with, and although there is a lot of choice of ones that accept 1080P as an input, there seems a lot less, and at more expense, ones that list 3MP as an input option. Would It be correct that if an NVR says 1080P, then its not going to accept a stream from the camera at 3MP(2048x1536) ? In that case I have to set the camera at 1080P and loose part of the picture due to it being 1080P (16:9) ? Or, have to find an NVR that will accept 3MP as an input, and I assume it would use native 4:3 res in this case (2048x1536)? Plus, If instead I swapped it for a 1.3MP camera (1280x960) would an NVR that accepts 1080P accept this, or would I have to change this to 720P 16:9 again!? Hope this makes sense. Any help, advice, insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!