Cisco Video Surveillance 6000 Series Ip Camera

We have purchased two of these so far to use primarily as NVRs for a large number of IP cameras on a school campus. Licensing costs aside, Synology Surveillance Station does a really nice job making it easy to set up and scale with the number of cameras you have. We linked two together, making one the primary and the other a secondary target for recordings. Surveillance Station records direct-to-disk, and does a decent job of adjusting camera settings directly using ONVIF. We have about 50+ cameras running at resolutions from 1280x720 up to 2560x1600, some PTZ, some ceiling-mount fisheyes, mostly wide angle fixed, and everything works pretty well. We were even able to use the manual camera configuration to use some uncommon double-lens cameras. With about 26 cameras assigned to each RS422+, we see about 20-25% CPU on each on average during a typical day. We can comfortably handle 32 per unit, and supposedly up to 40 if needed. With x4 6TB drives in each set in SHR-1 (equivalent to RAID5) we have about a month or so of footage retention. The licensing is a little pricey at $50 per camera (unless you buy in bulk from some european IP camera shops...), but it is perpetual and I think worth the expense. Using two of these units, 8 cheap drives from eBay (luckily these do not suffer from the Synology whitelist) and a bunch of camera licenses, for around under $5000 I was able to build and set up a really easy to use and reliable NVR system with plenty of future expandability. 2-3 users are regularly connected on their desktops without issue.

There are lots of free applications for IP Cameras, but if you're serious about IP Surveillance you can't do better than Axis Camera Station, and the best way to acquire the licenses is from B&H.

I have been using it for landscape and group shots on the sony 6000 series and 7.

GREAT FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.

Work perfectly and great to have for continuing video surveillance.

As an A/V enthusiast and a Cisco Academy student, I'm currently using this to hold some basic A/V gear and Cisco 2500 series routers. The unit seems very stable so far and is more versatile than I had expected. It is also comfortable to lift even with a large amount of equipment mounted. A much better alternative to just having equipment stacked. Ability to disassemble or fold is a major advantage.

We have used the Cisco SG series switches for many years and were disappointed when the line was discontinued but the new CBS line is just as good. Some minor variations in how the software is laid out but otherwise, they are just as easy to use as the SG line.

Im replacing 2 cisco 1600 series access points. These are cheaper, dont need a contract for updating firmware, and faster than the Ciscos Im replacing. They are also easier to set up and configure.

A simple to install camera. Great video resolution. A quick and affordable surveillance solution.

Believe all those rave reviews for the RX100 VII. I've been shooting with Sony's 6000 series for a number of years, including the 6500. The RX100 VII matches the 6500 in most ways and adds a 200 mm zoom. No, you can't use all your lenses, but most of the time you don't need them. For previous Sony users the transition is seamless, as the controls and menu basically replicate the 6000 series. Autofocus is ridiculously fast, and exposure metering superb. Most pictures are tack-sharp without flaring or sun spots. It's small, of course, and takes some getting used to for those of us with regular adult size hands. But I find it easy to work with. Very pleased.