kdberg

Exactly what I needed! Thanks.

Got a call asking how to adjust the focal length on the CVC-1705. Speco only has the data sheet on their web site, with no adjustment instructions. Anyone familiar with this camera?

All of the cabling is home run to a relay rack, so was already planning on a distribution amplifier.

Although the cameras are only 470 tvl, two side by side images would be 940 tvl if there was no information loss. Hence my thought for an 800 tvl image. If I am thinking about this wrong, let me know.

I'm installing a 16 camera DVR based system for a customer, but they also need four of the signals combined into a high quality quad display that will then be driven to three stations a few hundred feet away. The cameras are high res color (470 lines) , and I want to preserve as much of the resolution as possible. Was figuring on using 800 line capable monitors.

Looking for recommendations on specific quad processors that will provide good real time 800 line images.

Ken

Anyone have experience with the ASUS Internet Security Router (SL1000)?

I actually have an extra Cisco 831 router laying around. Will that work?

It's actually a mix of DVRs, Dedicated Micro DS2 and Kalatel so far. Both have imbedded web servers, and I wanted the user to be able to connect to each via default port 80 as well as being able to use manufacturer specific viewing software.

Installing two DVRs in the same customer location. They already have a single static ip through roadrunner, and will now need to access either dvr remotely over the internet. Looking for recommendation of routers / network appliances with multi-NAT support that will correctly route incoming traffice based upon which static ip address it came in on.

I called DM support a few months back and asked this question, specifically about integrating Digital Sprite and DS2 unit images across multiple DVRs. At the time, they said Network Viewer did not support this, and you had to logoff one unit in order to logon to another. Is there a new SW package that you can point me to? Network Viewer is free, so I suspect you are talking about something else.

There's a bunch of fixes bundled as well. You can disable the XP firewall without issue.

GE support said that it was a defective CCD and to have the cameras replaced.

I've wondered that if you are being limited by the max current per output (but not by the total supply current) if it were possible to tie two of the supply outputs together to meet the current demand (assuming of course that the wire guage was suffient for the run).

No.

I have a couple of DM machines at customer sites, and I'm not very impressed by their support.

Also, DM remote view software does not support being logged on to more than one unit at a time. This is often a deal breaker for me.

If you have a customer with POS systems, the Kalatel units have better integration than any of the others I am aware of.

I've looked at some of these, but in most cases the DVR ended up selling for either more than I could get it for from a legitimate distributor under my VPA, or not enough of a discount to warrant the risk. Do you have a specific example of one you are considering bidding on?

I submitted a support request to GE as suggested. I find it wierd that the problem occurred on one of the PIR cameras and then moved to the other when the first was replaced with a bullet cam. Will let folks know how this turns out.

This is the camera in the functional PIR.

Have a DM DS2+ with 6 cameras. The first two cameras were Kalatel covert PIR motion detector cameras. Camera 2 started showing rain like streaks in the image, often so severe as to completely overshadow any detail. I replaced this PIR camera with a cheap bullet camera and the problem went away. Soon after a similar problem occured on PIR camera number 1, though not as severe. The image looks like:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/kdberg/Camera_Rain.jpg

Any suggestions?

Rory,

Try going to Google and typing in the search box:

convert 50 meters to feet

I use the Tote Vision LCD-565, and have had good luck with it. The kit version comes with a snap on the back battery pack and a cordura case that opens to provide a sun shield for the screen. Built in BNC connection (no audio though). Screen size is 5.6".

I have a Cable Pro CPLCCT-LM crimper which I got from Liberty Cable. I'm looking for a source for compatible RG59 BNC connectors, as the ones from Liberty are a bit expensive. The F-Conn ones that I have used are FS59BNC, and I believe there are a few other brands that are compatible.

Does anyone have a good source?

Neutral Density (ND) filters are a standard photographic item that you should be able to pick up at any camera store. Tiffin ND filters run $10 to $20 depending on the filter diameter. There are a few different densities, depending on the percentage of light that you want to block out. The filters can also be ganged together to achieve higher density.

What options do I have for providing DVMRe monitoring on a wireless Pocket PC?

I'm looking for opinions on the quality (vs cost) of high resolution color dome cameras. Can someone who has used the various brands give their opinion on the various Pelco camclosue and other fixed dome models vs Kalatel or Sanyo or... Primary application is indoor with good lighting. A couple of the cameras will face entry / exit doors so there will be some back lighting concern for these. All of the cameras will be hooked up to a Kalatel DVR, and will be primarily monitored with WareReader.

What's the feeling on the quality of the Kalatel Cyber Dome PTZ cameras and the Cyber Scout PT cameras?