We’re one week into our EyeSpy247 competition and the response has already been very positive! Thank you to everyone who has entered so far!

If this news has passed you by (have you been living under a rock?), we’re running a competition in conjunction with EyeSpy247. The winner will receive an EyeSpy247 HDSD Compact Wireless IP Camera and two runners-up will each receive an EyeSpy247 F+ Easy Set-up Wireless IP Camera.

For your chance to win, simply ‘like’ us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our email newsletter before 31/08/2011!

We recently blogged about the main prize, the EyeSpy247 HDSD and thought we should give you a bit more information on the runners’ up prize.

EyeSpy247 F+ Easy Set-up Wireless IP Camera

• Very easy to use- unique auto-configuration system sets up remote viewing in one click
• Windows, Mac and Linux friendly
• Two-way audio
• VGA resolution 30fps
• MPEG4 and M-JPEG compression
• Supports both wired and wireless connection
• Plug straight into your router; no complicated DDNS

Take a look at ACTi’s 2011 Catalogue and it’s difficult not to notice the new ACTi KCM range, the latest additions to the range of ACTi IP Cameras available from use-IP.

The range includes both 2-Megapixel and 4-Megapixel Box Cameras and Fixed Dome Cameras, all available in full HD 1080p.

The specification for the KCM cameras is impressive, with the KCM-5211 achieving 18x optical zoom with auto-focus in 4-Megapixel resolution; a market first!

Also, unlike other day/night cameras the KCM range cameras come with ACTi’s unique adaptive profile algorithm, which allows the dynamic alteration of the cameras’ parameters according to the current conditions, ensuring the best possible video quality.

Clarity is key with the KCM range. With regard to image quality, ACTi are market-leaders, with the KCM-7111 and KCM-5111 offering 1561 TV lines.

For more information and full product specifications, please see the use-IP product pages.

Or, view the entire ACTi KCM series here.

Box Cameras

• ACTi KCM-5111 H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N PoE Box Camera
• ACTi KCM-5211 18x Zoom H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N PoE Box Camera
•  ACTi KCM-5311 35x Zoom H.264 2-Megapixel IP D/N PoE Box Camera

Fixed Dome Cameras

• ACTi KCM-7111 H.264 4-Megapixel IP D/N Vandal proof PoE Rugged Dome
• ACTi KCM- 7211 3.6x Zoom 4-Megapixel IP D/N Vandal proof PoE Rugged Dome with P-Iris

Last Monday we blogged about the release of nine new products from D-Link. Here is a quick look at the two extremes of the range the entry-level D-Link DCS-930L and the top-end D-Link DCS-7510:

D-Link DCS-930L Wireless N Home Network Camera

• D-ViewCam software for multi-camera monitoring
• Motion detection to trigger recording and send e-mail alerts
• DDNs support for web access with an easy to remember domain name
• Administrator/User password protection
• UPnP support for network setup and configuration
• 1.0 lux Cmos sensor for low light environments
• MJPeG streaming for high-quality video
• WPS support for easy network setup
• 802.11n wireless connectivity
• Quickly access registered cameras via the mydlink website

D-Link DCS-7510 Day & Night PoE Outdoor Network Camera

•  Built-in 1/3” SONY interlaced CCD sensor
• IR Cut Removable filter for day/night use
• Up to 50 m IR detection
• 16X digital zoom
• Varifocal lens with adjustable focal length
• Real-time MPEG-4/MJPEG video compression
• Supports up to 4 video profiles simultaneously
• Can record at up to D1 resolution
• 3GPP mobile surveillance
• IP66 weatherproof enclosure
• Power over Ethernet (PoE)

As aforementioned, these are just two of the products from the new D-Link range. For product pages for all nine models as well as product images and datasheets please use the links below:

• D-Link DCS-930L
• D-Link DCS-7510
• D-Link Product Range

Network Video Recorder specialists QNAP Security have recently announced compatibility between their VioStor NVR series and a range of Samsung Techwin network cameras. QNAP Security believe that the combination of their NVR experience with the high image quality of the Samsung Techwin network cameras provides an opportunity for high-quality, multi-camera recording which is applicable to a wide variety of different applications. For the full press release from QNAP Security as well as product pages for both QNAP Security and Samsung Techwin please use the links below:

• QNAP Security Product Pages
• Samsung Techwin Product Pages
• QNAP Security Press Release

At use-IP we often blog about new products from Axis Communications and include what at first seem to be the meaningless Axis product codes in the product names, such as “Q6032-E” “M1031-W” etc. Well, in fact, the product codes can give you a good overview of the specifications and possible applications of each model. Each character of the product code denotes a certain aspect of the product:

Take the M1031-W for example:

• The “M” lets you know that it is a member of Axis’s affordable range
• The first number “1” indicates the product type, in this case “fixed camera”
• The second number “0” is the series number

All of the above then gives you the series name, in this case the “Axis M10 Series“

• The third number “3” indicates the running no.
• The final number “1” indicates the resolution/no. of channels
• And the letter at the end indicates any extra features the camera may have, in this case “W” for Wireless

There are many different possibilities for each character of the product name and Axis provide a breakdown of each of these on their website.

Please use the links below to access Axis product pages, datasheets and Axis’s full breakdown of product names:

• Axis Product Range
• Axis Communications Product Name Breakdown