Map Security Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Been to a garden centre today to speak to a very happy new owner .....Well not so happy about his CCTV system in the tropical fish area.......The pictures are so "clouded" it really makes laughter seem tame!!!!! And to add insult there are monitors all around showing pictures to public..... The cameras are made by Swann, body style varifocal with IR LEDS in the front around lens.......Being sure what the problem was I tweaked the focus with no success.....I got a Sony ExView 480TVL Cam from the van plugged it in and everything was fine???????????????????????????? Duff cameras...surely not all six? My only query was that being a tropical centre its very dark and the IR is on......The cable used was 5mm mini coax with 2C power...Could it be that this is causing a voltage drop making camera perform badly??? estimate lead length to be 30M. What are Swann like generally? Appreciate any comments/ feedback MAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Been to a garden centre today to speak to a very happy new owner .....Well not so happy about his CCTV system in the tropical fish area.......The pictures are so "clouded" it really makes laughter seem tame!!!!! And to add insult there are monitors all around showing pictures to public.....The cameras are made by Swann, body style varifocal with IR LEDS in the front around lens.......Being sure what the problem was I tweaked the focus with no success.....I got a Sony ExView 480TVL Cam from the van plugged it in and everything was fine???????????????????????????? Duff cameras...surely not all six? My only query was that being a tropical centre its very dark and the IR is on......The cable used was 5mm mini coax with 2C power...Could it be that this is causing a voltage drop making camera perform badly??? estimate lead length to be 30M. What are Swann like generally? Appreciate any comments/ feedback MAP Sounds like the inside of the camera was misted up due to the cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Map Security Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 good thinking batman! BUT its full of tropical fish so ambient temp is high but I guess moisture level is high as well with all those tanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alterEGO Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 good thinking batman!BUT its full of tropical fish so ambient temp is high but I guess moisture level is high as well with all those tanks.. do a test by opening one to see signs of moisture, if so fit external cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutech Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Swann.............Maplins finest Bin them and install a proper camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breff Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Swann.............Maplins finestBin them and install a proper camera QFA. The opinions I express are mine and are usually correct! (Except when I'm wrong)(which I'm not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Map Security Posted November 16, 2007 Author Share Posted November 16, 2007 Swann.............Maplins finestBin them and install a proper camera Ahhhhh this explains why I couldn't find them anywhere......I thought they were suspect having IR leds in the front! Well in that case I think rip the whole lot out as the cable is pants too....Thx T ! Wealth of knowlegde as usual. Rgds MAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 QFA. bin ehmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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