HiKvision has some new IP series with WDR and infrared built in Jaime Solorza On Nov 5, 2014 9:02 PM, "Jason McKemie via Af" <[email protected]> wrote:
> So are hkvision and hikvision one and the same? I'm seeing it advertised > as both on eBay. > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Wireless Admin via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Get mine on Ebay from China. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie >> via Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 05, 2014 7:23 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] IP Camera Recommendations >> >> >> >> I remember them being brought up, who is a good reseller for their >> cameras? >> >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Wireless Admin via Af <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hikvision does everything but auto-launch rockets. Now that I think about >> it, it could easily do that via it’s external relay control. >> >> >> >> Steve B. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jason McKemie >> via Af >> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 05, 2014 4:25 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] IP Camera Recommendations >> >> >> >> 3 and 4 are the kickers for me. >> >> On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Adam Moffett via Af <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Ok what I hated about AV1: >> 1) No management of disk usage (though it seemed to use 90% of the >> available space for video, which I admit is a reasonable default) >> 2) "Recordings" shown in the web interface seemed to stay forever. Or at >> least a listing of an available recording was shown, along with a little >> thumbnail image long past the point where the actual recording on disk was >> gone. I never saw one go away without me deleting it. >> 3) No good way to skim or search lots of video. You had to click on each >> recording and watch it.....if someone told you that the event you're >> looking for was "sometime on tuesday" that meant a lot of tedium. >> 4) No bulk export: You could export individual recordings, but if you >> wanted "all the video from Tuesday afternoon" it was not happening without >> exporting individual clips over and over again. >> 5) No export to locally attached storage. Couldn't burn to DVD, couldn't >> copy to USB disk. >> 6) Oh yeah....no full quality uncompressed export. >> 7) Video not actually stored as video....stored as still images with a >> database that kept a record of which images belonged to what video. Which >> meant no (good) workaround to any of the export problems. >> >> The web interface was so amazing and beautiful that it distracted from >> the fact that some of the basic functions of a DVR were missing. Since it >> was free I might have used it for something less critical, like monitoring >> my own house, but it was not good for actual security. >> >> Glad to hear the new version is better, maybe someday I'll try it. >> >> Hard to believe that someone didn't like a Ubiquiti web system. That's >> what they do probably better than anyone else.... unless he meant the >> backend of AV1... which was terrible. Rewritten in AV2 and then rewritten >> again in AV3. Not really hearing any complaints about the new interface or >> new cameras. Well, nothing major. >> >> Losing RSTP? I couldn't care less. They actually added it back in, but >> it's sourced from the server vs. the camera. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"josh--- via Af" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 5, 2014 12:46:09 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] IP Camera Recommendations >> >> We're on "av3", aka unifi-video now >> >> On November 5, 2014 9:38:16 AM AKST, Adam Moffett via Af <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> UBNT took away RTSP in recent firmware....so I'm not sure if you can >> >> actually use them with anything other than Air Vision anymore. I >> >> haven't tried AirVision2. I also was not fond of AirVision, it sucked. >> >> >> >> I know this has been hashed and re-hashed, but I'm wondering what >> >> others are having luck with as far as IP cameras go. I'm needing >> >> something with night vision and decent resolution, under $200. Are >> >> the new Ubiquiti cameras worth looking at? I wasn't terribly fond of >> >> AirVision last time I used it, is BlueIris any better for use with >> >> these? Other recommendations? Thanks. >> >> >> >> -Jason >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >> >> >> >> >> >
