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  2. Posted

    If the soffit is strong enough you likely dont need the 2x4....acutally you can use something way thinner than 2x4...regardless, since you have to make a hole in the soffit for the camera wires, put a screw or two into the wood and let it pass trough the hole, this way you can hold it in place...or just get someone to hold it in place while you drill...carefully

  3. Posted

    Hi all,

    I had a 2 cam hd system installed recently.

     

    The installer routed the wires thru my widow rather than the bricks.

     

    And he left the cables connecting it all as shown in the photo; which is terrible as when i am cleaning the cams can get knocked off.

     

    Also he is not returning my calls to come back and fix it all.

     

    My questions are:

    How can the connections from cams to dvr be strenghened

    Can i try to get any of my money back for the bodge job

    where is the photo?

  4. Posted

    Hi i purchased the sannce 8ch sn-db3708gdsl31 version t140401 two years ago. When i needed it most( as i was broken into 2 weeks ago), i noticed it had froze and hadnt recorded anything!! ive tried rebooting it on several occasions since and within a couple of minutes it has frozen again. is there an obvious solution to this? is it a common problem? is it knackered? its really done my head in! thx

    Its not common. Well at least not in a reliable brand. You got exactly what you paid for. Try replacing the drive and see if the freezing stops...

    In all honesty,would i be better off just buying a new DVR?

    Yes, but this time do some research..look for a system that is at least 1080p...consider dahua. Or buy a lorex/flir system from costco...made by dahua, lifetime return.

  6. Posted

    Hi i purchased the sannce 8ch sn-db3708gdsl31 version t140401 two years ago. When i needed it most( as i was broken into 2 weeks ago), i noticed it had froze and hadnt recorded anything!! ive tried rebooting it on several occasions since and within a couple of minutes it has frozen again. is there an obvious solution to this? is it a common problem? is it knackered? its really done my head in! thx

    Its not common. Well at least not in a reliable brand. You got exactly what you paid for. Try replacing the drive and see if the freezing stops...

  8. Posted

    Some more advice sought. Is it a good idea to reboot your DVR on a weekly basis? The reason that I ask is that I set mine up to do this and came to it this morning to find that it had wiped my recording settings. At this point, I have turned the reboot setting off as I cannot see anything that 'saves' my settings, other than in each menu there is an Apply button, which I have used on each occasion.

     

    Many thanks

    If your dvr loses its settings after a power outage then its worthless..

  10. Posted

    Both systems will get you FullHD quality picture (one with BNC connections is also 1080p), which is excellent for an average user. You can use Cat5 cables for both wirings , but if you are not skilled with electronics, get an IP system with PoE power supply. It's the simplest the possible connection.

    Yes, but you have other limitations, like no onboard storage for cams, you need to homerun an analog system, whereas an ip system does not have to be home run. You cannot easily stream to two different recorders with analog...thats just a start...Its 2016, everything should be ip unless there is a specific reason not to...

  11. Posted

    If you are getting 1080P or less, you can go for BNC. You only due with one IP address, that is DVR.

     

    If you are getting more than 1080P or 2MPixel, then you can go for PoE System. In another word, one IP address for NVR, and one IP address for camera (depend on the number of IP Camera).

     

    In general, 1080P or 2MPixel is good enough for most environment.

     

    Popular Brand are as follows:

    * Samung ( Korea )

    * HikVision (China)

    * Dahua (China )

    * Avtech (Taiwan )

     

    I believe you can find the above brand easily in your country.

     

    More information, you can visit http://www.cctv-singapore.net.

    Stop spamming. You are providing complete misinformation. Stay away from cctv Singapore.

  13. Posted

    Hi All,

     

    After a recent hard disk failure I have had to replace the HD in my CCTV DVR, but do not have any firmware/ disk images.

     

    Is there any firmware/ operating system I can install to bring my DVR back to life?

     

    I purchased the DVR from ebay and had a linux embedded operating system already installed.

