[HamWAN PSDR] VOTE: High quality PTZ camera

[Steve]

You might have a problem with the one cable. The power requirements for a
good PTZ with a heater / fan can get pretty high. However, you can find
ones that use power injectors that go beyond the regular POE.  POE+ or
higher.

If you want used Axis PTZ outdoor, I just sent some to Seattle City
Surplus.  Might still be there.

Steve N0FPF



On Thursday, May 5, 2016, Bart Kus <me at bartk.us> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Several of us have been talking about putting high quality PTZ cameras at
> our tower sites for people to enjoy.  Survey the surrounding country side,
> get tactical awareness in emergencies, look for antenna damage remotely,
> etc.  I'd personally love to have 1 good PTZ per tower.  I think it would
> also be a very popular past time, and one of the killer apps that HamWAN
> can deliver.  Good quality cams are expensive however.  Here are the
> requirements as I see them:
>
> 1) Outdoor rated
> 2) No exposed moving joints that can freeze (domed design)
> 3) Heater to melt ice
> 4) IP encoding, not analog
> 5) 1080p or better
> 6) 30x optical zoom or better
> 7) Power over Ethernet so we can have only 1 cable run
> 8) Support OSX + Windows (Linux optional)
> 9) RTSP streamable so we can re-broadcast the stream to many people at once
>
> I found what I think is a decent cam that fits these requirements.  It's
> the Q-See QCN8035Z <http://www.q-see.com/1080p-ip-ptz-camera-qcn8035z-1>.
> It costs about $670.
>
> Any opinions on this?  I'm inclined to support such a vote.
>
> --Bart
>
>
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