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  • Archive for December, 2011

    GeoVision 360 Degree Fisheye Cameras Have Great Auto Tracking Features

    Thursday, December 22nd, 2011


    We just finished day two of three days of Certification over @ GeoVision’s USA offices in Irvine, and it’s been worth every second. GeoVision has always been the gold standard for their GeoVision DVR cards, which turn a PC into a Digital Video Recorder, they had been lacking in network IP cameras.

    GeoVision 4 Megapixel Fish Eye Camera Includes Object Tracking

    GeoVision 4 Megapixel Fish Eye Camera


    That’s all changed in the last few months with GeoVision launching a ton of new IP cameras, and one of the coolest is their GeoVision 4MP Fisheye IP Camera 360 degree megapixel cameras. While the ability to film a complete room with one camera, and the ability to break it up into either 2 or 4 quadrants, and have them rotate with software enhancement is cool, the auto tracking feature blew us away.

    When the auto tracking feature is enabled, the camera will automatically track a person or object when it enters the picture, while they walk around the room.

    And their latest version of their 8.5 software has many, many improvements. If you are running older software, you must upgrade to 8.5 for many reasons. One is the ability to run higher frame rates due to it utilizing the CPU more efficiently.

    And the latest version uses the Sandy Bridge feature in the new Intel CPU’s that let the software hand off some of the processing to the GPU, instead of dumping it all on the CPU, resulting in a 20% drop in CPU load from 70% to about 50%. I am foaming at the mouth!

    If all that has your head spinning faster than Linda Blair in the Exorcist, give us a call and we can splain it in layman’s terms.


    Later…

    Wendell the Chameleon


    Wendell the Chameleon
    Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
    1-877-339-3-EYE-SPY
    EyeSpyPro.com/GeoVision 4MP Fisheye IP Camera

    Axton Technologies Infrared Illuminators Light Up The Night

    Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

    We recently added the Axton line of Infrared Illuminators, and if you have lighting issues with your video surveillance system, you should look at Axton Technologies Infrared Illuminators. They are an up & coming company that focuses on one thing, providing the best Infrared Illuminators on the market. They use high standards to build high quality equipment at an affordable price. All of their products use a heavy duty constructed housing is completely sealed against the elements, and is waterproof (IP-66 rated).

    All Axton products are covered by a lifetime warranty, and are made in the USA. Oversaturation of artificial light or light pollution has a deleterious effect on humans, and animals react negatively to it. With a drive toward a green philosophy, the create products that drastically reduce light pollution and help make the world greener.

    Axton Technologies Infrared Illuminators
    Axton Technologies Infrared Illuminators

    Axton makes some very covert IR Illuminators. They offer two types, the older 850 nanometer IR’s that have a slight red glow under their black plastic face, and the invisible to the human eye 940 nanometer technology. What is great about Axton is that they also make them in four versions, with four different illumination distances & angles, in short, medium, and long range distances.

    The Alpha Series have internal 12V DC regulated power supply with over voltage protection, and the back panel features built-in photocell that acts as an automatic day/night switch, and one or two tripod sockets for additional mounting options and convenience. The B Series is the same with no photocell, and they are turned on & off manually.

    The third is their Power over Ethernet (PoE) Megapixel series which simplify system design and installation by allowing a SINGLE PoE enabled cable to power up both the IR illuminator and the camera. There are 3 versions, one is powered by PoE so you don’t have to run power to the illuminator, the 1 series powers both the IR and your camera, and the 2 series is PoE and will also trigger I/O alarms.

    The Smart series can be remotely controlled by wire to adjust output power and photocell threshold, as well as externally triggered to emit a single or a sequence of light pulses. Digital I/O ports allow to synchronize illuminator with cameras or any other external alarming devices, and to activate peripheral devices at the same time. The SMART series IR illuminators also have extended DC/AC input. All these features allow easy integration of the IR illuminators into existing security system and to improve and expand performances of the entire network.

    If you need to punch up your night vision recordings, click here for more info on the full line of Axton Technologies IR Illuminators.

    Later…

    Wendell the Chameleon

    Wendell the Chameleon
    Spy & Surveillance Products Expert

    EyeSpyPro.com/Axton Technologies Infrared Illuminators

    Hard Drive Prices Spike, Thanks Thailand!

    Thursday, December 1st, 2011

    Unless you are living under a rock, you heard that there is a large shortage of hard drives that have caused prices to almost triple due to the worst flood to hit Thailand in over fifty years. As you can see in these images, Western Digital has been hit hard by the flooding and the company has suspended production in Thailand. Obviously, it’s going to take some time for Western Digital to recover from the flood damage to its factories. Other hard drive manufacturers (such as Seagate) will also be affected as component suppliers have experienced flooding.

    Western Digital Flooded

    Sniff, brings back good memories of Soi Cowboy!

    According to Western Digital CEO John Coyne, it will all add up to a significantly reduced supply of hard drives into 2012. CRN reports that prices on hard drives are already rising in distribution channels and companies in the industry are watching inventory closely; some distributors may be stockpiling drives rather than selling them until the situation on the ground becomes clearer. Just how the shortage will ultimately affect consumers is also up in the air and will depend on how Western Digital and its distributors allocate existing inventory.

    PC makers are taking notice, however: Apple CEO Tim Cook is on the record as expecting “an overall industry shortage of disk drives” and a Dell spokesperson said the company is “working with our hard drive suppliers to address potential impact for the remainder of the year.”

    Due to the rapid daily fluctuations, we are not able to keep up with the constant changes on our web site, and any orders for products that require hard drives will be higher than posted until this problem settles down. Any order for Digital Video Recorders or Network Video Recorders, or anything requiring a hard drive will be higher than posted, and we will notify you of the price before we run your order.

    It’s best to call us before you make an order to get a current price.

    Later…

    Wendell the Chameleon

    Wendell the Chameleon

    Spy & Surveillance Products Expert

    EyeSpyPro.com/NVR



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