Hi, Help Please, can I use this to control a PTZ security camera? Will this let me pan, tilt and zoom the camera through the computer? Thanks very muc
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Wow, I had to Google for "PTZ security camera" to get a handle on your question. I see that PTZ does indeed make a security camera that is controlled over an RS-485 bus. Since there are many unanswered technical questions, the only way to know for sure is to try it. However, I suspect you are on the right track. This device could indeed allow you to talk to these cameras on a RS-485 bus from a USB port on your PC. However, you would have to have software on your PC that would send and receive the correct data packets to do this. So this _may_ well handle the hardware side of your needs, but certainly not the software side. Best of luck!
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Your using it to monitor the exterior of your home from the interior of your home directly through a window? If so, I don't have an answer for that. It wouldnt expect it to do that, it is not the proper camera to do so. Get an exterior camera with the proper width and leds to do so. Just for example, have you ever tried to recording through the inside of your house to the outside with your camcorder. It's never worked very well, very bad focus. Look into an exterior cam. Mine works great.
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Hi Jerome... I don't believe you can schedule a time for Pan, Tilt or Zoom, I guess that would be considered "patrolling", or moving to a particular preset position at a scheduled time. Of course you do know you can schedule the camera to send motion detected alerts with snapshots of the image(s) that caused the alert to an email address. You can set scheduled times that you want your camera to detect and send alerts. I have no yet installed my Foscam FI9828W yet, I am waiting for the weather and temperature improve. Although I have allready programmed the camera, I have not spent a lot of time playing with it.
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I have looked at similar DVR's with PTZ connections that also do not have multiple RS-485 inputs, so this one should not be any different. Each camera should be addressable and the PTZ control can be connected to each camera without confusion. You will need to connect them together in parallel.
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Yes it comes with a remote control. You can also view this from the internet if you set it up to do so. It also has the ability to control PTZ cameras remotely.
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For the Video Secu variable zoom camera, no, You set the zoom and focus to the coverage you need, You would have to have a more expensive camera, near the $300 range that can be controlled via Pelco/RS422 signals.
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Sorry, I have no idea.although I am confident it could be controlled by computer, I purchased a controller for the four cameras I purchased. B&H; Photo Video sells a nice controller. You know, to use the output with a computer you also need a capture card or interface capable of a composite input.
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You can tilt the camera manually. No pan or zoom. I have two cameras for two grandchildren. It is a very nice unit.
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Hi Jerome... I don't believe you can schedule a time for Pan, Tilt or Zoom, I guess that would be considered "patrolling", or moving to a particular preset position at a scheduled time. Of course you do know you can schedule the camera to send motion detected alerts with snapshots of the image(s) that caused the alert to an email address. You can set scheduled times that you want your camera to detect and send alerts.I have no yet installed my Foscam FI9828W yet, I am waiting for the weather and temperature improve. Although I have allready programmed the camera, I have not spent a lot of time playing with it. Hi Jerome... I don't believe you can schedule a time for Pan, Tilt or Zoom, I guess that would be considered "patrolling", or moving to a particular preset position at a scheduled time. Of course you do know you can schedule the camera to send motion detected alerts with snapshots of the image(s) that caused the alert to an email address. You can set scheduled times that you want your camera to detect and send alerts.I have no yet installed my Foscam FI9828W yet, I am waiting for the weather and temperature improve. Although I have allready programmed the camera, I... » Read More Hi Jerome... I don't believe you can schedule a time for Pan, Tilt or Zoom, I guess that would be considered "patrolling", or moving to a particular preset position at a scheduled time. Of course you do know you can schedule the camera to send motion detected alerts with snapshots of the image(s) that caused the alert to an email address. You can set scheduled times that you want your camera to detect and send alerts.I have no yet installed my Foscam FI9828W yet, I am waiting for the weather and temperature improve. Although I have allready programmed the camera, I have not spent a lot of time playing with it. « Show Less
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These cameras look very similar to the ones that I purchased with my B/W system. In which case they do not have the PTZ(Pan/Tilt/Zoom) capability. There are plenty other compatible ones that support PTZ but beware, you will pay a premium for this ability. And t oanswer your second question, yes they can be set up for outdoor use.
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Not really. It is designed as a flexible and good recording/webcam. There is nothing that activates it through motion. It is very good at what it does but I think you may be better served with something designed to a surveillance camera's specific job...
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This camera can not be controlled by a personal computer. You need a controller (Telemetrics CP-ITV-D30) which can control P-T-Z. You can find these online. I use it to control four of these cameras into a Videonics switcher board and record using a Sony DSR-25 DV-CAM deck. The video connector is S-Video. So I don't know of any software or any way to connect these to a regular computer. Hope this helps.
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I am not sure if this is possible. When I did my research this particular camera was recommended for Night Owl DVR's but I am sure it can be used on other DVRs. Not familiar with Belkin's video grabber but it looks like it could but you won't won't be able to pan or tilt. That can only be done form a phone app or locally on the DVR admin. Sorry I do not have more info.
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I actually use it for a security type web cam. Had an issue with a neighbor peeping in my windows and trashing my garden. Works perfect as a webcam extension.
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I use an android app called "DSLR Controller". It will control many functions of the camera and act as a monitor. I bought a 10ft USB cable for this particular usage. Very handy.
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These dome cameras do not have PTZ (pan tilt and zoom). The quality does seem to be the same as the bullet cameras, I have not noticed any major differences.
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No. This is for analog cameras. It doesn't do IP cameras. The only usefulness for Ip cameras is if the IP camera has an analog output. Axis is the only one that makes an IP camera tuning device - T8414. It is a bit proprietary and expensive. Veracity www.veracityglobal.com has several tools for tuning IP cameras that are less proprietary like the pinpoint and pointsource. These require a laptop. Pinpoint is for POE.