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Model number is listed there with the attached images above. The newer VGL-branded cameras may have been PoE, I don't know... but these older ones didn't work with it. Interesting, I'll play with that when I get the chance.

Just to be fair, these aren't bad cameras - not the best I've seen, but far from the worst. They have LOTS of onboard setup options - almost too many, it can get confusing, and some options are in unexpected places... and there's a lot of Engrish, especially in the config utilities. But they are very flexible, and have pretty good quality.

Don't expect any kind of quality with that camera count for $1200. You'd be lucky to get a half-dozen *GOOD* cameras for $1200, let alone 16 *and* a DVR, *and* installation. What "newlifecoming" is offering you is, frankly, cheap junk, and at best you'll be happy with it right up until you actually need it. Honestly, tell your boss the budget is unreasonable for her expectations.

This is the easiest, by far. Don't need anything fancy on the end of the string, we just use a piece of a plastic bag. Feeding the string through each section of pipe as you assemble it is going to be a real pain, with 20 or so sections, and if you're gluing the sections together (as you should), there's a chance of the string getting glued in place. Assemble the pipe first, make sure to properly glue all the sections together, and then use a shop-vac as survtech suggests.

I wasn't aware Nikon made CCTV cameras. If you're asking about pocket or digital SLR cameras, you're in the wrong area... and really, on the wrong system.

See if you can correlate the "scrambling" to something environmental, like a motor starting up or high-power lights turning on.

The problem with converting the video format is that you lose any authenticity markers - there's no long anything to prove it hasn't been edited or changed. When you export to native format on Vigil, it includes a player utility and can install a codec so other players can handle the video format. The player includes a "test authenticity" function that checks and confirms that the file hasn't been altered. If they're worried about the video not being altered, you need to keep it ORIGINAL.

^Wow. Now THAT is cluelessness at its highest level.

We have literally dozens of CNBs in service now (not all these models, of course) and I don't think we've had a single in-use failure or a single DOA camera yet. Several of them have replaced toasted Extreme domes in one client's site... others were used as spares to temporarily replace Pelco IS-110s that had to go in for repair after less than a year in service. Based on experience SO FAR, the CNB domes have been among the most reliable I've ever dealt with. On top of that, they're among the nicest and most flexible to install and configure... like they actually had an installer consult on the physical design!

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I dunno about Hik's DVRs, but if their cameras are any indication, better brush up on your Engrish...

Yes, although I generally prefer a 24VAC supply - you get less loss over long runs, and practically eliminate the chance of ground loop issues when using baluns. Assuming you get the dual-voltage model of those cameras, of course. The BNC and power cables are separate entities, attached by a "web"... so you just cut a bit of the webbing, grab the ends of the two wires, and peel them apart. Don't worry, it's designed to do this, for exactly this reason. They're flush-mount domes with surface-mount back boxes... no additional hardware required unless you want to hang them from pendants or something. I've never bothered with pendants though - if they need to attach to a wall, I just mount them straight to the wall using the back-box.

Correct. Theoretically, it's good practice to always do this. In reality, it's rarely a problem to run your signal beside 120/240VAC for short distances. Interference CAN be exacerbated by other factors, especially if you have weak signal or really long runs... and the level of interference will also depend on the actual current running through the power lines.

Sorry, I meant to say 180 degrees. Any power cable will generate a field which can be induced into a data cable close and in parrallel to it causing problems. Crossing at 180 decreases the induction potential considerably. You had it right the first time: 180 degrees is still parallel.

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Same advice I gave on his other thread. Just FYI to the OP: you only need to post a question once... and this isn't the proper area (maybe a mod could wake up and merge the two).

No, we don't produce Cameras. It's really funny , CNB page doesn't have even 1 Greek word. Well, it's just funny because of the phrase, "It's all Greek to me", meant to indicate one doesn't understand what's being said. Quick and easy access to my Gmail, Google Docs, Google Apps, Google Maps, Google Wave, etc. And the built-in translation is handy too

That may be your problem right there: use only a single pair - blue for positive and blue/white for negative, for example.

Might be a silly question, but are you sure the polarity is right on the baluns? It must be the same at both ends. Have you tried running the video over a different pair?

I would suggest (more as a generality than for specific equipment) using a hybrid DVR, a couple/few analog cameras, and a couple video encoders. You could then start off with a "typical" DVR setup, with the cameras plugged directly into the DVR's analog inputs, and then "migrate" those same cameras to IP using the encoders (Axis, or whatever). In addition to keeping equipment count and costs down, it would help illustrate that there's no difference to basic camera technology between IP and analog, only to the way the video data gets into the recorder. If you wanted to extend the concept, you could set up a "demo WAN" in the classroom, add an NVR or NAS storage server to the "remote side" of that, and show the class how the video can not only be recorded on the local hybrid DVR, but *also* routed simultaneously via WAN to the remote storage. In this case, I'd suggest a NAS box that supports cameras recording to it directly (one I've used is made by QNAP - used it for straight up RAID storage, but it did have this function) and encoders that can record directly to NAS. I can't really suggest specific equipment, as I'm used to dealing with more upper-end stuff that's probably way overkill (and over-budget) for your purposes - Vigil DVRs and IQEye cameras, and such. I have dealt with little Acti dome cameras (didn't install them, but configured them for someone), they're a decent low-cost megapixel IP camera, if you want a couple of pure-IP cameras... but I think for the primary setup, the analog-cameras-with-IP-encoders idea is probably a better way to go, for the reasons I listed.

Not specifically; the function would be dependent on the particular software used, which I would guess has nothing to do with the PC manufacturer anyway. Generically, you'd probably configure the software for a "Polewatcher" type of device - you know, the simple little LED displays you see on a lot of paypoints that display the prices to the customer as they're being rung through. It's a plain ASCII output that pretty much all TVS boxes should be able to understand.

CNB has some WDR models, but nothing like Panasonic's "Super Dynamic" stuff.

Try just a new video card then. Shouldn't be hard to find a "spare" card to test in it.

That has nothing to do with what it shows on the computer monitor.