good network camera.

[programmergeek]

I would like to put some camera's around I am looking for power over internet if possible and wifi. I perfer to run a wire but some spots it may not be possible.

I would like some general outdoor camers and one really time one for the frount door, any sugestions?

I looked about 2 years ago and got one but the quality was so bad I gave up on the idea. I think it is time to reviset it.

 

[gatchel]

Budget per camera?

 

[Photon]

"power over internet if possible and wifi"

Wow, that would be like power-over-WiFi. Let us know when you get that set up!

 

[drvnbysound]

"power over internet if possible and wifi"

Wow, that would be like power-over-WiFi. Let us know when you get that set up!

Agreed!

To the OP: If the camera has Wi-Fi capability its only going to be for data transmission, and you are still going to have to run wiring to the camera for power. So you will inevitably be limited to where you can run wire for camera placement in either case, regardless if the camera can support Wi-Fi and/or POE.

EDIT: Also note, its Power over Ethernet.. not internet. I dont think you can push power over the internet

 

[DeLicious]

i thought information was power... so couldn't you get power from the internet?

 

[Monk]

i thought information was power... so couldn't you get power from the internet?

Just use some wireless power -

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/wireless-power.htm

 

[DeLicious]

<sigh>... more sarcasm wasted

 

[drvnbysound]

i thought information was power... so couldn't you get power from the internet?

<sigh>... more sarcasm wasted

haha, very good try..

but I thought knowledge/wisdom could be used to leverage power... I believe the information alone is just data

 

[thewireguy]

Well good outdoor network cameras are not cheap. Axis has the 225FD dome camera $1099 but no WiFi and you need 12/24V power for the housing. This is the case for most high end network cameras. You need the camera and a housing with a separate power supply for the housing. ACTi and Vivotek make budget IP cameras that might be what your looking for. ACTi has a couple of outdoor cameras that don't need a extra power supply and housing. Your other and cheaper option is a analog camera with a Axis video encoder. You could get a 4 channel video encoder and 4 cheaper analog cameras for less then $1000 bucks.

 

[chairman_bubba]

Well good outdoor network cameras are not cheap. Axis has the 225FD dome camera $1099 but no WiFi and you need 12/24V power for the housing. This is the case for most high end network cameras. You need the camera and a housing with a separate power supply for the housing. ACTi and Vivotek make budget IP cameras that might be what your looking for. ACTi has a couple of outdoor cameras that don't need a extra power supply and housing. Your other and cheaper option is a analog camera with a Axis video encoder. You could get a 4 channel video encoder and 4 cheaper analog cameras for less then $1000 bucks.

I am using Vivotek and they work quite well. Network camera/wired or wireless/ with Pan tilt and zoom. about $500 bucks each. You can find them on Ebay.
I have them in a weatherproof housing and also use them inside looking out windows etc.

 

[thewireguy]

Well good outdoor network cameras are not cheap. Axis has the 225FD dome camera $1099 but no WiFi and you need 12/24V power for the housing. This is the case for most high end network cameras. You need the camera and a housing with a separate power supply for the housing. ACTi and Vivotek make budget IP cameras that might be what your looking for. ACTi has a couple of outdoor cameras that don't need a extra power supply and housing. Your other and cheaper option is a analog camera with a Axis video encoder. You could get a 4 channel video encoder and 4 cheaper analog cameras for less then $1000 bucks.

I am using Vivotek and they work quite well. Network camera/wired or wireless/ with Pan tilt and zoom. about $500 bucks each. You can find them on Ebay.
I have them in a weatherproof housing and also use them inside looking out windows etc.

There is no warranty if you pick a new one up on eBay.

 

[Helheim]

There is the PANASONIC WV-NW484S which you can get with an optional heater and it will all run on PoE even the heater. It isn't cheap either though.

 

[thewireguy]

This is the ACTi camera I was talking about. ACM-1431

http://www.acti.com/CatalogV5/Product_Info...M-1431/ACM-1432

 

[jharrell]

The 1231 is about the same price and megapixel, still trying to figure out why you would buy a 1431 instead, is the Sony sensor in the 1431 better in low light or something so it worth stepping down to the D1 resolution from megapixel?

This is the ACTi camera I was talking about. ACM-1431

http://www.acti.com/CatalogV5/Product_Info...M-1431/ACM-1432

 

[drvnbysound]

Your other and cheaper option is a analog camera with a Axis video encoder. You could get a 4 channel video encoder and 4 cheaper analog cameras for less then $1000 bucks.

I use Axis encoders pretty regularly in on a project that I am not necessarily open to discuss publicly. That said, I am not certain why one would suggest using one for home surveillance. If you have to run coaxial cable to the camera anyway, why not get a DVR card that supports analog cameras directly, rather than converting to IP video before it gets to the PC? There are products available such as the GeoVision or AverMedia cards that accept the analog feeds directly and can make the analog video just as easy to access remotely over Internet connection as using an Axis encoder. Also, while not certain about the AverMedia, they come with DVR software as well, along with some rudimentary forms of video analytics, allowing the DVR PC to record to HDD only with certain conditions occur. Such as, any motion in the picture, or simple tripwires, so recording is triggered by someone walking up your driveway, etc. This video is archived for either some set time, or until its overwritten by new data days or weeks later - depending on the amount of HDD space you have. The Axis card alone wont do any of this, and is only good for converting analog video to IP video. The only reason I would suggest an Axis card is if I were doing cameras on a detached building/garage and needed the data sent back (via IP) over a wireless access point or bridge connection.

Even then, I would personally have to rule out running cable from the remote location to the DVR PC in the home. The conditions where I see this is 1) the distance is too far for a coaxial run such as LARGE facilities or 2) cant or simply dont want to run the coaxial cable between the locations