IP CAMERA LEARNING & RESOURCE CENTER

HOWTO: Setup a Y-cam with a Dynamic DNS Service from DynDNS.com

Simon — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:26:56 +0000

To access your IP camera from an external Internet connection you need to know the IP address assigned to your connection by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). This address is known as the public or external IP address and is expressed in the form of four numbers between 0 and 255 separated by a [...]

HOWTO: Updating the System Software (firmware) on a Mobotix IP Camera

Simon — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:26:41 +0000

You may need to update the system software (firmware) on your Mobotix IP camera if you find there is a problem with the operation or functionality of the IP camera or if you require new features made available in the new release. However, we do not advise performing an update of the system software [...]

HOWTO: Setup Mobotix MxEasy Video Management Software with Mobotix IP Cameras

Simon — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:27:25 +0000

MxEasy is a video management software from Mobotix which works with up to 16 Mobotix IP cameras. Mobotix IP cameras work around a decentralised concept where all processing is performed on the camera itself with storage at the edge. All data is recorded on locally attached (to the camera) storage devices. MxEasy [...]

Evaluation: Pelco Sarix IX30DN 3.1 Megapixel IP Security Camera

Greg Innes — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:26:32 +0000

It’s good to see one of the leading specialists in video surveillance security systems start to realize the potential of IP. Pelco have a long heritage in the CCTV industry and are well respected for providing robust solutions and solid, reliable products you can trust. We are excited to see them move into the [...]

Evaluation: QNAP VS-201A Network Video Recorder

Greg Innes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:59:27 +0000

QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider) are a Taiwanese-based company focused on creating the “World’s best solutions in the areas of Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Network Video Recorders (NVR)”. They caught our eye by offering simple video surveillance solutions in complete, easy to use devices. We are going to look at the VioStor VS-201 which is [...]

Evaluation: How does built-in infrared lighting compare to stand-alone infrared lamps?

Greg Innes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:30:26 +0000

Lighting is incredibly important in video surveillance as no camera can ever capture an image without some form light. The light can be natural, artificial and if the camera supports it, we can also use infrared. You will find that you may pay a premium for a true day/night camera over a regular color camera. [...]

HOWTO - Avoid infrared reflections in your Y-cam Shell

Kevin — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:17:48 +0000

The Y-cam Shell is a great way to mount your Y-cam White, Y-cam Black and Y-cam Knight camera outdoors. It is designed for ease-of-use and work with the wireless capabilities of the Y-cam range. We are asked regularly why the cameras’ internal LEDs (Black and Knight) reflect back from the Y-cam Shell’s internal dome. There is [...]

Glossary Term: P-Iris

Greg Innes — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:09:32 +0000

P-iris is an automatic iris control system developed by Axis Communications, designed to give precise control over the iris opening using a stepper-motor driven iris and specialized software. The P-iris system has been developed to make improvements over the traditional auto-iris by giving better control over the aperture. In bright conditions an auto-iris lens may [...]

HOWTO: Automatically create video clips using motion detection in a Y-cam IP camera

Greg Innes — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:30:03 +0000

Taking what we have learned from HOWTO: Create video clips on demand for local hard disk storage using the Y-cam IP camera we can take it a step further. How about instead of manually creating video clips each time we have the camera create them automatically when it detects motion? Sounds like that kind of [...]

Evaluation: Pelco Spectra IV IP Dome Series

Greg Innes — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:27:29 +0000

Pelco are a leading manufacturer of video security systems and equipment. They have long been established as an expert in their field and produce professional CCTV cameras, access control, video matrix systems, DVR recording solutions and hold many respected product lines such as Spectra, Camclosure, Endura and Digital Sentry. Pelco are now taking their [...]