Vivotek IP8332 Network Bullet Camera

Questions on Vivotek IP8332 Network Bullet Camera

• From Mitchell at 30/01/2013 10:16
  • Hello
    
    Can I use this camera to monitor number plates at night time.
    It will be placed max 3m away from oncoming cars.
    The cars will stop in front of the camera before proceeding.
    
    Will the headlights of the car disrupt the cameras capability of viewing the number plate?
    
    Thanks
  • Hello Mitchell,
    
    You may have some success.
    It will be dazzled by headlamps.
    The only way to be sure of 24hr number plate reads is to use a specialist camera e.g. search '5000' in our webshop.
    Specialist ANPR cameras only admit infra-red light produced by the camera and retro-reflected from the number plate. All you see is a monochrome image of the plate.
    Furthermore, careful selection of the appropriate camera/lens to deliver only a narrow view concentrated on the target area is best practice (the Vivotek IP8332 has a fixed 60° horizontal field of view, a camera with an adjustable lens such as the ACTi TCM-1231 or the 2MP Vivotek IP7361 would be better).
    The camera position is also very important to achieve an image that is not too skewed, by placing the camera not too far to the side, and not too high up - cameras fixed low (in bollards) work very well for getting close to and relatively in-line with approaching cars.
    You should always target the front number plate - they are cleanest, and most predictably placed.
    You should have one camera per lane of traffic only.
    Hope that helps ...
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• From Jeroen K. at 28/01/2013 22:26
  • Hi, I would like to save my recordings on a network share. However, I can't add this because this option is grey. Only FTP and HTTP are visable.
    Please help.
  • Hello Jeroen,
    
    You should be able to do as you ask.
    Have you perhaps already added a NAS server under Application -> Server settings?
    The IP8332 can only support one NAS/network share.
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• From Walter at 13/01/2013 19:21
  • "Vivotek no longer provide PSUs in the packages with PoE cameras"
    
    Does the camera still come with a power adapter for the PoE as shown in the pictures?
  • Right now, for the box I checked - Yes.
    Not sure for how much longer.
    Best to contact us before ordering if you must have a mains PSU ...
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• From Bob at 16/07/2012 15:55
  • How long are the attached cables please?
  • Hello Bob,
    The overall black sheathed section is approx 6 inches long, then the three separate cables for network, power and digital I/O are about a further 8 inches long.
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• From Malcolm at 18/05/2012 10:14
  • I bought one of these early this year (from another supplier) as an upgrade from the IP7330 (which I have used for several years). I installed it the same place and connected to my LAN in the same way as the old IP7330. However, I found that when powered off and then powered back on the IP8332 it frequently failed to reconnect, often coming up on install Wizard with a spurious 169 IP address rather than the 192.168 address which the LAN port has allocated. In the end I returned it for a refund. I'm sure that this was a timing problem in the Firmware, do you know if this has been fixed? I love the camera spec but am reluctant to buy another if this problem is still there.
  • Hello Malcolm,
    We sell loads of this IP8332 model, it is a bestseller.
    There was a period where we experienced some firmware issues, in particular we saw problems with the timing of when the camera switched to monochrome night-time mode, and the image performance at night. Those issues were all resolved months ago, and we're not aware of any current issues (and if there were any issues we would have heard something from our many customers using them).
    Hope that helps ...
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