The biggest difference aside from color is that with IR the cameras are more discrete. The ColorVu require light to work and that on camera light says "Hey, here's a camera!" A $1 face mask will defeat the most expensive camera, so you have to decide do you want your camera to be discrete or announced. If the latter, expect it to be destroyed.
You say you recommend fitting SD. Cards …. Any recommendations on specific SD Cards ? I assume surveillance quality such as WD Purple ? Also, how often should they be replaced as they will be hammered especially the smaller card sizes ?
yes we do , it gives another layer of protection in the worst case, WD Purple work really well , but HIK also have there own range, but we have tested several Class 10 Video grade SD cards and they work well , sandisk extreme are fantastic for this 😊
How to secure communication between the IP Cams, and the Win-32 bit client iVMS over TCP when using NAS/CIFS (SMB) to get a centralized recording location for all IP Cams, instead of depending on SD cards only ? Is there any way to encrypt such communication ? (as these are insecure protocols/services by nature). How would that be possible ?
yes its not that easy we do offer encryption on the SD cards as well as the video , but you can only do so much with the transportation side of it , there working on a new solution to this
Highly confused, could you not have the white light turn on with the existing acusense via an event. I know you can set it to stay on for upto 60 seconds, also triggering the camera into day.
If you have the Acusense SL model then yes the white light can come on via the event , if you don’t have the SL model , there is firmware now on the ColorVu model that can turn the white light on upon event , which I mentioned on the Video.
Question, as the camera IP and I am assuming it is using POE, just where does the camera derive it's power to record on the SD card in the scenarios you mentioned, such as an NVR failure or theft of the NVR ?
yes its on the NVR POE , so the limitation would be if the NVR is stolen or fails , the camera stops, BUT if the NVR is stolen which is more frequent than you would imagine, the cameras with SD card could still hold valuable images up to the removal of the NVR , which you would of lost otherwise.
@@DVSLTD I was thinking that would be the case, I did not know if the camera had a small power reserve allowing a few minutes of onboard SD card recording.
@@DVSLTD Great video as usual. The answer to NVR theft on your high-end jobs is a decoy. Get an old busted/for parts NVR that powers up and put it in an obvious place with a sticker on it that says NVR. Hide the real one (I like drop ceiling in commercial jobs). Having an electrician put a receptacle above the drop ceiling meets code (in the US at least).
An option is to add a PoE switch (in a different location to the NVR) and connect the cameras to that. If the NVR fails or is stolen the PoE will still power the camera and it can store to the SD card.
Quick question, just about to have some cameras fit. Should I go for the best camera I can afford straight away for example 8mp clourvu / acusense or would I be ok with 4mp colourvu only. The cameras are for front and rear of house. I suppose the question really is 8mp or 4mp
well for me if you can afford the 8MP then I would of course say to do so , it will last longer tech wise and you will be very happy with the results , but if 4MP is your budget then don’t worry the results will still be very good 😊
@@DVSLTD Thanks very much, that’s what I will go with. Much appreciated and your videos are great for someone like me trying to understand, now to get to grips with SADP
Hi Neil. For the camera featured in this video, you can see that at end of the model number the information shows that the camera has a built in speaker and microphone. You would be able to get two way audio for this camera. ISU/SL: I - IR S - Speaker U - Microphone / SL - Strobe light and audio alarm. These apply to all Hikvision IP cameras. Hope this helps!
It’s probably been answered a hundred times but are people concerned about the brand being state owned by the CCP? I love the tech just wondering what the thoughts are on it?
The biggest difference aside from color is that with IR the cameras are more discrete. The ColorVu require light to work and that on camera light says "Hey, here's a camera!" A $1 face mask will defeat the most expensive camera, so you have to decide do you want your camera to be discrete or announced. If the latter, expect it to be destroyed.
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actually the lights make it look worst as the white light washed the person out!
