tomcctv

I am really just looking for installation advice. Like I have said I am happy with the system and it has already been checked by my license officer to insure it meets the standard, which it does. If I could sort the picture issue out they will be perfect.

math4. a license officer is called in before any install in a pub or bar is started. it is them that tells you what they want from the system for the enviroment. (and its done by the licencing officer from your local police station)

if you have had a police office come and see your system and he has signed it off (with the picture quality you have come onto the forum with) i will believe that when you post your DPA reg number on here.

Tom Thanks, You say it will not power the four cameras ? ? it is supplied with a 4 way splitter and is then running through 4 20 meter cables before powering the cameras.

 

Is there anything I can do to improve this apart from getting 3 other adapters and powering them individually ?

 

Sorry I ma complete novice I know. I am setting up a small simple system for my mothers pub.

 

I have never purchased a system before and had a limited budget I thought the system we got for under just under £300 was reasonable. I did have a play with the setting and functions of the box while testing and I was rather impressed. if I could fix my display problems I think it will do the job intended.

 

 

Only time will tell !

 

 

 

martht4, if this unit is for a pub in the uk ...... then you have a problem. and the cameras and the dvr do not stand up to the uk licencing law. CCTV must be installed, operated and maintained to the satisfaction of the Licensing

Authority.

 

put yours back on ebay and buy something that will do the job.

 

thanks again

it depends on what your images look like. with that power supply included you will not be able to run the cameras far from the dvr.

start with the lead kits.......... no point using them. you will need some RG59 with power and upgrade your power supply.

but its what quality you are expecting to get from your system. you have to look at the products you have.

dvr = £65

cameras £12 each

forget how your image looks and try and use functions on your dvr ........... try and burn some footage off .... see if you can play it back on your pc. before you do any cable or power upgrades.

the Vivotek IP8332 is going to be a problem for you as it has ir. you will not get any image at night with this camera on a stand looking out of a window (you cant put an ir camera behind glass)

 

FYI, the IR LEDs can be disabled on one of the camera's configuration pages. I have my IP8332 mounted in a window right now, as a matter of fact, and it works fine.

well you could have saved yourself $110 if you had bought another brand name ip without ir.

yes you can switch the ir off but then the camera will not going D/N mode. i.e on/auto/off. and yes it will work fine till you get reflextions in the window glass

...ok, sorry for the wait Tom, here is the screenshot

 

 

do you have a link for another version by any chance?

garda want me to make a disc up and as the site is 2 1/2hrs drive away i'd rather do it from home!

 

i rang less by the way re the other thing, he told me to ring a guy called hamish but he never rang me back. dont worry though ive located a software disc in the uk!

hi yes that is the Colossus pc based remote viewer. you need the colossus pro. remote viewing software. the one you have there is for hikvision cards.

http://www.adata.co.uk/support/ColossusRange.htm

hi ptzguy. how old is the dvr there is about 4 types of remote viewer for the colossus

 

 

Hi Tom,

 

it's very old! 8ch Colossus it is a netviewer but i find it difficult to operate. I installed some cams a few week ago but they wouldnt prchase a new dvr. they've been broken into this evening.

online i cant pause playback and take a snapshot, so i downloaded the viewer software so i can get a few good snaps of the intruders.

i understand everything on the software... only thing is i cant figur eout where i add a dvr(enter ip etc)

top right you should have a box server. and in the dropdown you should be able to add a server i.e dvr ip password superuser

ok, anymore trouble with this DVR and it's going through the window!!!

 

Downloaded and installed Adata(LJD) Colossus Remote Viewing Software v4.0

 

...where the hell do you enter IP addresses etc and dial into the DVR???

perhaps it's just me getting tired and cant see the wood for the trees.

 

any ideas guys??

hi ptzguy. how old is the dvr there is about 4 types of remote viewer for the colossus

I appreciate your patience and desire to help. Thank you. I have obviousely not explained the problem well. So I will try again. We have a machine which we want to control using an android tablet device. We have developed software which runs on the android tablet. We now want the android table to communicate with the machine using WIFI, bluetooth, or some othe wireless technology. We need to send signals to the machine to turn on and off different funtions on the machine. We need to get data back from the machine to determine how the machine is performing. We also want to see pictures of the performance of the machine in real time. There could be an android device connected by wire to the machine with USB or serial connection which would also takes pictures. This android device would be incorporated into the machine and not be visible or accesible by a user. This android device would then communicate to a second android control tablet on which we would see the streaming video sent by the first android device. This is only a concept senario not a design requirement. The device incorporated in the machine can be anything that accomplishes the funtion of communicating with our android tablet and streams video to it.

you could do what you need with say a sanyo HD 3500 camera which has a android app

these guys are on the forum

http://totalcontrolapp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=84#android_demo

OK, I went to my local Bestbuy and got the WD Blue 320G for $49.00 Put it in and so far it's working fine. Just thought I'd give you an update because I hate it when people ask for help and don't let anyone know how things turned out

 

Thanks for all your help..

