Re: Is an all digital solution possible

[Matt Ion <soundy106@xxxxxxxxx>]

CWatters wrote:
> I'm looking to set up a network of upto four cameras but I'm unsure if an
> all digital solution is practical...
>
> Two of the cameras will be used as security cameras and two for watching the
> bird boxes or similar. Ideally I'd like to be able to record the output of
> these cameras as well as view real time data on a PC.
>
> I'd like the system to have pre/post trigger recording capabilities. It
> would be great if these were highly programable/flexible so that I can set
> different time periods for each camera as well as pre/post trigger.
>
> The site is wired with two seperate "CAT 8" (eg Cat 7f) networks and a
> wireless LAN so there should be plenty of bandwidth.
>
> How best to do the recording? Use a PC and recording software or a dedicated
> DVR of some sort?
>
> Is it best to use a simple camera and complex S/W or a fancy camera with
> built in recording buffers?

No complexity necessary.  Use standard IP cameras and DVR software that can
record from them (check out VideoInsight's IP Server, www.videoinsight.net).
Pretty straightforward stuff.  WiFi-enabled IP cameras are available, but they
ain't cheap (*quality* wired IP cameras aren't either for that matter, but you
didn't mention any cost concerns).

Check out CAMACC's Vigil systems as well, they'll do everything you're looking
for... www.camacc.com