VideoSecu 4 Channel PCI PC DVR Card CCTV Security Camera System, including 4 Day Night Vision Outdoor Infrared CCD Security Cameras, 1 of 4 Channel Camera Power Supply, 4 of 50 Feet Camera Extension Cable 1G5 Review

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(More customer reviews)A couple of minor problems only. CD with documentation and instructions is for an earlier version of software and load up must be done manually on Windows XP.
This system requires a dedicated hard drive or a partitioned hard drive to properly work.
While I doubt if the equipment was originally $1,000. This is good equipment with clear cameras, working IR, and what must be advanced security software as it is quite flexible in processing surveillance footage.
The seller is helpful.
The only question in my mind is whether to buy a second set to expand.

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Professional 4 Channel PCI PC DVR Card and Camera Kit, it turns your PC into a Professional DVR with Remote Internet Viewing, Motion Detection, Alarm input recording and More. This DVR is a PC based, multi-channel video surveillance system that utilizes the most advance digital video compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance. 4 CCD 420TVL security cameras can be connected and view live on a local monitor screen. Video can be recorded basing on specifiable schedules or motion detection. You can store video clips in HDD. It provides significantly clearer digital images than conventional analog CCTV system using VCR. This kit provides 4 channels of camera input, it is also provide 1 TV out for spot monitor. Users can simply operate and control it with economic price. Package Included: 4 color Infrared cameras; 1 DVR Card with 4 Channel input; 1 power supply for 4 security cameras; 4 of camera extension cables.1 Software and manual CD. Free surveillance warning sticker. Notice: You need provide Intel based PC. Work with Windows XP, 98 and 2000. You need provide your own PC to set up the system.

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VideoSecu 4 Channel H.264 Network Stand Alone DVR with 1000GB Hard Drive, Triplex Real Time, Remote View, Digital Video Recorder for Security Camera Systems 1YT Review

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(More customer reviews)No problems with it. Meets expectations. Picture is clear and the interface is intuitive. Unit is quiet and the remote works across the room. I'm very happy with it.

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This VideoSecu 4-channel DVR gives you the coverage you need at a low price. That makes it ideal for multi-camera commercial and individual applications. With up to 4 Cameras connected and connect to TV, you can monitor 4 locations at a time and record them into the HDD. With the RJ-45 Connection you can even monitor remotely from anywhere through LAN or Internet.

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Sharx Security VIPcella-IR SCNC2607 Wifi Wireless 802.11 Security Network Camera with Infrared Night Vision Review