     

    There must be a standard CCTV Linux Embedded operating system I can install onto a hard disk.

     

    Thanks,

    you dont have to install anything on the disk...its "embedded"...

  16. Posted

    I went with Sannce based upon the outweighing number of positive reviews, but after doing the install and getting the system up and running, I saw just how basic the interface was. I have not had a single issue with the cameras themselves, just the box. Do y'all think there would be any issue upgrading the box and then go for higher end cameras in the future? I'm not a total techie, but the only issue I can see would be the DVR being able to handle much higher quality video than the cameras can provide, which I'm ok with for now. When it does record, the video is pretty good during the day and decent enough at night to be able to read the license plate of my truck, which gets parked almost at the edge of the IR range of one camera. When I change out the cameras I will definitely go with CAT5 cable instead of the siamese coax mainly to eliminate a lot of bulk cable.

    The amazon reviews are fake....use fakespot.com

    Upgrading the dvr will depend on the cameras/technology used...

  17. Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I'm fairly new to the world of CCTV, although have long been interested.

    A while ago I purchased a very basic system (Storage Options HOMEGUARD 2-Camera 4-Channel 1TB CCTV Kit). I would paste a link to the exact one, but Storage Options website is being rebuilt and the site I purchased it from no longer stocks it (it looks exactly the same as this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Storage-Options-HG4DIY1T-Homeguard-Camera/dp/B00LTXRNYI however I can neither confirm nor deny it is one and the same, as my one doesn't actually have a model number on it).

     

    A few days ago I purchased two new cameras, as a local chain were selling all their analogue equipment at a discounted rate.

    In this clearance I picked up two brand new "Sentient Pro 720p Varifocal Bullet Camera"'s (http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/sentient-hd-720p-day-and-night-outdoor-varifocal-bullet-camera-a18tq).

     

    I have run test after test and just cannot get any video output onto the DVR. The techie side of me thinks it is related to the fact that these cameras are 720p HD, but again I'm a techie, not an A/V expert.

    I am sure the cameras work, as when they are plugged in and I cover the light sensor, you can see the IR's come on for night-vision.

     

    If someone could confirm or deny whether my suspicions about the cameras being HD and the box not supporting it are true, that would be great.

    If this is not the problem a nudge in the right direction, whether it be changing certain settings, or buying a new compatible DVR, would be greatly appreciated.

    Note: I know I should have gone digital, but the first box was bought a couple of years ago and I currently am not in a financial situation to be able to pay out for an entire new digital system.

     

    Any extra details that might be needed can be provided upon request.

     

    Many thanks guys!

    - John

    yes, your dvr does not support those cameras...

    Best thing is to ditch the old DVR and buy a dahua CVI hybrid. They are not expensive.

    Or rewire and use ip cameras with an NVR.

  24. Posted

     

    Is motion detection and motion zones part of the camera or the NVR?

    I'm not too sure about this but I would guess it's part of the software on the NVR

     

     

    Correct. It would be a function of the NVR, rather than the camera. Zones can be set up on the NVR to mask off areas that you don't want to be detected. Like if a particular camera is facing the road, and you don't want it recording every time a car passes through its FOV.

    That is incorrect, with these systems the motion detection is done in the camera.

  25. Posted

    Is it still possible to use DynDNS with a Hikvision NVR?

     

    I have a paid DynDNS account, but members.dyndns.org is no longer a valid URL.

    Hikvision support is no help, they just say they don't support 3rd party applications and recommend using their HiDDNS service instead.

     

    It seems account.dyn.com/entrance/ might be Server Address (instead of members.dyndns.org), but that doesn't work.

     

    I see some discussion in early 2014 at DynDNS about free hostnames no longer supported.

    http://www.dyncommunity.com/questions/37583/no-longer-be-supporting-free-hostnames.html

     

    If anyone is successfully using DynDNS with a Hikvision NVR, please let us know how you do it.

    Thanks,

    just use your router to update the account.

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