CCTV cameras have become popular thanks to their affordability and an increasingly crime-conscious society. A closed-circuit television system can provide an effective way to monitor the security of your home or business.They can be installed in the home and connected to monitors in a monitoring center, which in a house can be a television set. Being able to view CCTV footage will give you peace of mind and an added sense of safety, alerting you of potential dangers. Do you having trouble hooking up a cctv camera directly to your tv? Connecting a CCTV camera to a television set is easy and requires little skill or technical know-how.

1. Connect one end of the composite cable to the “video out” input on the back of the CCTV camera (this should be marked yellow). Make sure that the cable is properly inserted all the way into the input.

2. Connect the opposite end of the composite cable into the “video in” input on the back of the TV (this should also be marked yellow). Make sure that the cable is properly inserted all the way into the input.

3. Turn the TV channel to the same channel selected on the CCTV camera. Turn on the closed circuit camera.

4. Mount the closed circuit camera in the place that you want it. Make any final adjustment that may be needed.

I am currently working on a case with a detective to regarding a store robbery. The owner was able to extract the video from the date and time of the incident for the detective's copy of the evidence onto the usb flash drive plugged into the DVR.

The detective loaded the dvr viewing software on his laptop;however, when he tries to open the .dvr file that is the format from the DVR device, it asks for a password. We have tried all possible passwords given to us by the store owner;however, none of them work. When DVRs are first setup, I am sure it asks the user to set a password, I am thinking this is the password the program is looking for;however, the owner does not seem to be sure.

Is there any tool out there that can possibly brute force the password? The password might be very simple,but the owner just cant remember it.

I have a 16 camera system But I am only using 8 cameras. On my screen it showas 8 pictures and 8 blank chanels. How can i delete the blank channel and only see 8 actual cameras.

we are installed an E type IR camera in the porch area of our building but captured image of human is displayed with darken face.

I have a QSee 8 camera system that has been installed for more than two years and operating 24 x 7. Several of the cameras are beginning to get out of focus. Since they are all fixed focus cameras, it is the CCD's that are getting tired? And if so, is it possible to replace them? I googled looking for maybe a youtube video showing the process but didn't find one nor did I find anyone selling replacement CCD's.

I have a Digimerge DGR 204 that recorded suspects casing a jewelry store that was recently robbed. I need to find a way to get the video off of the device. Does anyone know the file system of the drive or method of storage?

John

Hello,

CCTV Camera Pros recently had a customer call with the following question.

Question: I have purchased a DPRO-9620VFW and DPRO-AS700. The issue I am having is I cannot find the Focus Adjustments.

Answer: The adjustments on both cameras are located on the Lens itself. The camera has to thumb screw adjustments. One for focus. The other for zoom.

Please see below images and instructions for further clarification.

Note: This images are using the DPRO-9620VF. Instructions may vary slightly.

1.) Remove the Dome covering from the Camera

2.) Twist the lens base until you see the Varifocal Thumbscrews.

You should now see the Focus and Zoom adjustment screws.

If you have any further questions please contact CCTV Camera Pros technical dept.

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros and asked what the best choice is to install an elevator camera for 10 floors using CCTV. Here is the information that CCTV Camera Pros supplied.

Here is the information that CCTV Camera Pros supplied:

For transmission up to 1350 feet we highly recommend our ELT-L1350 wireless elevator CCTV camera which you can find here:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Elevator-Camera-CCTV-p/elt-l1350.htm

This system provides a great solution for elevators as it does not rely on rf transmission which is always prone to interference and cross talk. There is no issue with any type of FCC/IC or any type of regulatory agency as light waves are not subject to any type of government approval. You can use these anywhere. You can have as many pairs as you want in the same location as there is no crosstalk or interference. They will work with NTSC as well as PAL cameras. They are good for at least 1350 feet minimum so they will address the majority of applications.

A customer recently contacted us with the following question:

Can I use regular outdoor camera housing for a night vision ( infrared ) camera, or will I get a reflection in the front glass of it?