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I recently purchased the SCNC2607 IP-Cam to use as a video server that I could access from within my home on my PC's and iPhones, as well as to access the video from anywhere outside my home LAN if I want.
Not requiring any special software to access this camera is the single most important item for me. If you want to be able to log into a camera from anywhere in the world, on any machine that has a connection to the internet and a web browser of some type, this is the one. There is also an included application called "Multi Live" which allows you to view up to 4 cams in one window.
The camera itself was pretty easy to set up, and the image quality is superb! No tricky setup decisions are necessary by the user to decide what type of streams are available to whoever logs into it from whatever platform. If you log into it on an iPhone through Safari, the iPhone negotiates with the camera server software and automatically appends the URL with the "/en/mjpgmain.asp" extension. If logged in from Internet Explorer, the basic URL automatically appends the "en/avmain.asp" extension. All you need to do is type the URL of the camera into your browser and the rest is taken care of automatically.
Safari on the iPhone will not process the audio stream, but this is not a problem with the camera, it is a limitation with Safari. I have read that Safari on a Mac computer will also not process the audio stream. I have tried various iPhone applications to process the audio stream, without success. But the designer of IP Vision by TTrix software has written me that an upcoming version will process audio. I have also tried this camera on a Sony PSP-3000 with the current firmware version (installed on 02-10-09) and current Flash update, but the device chokes up on memory limitations and can only process the jpeg still image. Some tablet PC's and/or WiFi portable media players like the Nokia N810 or Archos 605 might work, but I haven't tried them.
The default image quality settings don't need to be tweaked to lower quality settings unless your upload bandwidth gets maxed out. For one login to the camera (over the internet from work) I was able to use the maximum quality settings and didn't see or hear any problems. My connection at home is cable internet with about 128 Kilobyte upload and 5 Megabit download, so I was worried about upload speed. With 8 users logged on, there could be issues requiring some settings tweaks, but that's more than most people are probably going to be worried about. If you connect within your LAN then you don't need to be concerned with upload bandwidth, because the data isn't passing through your modem.
There is a color setting, moonlight setting, and night vision setting, but I choose to let the camera do what it thinks it needs to do and have left these controls in automatic. The night vision works even in absolute darkness, and the image is crisp and clean. There is a setting for motion detection, with variable parameters to offset alarms or recording from occurrences like ceiling fans or a bird flying past a window.
When viewing the camera on your browser, you have some easy control buttons available to take snapshots in either .bmp or .jpg formats. You can also record to your hard drive, in the .asf format. Recording can be stopped and started with the "Record" button, or started with the button and stopped by a maximum file size input that anyone logged in can specify. These picture and video controls can be run by anyone you authorize in either the admin account or any user accounts you set up.
The user accounts (an account created that is not the admin account) has no access to your settings for the camera, so it's a good one to send to Mom and Dad or your crazy aunt. When they get to the logon screen, if they choose "Enter" they can see what's on your camera and record what they see and/or hear. If they try to enter "Settings" then they are presented with the login username/ password box again. As long as they don't have your admin password, then you are safe from unauthorized changes to the camera settings.
For up to 8 concurrent logons, you don't need to create 8 separate guest user accounts. One will suffice. I have logged onto one guest account through a browser on my PC over the internet, through my iPhone on WiFi over the internet, and also through another browser on the same PC but using the LAN IP address. That's pretty cool to be able to log on over LAN or WAN while connected through the same router the camera is connecting to. Like if somebody chops up your internet cable connection with a ditch digger, you can still see the cam by using the LAN address.
The instruction manual supplied with the camera is very good. I only found one typo and it wasn't important. It was not translated three times from an original language using obscure clucking noises and hieroglyphic symbols. An email to tech support was answered promptly and with great attention to detail. The techies are REAL ENGINEERS, not some morons in monkey suits with a license to confuse and aggravate.
I mentioned before that the camera "itself" was easy to set up. That is true. What might be a bit challenging for some is the router configuration. I suggest while waiting for the camera to be delivered, brush up on your router's help files. Find the range of IP addresses your router is assigning to devices automatically, such as 192.168.1.25 through 192.168.1.125, because the IP address you choose to assign to the cam to make it a permanent host will be somewhere outside of that range. Also check to see if your router has the latest firmware. My Trendnet TEW-452BRP had a glitch with running DDNS updates, even if all the fields were input properly. This would have caused me great frustration had I not checked the website first.
If you want to access the cam from outside your LAN, then read up a little bit on DDNS. I'm using a free account from "no-ip.com" and there is a brief primer on using this service in the camera instruction manual. Check your router to see if it has an automatic function to update your current IP Address to a DDNS server. It doesn't have to, as your PC can do it for you automatically every time it boots with a free program you get after registering, but why not be redundant if you can? If you decide to set up DDNS so as to access the cam through WAN, then find out how to give the cam TCP and UDP privileges on a specified port number, typically using a function called "Virtual Server." Otherwise you would open "DMZ" or perhaps "Special AP" to give the cam connectivity rights.
Be warned that DMZ opens all ports, which might be dangerous. Special AP is for programs which require multiple connections that are blocked by NAT, so again that might be dangerous as well. Using Virtual Server only opens the ports necessary for functionality of this specific device, so it is the best way to punch that hole through the wall into the WWW. And remember, if you are restricting access to the router by use of MAC numbers, shut that off when first installing the cam or else you won't get it to connect. Later you can turn it back on.
None of this is rocket science, but if problems do occur, the Engineers at Sharx are competent and they are committed to not letting you fail. It even says so in the instruction manual!

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This Wifi b/g wireless IP camera has its own built in web server. You can view the video from your own home network or you can configure your router to view and control the camera from computers or cellphones on the internet, without dependence on any third party web sites or subscriptions. With the built-in microphone you can listen in. Excellent MPEG4 or MJPEG video quality at a full 640 x 480 resolution with up to 30 frames per second for fluid, natural motion color. For viewing or recording a single camera no software is required besides just your browser. For viewing or recording multiple Sharx IP cameras the included MultiView software for PCs supports up to 4 Sharx IP cameras simultaneously. Truly amazing to see the streaming video on your web enabled cell phone. For frequent use we recommend to upgrade your cellphone service to unlimited data, which costs just $15/mo extra on the ATT network. You can see motion even on non-3G phones like SonyEricsson w580i. If your phone does not support video you can see automatically refreshing JPEG images. At home, you can use this camera with your laptop or iPhone as a baby or pet monitor, and the very high light sensitivity in "moonlight mode" allows you to view out from a window to see what's happening in the street as long as there is some background light available. This camera has infrared night vision which can see in total, absolute darkness. Like any infrared sensitive camera, the daytime colors are subdued and can appear unnatural especially on plants and vegetation. For eye-popping, gorgeous daytime colors please select the less expensive Sharx SCNC2606 camera if you do not need night vision in total darkness. Wireless operation supports WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption. On routers with UPnP feature the camera can set itself up automatically, and on routers without UPnP (such as Apple's Airport series) the camera can be set up with our step by step instructions.

