So.....what's the story with Y3K?

[secure4]

OK.

Firstly, you will not see up the garden or down the path at night using IR if you have the cameras inside, the IR wont pass through the glass efficiently enough, also if you have lights on inside when its dark ooutside, the window will act like a mirror. As for the garage being ram raided. A camera wont stop someone nicking your car / van but a couple of solid steel, pull up posts will!

[Selsport69]

This all sounds abit like the stuff you used get in the exchange and mart many moons ago when I was fresh out the school, willing to pay the £90 plus vat and p&p for a basic Optima Panel.

[Guest Chuckles1066]

And the UK's best selling day/night cameras are the Samsung 520's last time I looked.

Pete

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I've googled on "Samsung 520 camera" and "Samsung 520 cctv" and got zilch!

However, googling "Samsung 520" throws up a shedload of results but they all refer to a TFT monitor!

Are you sure that the model number's correct?

.

[Service Engineer]

Samsung SDN-520P/PH

Day & Night Color CCD Camera

1/3" Sony Super HAD IT Color CCD with 410,000 pixels

0.01 Lux at F1.2 (B/W), 0.5 Lux at F1.2 (Color)

High resolution more than 480 TVL (Color), 520 TVL (B/W)

Back Light Compensation

Selective Electronic Shutter Control (VIDEO/DC/ESC)

Motion Detection

OSD function

Remote Control Available (RS-232C)

Both CS and C Type Lens Acceptable

[Guest cctvman]

For the amount of people who come up to me on the street saying i bought the camera kit out of %£$$*)( is it any good or you charge to much i could go down to B&Q & get that for £100 !!!!!!!!

Fact.. if this kit was so good every cctv or alarm co in the uk would use it

Same idea on those kit alarms you get arrgh !

My input, not used the samsung day/night but have used sony's found it good in low lighting although did require some sort of lighting

My fav & thats what i only fit in low light situ's is jvc's tk ??? cant remember it now but in no light it works good built in amp & easy to set up without the cost of ir lamps ect ect

The old saying is you get what you pay for stick to a main brand & in my option jvc

Regards

Al

[secure4]

I use Mintron for nighttime low light senarious where colour is needed. They are very good.

In fact, so good that astronomers use the black and white version. Anyone else use these?

[Doktor Jon]

secure4,

Interesting that you use Mintron cameras - the range of camera models that they manufacture is actually quite staggering.

Any idea which model you're using, and how about reliability?

D.J.

[secure4]

I use the high end.

http://www.mintron.com/HTM/New_PRODUCTS/ALPHA/SPEC/62v1.htm

Havnt had any issues with any that I have installed.

Why do you find it interesting that I use these cameras?

[Doktor Jon]

secure4,

apologies but I don't think that came out quite the way I wanted

What I actually meant was, as a sad old consultant beavering away in a lonely garrett, I rarely get any decent feedback on 'interesting' far eastern manufacturers products, other than the premier division players like Sony, Sanyo, JVC, Panasonic, etc. etc.

I'm currently struggling to keep track of just how many manufacturers there are out there;

strange how they all seem to make "state of the art" products