DVR Security System Review

Designed specifically for network usage the Sony SNC-P5 is an IP camera with pan tilt and zoom functions. For communicating with individuals who are in the same area you choose to set up the camera, the device is fitted with a built in Electret condenser microphone. The camera use MPEG-4 and JPEG video compression and there are a number of options available in image resolution. At maximum the camera will enable you to view images at a resolution of 640*480 at 30 18 FPS in JPEG mode. You can increase the frame rate to 30 FPS by lowering the picture resolution to 320*240.

The SNC-P5 can operate in light levels of 3.5 lux and above, the cameras lens has a 3* optical zoom. The camera can be set up in a variety of positions and can be attached either to a wall or ceiling. A number of I/O ports are fitted to the camera, for attaching an external sensor the camera has two ports, you can also attach an external alarm one of the ports. Motion detection is built in to the camera and when motion is detected the camera can send a signal to an external alarm.

For networking the Sony SNC-P5 it has an 8-pin RJ-45 connector, the camera has a built in web server allowing you to control it remotely. When the camera is set up the first thing that you need to do is assign it an IP address. The software for the camera can automatically assign an IP address or you can set an IP address manually. Once the process is complete you can gain access to the cameras output and functions through Internet Explorer.

You can restrict access to the network camera by setting up a unique password for each individual you intend to give operating access. The system that operates the camera can send alerts to system administrators when specific events are triggered such as motion detection. To set up the Sony SNC-P5 on your PC it needs to have a Pentium 1GHz processor and 256MB of RAM. All in all the camera is not bad at all and you will be hard pushed to find a network camera with PTZ functions at the same price.

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