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4XEM Day/Night Vandal Proof Fixed Dome Network Camera 4X-FD8361 - Network camera - PTZ - outdoor - vandal / weatherproof / tamper-proof - color ( Day&Night ) - auto iris - vari-focal - audio - 10/100 - DC 12 V / AC 24 V Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this and two IP8161 (indoor box shape model of this one) along with HP's POE 8-port managed switch. First of all, I mounted all of them outside. Hold on!. I live in southern Arizona. The indoor models are mounted up under the eves of my house to keep the elements off of them. The wind may reach them but the sun and rain won't unless it's blowing beyond sideways. For a couple of nights, it got down to less than 16 degrees and they survived. No breaks in the constant video feed. I've had these running within a couple of weeks after buying them and none of them have needed a reset yet. To date, I have not seen any review talking serious about how well it resolves an image and how well its motion detection worked. Like probably other similar megapixel cams, this one works too. This one supports 4 streams, one is locked to a low res a 5fps for PDAs and smart phones. I don't use it. Instead, I have the other 3 streams set for 1600x1200x15fps, two on H.264 and one on MJPEG (which does not do audio) and I use my Ipod touch 3g and the free Live Cams v4.80 app to listen in on the video stream. It only supports MJPEG. Anyway, I'm able to precisely focus the FD8361 using the Ipod. The Live Cams software allows me to digitally zoom in as well as do the two-finger zoom on the touch pad screen for additional zoom. At this level, I can focus to a nat's butt, so to speak. The view is just over 90 degrees. The auto-iris lens works fine. Resolution is pretty much as I expected but night vision wasn't quite there. At night, the camera increases the gain on its video amplifier and the image is ridden with vertical and horizontal lines. The best way to describe this is to take a black and white picture that's wet and take a paint brush to it vertically and horizontally, leaving paint brush lines in the picture. The picture isn't smeared, it's still viewable. My cameras are set for the widest field of view and they overlook about 70-100 feet. During the day, at the extreme distance, I can still tell who it is, their hair color and style, shoes, clothes, whether they're texting on a phone. Now I can't tell that they're actually holding a phone in their hand but the jester gives it away. I can see facial features but of course, not eye color or any detail to that level because at about 70 feet, a face only covers a pixel area of 16x16 on the image. You can't draw a face with that few pixels. When not zoomed in so close and the subject moves through the pixelated screen, the human brain can perceive facial features. Also, cars drive by the corner of my image. The camera snapshots them without smearing. The cars are about 300 feet away but the snapshots are clear enough that I can see the driver outline, the car type, but I'm sure I can't read tags if they were facing me. I didn't expect this but you still cannot see the eyes. They're just dark spots on the face.
For night vision, I have no IR lights set up and I switched off the built-in lights. They do light up the peripheral to some extent, but at a 90 degree FOV, the center of the image receives the most light. I suppose you can go in and bend the individual LEDs outward to spread out the light some. It looks possible but it could crack the solder connections, so be forewarned! I found that the internal lights do cause a reflection in the dome, putting a slight haze on the image. So instead, I use a 40-Watt regular bulb from my front door light to illuminate the yard. I set the camera for black and white but not to go any slower than 1/15th second exposure rate. Although as an experiment, I let it go to 1/5th second and even on the darkest night with all of the lights off, I could see everything although moving objects are pretty much blurry at this rate. There are a couple of street lights not too far away and they are the orangy sodium vapor lights. Anyway, back to the 40-Watt light, let's set the scene. The light is mounted next to my front door. My FD8361 mounts down the length of the house 30 feet away from the door. The door sits at the right edge of the camera's field of view. The light shows as a bright spot (typical) in the upper right corner of the screen but does not obscure anything around it beyond a foot. The driveway is another 20 feet beyond the light, and runs from the right to the left of the field of view, leading from the edge of the house and exits the left side of the screen. In black and white at 1/15th second exposure rate, the camera can see everything in the yard, the grass, the parked car, the trees, side of the house, the front door, people walking up the driveway, to the front door. Wearing black or white clothing doesn't matter, the camera picks them up and I can see their face walking towards the camera and it's not that blurry. When they stop at the door, I can see them better. The entire image is fuzzy, but I can still tell who it is if I know them. If I don't know them, I can still pick up enough details to probably make a profile.
When I first set up the cameras temporarily, the screen was partially obscured by being too far up in the eve and the eve blocked about 20-30% of the image. The camera constantly readjusted its exposure setting which caused havoc with the motion detection. Once I got the eves mostly out of the way of the screen, not completely, this problem went away and now I could use the motion detection.
Motion detection works. The camera has the ability to just grab a single key frames periodically which is settable and then grab full motion video when it detects motion. This saves tons of hard drive space. Additionally, it remembers several seconds of full video before and after the motion detection window and saves all of the footage. The time stamp in the video is great. There are separate motion detection settings for day and night modes.
My server is my computer. It's an iCore 7 920 running stock 2.66 GHz with 6 Gigs of memory on an Asus motherboard. I have three 1-terabyte hard drives. One is the system drive and all my junk. The other two are dedicated to the security cameras. I'm running all three cameras at 15fps continuous video without motion detection controlling the video frame rate. I can't tell that my computer is receiving three 6 megabit data streams and saving them to those two hard drives. I work my PC hard even with virtual machines running. Here's a scenario I do regularly. It's in my bedroom with two monitors, one is a big screen. I'm watching the O'Rielly Factor, my wife's scanning articles using the scanner button while the PC scanning software pulls that data, I'm cruising the internet, and I have VMWare running XP with special CAD software running all the time, all at the same time. Scenarios like this happen all the time and I have not lost any video from any of the cameras. The TV shows run smooth as silk and the camera software doesn't miss a frame. No I have not tried a game and it would have to be Paradise City. I keep forgetting to try.
Speaking of software, the software that comes with the camera is fully functional and has been error free and the hard drive management has been perfect. I configured the server to reserve 100 GBytes of space on one drive and 2 GBytes on the second one. One time, I stored about 40 GBytes of movies to one of those drives, and the server deleted 40 GBytes of the oldest security video files to maintain that 100 GBytes reserve space on the drive. Now, I can't tell you if it deleted files from the other drive that were at least that old and moved files from this drive to the other in order to maintain time continuity in all the video files. I didn't check. It doesn't matter because this is something you don't do unless you're testing a feature. The playback software is lacking. I can start at any point in a day and start watching and there fast forwards up to 64 times normal speed. Beyond 8x, though, frames are skipped. There is no play backwards. That's a problem. When you're just browsing, the time bar shows the whole 24-hour video time bar and just moving a pixel equates to several minutes. It's hard to navigate at any granularity. I wind up opening the specific video files individually at the target time period to get finer control in moving the video across the time bar.
A word about POE. It's great! At the time of this review, my switch shows one pulls 4.3 Watts, another pulling 4.7 Watts, and the last is pulling 3.9 Watts. I guess the heater's off and of course the IR LEDs are off too.
There is one difference between the IP8161 and FD8361 internal web server interface each camera provides. The IP8161 main screen has view size buttons across the top of the live image, allowing you to reduce the viewed image to fit your screen but it works a little quirky in fitting in the browser window. Be careful with it. The FD8361 does not have this feature. I've updated the firmware in all my cameras. Also, in case you're wondering, I bought an IP8161 and a 4XEM IP8161 and I can't tell the difference (physically or software) between them.
I wasn't sure it'd be worth the money. I cringed at submitting the purchase. Even after all the reviewing of so many cameras and those costing far more, I was afraid. My focus was on 1600x1200 resolution, image clarity, lens size, frame rate, motion detection, and H.264 encoding. Small size was another focus at first but then I gave up on that. Now that I have three of them and they work flawlessly, I don't think I could be happier with one exception. I wish they were made in America.
Update: Recently, all three of these cameras endured a night of 6 degrees for about 5 hours. There was no wind. I'm sure that if they were powered down before the night got this cold, they would be too cold to power up. Since they were already powered up, the heat they generated probably kept the electronics from getting too cold to function properly.