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You say you recommend fitting SD. Cards …. Any recommendations on specific SD Cards ? I assume surveillance quality such as WD Purple ?
Also, how often should they be replaced as they will be hammered especially the smaller card sizes ?
yes we do , it gives another layer of protection in the worst case, WD Purple work really well , but HIK also have there own range, but we have tested several Class 10 Video grade SD cards and they work well , sandisk extreme are fantastic for this 😊
How to secure communication between the IP Cams, and the Win-32 bit client iVMS over TCP when using NAS/CIFS (SMB) to get a centralized recording location for all IP Cams, instead of depending on SD cards only ? Is there any way to encrypt such communication ? (as these are insecure protocols/services by nature). How would that be possible ?
yes its not that easy we do offer encryption on the SD cards as well as the video , but you can only do so much with the transportation side of it , there working on a new solution to this
Nice hat 😉
Highly confused, could you not have the white light turn on with the existing acusense via an event. I know you can set it to stay on for upto 60 seconds, also triggering the camera into day.
If you have the Acusense SL model then yes the white light can come on via the event , if you don’t have the SL model , there is firmware now on the ColorVu model that can turn the white light on upon event , which I mentioned on the Video.
Question, as the camera IP and I am assuming it is using POE, just where does the camera derive it's power to record on the SD card in the scenarios you mentioned, such as an NVR failure or theft of the NVR ?
yes its on the NVR POE , so the limitation would be if the NVR is stolen or fails , the camera stops, BUT if the NVR is stolen which is more frequent than you would imagine, the cameras with SD card could still hold valuable images up to the removal of the NVR , which you would of lost otherwise.
@@DVSLTD I was thinking that would be the case, I did not know if the camera had a small power reserve allowing a few minutes of onboard SD card recording.
@@oyleyhands1332 Sadly not but it maybe something I can ask them to look at , 😊
@@DVSLTD Great video as usual. The answer to NVR theft on your high-end jobs is a decoy. Get an old busted/for parts NVR that powers up and put it in an obvious place with a sticker on it that says NVR. Hide the real one (I like drop ceiling in commercial jobs). Having an electrician put a receptacle above the drop ceiling meets code (in the US at least).
An option is to add a PoE switch (in a different location to the NVR) and connect the cameras to that. If the NVR fails or is stolen the PoE will still power the camera and it can store to the SD card.
What do you prefer. This or dahua tioc 8mp
HIK model all day long , TiOC with the red / blue light causes image disruption
Quick question, just about to have some cameras fit. Should I go for the best camera I can afford straight away for example 8mp clourvu / acusense or would I be ok with 4mp colourvu only. The cameras are for front and rear of house. I suppose the question really is 8mp or 4mp
well for me if you can afford the 8MP then I would of course say to do so , it will last longer tech wise and you will be very happy with the results , but if 4MP is your budget then don’t worry the results will still be very good 😊
@@DVSLTD Thanks very much, thats helpful. Would the DS-7604NI-K1/4p work OK with both ?
@@darrenrushworth9622 Yes the NVR would support both cameras at 8MP , the setup can be done on the camera specifically so all good 😊
@@DVSLTD Thanks very much, that’s what I will go with. Much appreciated and your videos are great for someone like me trying to understand, now to get to grips with SADP
Do all 8mp colorvu IP cameras have a microphone built in, to pick up audio?
Most. Not all. The Gen 1 units did not.
Does the SL version support 2 way audio?
Hi Neil. For the camera featured in this video, you can see that at end of the model number the information shows that the camera has a built in speaker and microphone.
You would be able to get two way audio for this camera. ISU/SL: I - IR S - Speaker U - Microphone / SL - Strobe light and audio alarm. These apply to all Hikvision IP cameras.
Hope this helps!
It’s probably been answered a hundred times but are people concerned about the brand being state owned by the CCP? I love the tech just wondering what the thoughts are on it?
Keep it air gapped
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