Hello all,
I work at a large venue with systems varying from very antiquated analog black and whites to brand new 4k IP cameras. We have well over 200+ cameras with individual recorders (no centralized VMS but that's a completely separate issue which there is no money for....) across a massive site as well as a number of remote locations that we have remote camera access.
The problem we're having is that we have two separate buildings on analog systems that both need more cameras.
The first building has a 8 channel recorder that has all channels maxed out and our 8th channel is stuck on a sub stream because the recorder literally can not handle it. We already have 2 PTZs on it and 6 static shots but we really need 3 more static shots and 2 more PTZs.
The second building is on a shared 32 channel recorder that has all 32 channels maxed out. Only 5 of those cameras on that recorder are for the second building but we really need as many cameras as we can get (taking into account cost obviously).
What are your guys suggestions on what we should do?
I personally think a change to an IP system for one or both of the buildings is completely out of the question. I've looked at coax to Ethernet converters, etc.. and buying those for all the cameras would take up all the money we have for upgrades.
The only idea I have come up with so far is to buy a 16 channel recorder for the first building to handle the existing 8 cameras + the 5 new ones which would be 13 cameras total and (hopefully) the recorder will be able to handle all of it.
We could then move the existing 8 channel recorder in the first building to the second building so that it can have its own dedicated recorder. This would allow us to add another 3 cameras (we need more but this is a bandaid) to that building.
Current Purchase list:
16 Channel recorder
6 Static shots
2 PTZs
Too much coax wire
I would love to hear if anyone has any other ideas on what might be a better solution. Our budget is very limited.
I work at a large venue with systems varying from very antiquated analog black and whites to brand new 4k IP cameras. We have well over 200+ cameras with individual recorders (no centralized VMS but that's a completely separate issue which there is no money for....) across a massive site as well as a number of remote locations that we have remote camera access.
The problem we're having is that we have two separate buildings on analog systems that both need more cameras.
The first building has a 8 channel recorder that has all channels maxed out and our 8th channel is stuck on a sub stream because the recorder literally can not handle it. We already have 2 PTZs on it and 6 static shots but we really need 3 more static shots and 2 more PTZs.
The second building is on a shared 32 channel recorder that has all 32 channels maxed out. Only 5 of those cameras on that recorder are for the second building but we really need as many cameras as we can get (taking into account cost obviously).
What are your guys suggestions on what we should do?
I personally think a change to an IP system for one or both of the buildings is completely out of the question. I've looked at coax to Ethernet converters, etc.. and buying those for all the cameras would take up all the money we have for upgrades.
The only idea I have come up with so far is to buy a 16 channel recorder for the first building to handle the existing 8 cameras + the 5 new ones which would be 13 cameras total and (hopefully) the recorder will be able to handle all of it.
We could then move the existing 8 channel recorder in the first building to the second building so that it can have its own dedicated recorder. This would allow us to add another 3 cameras (we need more but this is a bandaid) to that building.
Current Purchase list:
16 Channel recorder
6 Static shots
2 PTZs
Too much coax wire
I would love to hear if anyone has any other ideas on what might be a better solution. Our budget is very limited.