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Thank You for contacting CCTV Camera Pros. Most outdoor infrared cameras are already inside of weatherproof housings so adding one is not necessary. If you need to put a box style camera, which can not go outdoor without a housing, you can use an infrared outdoor camera housing like this one:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Arecont-Infrared-Housing-p/hsg1-o-w-ir.htm

Please note that for a camera to work correctly with an infrared housing, the camera must support and night mode where the camera turns to black and white. This is a day night camera that would work with an outdoor IR housing:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/High-Resolution-Security-Camera-p/pro-630dn28.htm

Please let us know if you need anything else.

CCTV Camera Pros recently had a customer contact us with the following question.

Question: BIPRO-S600VF12 looks great, but price 3x higher than I was expecting, compared to web searches. What makes it so great?

CCTV Camera Pros Response: What makes the BIPRO-S600VF12 is it versatility. The BIPRO-S600VF12 can be used in any application with an effective image. Please see key features below.

HIgh resolution 600 TVL Day (Color) & 700 TVL Night (Black and White)

.00004 Lux Rating - This allows the camera to stay in color mode even in limited light applications.

1/3” SONY High Sensitivity SUPER HAD CCD II - This High Sensitivity chip-set allow the camera to absorb more light, thus allowing for more vibrant colors and cleaner images.'

2.8-12mm Varifocal lens - This allows you to adjust the lens anywhere in between a 2.8-12mm lens (109 degrees to 22 degrees). The camera also has an adjustable infrared beam spread to adjust accordingly with lens angle/position. This comes in handy if you are trying to cover a wide area you can spread the infrared beam out or if you are looking at a distance you can have the infrared set to to a narrower angle to help penetrate at further distances.

HLC - High Light Compensation. Great for applications with heavy foreground light. Compresses light so it does effect the iris as it would with a standard CCTV Camera.

BLC - Back Light Compensation. This is used for applications with heavy background light. This helps eliminate shading and weird coloring you may run into due to background light.

DNR - Digital Noise Reduction. This helps eliminate video noise that may occur in night mode. Produces very clean image.

OSD - On Screen Display. The BIPRO-S600VF12 has a built in OSD This allows the installer to adjust settings within the internal software built into the camera. This allows the camera to be used in virtually any application.

Dual Voltage - Camera can accept 12vDC or 24vAC

Adjustable shutter speeds - This allows you to adjust the cameras shutter speed 1/60 - 1/120,000. Great for applications where you may be capturing faster moving objects such as wildlife , cars etc.

Hello,

I am using a: Eyemax DV-9480

I just encountered an issues were I am not able to view any images from any of the cameras. I did notice that on the “Status” screen – when I am in the EyeMaxDVR program - I have an indicator that states the “Disk Usage 100%” in red. Can this be my issue?

How do I resolve it? Am I not able to view my cameras because of the disk full problem or are they two separate issues?

hi
one of our friend have a web cam but the clarity is not good. once he seen the cctv camera and he asked can i use this camera as web cam?
is it possible to connect and have any converter from bnc to usb

Had to dismantle camera due to intermittant video. Have not had time to do any troubleshooting but I did discover why the manual varifocal does not work properly. There are two rotating lenses - one for in/out and one for focus. The external adjustment rings each have a magnetic plug that link magnetically with internal magnets glued to arms that connects to each rotating lense. The glue that holds these magnets in place evidently is weak and allows the magnets to literally jump from one adjustment arm to the other so that trying to set the focus is impossible. The fix is to simply re-attach the magnet to the aluminum lens adjustment arm (using a better adhesive). I still have to figure out the short in the camera and then hope I have the skill to put it all back together. I have two other EC550VF and at least one of them has the same issue with the VF.

License plate capture is very difficult or impossible if you do not have the proper license plate recognition devices. You will need an LPR (License Plate Recognition) camera that will allow you to capture a car moving 10 - 100+ MPH. LPR cameras have adjustable shutter speeds that allow the camera to capture fast moving vehicles. LPR cameras also help compensate for the glare you get from the Headlights, taillights, sun, and the reflective properties on the license plate itself.

