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I need some recomendation for a good test monitor. After being out in the bright sun I found I did not focus some cameras as well as possible. I am using a little 2.5" test monitor that is mediorcor. Time for something bigger. I went and bought the everfocus en2200 5.6" test monitor but it is horrable huge external battery no power lead for the camera, can't see the on indicortor and has a lamp switch for a power on. Anyhow that is going back. Most seem to be 3.5" is that really enought? I don't need but am thinking of ptz controls if it is not to much more. What are people using that is good?

I need to upgrade a camera (not my install) to one with IR. The guy wants to cover his driveway which is about 100' long the camera is at the frount door so it is possible someone may walk up to it. I need a recomendation for an IR camera. THis also needs to be nice looking and mounted on the side of a house he has a little bullit cam on a 1 gang box there now. I am a CNB fan so I was looking at a LCM-24VF 2G, hopefully this is not two big, how is the range oor IR on this?

The camera is screwed up and needs to be replaced anyhow. The CNB doesn't look like it will have enought led's anyhow so any other sugestions.

I have an install job and they want a camera in the baby's room to see them. My issue is I just don't know what to put in there I could just order a cnb with IR which would probably be fine but wanted some input. This has to have IR, be able to view most of the room maybe a 1.7 or 2.3 lens. What have people found that works? Also if the IR doesn't glow red that is a plus, so it doesn't look like a giant eyeball from hell looking down in the dark creeping out the baby.

we have one but a picture is nice we really want to see if she is out of bed. But you bring up a good point about the IR.

I was wondering if there is a way that the geovision card can output each coax camera inputed to it out to a streaming web stream or page or if I can some how pluck that off a URL. The reason I am asking is I am trying to take the feeds and have another home automation system use the feeds to display various cameras.

I just installed a geovision 1240 card and plugged in a CNB camera. I can't beleve how bad it look, large pixles, tree leaves have a purple hue around them. There has to be a setting to adjust, where do I find it?

It is a 24vf it is on my test bench right now it will go out the the client in a week or two. The camera is just wired using a piece of coax and an external battery to test with nothing fancy yet.

I have a cuystomer that is insistant on using IR emmitors. I normally use the VBM-24VF. This is going to be used indoors so no spiders to worry about. What is the equlivant to the VBM-24VF with a IR emmitor or is something else recomended?

Other requirement is it has to have a zoom.

I am using VCM-24VF cameras and in some locations 2 indoor and one outdoor I need some added illumation. Should i switch to a IR camera? If so which one. Or should I jut get a seprate IR illumitor?

I have to paint some of these to match the landscape. I found Rustolum camofloge paint, it is perfect looks like a tree branch and is flat. Trouble is I sprayed the arm and camera but it doesn't seem to stick as well as I would like. Besides stripping these down to the metal and priming how can I paint them with a durable finish. I know there was a thread a week or so ago on painting them or it was part of a thread but I couldn't find it. Will some sort of primer solve my issue, or maybe a light sanding? Or do they just wax the finish or something?

Perfect but no luck on the Tremclad. I went to the local borg and they don't carry it, any idea who does in the states, or any oter paint people have had sucess with?

For us there pricing was horrible not at all competitive. The reginal rep called me and kept on trying to meet me but never did anything on pricing and I wasn't going to spend a day to waste my time. There is several ADI one or two towns away from us in plainfield NJ, etc I could run to in case I needed something fast but they are so rude on the phone and the prices are so bad I now just order sturff from suppliers out of state but no more than one state away. As soon as I get into PA the prices drop and it gets sent to the shop the next day anyhow. If your local one is good go for it but mind has been horrable and besides they don't carry CNB

I will be going, wasn't to bad last year.

Quick question how does the geovision cards control PTZ? If I have 4 PTZ can I control them what if my pc doesn't have serial connectors? Also can the geovision cards handle mpx cameras? Is ther eanything special I need to know other than more disk space used.

read the threads the cnb 24vf will surve you will the dome is slighly tinted and it does well in the sun.

sorry outdoor but no heater needed, it will be mounted to a building. As far as control it will go to a geovision card so that will control it. speed dome is nice but not necessory if it is alot more cash, distance is zooming in to a person at about 100' We don't need a close up of there face just to see what they are doing.

I have used the canon PTZ and loved then but the price is a little high for me on this current job. I am using a bunch of VCM-24VF and they are grate but really need at least 2 ptz in some locations. Can anyone recomend a decent one. also can I run a PTZ off of one cat 5 or do I need to pull a septate power line?

They have some camers that scan and when moton is detected lock in and zoom. If you don't want to mount alot of cameras and you want to id someone or a car this may be a good solution but they may be out of your price rrange. Canon makes a nice ione but i think it is about 1K there are chinees knock off's that are not to bad.

So I will not get interferance in the cat5e from the 12v alarm items that is good to know. Unshielded it is.

I had sprinklers installed and when this happened I had them pull some extra tubes to run various items around the yard. This got screwed up so I have to run basically everything through one tube now. My question is what cable should I use and will it work. I want about 5 cameras through this tube. In the same tube will also be alarm wire with 12v on it and speaker wire. I am planning on using cat5e direct burrial the stuff with the gel. Is cat5e with blams the way to go? The runs will be 200' at the max. Should I use Shelded cat5e? Is the shielded harder to pull or thicker? also what else do I need to in case I upgrade to PTZ? should I also pull 22/2 for a ptz? Thanks in advance for the advice.

I have been using the CNB outdoor cameras with good sucess however I have been using another brand of indoor and even though ithey have a slow shutter, they suck in low light. can someone recomend a good indoor camera for lower light. Has anyone tried the indoor CNB cameras?

I have a job that is in a low light area and a dropped celing. Basically back room of a warehouse with limited windows and the lights are not on usally. I see CNB makes a DBM-24VF camera. It is suppose to be the same as the VCM-24VF but with a smaller enclosure and a non tinted dome which is better for indoors. Has anyone used these? Does it perform as well as the VCM-24vf's?

I have about several runs to do of cat5e for security cameras, up to about 300' catch is one will be in a pvc pipe with 6 cat5e for cameras and a couple speaker wires and a alarm wire. The underground piping is already run so I need to put it allon one pipe. What cat5e wire should I use? I am using direct burrial outdoor but do I get the gel filled and should I get the sheilded?