Recent content by cymruchris

Can't help with what you're looking for - but I have one location where the main NVR (the important one, decent spec) is well hidden - and then have a second NVR (budget brand, small HDD) in a fairly easy to see prominent location. All cameras are added to the main NVR, and again to the second...

There are cheaper versions - particularly if you don't need the monitor pass-through. This one had the best reviews though for the price point so gave it a go. The software interface in browser is a little basic - but it works well. (You can see we've also added a clock on the top left and a...

I use one of these: https://amzn.eu/d/3Rmicwm In line from the HDMI port on the NVR - the signal passes through to the monitor - but the stream goes out to youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/@owlsinthetower If you look for the 'live' stream - you'll see the NVR (currently a 9 way split)...

Is this on one camera or all cameras? And is it constant 24/7? Or just at certain times of day? And was it working before - and now it's not? Or is this a fresh install and the problem has been since day 1? (I don't know the answer - but some extra info would likely be helpful)

Some models are very fussy when it comes to power, as you've found out, and the fact they were falling over when the IR's came to life at night were a good indicator. Was the power supply provided by the company you bought the cameras off - or did you buy it seperately?

Is there a reason why you need an ARC to be involved? That won't guarantee a Police response (in fact will unlikely get a Police response). I don't quite understand why you can't use PIR's just because you have cats though - this Hikvision AX Pro sensor is pet friendly - it ignores animals up...

That looks like there's a number missing after the 168.1. and before the / - as above if you have SADP - run it - it will show your NVR on the network and its correct IP address.

What's the address of your router now on the new internet? What was it on the old internet? Is it the same? (i.e. was it something like 192.168.0.1 - and it's still the same? Or now is something different like 192.168.254.1) Do you have SADP on your PC?

Another option might be to look for a varifocal camera - if the budget allowed for it - you could look at something like the DS-2CD2H46G2-IZS- which has a 2.8mm-12mm lens (motorized zoom - not really suitable for watching and zooming - but more for easy setup from the ground once up and...

I mentioned on your previous thread that you're likely on a hiding to nothing - but if you're prepared to buy a camera (knowing that you can't send it back for not reading number plates) - you can give it a go. Too many variables that a standard camera isn't really designed for - and with all...

Having never needed to achieve a decent night time plate capture from a non-anpr camera - I'll see if others can give recommendations. My only suggestion is to ensure the plate area takes up a fair percentage of your image area and hope for the best, ensure that the shutter speed is fast enought...

I'd probably try a varifocal camera then with a decent zoom - that way if it doesn't work out as you want it to, you could still use it as a regular camera to cover a scene elsewhere. You can get bullet style cameras that can zoom to 12mm, or PTZ's that go a bit further (but they're a bit bigger...

You also have the issue of infra red reflection - if you're looking head on - the IR lamps in most cameras would just reflect off the registration plate making it unreadable. ANPR cameras expose for the plate - regular cameras expose for the scene. If you're planning on it viewing a wide area I...

From my own experience - you'll unlikely get an off the shelf camera to do what an ANPR camera does unless there's a good level of ambient lighting. With a head on camera of course, you'll also have vehicle headlights to contend with, which in themselves can be an issue. If the area is very...