October 20, 2011 at 11:46GXV3601 HD IP Camera Review
IP cameras are a product that has recently appeared on the market. His appearance has not changed anything in our lives, because we do not know how to use IP cameras. This article will be not just an overview of the product, but a good example of its use in practice. The camera I chose is Grandstream GXV3601HD. It has wide functionality and, most importantly, works with SIP protocol. IP cameras are most often used for video surveillance and recording video on digital drives or just a PC, but in fact they can do much more.
Specifications
Software package and management
GSurf
Download Gsurf
WEB
Plugin for Firefox The
web interface is divided into 2 parts. What you see above is the surveillance mode interface. The second screen is more interesting - this is the settings interface.
Using GSurf
Software is designed to monitor up to 36 cameras simultaneously. Its main features are camera control, recording on PC and PTZ. It is also very convenient to use the interface to turn the camera sound on and off and speak with the “intruder” if speakers are connected to the camera. For a security video surveillance system for home and garden, it's just a fairy tale. GSurf is provided free of charge by Grandstream.
Setting up permanent video recording on a PC
In GSurf, you need to configure the settings for storing files on a PC:
1) Mark which fragments to record video (from 5 to 90 minutes).
2) Set the shelf life of files on the screw.
3) Select the screw and the path to the storage folder.
4) Check the box “delete old files if there is no disk space”
Configuring recording to USB, FTP and email The
USB drive must be formatted in FAT32, after installing it in the camera slot. In the web interface in Advanced Settings we find Live Storage with information about the device and about the volume. I put 2 GB for tests. In Motion Detection we turn on the motion detector, configure the detector area and sensitivity, below we select the camera action in case of alarm (motion detection):
1) Video recording ± 10 seconds before or after the alarm.
2) Call notification to the SIP device
3) Send a screenshot to an e-mail and record it on the camera’s drive (SD or USB)
4) Alarm output to an external device (siren on).
5) Record in GSurf
After we put a couple of checkmarks, the camera starts recording video in avi format codec H264-MPEG-4 AVC, resolution 1600 * 1200 FR: 14. The sound also writes.
In order to receive notifications by mail, you must configure the SMTP server. And if you want to upload the video directly to FTP, you need to configure it.
It looks like this:
Video call to SIP phone in case of alarm.
The camera has a SIP client. In order for him to call another video phone, you need a server. To verify this, I made new accounts on Switchvox 2, allowed them to make video calls, and connected a Yealink VP-2009 video phone.
SIP settings for the camera:
Everything is standard as on any SIP client, but I highlighted 2 parameters in red. The first parameter is the source of the video stream. The fact is that the camera broadcasts simultaneously in 2 streams. And each can be configured for different tasks. In our case, I configured the second stream for SIP, and the first for recording to USB.
It is very important that the resolution on the SIP stream matches the display resolution of the video phone, otherwise you will not see the picture.
In addition to a video call, the camera can, having accepted the specified password via DTMF, close the circuit and, for example, open the door. In my opinion, this is a very convenient feature, because you can essentially do any other actions using a regular IP phone.
In the settings for VP-2009, I also specified the video parameters and registered it on Switchvox.
As a result, we get video from the camera on the video phone and sound in the G711
PS. If you need more photos or examples of video recording, I can post it for viewing.