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AXIS 206 Network Camera ( 0199-004 ) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had the Axis 206 for over three years now. It's good as new. It was new technology and much more expensive back then. I bought it to monitor the house for comfort when away. I used to have a D-Link camera, and OH what frustration (Piece of Debris.) The Axis has MUCH higher quality, reliability, ease of use, and a "finished" user interface. Simple, clean, full featured, and it works! All the time! You're only paying a few extra dollars for a serious and professional camera company. I'm actually online looking to buy a second camera for surveillance of the garage. Doing all the reviews, I have come back to Axis. Axis quality and support is fantastic. Although, This camera has the C-Mos technology not the CCD, so if NO light is present there may be a few pixels fixed "on," but with any image in LOW light they disappear. In Normal lighting, the picture quality is sharp and excellent. E-mail Camera Quality. Then, with any very low wattage light in the room, the scene is bright as day ... perfectly usable for surveillance. I selected the "White Balance" for "Fixed Outdoor" and the colors in the Livingroom are true day and night. I have the 206 connected to a D-Link router with no problems.

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USA Security Store -- USS808 8 Channel CH Security Surveillance Digital Video Recorder DVR Pc PCI Card, Real Time 240FPS, Software Included Review

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(More customer reviews)The unit offers a much smoother installation than Q-See with more options for less $'s. I will update this review in a few weeks if an issue crops up. 3/16/11

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PC Requirements• Intel Chipsetor AMD Chipsetor• Intel Pentium 4 or higher• ATI, Nvidia and Intel VGA card• 512MB Memory or higher• 160GB Hard Disk Driver(Minimum)PRODUCT SPECIFICATION• 8 Channel Video input• Each Camera 30FPS, 240 FPS total in display and recording• Triplex operation for Playback/Record/Network in same time• Support H.264 and MPEG4 Compression• Support up to 2 Cards, Total 16 Channels• 640 X 480 high resolution• Timer/ Motion/ Sensor/ Scheduled Recording• Live Playback in real time by Day, Date and Time• Perfect motion detection function• Easy Video Color Brightness and Contrasts controls• Pan / Tilt / Zoom Control• Multi user and level protection Management• Video/audio Data Backup Management• Manual Back-up to CD or DVD media.• Automatically email a photo to user when a motion is detected• Build in Web Server• IE Remote Viewing over the internet with internet explorer• Remote playback, Recording, and PTZ Control• Support Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 32bit version only

