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problem running more than 2 cameras in 640x480 or in any...
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:50 pm
by intenseblu
hey guys, i am running 4 Sony SNC-M1W cameras over landline (not using the wireless) ... i can have all running in level 5 image quality (highest setting) at 320x240 but when i switch them to 640x480 i can only run 2 cameras and they have to be set to the lowest image quality to work otherwise i get a black screen where the image stream should be ...
i already increased the shared memory level which fixed my initial problem where none of them worked no matter what ...
anyone have any ideas ?
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:02 pm
by jameswilson
well it might be an idea to put a 640x480 jpeg on your webserver and ref thaton a test monitor to see if its a machine or camera issue
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:54 pm
by intenseblu
ok now i was able to get 3 cameras working out of sheer um luck i guess ... i am eating up some kind of memory ... i had all 4 working for like 20 minutes...
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:34 pm
by gneuf
While I'm installing a fresh 1.22.2 to try to run all the Sonys in 640x480, here's a question: could it be your browser? I rememebr a problem I had when I went to 8 monitors - Netscape only showed 4 streams.
Then I read a post where it recommended changing the number of allowed simultaneous connections to the browser.
That's accomplished by entering "about:config" as the url location; this shows all the settable parameters. Find the networking/connection settings, and change the simultaneous connections and/or streams to, say, 75.
I'll try to find the post...
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 4:37 pm
by gneuf
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:59 am
by intenseblu
i already set all those parameters in firefox but i am glad you reminded me about that config page ... i think you are onto something and it really might be only a issue with the browser ... i'll double check the settings when i get into work tomorrow and report back ...
thanks for the great ideas guys ... i was having trouble finding a new point to start trouble shooting.
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:54 pm
by intenseblu
OIY ! talk about strange, this morning i come in and guess what ... i set all at 640 x 480 and all is well ... no dead cameras yet.
i am chalking this one up as network or firefox craziness.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:09 am
by gneuf
Excellent! Not to mention, huge [sigh] of relief...about halfway through installing the newest ZM, I realized I only have three SNC-type cameras...
Camera Configs
Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:23 am
by watterud
I have a Sony SNC-M1W and am wondering what settings you used to get the cameras working in 640 x 480 mode. I am having difficulty getting this camera to work at all in ZM 1.22.2.
Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:12 am
by gneuf
I am going to attempt a test this week with the M1W. I'll keep you posted.
It *should* be the same as the M3W: Use IE to set the camera to 640x480 MJPEG mode, then tell ZM that the camera is 640x480.