reeves1985

Thanks it was my mistake it is the lens that is from Taiwan

I seem to have sorted the problem I had and the picture seems great both day and night

Here is the sheet showing the osd menu etc

Yes there is the levels are selectable from zero to about 300

There is also a CNT option

Is there a ballpark to what they should be?

There is also a gain option from 0-255

I have a sheet that came with the camera I will attach shortly it shows the osd menu options

The camer has the AVS03a dsp if that helps

Hi in hoping someone can give me a little bit of advice regarding my problem

I have 2 cameras both are unbranded Sony exview had ccd ii with effio chips from Taiwan

I have 2 cameras at different angles pointing at the object (car) which is maybe 5-10m away

The cameras are correctly zoomed and focused but I also have a street lamp about 3-4m away from the object which is causing me a problem

The lamp gives off an orange light and it seems to be providing too much light for the cameras to switch to black and white mote thus the picture quality suffers once it is dark

I have looked around in the odd menu and fiddled with the day night setting but all I was able to achieve was get the camera into b&w and not switch back to colour

Is there any tips anyone can give me to help the situation

With suniluxy dvrs (I have one) if you use the mouse you right click and login box shows click ok then right click again

Now there is 2 ways to get into video playback

1 right click again and select video playback option

2 go into I think it is setup and the option is in there also

Then you choose the date by hovering and clicking and selecting appropriate date and time and the click search an in the boxes underneath you should have coloured bard showing the time you have selected on a given channel(s)

Using the remote you press I think it is menu the login box appears clock ok

Repeat by pressing menu and the main menu will appear from here you use the remote stow button and number buttons in the same video playback menu and click search

It sounds complicated but after doing it once it really is easy

Right I have been offered 2 different cameras and not sure which one to go for

Here's the low down of the specs I have to hand

Camera A:

Color 1/3" SONY 700TVL,

Face note,

Face Auto Zoom,

Face Detection,

Super WDR

3D NR

Sony 811/810 + AVS03

2.8-12mm manual zoom lens

IR cut filter

IR LEDs: 42 40m

Minimum illumination: 0LUX (ir on)

Camera B:

1/3" SONY Exview HAD CCD II

Sony 811+ RJ9H

700tvl, 960H

OSD: D-WDR, 2D-DNR, HLI, AWB, PIC etc.

2.8-12mm auto iris megapixel lens

IR cut filter

IR LEDs: 42 40m

Diamond coated lens

Electric shutter Auto:1/50(1/60)-1/100.000sec

White Balance auto

Minimum illumination: 0LUX (ir on)

Now one is cheaper than the other but putting that aside which do you think is the better camera based on the specs provided and also which do you think is the more expensive and the cheapest

Thanks guys/girls

I have one of these dvrs and the password field you just leave blank

Just press ok as admin is already entered in the username and you should be good to go

Once you pressed ok the screen will go back to the main video screen but then it allows you to enter the menu instead of asking for a password

Sems like a decent bit of kit but One thing I have noticed with this dvr is the fan is awfully loud

I think what I may do to test things a little further and see if I can improve things I will adjust the lens to show less area and focus on a smaller scale and see what that is like

I just assumed it would be quite a lot sharper than it actually is

The only thing in concerned about is there is quite a lot of car troubles round here and would like to be able to keep a check

And the retailer actually said at 5-10 meters the camera should be able to read number plates

But that's never happening at the moment

However I know they are reputable over here but I don't know how much truth bending that statement actually is

here are the images that you can expand to take a closer look

i would appreciate your opinions on this because i think something isnt quite right

but i may be wrong and that might be as good as it gets

Thanks I have only just realised you cannot enlarge the thumb pics

So will be hard to tell anything from them

Ill get the links to the images posted so you can have a closer look

i have added a couple of stills so people can have a look and see if they can identify a problem at all

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also just for comparison the camera i have is a slight upgrade on this camera in this youtube video

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as im sure you can see the difference is quite substantial and i am just stuck at a loss as to what or that maybe the camera is faulty itself.

There is hardly a camera ever built that actually lives up to the sales pitch. That is not to say they are all rubbish , just that it is in the genes of a salesman to exagerate , they can't help it.

If the camera you purchased doesn't live up to the description then send it back. If you got it off ebay then you should've known better. There are lots of low cost cameras that do a really good job but I stick to known manufacturers/distributors with a known quality product.

What I do do with people who are very price sensative is find these cheaper cameras & let them know that they are not a camera I have ever used & cannot vouch for their quality. Sometimes they opt to go with the cheaper camera & take responsibility for the results. This way I get to try these cameras & have often discovered some that I have continued to use.

Thanks for the reply

The camera was from a reputable company in the uk so I have no problem if I want to return etc

I have actually bought from them before on there advice and was more than happy with the quality of that particular camera

But as I was told it was a better model than the last was expecting it to be a hell of a lot better than what it is

Like I said in the original post I appreciate that on a small scale budget your not going to get HD pic quality etc

Yes I will get a freeze frame sorted and uploaded when I get home

Would be good to know from someone more in the know with these things as if its faulty I can get it sent back

Other than that do the specs and numbers look ok?

Thanks

hi guys im new to the forums after having purchasing myself a little camera for christmas the only problem is i dont know whether im doing something wrong or the camera itself is faulty!!

the camera i have is:

http://www.cameras-cctv.com/day-night-camera/2616

i did quite a bit of research on this and thought i was getting a decent camera for the price

but the picture quality seems terrible. there are quite a few options in the on screen menu which i keep chopping and changing to try and get it right as well as the manual zoom and focus.

but no matter what i try the picture seems to have what looks like brown chequered dots and also the picture is ridiculously blocky.

i mean the menu has a face recognition auto zoom function but from any distance you cant even make out a face! so something just seems wrong or the camera itself is faulty

im not a newb newb at setting up a camera my parents have one which i put up and that works like a charm with great picture quality and the camera the have is in the lower range of the same line of cameras

so i understand what sort of picture quality i would expect to be getting and appriciate it isnt going to be 1080p

anybody have any experiance with this camera or any tips or help

or is it a case of me buying either a faulty camera or just a very poor one

thanks in advance