Hi JNaps. nice to see everything turned out good.

What sort of issues would effect a full US NTSC system that was packed up and shipped to 240VAC/50Hz country? The monitor is auto switching. The DVR is on a auto switching power block. The cameras are 24VDC.

 

I imagine the system would work but I'm concerned the 50Hz could have an effect on the cameras but I'm also thinking since the cameras were manufactured overseas it wouldn't be a problem.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

 

does your dvr have a plug in power supply or is it built into the dvr.

 

The DVR has an external power supply akin to that of a laptop.

then i think it would be better than having power converters and addaptors you update your power supply this type is duel voltage and is 50/60Hz auto switch around £20 and you can use it anywere in the world.

What sort of issues would effect a full US NTSC system that was packed up and shipped to 240VAC/50Hz country? The monitor is auto switching. The DVR is on a auto switching power block. The cameras are 24VDC.

 

I imagine the system would work but I'm concerned the 50Hz could have an effect on the cameras but I'm also thinking since the cameras were manufactured overseas it wouldn't be a problem.

 

Thoughts?

does your dvr have a plug in power supply or is it built into the dvr.

if you have never built a nvr before you can buy for far less than build i.e pc/software/ licence http://www.avermedia.com/AVerDiGi/Product/Detail.aspx?id=281

 

Thansk for the link! Nice clean enclosure and fanless too. Unfortunately, I hate embedded systems because the OS is written/customized specifically for that hardware and is dependent upon the manufacturer for update.

 

Generic system using off the shelf product, I can get better and faster support from the community.

 

I build systems for fun and for family/friends when ask too. Only then, do I spend days researching like I'm doing now for security cameras.

 

I'll call around later today to some shop around me and see if they carry Vivotek camers to see if I can see it in person and try it out before I buy from the local shop.

i understand you like to do research. ok your built nvr / ip compatabitlity ??? licence ???. and you will be lucky if you can get a Vivotek ip and be able to take it back .... you have to programme ip ....... it becomes used.

We have seen software that can make an android phone capture pictures and the send them to another android devise for viewing. But we cannot find softeware that will transmit streaming video in real time from one android device to another. Using a web brouser and WIFI with a wireless router might work but seems overly complicated compared to a bluetooth connection. Besides this new software must integrate (be called as a subroutine) with our application software. We just want to take pictures and display them on a cpaitive touch screen in real time.

i dont understand what you need to do ...... to do what you have explained why not put the android app on every device you have. (samething) if you have the image on 1 android and you stream it to another .... the other would still need the app to view

the Vivotek IP8332 is going to be a problem for you as it has ir. you will not get any image at night with this camera on a stand looking out of a window (you cant put an ir camera behind glass)

 

Thanks! I didn't know that. Unfortunately, outside mount wasn't a viable option given that I'll be moving out in about 3 months. After the home I was renting got robbed, I'm out.

 

Also, I wanted to get a Mobotix or Axis that had a 180 FOV, but putting that on a one story home....I don't expect a $1400+ camera to be around that long.

 

If I do decide to mount the Vivoktek IP8332 outside at the new home, at least a $400 loss isn't as big of a lost compare to $1400+.

the post you have put from were you are buying the camera. i would say go with a distributor. the place you have posted has nothing to do with cctv you will get no support at all.

if you have never built a nvr before you can buy for far less than build i.e pc/software/ licence

http://www.avermedia.com/AVerDiGi/Product/Detail.aspx?id=281

the Vivotek IP8332 is going to be a problem for you as it has ir. you will not get any image at night with this camera on a stand looking out of a window (you cant put an ir camera behind glass)

The android tablet we are currently using is a Velocity Micro CRUZ reader. It runs android v2.0. This machine has been the test bed for our application software but is not the tablet we intend to use in the future. This tablet has WIFI but not bluetooth. We do not have a CCTV camera as yet. We are open to any tablet and CCTV camera combination which will get the job done.

 

Thank for your quick reply.

android application software, which we have created

is it a cctv system you want that you can see on your android ??? you only need a camera or dvr that has already got a android app available and your ready to go.

 

Well gas is $4.70 a gallon here now .. even in my 3 cylinder truck im easily spending $5 a day .. if I was driving my 4.0 jeep .. well probably more like $15-20 a day .. and thats all without doing any real driving .. lots of small jobs and people want us to work for pennies, or free.

