igknight
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First, I've read the other GeoVision threads about poor image quality, and Geovision support basically told me to get IP cameras.
The company I work at is finally upgrading their security camera system, and a company I've dealt with in the past sold us this system (not much help from them either, about to send it all back).
- Window 7 x86 Pro (tried to sell us home)
- Gigabyte Motherboard GA-H97M-D3H (integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 video card)
- Intel Core i5-4590 (3.3GHz)
- 4GB RAM
- 128 SSD (Windows)
- 2x 2TB drives to split the recordings on.
- GeoVision GV-900A capture card (32)
- Mix of AGI Cameras (CA-TIR8-842 and CA-DIR8-820W)
- Multicam Surveillance System v.8.5.9.0
We currently only have 5 plugged in, but the quality is crap. From what I've read on this site, it could possibly be the graphics card, so I put in a NVIDIA Quadro FX570 that I had sitting here. No change.
Video source is currently 704*480 De-Interlaced (both the place I bought this and Geovision said to use this one), the pictures were from when it was set to 640*480 De-Interlaced (no quality change).
On one of the images I just made a small cable and pointed it at a box and brought up the menu on the camera. You can see that isn't even clear.
I have used two different RG-59 brands with the same results. We have used these cameras with other pre-built DVR systems with much better quality.
What am I missing? Is it a setting in the software or possibly something else?
Any help would be appreciated.
- Window 7 x86 Pro (tried to sell us home)
Another Poor Image Quality Thread
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Thanks for the replies, and forgive me, I'm new to CCTV. I'm a photographer and have done some video editing, so I'm familiar with some of this, but my knowledge in that area I think is getting in the way more than anything.
Cameras are AGI Cameras (CA-TIR8-842 and CA-DIR8-820W). The pictures with people in them are the CA-DIR8-820W, the menu picture is one of the CA-TIR8-842.
Both camera specs:
Cable, I think the model number of what we have is VC-WRG59W1000UL, its the normal 75ohm Siamese Cable RG59+18/2 Power UL Listed CCTV cable.
We have two ends. Ideal RG-59 BNC (59BNCIS) and Greenlee RG-59 (PA9730). Both have the same results.
Cable runs I would say are about 30' on the pictures. The picture of just the cameras menu is about 5'
Power is provided by two power boxes (http://www.agicctv.com/productDetail.aspx?item=AGVCFBI679)
I just got my hands on an HD 4ch DVR and 1 HD camera I'm testing with. We plugged the CA-DIR8-820W camera into it, and it still looks like crap, so it may be the cameras.