Problem is, for the price of an Axis camera, you could hire a night watchman.
From: Carl Peterson Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 10:59 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Grandstream Cameras The Axis low light cameras work really well for situations like that where you have street lights etc. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: I could post a pic if I could get into the system. (Not on site most of the time). From: mailto:p...@believewireless.net Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:18 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Grandstream Cameras Can you post a pic of the camera during the day and of it washed out at night? We've had to tweek the video settings on some of the cameras. If you have an Android phone/tablet, you can download their free app to view your cameras remotely. We have Apple and use the IP Cam Viewer app which is nice. I'll look into the remote DVR issue for you. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: OK, bought a couple of the more expensive grandstream cameras and their DVR device. The cameras are really washed out by our security lights at night. I got the expensive night IR model hoping to capture traffic at night. But the ambient light is too much for the B&W IR mode and not enough for regular color daylight mode. The thing that really bugs me is our inability to see the video remotely. If on site it works OK but if I log into the DVR it allows access but the screen is just black. No camera video is visible. Grandstream has not been helpful. So, shall I try another brand of camera? Have not tried any of the UBNT stuff. I have a cheap system from Harbor Freight that while is extremely low res and has noise on some of the channels actually works well enough for many things. (If nothing more than scaring away bad guys by the presence of the cameras.) -- Carl Peterson PORT NETWORKS 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