 

Glad to see Scorpion is still with us

should try getting your fuel from the uk................. works out at just under $14 a gallon a packet of cigarettes (20) is $10 carton $100

Hello, I am new to this forum so I hope I don't ask questions that have been answered in the past.

 

We need to have a CCTV camera send its signal wirelessly to an android tablet for display. The distance between the camera and the tablet will be 5 feet or less. We need the android application software, which we have created, to interface with the CCTV viewing software so that we can touch a button on the android and have the CCTV images appear on the android screen. It would be ideal if there was a fast bluetooth like v3 available for this so that the camera and the android tablet were paired. We have also heared that the WIFI specification will have a pairing feature in the near future so that bluetooth will become obsolete.

 

Does anyone know of a system that can do this now? Or anybody working this problem?

 

Thanks for you consideration.

does you current dvr have a android app available.

just a friday funny note,

looks like people have found away to get passed face recognition. so if you see a guy around your property doing this then he is up to no good.

halfway though the film you will hear why he is shacking his head

The setup has been installed and apparently it's all been set up in a covert way.

According to my friend, the mic was installed wrapped in foam and housed in a

boiler flue housing glued, (yes glued) to the wall and it works way better than was

expected. All that remains now is to wait and see if a big fish can be caught.

 

Apparently the family, that are subject to bullying from their neighbourhood youths

were so grateful that the father of the house was in tears. I hope he doesn't think that

surveillance is a complete solution, it's just a means of gathering evidence, it's not a

one stop solution in a box to the trouble they have been suffering.

 

I was told that apparently a magistrates warrant was required to record covertly and it

was granted as result of two years of police reports of harassment. The council's policy

is to prosecute ringleaders, sending out a stern warning to others that might consider

this kind of behaviour . This is a council run housing estate (project) the offenders can

be evicted from their homes if they are in council run housing. Ringleaders can also be

subject to a "restraining" order which could land them in gaol (jail) if they break the order.

 

I am interested to see what happens now but unfortunately unless I hear about it in the

media my friend cannot disclose any evidence to me for legal reasons.

are you a SIA company

with the H/D around $500. you can buy better. to be happy with that dvr it will only run good in cif

Recording

Resolution and

Frame Rate

PAL：CIF 200FPS/352×288

Half D1 100FPS/704x288

D1 50FPS/704x576

NTSC:CIF 240FPS/352×240

Half D1 120FPS/704x240

D1 60FPS/704x480

Playback

Resolution and

Frame Rate

1CH/4CH

PAL：CIF 100FPS/352×288

Half D1 50FPS/704x288

D1 25FPS/704x576

NTSC:CIF 120FPS/352×240

Half D1 60FPS/704x240

D1 30FPS/704x480

5.3.7 Record Resolution

Choose record resolution of the channel selected, and must choose the same resolution for all

channels

1) CIF(352 x 240, or 352 x 288)

2) Half D1(704 x 240, or 704 x 288)

3) D1(704 x 480, or 704 x 576)

Please note 4CIF=2 Half D1=D1, so that “Record Frame Rate” would be reduced

automatically even you set up as “Full” for D1 and Half D1.

I know what you are talking about but i cant understand

google chrome or firefox does not allow you to use active x so he need to run it in i.e.

ActiveX is only supported by Internet Explorer (and browsers built on top of Internet Explorer) on Windows. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and others do not support ActiveX

Ok, you may be right there, dont know if you know of the store Argos, i will go up there in the morning now and let you know when i have rigged it all up

 

Until then,

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

Hi you will not get one from argos ............. maplins £4

Ok, you may be right there, dont know if you know of the store Argos, i will go up there in the morning now and let you know when i have rigged it all up

 

Until then,

Cheers.

Hi you will not get one from argos ............. maplins £4

Thanks for replying so soon.

I've had a Bond 1008 sat in the garage for about 7-8months from an old rip-out. Before it was decommissioned I couldnt login using the old 'admin' and the usual 1234/1111/4444, i tried 'dowshu' and 007(which was the norm when I used to install them about 3yrs ago) but never got in. I thought I'd worry about it later... 8months later!!! That is not however the problem!!

 

I've got a job for it tomorrow and thought I'd dig it out... only to find theres a corrupt file on the software hdd!!!

I can get as far as booting up the windows domain reconfig thingy(wont boot windows,just hangs) but then asks me for a password...

once I can get pass this password sorting the corrupt file should be straight forward.

 

Any ideas

yes no problem ......... dowshu are one of the most expensive dvrs on the market and used in high security locations so i will pm you the info.