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Sharx Security SCNC3605 Wireless Weatherproof Outdoor MPEG4 IP Network Camera with Infrared Night Vision and built in DVR Review

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(More customer reviews)For several years I have been waiting for an affordable, wireless, outdoor IP camera to hit the market, and it looks like it has finally arrived. After 3 weeks of summer 90-degree heat, high humidity and torrential thunder storms in Georgia, I'm happy to report this camera continues to hum along just great. I have not had to reset it once, and have monitored it remotely via my Moto Droid almost daily (using the free IP Cam Lite viewer, which delivers the full 640x480 live feed). I use this camera to monitor my driveway and it serves its purpose with beautiful daytime color, excellent night vision, and better-than-expected low-light performance. I have it set to record video upon motion detection and FTP it to my ReadyNAS server, and it has worked flawlessly. Of course, the nighttime insects of the Southeast trip it almost constantly at night, but you can fully adjust the motion zones and sensitivity to minimize on false tripping. I have not seen a better camera with the feature set of this camera at this price point, and if it holds out in the coming months I will definitely be purchasing more to cover other zones around the house. My father has been running one in Texas for a little longer than I have and he's thoroughly pleased with it as well. I'll provide an update a few months from now.
Update [February 5, 2011] - Just a quick note to say that the camera has still been working flawlessly, 24/7, for 6 months now. Outside operating temperatures have ranged from the 100 degrees to 13 degrees and it just keeps on working. I don't know why it has on again/off again availability on Amazon, as this is clearly the best outdoor wireless IP camera that they sell. However, apparently you can still order it directly from Sharx.

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This outdoor night vision IP camera works on 10/100 Ethernet with Cat5 wiring or on 802.11 g wireless networks secured with WEP, WPA or WPA2 encryption. Multiple viewers can see video or snapshots in any of the supported formats including MPEG4, MJPEG, 3GPP and JPEG. Both HTTP and RTSP streaming protocols are supported for use with browsers or media players on Windows or Mac computers as well as iPhone, Droid, Blackberry or other web enabled cell phones. Multiple streams with 3 separate choices of image quality are available simultaneously. Video can be adjusted from near DVD quality with audio and full motion (2048K, 640 x 480, 30 fps) all the way down to a bandwidth saving mobile stream (20K, 176 x 144, 5 fps). With the included MicroSD memory card the camera functions as a standalone DVR for motion detection or continuous video. Recording time ranges from 1 hour/GB to almost 100 hours/GB based on selected video quality. The camera can automatically upload recorded video files to an FTP server or standalone network drive with FTP feature. Except for a waterproof electrical box for power connection, all mounting hardware is included. The mounting bracket can attach to the top or bottom of the camera for maximum positioning flexibility. The required 12 VDC / 1A power is supplied by the included international standard 100-240V AC adapter. This camera can see up to 45 ft in absolute darkness with its powerful infrared LEDs. A wired or wireless router is required for operation. Access from outside the home network (LAN) requires internet service. Automatic setup for remote viewing requires a recent model router with the UPnP feature. Older routers, networks with multiple routers, or Apple Airport require manual configuration. Step by step instructions included for current version of Airport Extreme or Time Capsule. Includes 30 days unlimited free email tech support and up to 30 minutes of free telephone support during the first 30 days after purchase.

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240Q Video Server 4 Channel Video Server Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a high end video server that will take the analog CCTV or webcams and allow you to access them over a network. If you have some video and computer experience they are a breeze to use. Not for the beginner but a great product.

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Q-See QSD42208 8 Channel H.264 Pentaplex Network DVR with CIF Realtime Recording on Each Channel (No Hard Drive Included) Review

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(More customer reviews)No hardware problems so far but I had it only for a week. Install was pretty easy. Just note that this DVR unit does not come with cameras. I also bought the 4ch for my parents and that one came with cameras. Also note that this unit does not have a power splitter so you need to use the power adapters that come with the cameras. If this unit came with a splitter built in you wouldn't need to make space for 8 power adapters. Make sure you have a big enough surge protector as you will need 9 outlets. The video comes out good with my 32" LCD tv. You can display all 8 cameras at once or 4 and then it will flip to the other 4. you can also display one camera at a time. when you buy cameras make sure you buy one with night vision that can reach far. i got the 30ft and 80ft. the 80 ft comes out much better. but the way i set it up is that the 30ft is next to motion sensor flood lights. when the lights turn on the video comes out great. the 80ft reaches all the way across the street to my neighbors garage. so essentially the better your camera the better the video. oh i used a 1tb seagate sata HD. i will be installing more for backup and to extend the length of recording. just install it and format it with the unit and off you go. another thing before i forget, i also used 100ft extension video/power cable. the video still comes out great. i didnt get the q-see brand as that had bad reviews. i did however had to get female to female bnc adapters to connect the extension cables. the ones that come with them is not the right type. i got them from radioshack for around $3.

