thewireguys

Well if you put 3 party hard drives in the Dell you void the warranty. I have a job with 1 (5MP) 1 (1.3MP) and 4 (D1) cameras recording on motion and 3 (1.3MP) recording 24/7. All of them are outdoors except one D1 and 1 (1.3MP) and I get over 9 days of storage with one 1TB. Also that price for the Atom box that I build is with Windows. Exacq runs great on Linux so you can take that price down to $470 with a TB drive in it. This is just from my experience and what I would recommend. The dell is a fine solution too.

The server is way over kill and 5 TB is was to much for home setup. 1TB would be more then enough. 1TB with motion recoding will give you more then a week of storage. This one of the major reasons I like Exacq NVR software I can record those cameras on a $600 machine with a Atom processor. Less noise, alot smaller and very little electric with the Atom setup. A

Any 5MP camera does not have the pixel density to see the emblem on that truck with the FOV that is setup.

Yea..... it's up on a pole so can't do much about it now till he adds more cameras and I have the lift again. It is really hard to focus the camera with your laptop in your hand on the lift. You need to be in a dark room so you can see the image really well.

IQI Starddot Arecont Avigilon Are the only 5MP camera manufactures that I know of. Sanyo has a line of 4MP cameras. Also it is cheaper to get the dome version of Arecont cameras then it is to get the camera, lens, and housing.

This a image from the AV5135DN it is the box style version of the camera you are looking at.

They where made by Powerdsine now Microsemi. http://www.microsemi.com/powerdsine/Products/Midspan/

http://www.dynacolorusa.com/english/index.htm Anybody know anything about these cameras?

http://www.aboundi.com/Product/PLC/APL4100-200.html This product works very well. I have tried them in every outlet in my house and it always works. Also I have use it to stream 4 1.3 megapixel cameras over powerline and it worked great. Sweet! What's the MSRP on that baby? I don't remember..... I only wish it had POE output I have the owners info I talked to him for awhile and I order a demo kit from him to test.

Just picked up a ASA 5505 to play with

Let us know about that firmware and how it works. I couldn't get that version to work with Exacq either, I'll try it with Milestone later. BTW, I'm not sure what you will gain when using it with Exacq anyways, I kind of thought of this new version as a step closer to a standalone platform, like Mobotix. It seems to have some possible applications in that sense. I think this update is closer to Axis then Mobotix. They have the advantage that you can trigger day/night setting for the motion windows over Axis but they are no where near the capabilities of Mobotix. I like the ability to send images to email on event and until Exacq can do that this will be a work around.

http://www.aboundi.com/Product/PLC/APL4100-200.html This product works very well. I have tried them in every outlet in my house and it always works. Also I have use it to stream 4 1.3 megapixel cameras over powerline and it worked great.

This one looks a lot better

Just saw they are the dome cameras

Soundy what lens ?

How long is this road your covering? Instead of getting too fancy and impracticable with lenses, why not mount closer to the FOV and just make a wireless IP mesh network? Check out these guys: http://www.ubnt.com/ Does Ubiquiti do mesh networking? I though they where point to point and point to multi point. http://www.ubnt.com/wiki/index.php/Bullet_Nano_mesh cool

This looks interesting...... but they only have coverage in major citys http://www.clear.com

How long is this road your covering? Instead of getting too fancy and impracticable with lenses, why not mount closer to the FOV and just make a wireless IP mesh network? Check out these guys: http://www.ubnt.com/ Does Ubiquiti do mesh networking? I though they where point to point and point to multi point.

I updated the firmware and everything works fine till I try and connect Exacq to the camera. When I try, the camera locks up and I have power cycle the camera to be able to log into the web interface again. Called Exacq and Acti....... Acti has a beta firmware they are sending out that will work. 3.11.11 not working with Exacq

"1/3" Micron Progressive Scan CMOS" no auto-A just upgraded the firmware and taking a test drive

Do you plan on adding other cameras to besides this one to read plates? what is your total system budget? You have two options to do what you want. The cheap way and the right way. If you go the cheap way you might as well throw away your money because the system is not going to do what you want. This is what you will get for around $650. Acti has a 1.3 MP cameras but they are not going to have the resolution you require, lens you need or the FPS. You can see sample images here. http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=18773

If you can find a 3MP camera with WDR and a 5 to 50mm lens for $650 let me know. Also keep in mind a WDR camera is not going to help that much with the head lights and tale lights. I recommend you look at Mobotix with the total system cost in mind. One Mobotix M12 for $1500 + POE injector $50 and a small NAS $300 = $1850 easy install 3MP camera $1000 + housing $150 + lens $350 + Server $600 - $1000 + NVR license $150 = $2250 - $2650 more labor

Same idea but completly different. Immervision is just the lens you will a compatable camera, NVR, and software. Mobotix Q24 does all of this in the camera without a computer.

Yes the harddrive hooks up though a USB connection if you get one that takes power over the USB connection you will not have to run any other power to the camera. Also you can not unplug the USB and plug it into a computer to view the files. You have to have it connected to the camera and log into the camera to view the footage. This may seam like a PTA but it for security reasons so no one can steal the hard drive, plug it into any computer and view the footage. This is why I recommend hooking it up to the internet so you can remotely view and control the camera without having to drive out to the site to get the camera and harddrive. If you don't have a internet connection you can direct connect your laptop to the camera to review the footage. "emixt.com" is incorrect he is taking about the web version of the Q24 that doesn't have the built-in DVR and it is D1 resolution. This camera will not work for your setup. You need part number MX-Q24M-Sec-D11 and you will need the Mobotix USB cable for USB to connect to the harddrive plus a POE injector.

What NVR software are you using? This is not going to be easy. Do you have IR or while light to illuminate the plates at night? Do the cars stay in there lanes or is it just a big open road? A 3 MP camera with give you a pixel density of 150 ppm at 14 meters wide which is enough to read US plate on a 12m FOV. If you control the traffic day time will not be a problem but night time will be a different animal. A Mobotix M12 could do what you want and can be setup to see LP's at night without being blinded by the head lights and tail lights.