mag78 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Hi everyone! I'm having som problems choosing a camera. I'm thinking about the Acti ACM-1231 or the Vivotek IP7142.. Have any of you tried these? I appreciate all answers a lot! Mag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VST_Man 1 Posted November 10, 2009 depends on where the install location is and the enviornment effects. ie. lighting day & night. indoor outdoor. target area. expected target results via video.what are you trying to record? I can use a 40 dollar camer inplace of many 500 dollar ip cams as long as the target area is low on my scale for video recording......and the target area is smalll and close, well lit, ect. cameras are like tools. you need to know what the job is BEFORE you you grab one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blake 0 Posted November 10, 2009 depends on where the install location is and the enviornment effects. ie. lighting day & night. indoor outdoor. target area. expected target results via video.what are you trying to record? I can use a 40 dollar camer inplace of many 500 dollar ip cams as long as the target area is low on my scale for video recording......and the target area is smalll and close, well lit, ect. cameras are like tools. you need to know what the job is BEFORE you you grab one. Couldn't of said it better myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mag78 0 Posted November 10, 2009 depends on where the install location is and the enviornment effects. ie. lighting day & night. indoor outdoor. target area. expected target results via video.what are you trying to record? I can use a 40 dollar camer inplace of many 500 dollar ip cams as long as the target area is low on my scale for video recording......and the target area is smalll and close, well lit, ect. cameras are like tools. you need to know what the job is BEFORE you you grab one. I'm planning to monitor my driveway.. It will be used as a outdoor cam day and night. I'm not sure what more to add.. Mag Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpine0000 0 Posted November 10, 2009 I'm planning to monitor my driveway.. It will be used as a outdoor cam day and night. I'm not sure what more to add.. Mag You could add the important part, like is the area well-lit at night time? I think VST's point was that if the area is always very well-lit, it doesn't matter much what camera you use, because any camera can handle that task. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardwired 0 Posted November 10, 2009 I don't know what other people's experiences have been, but I've had significantly more reliability problems with Vivotek(several failures) than with Acti (actually, almost no problems with Acti, and I've installed far more Acti) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d-tech 0 Posted November 11, 2009 the vivotek has a very important feature called WDR (Wide Dynamic range) This means it deals with low light and high light in the same picture much better than a normal cam. This comes into affect when you have vehicles driving in at night time. The headlights will have a LESS blinding affect to the cam than normal. IMO the Acti does not perform well at all in megapixel res so dont let this unfluence you decisison (vivotek 640x480). When under high res the shutter speed seems slow so objects blur. Like it doesnt have progressive scan. This gets way worse when you work with lower frame rate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilee01 0 Posted November 17, 2009 One of ACTi 3401 at my customer's store keeps on going offline (once or twice in 2 month) for some reason. It comes right back when power cycled, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zmxtech 0 Posted November 18, 2009 yes I agree Acti for sure -dont forget Axis tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IRCCTV 0 Posted November 30, 2009 Ya ATCI for sure im not a huge fan of vivotek. But from what ive seen ATCI is a great camera one of the first one we added to our NVR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