You will also want a DVR that supports D1 (704 x 480) resolution. At the least CIF resolution (352 x 240). You will also want to make sure you have a real time recorder. Real time is considered at least 30 frames per second per camera. So if you have a 4 channel DVR you will want to make sure it is 120 frames per second. 120/4=30. You will also want a DVR with a solid user interface that allows for advance searching this way it makes life easy when trying to retrieve video. This is why we highly recommend GeoVision and NUUO for LPR applications.

Please see the below images showing the difference between a normal CCTV Camera (non LPR) and a LPR CCTV camera. NOTE: The cars in the images below were traveling roughly 20-25MPH.

Notice the image from the camera without the LPR technology is blurred and the plate is whited out from the glare of the sun.

Next, look below at the image captured by a surveillance camera with license plate recognition technology. The license plate is clearly readable.

I am an electrical contractor and have a customer who gave me the equipment for a surveillance system. They want me to install it for them if I can figure it out. I think I may have some component that may not be necessary but I am not sure.
There are 6 cameras, (1) RSM-700 Video/Alarm Expander,(1) RSM-1600 Master Transceiver, (1) "Everplex 8CDX Color Video Processor, (1) Radio Shack RF Modulator,(1) VS5100 Video Switcher, (1) "Toshiba" 4 head 168 hour Time Lapse VCR, (1) 24 vdc power supply, a few jumpers, and at least 1 monitor. I have an idea how part may go together, but am not sure about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot... Is it possible that (2) monitors are necessary for all the above to come together?? Thanks again:)
Sorry for the duplicate post. I just realized that I posted about the same thing in another category:(

I am an electrical contractor and have a customer who already has the components for a security surveilance system. He has asked me to see if I could figure out how to hook it up. The components are: (1) RSM-700 video alarm expander, (1) RSM-1600 Master Transceiver, (1) "Pelco VS5104 Video switcher, (1) Radio Shack RF Modulator, (1) Toshiba 4 head 168 hr. Time Lapse VCR recorder,(1) Everplex 8CDX Color Video Processor, 4 cameras. He said it came from a video store. Could someone help me figure out how to put this all together?
I've figured out that the RSM-700 plugs into the RSM-1600 transceiver and that the cameras (can) hook into the back of the RSM-700 expander and the telepone lines hook into the back of the RSM-1600 Master Transceiver, but I'm really confused on all of it right now. This is the first I've tried to hook up so I need some help. Thanks for all the information you can give me...Also I have a plug in
12 vdc adapter that I don't know where it goes. Thanks again for your help. :)

Many customers over the last year have contacted CCTV Camera Pros asking if we sell CCTV test monitors that supply power to cameras. We are happy to say now that we have an excellent portable CCTV test monitor with camera power available. The model is the MON-LCD25P.

In addition to the new LCD25P, CCTV Camera Pros has a complete line of portable and hand-held CCTV service monitors available here:
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/CCTV-Test-Monitor-s/357.htm

A customer recently contacting CCTV Camera Pros and asked the following in regards to setting up CCTV cameras for a live Internet video webcast:

I'm looking to live webcast a kids sporting event. We came to the conclusion
we would probably need to use a standard analog CCTV camera (non-IP based) in
order to allow a camera man to follow the action and control zooming. a PTZ
IP cam would just be too slow to follow the live action.

Then looking to run the output from the camera (probably RCA) to a video
server for encoding and pushing out live feed to a data center sever for
distribution to users.

What would you suggest for this application? I'm looking for a video server
with the following:

- Analog (RCA) Input
- Encode MPEG - Prefer H.264 MPEG-4
- Server Push - Pushes outgoing signal, no need for unblocking ports / port
forwarding.

CCTV Camera Pros replied:

Thank You for contacting CCTV Camera Pros. We have a lot of folks use our equipment in conjunction with streaming services like uStream or Live Stream.

