After purchasing your security cameras, one of the many things people do not think of is about how to run power to their security cameras. You will need a secondary solution for running power. We just wrote a blog about how to do that a day ago. However, this post is more about our power adapters. A power adapter is a mechanism that assist you with establishing a run of power to your security camera.
If you are going to use a power adapter other than the factory power supply, you will need to convert to a new solution. We suggest using RG59 coaxial cable with an 18×2 power pair. This is a solution with both video and power in one casing. Here is where you will need a power adapter. To accomplish running power to your security camera you will need to connect the ends of the 18×2 pair the positive (red) and the negative (black). You will have to “crimp” or “tighten” down the wire to make the connection. When finished you will have a very clean finish. This solution is how you are to supply power to your security cameras with out the “original” power supply adapter. Consider this an after-market-solution, but a good one. Going with this solution will solve problems with running extra cable for video and power, locating cameras free of wall-outlets, and a very clean installation finish.
Running power to your security cameras can be a challenge when you are ready to actually install them. One of the first things that many people don’t realize when purchasing their security cameras is that the factory power supplies are very short and cannot reach most outlets. Most outlets are very inconvenient and you will cause you some headache when you are trying to get the right angle of view or security points covered. So for those of you that fit into this application, have faith there is a solution!
You can use a non-hard-wired power supply box and this will allow to run cable to any particular security camera and solve the distance issues. You will need to throw away the stock power supply and use our recommended solution. We suggest using a siamese coaxial RG59 cable with a 18×2 pair. To connect to 18×2 power you need a 2.1mm pig-tail power adapter for your security camera to connect to the raw 18×2 pair cable. The siamese RG59 cable is very convenient. This is what you need to run power and video to your cameras. So whatever video cable or power cable you have now, throw it to the side and use our recommended solution. Connecting the RG59 cable is very simple. You will need to twist on a bnc connector for video and connect the end to the security camera’s video adapter. When you are finished connecting the ends to the camera, you repeat the same steps to the dvr. While running the cable to the dvr you can seperate the video and the power by pulling the two apart (the video and the power) and run the video to the dvr and the power to the power supply box. To connect the power to the power supply box, all you have to do to connect power to the power box is to strip off some the cable insulation and you tie down the positive and negative terminal to the correct spot and wah-la; your done.
If you are experiencing trouble figuring out where you are going to mount your security cameras because of power location limitations stop! Look into a power supply box. The power supply box can be plugged into an outlet. There is no hard-wiring to do. This is great for end-users because it is a plug and play solution. The connection fitting that you need is a RG59 Siamese cable solution. This solution allows you to run video and power in one run. This will save you tons of time and headache. For the raw ends of the rg59 cable you will need a twist on bnc connector and a 2.1mm power adapter for the 18X2 power pair. It is really simple to integrate these ends to the camera, dvr and power supply box. But the main goal is now you can mount your cameras where you want and not have to worry about the limitations of the power supply adapter. If you have any other questions or you need additional help, write to us and we can help you.
So you want to know how you can make a PTZ camera track objects? There a few ways you can do it. One way you can do it is to buy an auto-tracking ptz security camera. Or you can get a converter box that you can inter-phase to run your non-auto-tracking ptz security camera into an auto-tracking camera. Just five years ago, when auto-trackers hit the market place, they were expensive, but innovative. Everybody loves the idea of AI in security. Often most people do not know how it all works. Inside the brain of the camera is a set of complex integrated circuits that contribute to communication it takes for a ptz camera to hone in on fixed targets. The application is all embedded into the camera. Although most will have theirPTZ security cameras controlled by software and ptz keyboards, auto-tracking PTZ cameras are standalone system. So know you know how manufactures can turn a manual PTZ camera into an auto-tracking PTZ camera. It is all in the software/firmware.
