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...right, no lag time. The operator needs to put the PTZ onto the moving person in real-time via one internet connection. (assume the operator has good broadband cable, DSL or better) This is the sole purpose of the video feed; the operators 'eyes'. I'm trying to ensure that the video lag-time is about .1 second max, if possible? Operator fires paintballs (200-300fps) with the 'Z' signal':shock:' (<--target heckles the operator/customer) ...strictly one video feed out, and it can be any codec, so long as near 'real-time response' is maintained... what's best for this? ...if there's room, audio is a plus, and lag time is acceptable... Site would dedicate 1Mbps to the PTZ in, video & audio out...

Thanks joe4, I wonder if I could do it within 1Mbps if the real-time video were 1 channel b&w at a lower resolution? Lower frame-rate maybe? Low quality audio, maybe some latency in the audio...? No audio...? Some of the business connections here have better download speeds, but still 1Mbps upload... our choices are DSL or Cable broadband, unless we change locations (kitsap county, Wa) The PTZ needs to be able to target a person moving around within a 20'x24' room, so that would be the most critical... 'Z' fires paintballs at the person, so he'll move around and make sounds too. javascript:emoticon(':shock:') I have no idea what bandwidth the PTZ would require... I only know that the video needs a lot, and we want to make this as 'real-time' as possible for the broadband cable & DSL connections... This setup would be accessable by the public via broadband, but only one connection at a time. (password and broadband required on their part) The user would send PTZ data and receive the lower res video & audio feeds. They could then download full res. video of the event from another IP address.

Have you already bought the cameras? If not, you may want to do a little comparison shopping... the IQEYE 603 series has about 10 times the resolution... don't know about motion detection http://www.iqeye.com/prd/IQe600.htm You can see some live at http://cam1.iqeye.com/ (try different cam-numbers too) ^ Some good software links on their site too: http://www.iqeye.com/res/softwpartner.htm

My only experience has been with a (B&W) KPC-350, which works very well at night. We use I/R LEDs to illuminate the area (camera is covertly mounted) It does NOT tolerate bright lighting or differences in lighting (sun/shade) well at all, but it would be an excellent choice for indoors or dimly-lit outdoors areas. Good pricing, but very limited use unless indoors... Can't speak for their other products, but this one's been perfectly reliable for 2 years of constant use... I'm curious about their other cameras also..... anyone else use KPC?

...try gilway's E-24 or E-21,,, 940nm & 880nm in bulk.... great prices http://www.gilway.com/online-store/scstore/ ...or the Optodiode OD-669 for 500mw of IR in 1 LED! http://www.optodiode.com

....military surplus ammo can; silicone sealant on all conduits or connectors... If heat is an issue you can vent through (2) tubes open toward the ground, with a fan. Someone may see it though.... sandwich it between 2 'No Trespassing' signs...? don't be seen installing it ...

>>>>>> http://www.crowelec.com/memowave.html <<<<<<<<<<<<< Crow offers the 'memo wave' which will do all that, but I looked at the brochure since their 'technical specs' are pretty vague. With a MAXIMUM jpeg image file size of 25K it can't be saving any kind of decent (prosecutable) imagry! They say the unit has 4 resolution settings, but they don't say what the resolution IS... I'd like to see a 'driveless' DVR using memory instead of hard drives, for the purpose you describe but the thing needs to be capable of high resolution. I would have expected 200K and up file sizes for prosecuteable jpeg's...