Please check out these pages:
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Florida-Live-Wildlife-Camera-s/381.htm

This setup uses our BIPRO-S600VF outdoor CCTV camera which you can find here:
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Outdoor-CCTV-Camera-p/bipro-s600vf12.htm

You can view the uStream setup information that this customer used here:
http://www.flwildlifecam.com/fwc/CamInfo/CameraSetup.aspx

Please let us know if we can help further.

The customer followed up with these questions:

For clarification do your video servers like the Vivotek-VS7100 video encoder "push" the video feed out? Or do you need to do the old port forwarding to make it available?

CCTV Camera Pros replied:

No. Actually you do not use our video servers at all with this type of application. You need to use an RCA to USB video capture device for a PC. Then you run the streaming services' broadcasting software on the PC to transmit the video to the streaming service (such as uSTream).

Check out this article. I think it will help you.

http://videos.cctvcamerapros.com/live-cameras/cctv-cameras-ustream-video.html

And no you do not need to manually setup port forwarding to use services like uStream, LiveStream, and Justin.tv.

Let us know if we can help further.

I have a video of a meteor flying over my place that was captured by my security camera. I have been able to clip copy the video segment to a cd but can not get it to play back. The clip is copied to the cd as an .exe file for IDIS software used for the security cameras. It is an .exe that is suppose to play the file in a player that is built into the .exe file. How can I get the video from the .exe file so I can play it on a standalone dvd player. I was thinking of doing a screen capture, but can not get the file to play to start with. Any help or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

I have a BIPRO-S600VF12 camera since June of this year.
There has been around four occasions where there is no color image after all night at B&W. The solution has been to reset the camera.
When I do this I hear a click, I am assuming the notch filter is is moving and the camera resets. Today I have no color image and when I reset the camera I hear no click and the image is still B&W.
I am thinking this camera is defective; are there any configuration problems with factory default?
Have there been any other reports of this problem?
What is the recommended solution?
Thanks

A customer recently asked us the following:

I’m tasked with gathering info about upgrading our monitoring system at our prison. We’re exploring doing it ourselves with our IT Dept. Our warden at the prison would like to view camera images from any pc on our network. Currently the prison can only view the camera video from the command and control center. We would like to setup a system using our existing cameras if possible. I believe we have 24 cameras at the prison and they are all of one of the model types listed below:
Philips LTC0600

Philips LTC 7050

Philips G# Envirodome

Bosch Dinion XF

I understand these cameras are at least 5+ years old. I was on your website looking at various network related video recorders but am not quite sure which would work with our existing setup. Do you have a system that could work with what we are trying to accomplish?

CCTV Camera Pros response:

I looked up the cameras that you referred to and they are all CCTV cameras which would make them compatible with the NUUO DVR systems that we offer.

You can learn more about NUUO surveillance and watch some demo videos on our website at the following page.

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/NUUO-Surveillance-Systems-s/296.htm

A customer contacted CCTV Camera Pros today and asked the following question:
Please suggest a outside motion activated camera.

CCTV Camera Pros response:
Motion activated recording, if that is what you are referring to, is a function of the DVR or recording software that you use with the camera. The camera that I would suggest depends on your budget. Here are links to some of our best outdoor surveillance cameras is different price ranges and styles:

Bullet Infrared Style
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Business-Security-Camera-p/bipro-9004.htm
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/IR-Security-Camera-p/bipro-540l4.htm
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Outdoor-CCTV-Camera-p/bipro-s600vf12.htm

Dome Style
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Infrared-CCD-Camera-p/dpro-b24dhr.htm
http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/IR-Dome-Camera-p/dpro-ec550vf2.htm

Any of these cameras can trigger motion detection recording when used with a surveillance DVR that supports that feature such as our iDVR:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/H264-Stand-Alone-DVRs-s/358.htm

Please let us know if you have additional questions or need additional help.

