Mike_B

Which channel number is the stream you want to connect to on the new camera? I had a similar problem trying to connect a Chinese 2MP camera onto a system using an NV5000. The problem I encountered was that I needed to connect to stream 0 for the 2mp feed, but could only get the low res feed on channel 1. The only option in the drop-down box when setting up the camera on the Aver software was channel 1 and it used that regardless of what I put in as the stream URL. I mailed Aver and they said 'we know about it, other people have the same problem, there isn't a fix for it, use another camera from our approved list" Rather than resign myself to spending twice as much on cameras I had a poke about in the configuration files and found a fix. My camera used RTSP_TCP so I opened the TCP.ini file in DVR_Server\IPCamSDK\RTSP_TCP and changed the 1 to a 0 for 'ChannelNum' in the 'CHANNEL' section. (Make a bakup of the file first if you try it) This resolved my problem, but be warned that it would change the setting for all the cameras using the RTSP_TCP connection. It still shows 1 in the drop-down box, but actually uses 0. Maybe that will help you too? I mailed Aver to let them know it may help those other people, but didn't get a response.

OK, just didn't want to post loads of pics if nobody was interested Here's three images of moving objects. (cropped, but not re-sized) Believe it or not the one in the third picture was moving the fastest. And one in very low light. There's no street lighting here and it is very dark outside at the moment. I think what doesn't help here is that the ground slopes down towards the camera and it is placed almost 3m high, so it is pointing down at the ground. My assumption is that a lower angle would give a better use of the IR. Nothing has gone down the road since it got dark, but I'll post a moving vehicle once it has. For context... I placed one of the analog cameras on top of the IP camera's housing and took this snapshot. EDIT: just realised I should have powered off the IP Camera first , there's two lots of IR lamps working in that last pic. I'll have to get a more accurate comparison shot, but don't have time to move the analog cam back tonight.

I've been reading the forum for a while and thought it was about time I contributed. The image below is a snapshot from the RTSP Stream (viewed in VLC) from a camera I recently installed. The camera is an IPS IPS-913V I was surprised at the prices of IP Cameras from UK retailers (I'll be buying at least half a dozen once I settle on a camera I like) so thought I would take a chance on a cheap(er) Chinese one from e-bay and see what it was like and how well it integrated into my system before spending huge amounts. This is a link to the manufacturers webpage. http://www.ipscam.com/en/Mega_Pixel_Bullet_Camera_Series/78.html# My system currently has 6 analog cameras connected to a pair of NV5000L cards in a PC with a Core2Duo processor. This has also recently been upgraded from a generic capture card that annoyed me by causing the PC to hang or crash from time to time. When I included the new IP camera the image would keep disconnecting and it was also causing the analog cameras to freeze after some time. I suspect the PC isn't up to the job as it runs at 80-90% CPU with the IP camera included in the Aver software. I've been testing with the IP camera monitored via Blue Iris on another PC instead and both the Aver setup and the Blue Iris is solid as a rock. I guess some money needs to be spent on a faster server, or the Aver software just doesn't like this camera. (The i-Spy software definitely doesn't like it either as I couldn't get a steady picture using that) I'm really happy with the Aver setup, but less than overjoyed with the IP Cam, which seems a little 'fuzzy'. Am I being too picky as I expected a big "wow" going from D1 to 2MP, or is it because the camera is compressing (badly) using h.264 before I even get to see the image? I've spent days messing with all the options and that's the best I can get the camera image. Would I get that wow if I spent 3 times as much on a more expensive camera? Anyway, sorry for the long post. Just wanted to post a pic so people could see what one of these budget 2MP IP cameras perform like, as there don't seem to be many other examples around, and give my experience with it. Mike.