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Description GXV3601 HD
Specifications
- Video Compression: H.264 JPEG, Motion JPEG
- Video sensor: 2 megapixels 1 / 3.2 ”CMOS sensor, resolution 1,600x1,200 with low noise
- Lens: 1/3 ”, 3.5-8 mm, F1.4, Manual-iris, CS
- Minimum Illumination (Lux): 0.05Lux at F1.2
- Sensitivity: 1.0V / lux -sec (550nm)
- Maximum video resolution: 1,600x1,200
- Maximum number of frames at maximum resolution: 20 frames / s for resolution 1,600x900, 25 frames / s for resolution 1,280x720, 30 frames / s for resolution 800x600
- Video bandwidth: 32 kbps - 4 Mbit / s, adjustable (8 Mbit / s maximum)
- Audio input: 3.5mm line-in, built-in microphone
- Audio Output: 3.5mm Line Out
- Alarm output: 1, 25V / 0.5A or 30V / 2A
- Serial Port: RS485
- IRIS control
- PoE Support: IEEE 802.3 af Class 3
- Additional ports: SD 2.0, USB 2.0
- Power supply: 12V / 1A output, 100-240V input, 50Hz
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Software package and management
- GSurf Software
- Web Interface
- Audio Compression: G.711, G.726
- Built-in analysis: 16 zones simultaneously
- Memory buffer: 24 MB
- Video Capture: Instantly capture an image and transfer it via email or FTP
- Support multiple streams for recording / viewing
- Protection: Video marking, HTTPS, password
- Network Protocols: TCP / UDP / IP, RTP / RTCP, RTSP, DHCP, PPPoE, DDNS, HTTP, HTTPS
- SIP / VoIP Support
GSurf
Download Gsurf
WEB
Plugin for Firefox The
web interface is divided into 2 parts. What you see above is the surveillance mode interface. The second screen is more interesting - this is the settings interface.
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Practical application
Using GSurf
Software is designed to monitor up to 36 cameras simultaneously. Its main features are camera control, recording on PC and PTZ. It is also very convenient to use the interface to turn the camera sound on and off and speak with the “intruder” if speakers are connected to the camera. For a security video surveillance system for home and garden, it's just a fairy tale. GSurf is provided free of charge by Grandstream.
Setting up permanent video recording on a PC
In GSurf, you need to configure the settings for storing files on a PC:
1) Mark which fragments to record video (from 5 to 90 minutes).
2) Set the shelf life of files on the screw.
3) Select the screw and the path to the storage folder.
4) Check the box “delete old files if there is no disk space”
Configuring recording to USB, FTP and email The
USB drive must be formatted in FAT32, after installing it in the camera slot. In the web interface in Advanced Settings we find Live Storage with information about the device and about the volume. I put 2 GB for tests. In Motion Detection we turn on the motion detector, configure the detector area and sensitivity, below we select the camera action in case of alarm (motion detection):
1) Video recording ± 10 seconds before or after the alarm.
2) Call notification to the SIP device
3) Send a screenshot to an e-mail and record it on the camera’s drive (SD or USB)
4) Alarm output to an external device (siren on).
5) Record in GSurf
After we put a couple of checkmarks, the camera starts recording video in avi format codec H264-MPEG-4 AVC, resolution 1600 * 1200 FR: 14. The sound also writes.
In order to receive notifications by mail, you must configure the SMTP server. And if you want to upload the video directly to FTP, you need to configure it.
It looks like this:
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Video call to SIP phone in case of alarm.
The camera has a SIP client. In order for him to call another video phone, you need a server. To verify this, I made new accounts on Switchvox 2, allowed them to make video calls, and connected a Yealink VP-2009 video phone.
SIP settings for the camera:
Everything is standard as on any SIP client, but I highlighted 2 parameters in red. The first parameter is the source of the video stream. The fact is that the camera broadcasts simultaneously in 2 streams. And each can be configured for different tasks. In our case, I configured the second stream for SIP, and the first for recording to USB.
It is very important that the resolution on the SIP stream matches the display resolution of the video phone, otherwise you will not see the picture.
In addition to a video call, the camera can, having accepted the specified password via DTMF, close the circuit and, for example, open the door. In my opinion, this is a very convenient feature, because you can essentially do any other actions using a regular IP phone.
In the settings for VP-2009, I also specified the video parameters and registered it on Switchvox.
As a result, we get video from the camera on the video phone and sound in the G711
PS. If you need more photos or examples of video recording, I can post it for viewing.