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hi folks


some questions on this cameras

1)is it a color camera?
2)distance of camera focus?
3)outdoor or indoor camera?

thanks

Not used one, going on experience of the 1600 and this:

http://www.gadspot.com/product_info.php ... 6a83cc5154

Note that Gadspot cameras are known as NC- instead of GS- in the UK. No other changes that I can find out, other than differerent mains adapters to reflect 230volts.

1) Yes. It is colour. I don't know of any IP cams that are exclusively B&W, though many give that option as well as colour. Gadspots don't, afaik.

2) Standard C/CS Mount Type, 6.0mm, F1.8., 54.1° Angle
I don't know the exact focal point, but I would imagine it would be very close, almost certainly under 50cms. Unsuitable for macro, but fine for corridor/facial/remote. It looks like the 1600 so other lenses are available.

3) Indoor.

thanks for your info

how does it compare to a CCD camera?
1) image/video quailty
can it provide a real-time video?

2) capture distance for a CCD is ard 12-15m so hws this ip camera?

3) another thing is that BNC cable can run for 500m?
so if we have a remote site 500m away how to do wif IP camera?

thanks

you can get long range ip devices but have never used them, as far asi know you can go 100m between switches upto 250m but im not 100% on that
you state a capture distance for ccd, this is totally dependant upon the lens and nothing to do with the pickup. If you had the budget and a clear day i could read a plate at 2 miles

100M is the maximum reliable run, shorter if you have tight corners. You can get feed much further than that, but it's less reliable ime. An alternative is to use wireless if you have any long outdoor stretches to bridge - otherwise use powered switches or hubs every 100M or so. Small note - it's not BNC, it will be using CAT5, CAT5E or CAT6 with RJ45 connectors. Almost nothing IP uses BNC now.

Bear in mind the camera will need power too - but can probably be supplied by PoE using a balun to split the power out for the camera.

As for quality of pickup, I think your best bet is to either arrange a demonstration, or try and find a demo camera on the web somewhere. This is an low budget indoor camera. For the price I think it's good. It will work with ZM and most other things, but is less configurable and will have worse optical definition than a more expensive cam.