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros with the following questions on how to choose the best infrared CCTV camera:

I have some general questions on cameras

1. Does a camera with more lines of resolution give better details of the image?
2. How do you tell what the fixed focus range is?
3. What is the field of view at 50 feet for a 3.6mm, 4mm, 6mm, 12mm lenses?
4. When you look into the cameras at night do you see any light from the IR LED’s? If yes how bright is it, are there any pictures that show this?
5. Can you furnish photos of IR pictures at various distances for your cameras? Similar to the BIPRO-640 camera image photos.
6. I’m looking for cameras that will show good detail from 10ft to 60 ft at night with a wide field of view about 40-50 feet. This is a security area and therefore I need good detail so I can identify a person. Please list your camera recommendations.
7. When using a variable lenses camera how is the lenses size changed? Can these cameras be rotated left & right? How is this done?

Here is CCTV Camera Pros response:

1. Yes, generally cameras with high lines of resolution product a better quality video image, however, not all cameras are created equal so just because two cameras are both rated at 500 TV lines of resolution does not mean that the overall video quality is going to be the same. Other things like the type of processor, software, and lens quality will effect the overall quality of the camera just as much as the TVL rating.
2. Each camera should either have a fixed or varifocal lens size that defines the size of the lens and what field of view it is capable of seeing. The size of the image sensor also impacts this. For example, a 1/3" sensor has a greater surface area than a 1/4" sensor, therefor the 1/3" lens will have a greater field of view used with the same size lens as a 1/4" would.
3. To calculate the field of view using different lens sizes, please refer to our lens chat here:
   http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Security-Camera-Lens-s/42.htm#lens-chart
4. One of our best outdoor infrared security cameras, is our BIPRO-S600VF12 which you can find here:
   http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Outdoor-CCTV-Camera-p/bipro-s600vf12.htm
   You can see some sample video and images in the dark here:
   http://videos.cctvcamerapros.com/wildlife-cameras/videos-pictures-bear-live-wildlife-camera.html
5. The BIPRO-S600VF12 is a great choice for seeing 10-60 feet with a wide angle.
6. The lens angle and focus are adjusted with 2 lever controls in the underside compartment of the BIPRO-S600VF12. This camera is very easy to focus and adjust to the exact field of view / angle that you need. The camera has a tri-axis mounting bracket so that you an move the camera right, left, up, and down during installation. It can not be done mechanically via a joystick or anything like that though.

Please help me figure out why I have awful color. I purchased the PRO-GV4IR kit with geovision card. Iahve tried adjusting all settings in geovision. MAybe I am missing something. Black does not show up as black, but more of a light blue. If I adjust the hue, contrast and the ohter settings there, it gets much worse. I have adjusted the resolution, every settting I could find.

I am installing on SUNDAY!!

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros and asked the following:

I have a surveillance installation that requires a zoom camera, however I noticed there are no zoom cameras on the market that also have built in infrared illumination. Can this zoom camera:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/18x-Zoom-Security-Camera-p/ptz-9210z41.htm

be used with an outdoor camera housing with IR illuminators like this one?

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Arecont-Infrared-Housing-p/hsg1-o-w-ir.htm

CCTV Camera Pros response:

Yes, as long as a camera has an IR filter built into it when it turns to night mode, the camera will pick up infrared light. The PTZ-9210Z41 18x zoom security camera that you were looking at does have a built in mechanical IR filter.

CCTV Camera Pros very often gets the question from our customers "What does LUX rating mean?"

Here is an explanation that was written by Chris a while ago that I just came across:

In the world of CCTV and security cameras the term LUX is used to describe how well a camera can capture video on low light. The amount of light is defined by LUX (lumens per square meter). One LUX is the amount of light cast by one candle at one meters space. Here are some examples of common light sources expressed in LUX.

LUX Rating Chart

• Full sunshine 10,000 LUX
• Well- lit office 500 LUX
• Comfortable reading 300 LUX
• Cloudy 100 LUX
• Twilight 10 LUX
• Dusk 1 LUX
• Full moon .1 LUX
• Quarter moon .01 LUX
• Complete darkness 0 LUX

Some high quality Sony CCDs can have a good picture down to .1 LUX. Anything lower and they will require infra-red LED's to see in the dark. These are called night vision or IR (infrared) cameras. Most camera specs will list the number of LED's (which people tend to use to compare low light performance). In actuality, the type of LED is more important than the quantity of LED's. Some LED's produce 10 times more light than others. Still others are made so the naked eye cannot see the light being emitted from them, making these better for covert use. Comparing the amount of feet the camera illuminates and how wide the light spreads is the best method to compare IR cameras.