Now this device here is what you can use if you do not have the ability to set your ptz security cameras to auto-tracking mode. It is a really neat device and it is going to save many owners of non-ptz security cameras money. This is a huge step in economics and technology. Now for just $99.00 you can salvage your non-ptz security cameras. These devices works really simple. It has a standard RS485 port where you can run a piece of CAT5 from your PTZ camera to your tracking box and from your tracking box to your DVR, thus creating a communication line. If you are worried about compatibility; dont! The baud rates are able to meet these standards: 2400bps, 4800bps, 9600bps. A baud rate is just the communication method your PTZ camera can receive instructions from the DVR. The protocols available are Pelco D and Pelco P. So if you have a PTZ security camera that you need to morph into an auto-tracker, this is device is the best solution on the market.
When you are developing a solution in CCTV, often you will run into problems or variables that don’t help you achieve your main goal. Our focus at Security Camera Warehouse is to help you develop a plan that allows you to focus on exactly what you need. Just five years ago, we have had people express interest in being able to keep an eye on things away from home. Of course there has always been remote login options back in 2002, probably even longer than that. We have seen the birth of Apple’s iPhone and that piece of technology has change the cell phone industry forever. Every major cellphone carrier now is working with OEM manufactures to develop competitive phones to beat Apple’s iPhone or try to take back some market share from Apple, so that they can meet consumer demands.
The demand for information is getting bigger every year. In the last three years the iPhone still is the best graphical user inter-phase to develop software on. This has been the problem with personal computers from the very beginning. Why use a machine that cannot meet or tend to ones needs? Well Apple got their foot in the door early. Now there is an app for everything. Which brings us to our topic today. There has never been a better time to buy a digital video recorder. There are so many diverse applications now that residential homes, and businesses of all kinds, can really benefit from remote connections to help stay informed about certain situations. It is really hard to express what each person would want, but typical applications for most home owners would be:: checking on the kids while they are out shopping, on a date, at work, checking on the repairman, and ect. These are some of things that can help a home owner stay informed. If you are in business it could be things like:: watching employees work safely, looking for possible theft, watching small sales staff when you are out to lunch, there could be a million reasons, heck that is just life. But there has been no real reason to have a security dvr to aid people, until software was developed on a device that aids just about anyone. In fact, Apple’s phone is just easier to use than any other gui phone out there. Below is a few shots of the app you can install on your iPhone and connect remotely to your dvr.
The app software can be found on the search for apps part on your phone. Open that program and search for this software called, “Super Cam “, after installing it on your phone, you can just navigate to the setup and put in your dedicated ip address or static ip address, assigned to your dvr. If you have been on the phone with our technical support team, they should have instructed you on how to setup up your remote software user login and password. So when setting up your information on your iPhone you will want to use that information. We have a dvr remote setup for cellphones manual for how to setup your iPhone for successful connection to your dvr. It is really simple!
After setting all the information up, you should restart the phone and re-run the Super Cam app. If you have done that successfully when the application loads, it show your cameras. After playing around with the software you should become very comfortable with the software and at your finger tips is your home, your office, whatever you want to manage. This is very powerful stuff. Most people that call us are desperate for a solution to give them more information about a particular problem that exist or might think will develop into a potential problem. We stand behind remote connections through cellphones, so if you do not own a dvr system, now is the time.
We have a new model in stock that really has most security cameras in it’s class beat. We were thinking of a more covert/powerful threat that will empower end users with the best video for the money. Model Sony-CMR603, comes in either silver or black casing. It has a sun shade as well to help keep debris, rain drops, and glare out of it’s field-of-vision. The lens on this bullet camera is a 3.6mm. Your video feed will have a wide angle of view and you will see out to about 45 feet during the day. With it’s 24 LED lights, this bullet camera will see out to 75 feet. It is the shier amount of infrared led lights that makes this possible. Most bullet cameras in this class has 12 or 13 LED lights. So in most specs, bullet cameras like these only see out to like 45-50 feet IR. With this model you can see father and still have a very wide angle of view. This makes this camera a great bargain. We are introducing this bullet camera at a discount price of $69.00! It fits great into residential homes, small business offices, restaurants, and small fast-food buildings.
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