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This 8 Channel Pentaplex Digital Video Recorder will record CIF Real-time video per channel into the hard drives. It can record, monitor, search, transmit, backup and play all at the same time. This DVR is ideal for multi-camera law enforcement, industrial, commercial, and individual applications. Connect the DVR to a monitor or television and view all the cameras at the same time, or one at a time. With the RJ-45 Connection you can even monitor remotely from anywhere trough LAN or Internet. With H.264 Video Format, the playback has great picture quality. Add up to 7 internal hard drives for longer recording time, and use the eSATA port for backup. For Product Questions contact Q-SEE: (877) 998-3440 or cs@dpsi-usa.com

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Y-cam Bullet Wifi Network Camera Review

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(More customer reviews)I tried many of the Panasonic webcams. The color night view is worthless. You cannot identify anything moving. The Y-cam bullet has extremely clear night vision. If you only use the camera for day, the Panasonic are OK. The Y-cam bullet is very easy to install and use. I have had it for about 3 months now and will buy another one to replace my Panasonic BB-HCM581-A, which is essentially useless at night.

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AXIS M1054 Network Camera - Network camera - color - fixed iris - audio - 10/100 - DC 5 V / PoE Review

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(More customer reviews)I am starting to build my surveillance system at home with Axis Cameras (PoE) and SecuritySpy, as controller. It's working great on Mac OS (iMac, iPad and iPhone).

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Sony SNC-RZ25N MPEG-4/JPEG Network Camera with PTZ Capability, 18x Zoom Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros
Pretty good image quality, although it has more jagged edges than I'd like to see for this price camera
Responsive pan/tilt/zoom
Good night image
Flipped images stay flipped (for when you have the camera on a desktop rather than hanging upside down) when FTP'd (my Toshiba IK-WB21A does not ftp flipped images, so if you have that camera on a desk instead of upside down, all images that are FTPd to an external server will be upside down).
Ability to customize own webpage on the camera (but also a con because no information on how to get camera info into your own webpage)
Cons
This thing is HUGE. It's about 4x the size of my Toshiba IK-WB21A.
Does not come with a power supply. Luckily I had a 24 volt transformer on hand, so I was able to fire the thing up. You can use either 24V AC or 12V DC.
The IP setup utility was very buggy. Kept saying that it lost connection when I told it to reboot, so had a hard time rebooting the camera with the new IP address. Once set, web based setup went smoothly.
Can't change the default power-up position. Also can't limit pan/tilt range.
No captions for FTPed images.
Documentation is pretty lame. No information on how to get camera image or pan/tilt control outside of the built in webserver. Also having trouble googling info on this camera.

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Effective and Efficient Remote Network Monitoring – The SNC-RZ25*1 Offers MPEG-4 or JPEG Compression and PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) in a Single Package.Introducing the Sony SNC-RZ25, MPEG-4/JPEG network camera with a PTZ capability packaged in a sleek and stylish body. The SNC-RZ25 is ideal for web casting and remotemonitoring applications used almost anywhere – from airports to train stations, factories to supermarkets, and from street corners in small towns to big cities.Remote monitoring over a network has never been easier. With the SNC-RZ25, set up is simple, and more cost effective than conventional CCTV systems. This is because the network infrastructure is often already in place or can be easily installed. Once the network connection is established, images from the camera can be efficiently streamed over the network. MPEG4 is well suited for streaming images over limited bandwidths. If higherquality still images are required, then the industry-standard JPEG compression is available.The SNC-RZ25 also has a PTZ capability, allowing camera movements and the 18x optical zoom to be controlled from a PC using a standard web browser. The viewer has a unique feature that allows you to control the camera simply by clicking on the panorama image.Packed full of features including, a "Day/Night" function, audio monitoring, network and wireless, alarm functions and more, the SNC-RZ25 is the perfect MPEG-4 PTZ network camera for your remote monitoring and web casting applications.

