Re: Camera advice

["Lee" <muddyboots@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@...> wrote:
>
> Lee wrote:
> > The video server can take up to 4 inputs so you could have more
than one camera if you needed.
> >
>
> How are you finding it? Just 1 camera connected? What's the frame
> rate/resolution? Does it ever need a kick because it stopped working?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jim
>

Yes, just 1 camera connected.
Can't remember the resolution although I think it's 640x480 - but obviously
the picture quality will depend on the camera output.
I found that the colour outputs from the analogue camera aren't spot on,
not as lifelike as my USB webcams, but good enough, the analogue camera is
far far better in dusk / low light conditions though, and you get
visibility at night (black and white) with the IR illumination. By the way,
take the IR ranges quoted in camera specs with a pich of salt, assume
you'll get half !
Frame rate - again can't remember what that it, but I only take still
snapshots so it's not really an issue.
I think I had to download some updated firmware for the video server that
allows you direct access to the camera image (Jpg) via a URL, rather than
viewing it via the built in webserver. I needed this for motion to be able
to capture the images.
If you were looking at capturing video then you'd need to check the frame
rate & bandwidth of the homeplug adapters - I think my homeplugs are
older, lower bandwidth ones than I linked to but work fine for taking
snapshots from one camera.
Reliability wise - I've never had to go and open the weathersafe box since
installing it, which must be 2 years ago now.
On the odd occasion, if I've rebooted my router, I've had to knock the
power off/on to the video server to get it to connect again, but that's it
(for me it's just a simple job of flicking the MCB switch in my CU for the
outside supply!).

Lee



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