NEW! DIY Do-it-Yourself, affordable, 1.3 megapixel ip cctv cameras-
Compare with the following megapixel cameras.
Shutter: rolling or global?
Most other brands have rolling electronic shutters which cause moving objects to have torn images. One reason for this is that they use CMOS sensors. CMOS sensors are inexpensive and use a rolling shutter.
Our cameras use Sony ExWave CCD sensors which have global shutters. You won't see the torn images with CMOS sensor cameras.
IR illuminator: No other megapixel ip camera has a built-in IR illuminator!
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The Megarecorder Mini and Micro video recorders are designed for use with any ip camera and are about the size of a mole. They are so small, that some customers use them like a Micro Netbook. They work great with self-configuring and self-networking Gotcha! ip cams such as the Gotcha! Pan-Tilt camera for remote surveillance or to watch your home. They are also compatible with the self-networking self-configuring Gotcha! NAS video recorder and network multimedia storage.
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QE - Quantum Efficiency: The CCD sensors used in our cameras have the highest QE at Near-infrared wavelengths. This means you need less power from your IR illuminators to see better and farther with similar optics.
Low-light sensitivity: CMOS sensors are notorious for having poor sensitivity in low light levels. In an attempt to solve this serious problem, a few techniques are used. The names of the technology are protected but the general idea is to use one or a combination of two methods: Very slow shutter speeds and frame integration. These produce additional problems: Megapixel cctv cameras' low frame rate is even slower than usual: You may see the target, but what are they doing? Our cameras use Sony's latest low-light technology called "light funnel". In low-light levels, the number of pixels is increased horizontally and vertically so that more of the sensor collects light.
Built-in alarm inputs and outputs: No other camera has inputs AND outputs wired into the camera.
Prices: No camera manufacturer comes anywhere near our features, quality or prices.
Compare with the following competition:
All cameras listed below have rolling shutters typical of cmos sensors: Note: MSRP prices were obtained from public sources in Dec 2010.
It may be possible to locate a camera for few dollars cheaper than our "lowest" prices, but they do NOT have 30 fps at Mpeg4 or 15 fps at Mjpeg and/or include important features such as megapixel lenses, free recording software, camera housings and mounting hardware.
Both our HiDefcctv cameras are designed for Do-It-Yourself installations for small businesses or skilled and knowledgeable installers on a budget. We provide the highest quality features such as progressive scan, dual streaming, 30 frames-per-second at MPEG4, global shutter, and a very sensitive SONY Exwave CCD sensor.
The observer can select either Mpeg4 or Mjpeg "on the fly" to record video on demand using NO additional recording software. The observer now has a choice between higher frame rate or higher resolution. It's even possible to record them simultaneously with two separate clients.
A real-time AVI file using either Mpeg4 or Mjpeg can be created at the remote observation site without the time- consuming transcoding process used by others. As many as ten simultaneous viewers can remotely watch each camera.
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