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Logitech Alert 700i Indoor Add-on HD-quality Security Camera Review

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(More customer reviews)I try to keep up writing reviews for products I buy, especially the items that I myself do a lot of research on, before buying. So I'll break this down as best I can. I live in a 2-story, 2800 square foot home. And for the longest time, I've wanted a surveillance system to make me feel safe both when I am at home and away. The Logitech camera system and software does it right, with only a few minor issues, and I stress minor.
I have an Apple router but run Windows 7 on my PC; I'm also using the free application on my iPhone. I had zero problems with the software install, even when it came to Window's firewall. I'm currently running 2 indoor cameras and 1 outdoor camera...but, I actually plan on using nothing but outdoor cameras for my entire system (to include for inside surveillance). And that's about the only real issue I have with the system. The indoor camera works awesome and does what it should. It delivers good quality color video and even over the iPhone application or over the web (from Logitech's website), all of my friends all have said, "Wow, that looks awesome!" BUT, and it's a big BUT, once the sun goes down, the indoor cameras are very limited. Shy of the bad guy turning on all of the lights in my house, then committing his crime, the indoor camera is of little use during nighttime hours. And at first, I was okay with that because I'm home at night and it's actually the daytime when nobody is home. But then I bought the outdoor Logitech camera and WOW, what a difference because it holds the very same quality as the indoor camera, but also does a phenomenal job at night. So with that, I'm going to return the indoor cameras and use the outdoor cameras for outside as well as inside. But I still want to give my review on the indoor camera as I've been using it for about a month now.
Pros:
Color Quality. Again, great color quality. Even using the digital zoom, I was impressed at how good it looks. My wife being the glass half empty type of person commented that you can't see the face of the person all that well. But my reply was - but you can sure as heck see his race, clothing description, weight, height, hair color and most importantly you can see if he is or isn't wearing gloves...hence, you could see clearly where he may have left evidence (fingerprints, DNA, etc).
Included 2GB media card. This is a great feature!! This means that if bad guy breaks in and thinks he's outsmarting you by stealing your computer (with the footage of him), you can still revert back to the camera itself to retrieve the footage saved to the media card. Another great thing about the camera media card is that your home computer does not need to be always on to be recording. For example, my computer goes into sleep mode after about an hour of inactivity. So if my computer is in hibernate mode for a full day, the cameras are still recording footage and will sync to my computer when it awakes. For it to work seamless, I just leave the Logitech software running in the task bar (background).
Software. Logitech did it right with the software. It was a very easy install, features are clear and I love that you can customize each camera you have on your network. For example, out of the 3 cameras I have, I only want 1 of them to send off text message alerts. Again, it's nice that the alerts are not just a system feature, but rather an individual camera setting. You can also adjust the duration of alerts to save yourself from getting thousand texts. For me, a 5 minute window is perfect, just as long as I get the initial text, I wouldn't be concerned about getting 20 more in under a 5 minute or however long of a window you choose. I also like the way the software saves all of the recorded video. With 3 cameras going, I've been getting a lot of recorded footage. The software not only allows you to use choose a given date and time to research, but if you were to search out for that file in Windows explorer, the software does a great job by saving the footage under the name of camera (for example "Living Room"), then the month (10 for October), then the day within that month. Being a police officer, I really like that if I had to turn over crucial footage (if my home was burglarized, etc), all of the footage would have clear a folder structure and time stamp that would make sense to any other investigating officer.
Alerts. This feature sealed the deal for me buying this system to begin with. You select a zone in which if motion occurs, an alert will be sent. For example, although my camera has a pretty wide shot of my living room to include front door, my only concern is if movement is picked up at the front door. Once motion is detected, a text message is sent to my phone. The alert text message is awesome; it says what camera picked up what motion and at what date and time...simple and efficient. BUT, I will mention alerts in the Cons section, so please read on.
Camera size. Again, I have both the indoor and outside camera and was very impressed by how small they were. I also lucked out that I have power sources on top of my potter shelves, so I was able to plug in the cameras without any wires being run down walls, etc. And because the cameras are small, I've actually told friends that I have the cameras and it still took them a while to actually figure out where.
The "wow" factor. I'll admit it, I'm that guy who loves his tech toys, who loves showing off new technology and how I make it work for my family's safety. The first day when I showed all of my police friends the system, everyone was amazed. I should get a kick back from Logitech on all of the potential customers I made for them. Being able to open the iPhone app and show my friends that I have 24/7 surveillance of my home, felt very cool. The iPhone app also works very well over 3g cell service (not just wi-fi).
Cons:
Price. Well I mentioned the "wow" factor when I showed off the system to my friends. Well, I got the same expression when I told them how much. For me to get 6 cameras, all of them being the outdoor cameras, is a bit pricey. But, I will say that the software being free is nice. It's also nice to know that each camera comes with that 2GB media card (another plus that make the high costs seem understandable). And although I'm not that interested in audio, again, if you're going to pay the big bucks for a camera, at least it gives you color and audio as an option.
Night time quality. Again, if all you care about is crystal clear footage in the daytime, then the indoor camera is for you. But for me, I began to get frustrated that for so much money, I was only getting daytime footage. For a bit more money per camera, I feel that it was well worth it, to be able to see what's going on in my home 24/7.
Logitech server. This is a tough one to explain, but I'll do my best. When you install the cameras and software, the alert system is dependent on Logitech's servers / service. In the month that I've been using the camera, I only had 1 time that their servers went down. In that time, the cameras in my home were recording as they should BUT the alert notification system will not work if Logitech's service is down or disrupted. Although it was only down for a few hours, I was still very unpleased given the fact that the alert system is what it's all about. I don't want to come home to find my house has been burglarized and didn't get a text because the servers were down. Instead, I want to get a text message telling me someone is there, that way I can call the police and increase my chances of getting the suspect while he is still in the residence. The alert service has only been disrupted once, but makes me nervous for what's to come down the road as these cameras begin to sell.
Alerts. Again, read my Pros section about the alert function. Where I had a problem is how long it can take to get the alert text message. I've done some very extensive testing and it ranges between 40 seconds to 4 minutes from when my phone gets the alert text message. Now 4 minutes may not seem like a long time, but a skilled criminal can do A LOT in just a few minutes. I'm not too happy about the variations on alert times, especially since there appears to be no rhyme or reason as to why sometimes I get the notification in under a minute, but other times over 3 minutes. Clearly, it has to do with Logitech servers.
Plug outlet requirements. Although I get why you have to plug in your unit to the actual wall, it doesn't mean I have to like it. It's been a little bit of a challenge with some of my cameras to find a good discreet location coupled with having an available outlet there. I'm guessing that at some point, Logitech will begin selling overpriced extension cords or power bars that allow the cameras to work even without being directly plugged into the wall. I believe a read few reviews from people that have done this though; I would live to get their reply or feedback in this review thread.
Thanks for reading!

