Colors and night-vision settings on DVR (H.264)

[TOP-SECRET 0]

Hey y'all

I was wondering if someone would know what's the problem over here -

The DVR is connected VGA to VGA into a screen of it's own (new screen).

At day - colors don't show up "right" (grass is not green, pool not so blue etc).

At night - pitch black. you can't see anything IF something will occur...

Day: http://oi44.tinypic.com/x5qr7c.jpg

Night: http://oi43.tinypic.com/2ilmrkl.jpg

I did setup all the things I could,

Tried switching from PAL to NTSC (although I'm in France - SECAM),

Tried playing with hue, brightness - what haven't I tried. nothing.

It's not the screen, that I can assure you. on startup - all colors looks great,

Then the DVR kicks in - the split 4 shows up - and the situation is as shown...

Any ideas what's wrong over here??

My primary thought was "the IR light don't go so far - that's why it's black",

BUT - thing is - the garage door (bottom left) is even further that pool (upper left).

So apparently it's not that reason :\

Thanks!!

[tomcctv 187]

Hi. it look like you are just using cheap cameras.

 

do you have a link to the cameras you have ??

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TOP-SECRET 0]

Thanks for your reply, Tom!

Yeah, they were pretty dirt cheap... $120us on eBay (excluding S&H) -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190750460929

We just wanted something to cover both entrances and two other parts,

Stuff was disappearing from our front lawn and we had to do something...

I didn't look after HD or expensive stuff, just something to record the place.

As much as it's nice to have it recorded now - it would be nicer to see right

[tomcctv 187]

Hi. not a lot you can do ... DVR spec

 

 

Live View Resolution

PAL: 352 X 288 (CIF); NTSC: 352 X 240 (CIF)

 

VGA Output

1024 x 768/60Hz

 

Recording Resolution

CIF

 

Video Output (Channel)

1

 

Frame Rate (FPS)

30

 

Audio Output (Channel)

1

 

Synchronous Playback (Channel)

1

 

Dual Stream

Yes

 

 

 

cheap DVR cheap cameras and bad lead kits. DVR even holds you back as its only a CIF unit

[TOP-SECRET 0]

Thanks Tom, that's good to know...

I'm not into DVR's specs etc, so it's all new to me

So that's it then, eh? the colors will be like that for good... ah sigh!

It's strange thought,

Blue looks like blue (kind of faded) and Pink looks the same (faded),

Rest is all like B&W... no greens, no yellows, nothing quite shows up.

As for the "pitch-black" shots in the night, is it also doomed??

[TOP-SECRET 0]

Just another question -

Can I change the DVR (capable of the same camera connections of course) and that's all?!

I'm looking for a way to at least use what I've already bought and change the less possible.

And vice versa. I mean - if it's the cameras - what type should I use with this miserable DVR?