Specifications

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keep in mind that the best image quality will still be achieved with megapixel lenses. The auto‐iris lenses
availableonthemarkettodayarenotmegapixelandwillyieldtheimagesthatarelesscrispthanthosethat
can
beobtainedwithmanualmegapixellens.
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9. Whatadjustmentscanbemadetoreducemotionblur?Theshutterspeedisautomaticallycontrolledbythe
camera.Motionblurmayoccurwhenthecameraoperatesatslowshutterspeeds(longexposuretimes,such
asthescenebeingrelativelydark.ArecontVisioncameras
provideanumberofoptionsthatallowtheuserto
controlauto‐exposure behaviorwhen  illuminationis low.The user canset the preferredexposure timethat
thecamerawillattempttomaintainaslongasilluminationlevelallows.Thissettingessentiallyallowstheuser
tochoosethetradeoffbetweengains
andexposuretimeatreducedlightlevels.Thesesettingsaredescribed
intheExposuretab\Lowlightmodepanelsubsectionofthismanual.
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SettingtheLowLightModetoSpeedisthefirstthingtotrytoeliminatemotionblur.Ifthatdoesn'tproduce
enoughimprovement,theusermaywant
toopenthelensaperturemoretoallowmorelightin.Theusermay
also want to consider choosing a camera equipped with auto‐iris lens‐the lens will open automatically as
illumination diminishes. If that is not sufficient, the user may want to consider using a lower resolution
camera. For
 example, thelower resolution megapixel cameramodels have larger pixels and resulting better
low‐light sensitivity than higher resolution models. The current model camera with the best low light
performance in the ArecontVision lineup is the AV3135 camera which uses a 1.3 megapixel sensor in night
mode,thismodel
switchestoa3megapixelcolorsensorwhenilluminationissufficientfordaymode.
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10. WhatinformationshouldbeprovidedtoAVtechnicalsupportforafasterresponsetoanissue?
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 Arecont Visioncamera Modelbeing used, camera MAC address, and firmware version
currentlyinstalled.
 Networkswitchand/or
POEmakeandmodelnumber(s).
 Typeofnetworkcablee.g.Cat5e(minandmaxdistanceofrunsatthesite).
 Type of power used (VDC, milliamps, Watts) or POE, make & model number(s) of
equipmentatthesite,howmanycamerasof  what model areconnected,what
voltage
andampreadingsareatthecamerasideofthewire,powerwiregaugeandrunlengths.
 ComputerInformation
 100base‐TorGigabitcard?
 CPUspeed,RAM,VideoCardspecs?
 Harddisksizeandavailablefreespace.
ArecontVision’sonlinesupportportalcanbefoundat
http://support.arecontvision.com
The support portalallows forquick online submissionof issues with email notificationof responses and
fixes.
11. What is the maximum physical distance between computer and Arecont Vision camera? Typical Ethernet
100Base‐Thasamaximumdistanceof100meters(330feet).Therangecanbeincreasedbyusingastandard
poweredmid‐spanswitchand/oruseoffibernetworkbackbone.
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12. DoesAV200software
includemotion detection?Oursoftwaredoesincludemotiondetection.MostArecont
Visioncamerassupporton‐boardmotiondetectionwhichincontrasttosoftwaremotiondetection,doesnot