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Archerfish Solo 802.11 Wireless Intelligent Video Surveillance System with Built-In DVR Review

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(More customer reviews)I'd been looking a long time for a product like this... a wireless IP surveillance camera with decent motion detection and email alerts. There really aren't too many such animals at present. The Archerfish is one of a kind from what I've seen. The technology behind this product (streaming video analysis and selective motion detection) is running on the Archerfish servers, not inside the camera itself. That's really the essence of how it works, and unfortunately it doesn't come cheap. The camera is pricey to start, plus there's a $5/month subscription fee. All that said, I think the product and service deliver as advertised, and I give it good marks so far.
The online "SmartPortal" where you view live video, configure event triggers, and view event clips is easy to use and well-documented. The device was simple to initially configure. There is definitely port forwarding involved with the setup. If your wireless router has UPnP enabled, it might configure the port forwarding on its own, but be prepared to access your router's interface. There is sufficient documentation on this. My only hiccup was when I placed the camera in its final position (mounted on the side of a barn overlooking the driveway and back door), I had a problem with the signal strength on my wireless router. The dhcp process is particularly sensitive to a weak signal. I ended up moving the router closer to the back of the house, and that solved the problem. The device does not support 802.11.n at present, just 802.11.b/g.
I've only been using it for a few days, but I'm getting very good event detection. I've had only one false positive so far... our cat got picked up as a "person" event. I will say that the camera placement is really critical to performance. Before you buy, carefully review that page where they go through the best practices, and think about where exactly you'll be mounting the camera. If you can't meet most of those, especially the distance (field of view) and the left-to-right motion, then you should lower expectations a bit. Also, keep in mind the minimum operating temperature is 14F. Being in New England, I'm going to have to move it indoors from Dec-March.

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Archerfish Solo is an all-in-one video surveillance system: outdoor/indoor 802.11 wireless camera, DVR, Intelligent Surveillance Technology, and a personal web portal for online system management and 24/7 viewing of live and recorded video for free from any computer. It's different from other video surveillance systems because it understands what it sees. You tell Archerfish what to detect and what to ignore, so you only get mobile alerts that are important to you. No more wasted hours watching empty scenes or meaningless motion alerts. When it comes to watching over your home, business and family, don't settle for anything less than Archerfish.

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Dropcam Echo Wireless IP Home Security Camera with Audio and Online Recording Review

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(More customer reviews)I have a Mac with a wifi system. I was *very* pleased to find that this camera is exceptionally easy to install (I don't enjoy messing with DNS, IP addresses etc). Just plug the supplied Ethernet cable into the router and the camera. Go to your computer and browse to [...] . Describe the color of the lights on the camera and ba boom. Your hot and good to go.
I got the 'echo' model and the sound works great - even from 30 feet away speaking in a normal voice.
Also, the notification system (sending me an email with there is motion or sound) worked great; as did being able to see my camera on my iPhone AND iPad.
So far I can't find anything I don't like about this camera.

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Use Dropcam Echo to see and hear what you're missing while away from home!With your laptop or mobile phone you can view and listen to the Dropcam, and alerts let you know when there's motion.Dropcam Echo is a small, wi-fi enabled video security camera (IP camera) with audio.You can also use Dropcam's cloud DVR to make sure your video is safely stored off-site - you'll never have to worry about lost tapes or theft.Everyone has something to watch, and Dropcam helps you see what you're missing from anywhere!

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