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Thanks Guys, I appreciate the feedback!

I just picked up this Pelco pan-tilt mount with camera housing. Yeah, its about 18 years old but, it looks almost new and it works just fine. I'm thinking about hooking this up as my main camera for looking over my property with my zoom lens RS485 controlled camera and this P/T unit, I should be able to look around pretty well. If anyone has any advice or suggestions on this set-up, please chime in.

Yes, I have considered them and I still am, I just don't have the cash right now and I can pick up a used DX series DVR really cheap. Plus, it will integrate with my other Pelco gear quite nicely.

Are you looking for straight RG59 or 59 Siamese? not sure myself regarding the letter code but I can tell you where I got my 500' roll for $89usd. if that will help.

I'd love to have it... just have to wait till I sell some things myself to come up with the cash. John

Thanks Rick, I'll check that out. Cheers,

Am I correct in assuming that just because a camera is called an "IP" camera doesn't necessarily mean its a digita cam like a 1.3 or higher pixel rating? Some of the advertisements I read arwe a little confusing. Thanks, John

Thank you Matt, That's what I thought. I appreciate you helping figure through all this maze. John

Well, I don't know the laws over there but from reading other post here, I think you have more leeway than you think. I'd check it out with a lawyer to be sure but I believe you have every right to record over your boundary as long as you aren't invading there personal privacy like through the window or such. what someone does out in public view is fair game. Good luck to you and please let us know how it goes. I hate people that bully other folk just because they think they can get away with it. Cheers, John

That's pretty cool, for your friend. you guys remind me of myself when I was in high school, I was always into doing stuff the other kids didn't care about.

Hi john lets get back to your PTZ how have you got on with finding a encloser for your camera ?? ptz are good wait till you start to learn alarm and sensor trigger they get even better and are good for home use. Hey Tom, still looking for an enclosure, I can't believe they want more for the pendant housing than I paid for the camera! I'm considering buying a generic one and adapting it to work with my cam. Yeah, I'm looking into getting my camera system and alarm system working together... all I need is a little more time and a lot more money! Cheers, John

I'm sending you a PM

So, your saying all I need to get a camera that will do the job I want it to is only going to set me back 18k. Sure, no problem......... just as soon as I cash in my Lotto ticket... let's see, where did I put that... hmmm its gotta be here somewhere... Avigilon's Pro-series cameras use a full 35mm sensor and Canon EF-mount lenses... 10k would get you into the super-telephoto L-series zooms, for sure, but you can certainly do much more cost-effective lenses Yeah, I understand the cost of DSLR gear, especially the lenses! Wish I could use some of my old ones on a couple of my cctv cams. I saw one lens I'd love to have for my nature photo work, a Sigma 400-1000mm. you can pick one up for a mere $30,000. But that's only half the problem... you have to be able to handle a 35lb lens! John

May be so, still seams like a lot of extra work but, depending on the situation... could work out.

Sean, its made to use a Pelco MPTV1510 controller or equivalent. It sends 24vac through 4 different wires ( and one common) depending on how you work the joystick, left-right-up-down. I figured there was probably a controller interface like you describe that would allow me to use the DVR but at the moment, its not really necessary not to mention, my budget is depleted. John

What was the resolution? An Avigilon 16MP camera (4264 x 3248) will set you back about 8k for the camera and about 10k for a lens. Then you have to have the network and computer to handle it. I'm really not sure what the resolution would have been, guess I just assumed it was using the whole 14.6. So, your saying all I need to get a camera that will do the job I want it to is only going to set me back 18k. Sure, no problem......... just as soon as I cash in my Lotto ticket... let's see, where did I put that... hmmm its gotta be here somewhere...

Hey guys, I'm new to all this cctv stuff but, I'm learning a lot just reading other post. I have a stand alone DVR that I would like to get on line so I can use it through my computer. I have 2 major problems. 1. the documentation for my DVR is translated into English from Chines by someone that doesn't understand English. That and the fact that it only tells you what to do and not how to do it. in some cases it tells you the options you have but, doesn't tell you why you would choose one option over another. 2. The other problem is, I have a Verizon FIOS router. Its an Ultraline Series3 Model 9100EM. and I can't find any info on the internet that tells me how to do port forwarding on this model. If I had a clue as to exactly what it was I was trying to do, I might be able to figure things out but... all I can say is I'm clueless here. If anyone has any ideas on how to set me strait, I'm willing to learn. Thanks, John PS. if anyone has any idea where I can lay my hands on an outdoor pendant housing that will work with my Toshiba IK-DP30A PTZ for a decent price, please let me know! Thanks again

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I'm really unhappy with the software that came with my(stand alone) DVR. Do I have to use it or is there an alternative solution? any suggestions muchly appreciated. Thanks, John

Thanks MaxIcon. I really appreciate the feedback! I'm now resigned to the fact that I'm going to change out all my cams to IP cams one by one, as I can afford it. shouldn't take more than... 5-6 years. John

Does anybody have any experience with this particular camera? I can pick one up fairly cheap if its worth having. I'm wondering if this would make a good license plate cam? Thanks, John EXWAVE HAD™ DSP COLOR VIDEO CAMERA 1/2" HIGH RESOLUTION EXWAVE HAD DSP COLOR CAMERA SONY SECURITY SYSTEMS SSC-DC50A/ SSC-DC54A EXWAVE HAD n 1/2" High resolution EXWAVE HAD CCD n 470 lines of horizontal resolution n High sensitivity - 0.4 lux at F1.2, 30 IRE (0.8 lux at F1.2 50 IRE) n Excellent S/N - better than 50 dB (Weight ON) n Excellent smear characteristics - minus 120 dB (1/50 of SSC-DC50/SSC-DC54) n Backlight compensation by Smart Control® n Preset Auto exposure (AE) settings n ATW Pro/ATW/AWB/Preset 5600° K color temperature settings n Composite and Y/C outputs n Genlock capability n Wide range CCD Iris® function - 1/60 to 1/100,000 sec. n C/CS Mount n Accepts Video or DC auto iris lenses n AC 24V line lock with ±90° V-phase (SSC-DC54A) n DC 12V or Triple multiplex (video, power, sync) capability (SSC-DC50A) via optional YS-W150 or YS-W250

Thanks guys, I got it going now. Cheers, John

Yeah, you're right Umbru. although, once I got it hooked up and running I saw how it worked, I have a better understanding of how its done.

HI, First let me introduce myself. I'm John, and I'm a newbie where CCTV is concerned. I'm hoping this is the correct place to post question. I have a stand alone DVR that supports PTZ cameras in Pelco-P and Pelco-D mode. I have a TOSHIBA IK-DP30A PTZ CAMERA that supports Pelco-P or D mode. and I want to connect them together. Here's the problem... the owner's manual for my Chinese brand DVR doesn't make a lot of sense to begin with and there isn't any explanation on hooking up the wires. On my DVR, the post for connection to the PTZ are labeled A-B and com ground. the connections on the camera are labeled TX+, TX-, and RX+, RX-. Can anyone tel me how to hook these two beast together?!

Sorry Sean, you posted this while I was replying to Umbru, as you can see from the above, no such luck. John