We recently had a customer contact CCTV Camera Pros with the following question:
I am a digital photographer and would like to display photos in the field for my clients to view. Is this monitor the tool for me to use, MON-LCD35TM? My camera has video out capability.

CCTV Camera Pros Response:
Yes as long as the camera has a BNC or RCA input that monitor or any of our test monitors will work for that application.

We Recently had a customer contact CCTV Camera Pros with the following question:
What Are the Advantages of IP Cameras? How do you record using IP cameras,will it work with my current CCTV Cameras.

CCTV Camera Pros Response:
The IP Cameras are a bit different than your typical CCTV Surveillance camera in the sense that CCTV Cameras connect directly to the back of your recording device or DVR. Where as the IP Cameras are plugged into your router and are ran over you internal network. The advantage of IP cameras is they can record in a much higher resolution. Depending on the camera up to 8 Mega Pixels. IP Cameras produce a much sharper resolution, great for applications which require details like Facial recognition or the ability to digitally zoom in on a specific object or area live or while reviewing previously recorded events. Another advantage when using IP Cameras is they have built in web server which will allow you to Remotely View and configure your cameras as long as you have internet connection were the camera is located.

In small 1-3 camera setups you can use an existing PC as your NVR (Network Video Recorder) , most IP cameras come with a basic recording software that you can download on a Windows PC . This software can not be used in conjunction with your current CCTV DVR System.

For your case because you want to use your current CCTV Cameras you will need what is know as a Hybrid System which supports IP and CCTV Cameras. Our Hybrid systems can manage up to 32 cameras. Here are the Leading Manufacturers your can use for a Hybrid System. NUUO http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/NUUO-Surveillance-Systems-s/296.htm GeoVision http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Geovision-DVR-Computers-Geovision-Surveillance-DVRs-s/60.htm and Alnet http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Alnet-Surveillance-Systems-s/376.htm. We provide fully built custom Hybrid systems to fit your application.

CCTV Camera Pros recently had a customer inquire with the following question.
Looking at how to connect a BNC connection to a CCTV LCD Monitor. The Monitor im going to be using only supports RCA or VGA. What are my options?

CCTV Camera Pros Response:
You can use either of those inputs on the available monitor. The cheapest, easiest and best solution is to use the RCA input. Here is how, you will simply run the coax cable from the camera to the monitor and you can convert the BNC to RCA with the BNC Female to RCA Male converter seen here http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/CCTV-BNC-p/bncfemaletorcamale.htm. This is a much cleaner conversion than the VGA because RCA and BNC are both composite signals.

If you wanted to convert BNC to VGA here is how. Same concept as the BNC to RCA, you will run your coax cable from the camera to the monitor and instead of using the BNC Female to RCA Male you will use the BNC to VGA converter seen here http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/BNC-TO-VGA-Converter-p/bnc-vga-converter.htm As you can see it is a bit more expensive but this is great in cases where the only monitor available is has a VGA input. Instead of running out and buying a new BNC or RCA Monitor which can run anywhere in the range from $379.99 - $1000 for just a 22" monitor. You can use this converter to convert the signal of any device with a BNC output to a VGA. The BNC to VGA converter also converts S-video to VGA.

A customer recently inquired with the following question:
Does your multiplexer VM-99015 support PTZ RS-485 control and if it does will I be able to control multiple PTZ Cameras.

CCTV Camera Pros Response:
Unfortunately that product does not support RS-485,
you will see the video but as far as the controls it will have to be through a separate RS-485 controller as seen here http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/PTZ-Camera-Controller-p/ck-983321.htm. This will allow you to control multiple cameras as well as set preset locations and camera tours or we have model number VM-16RT which does have rs-485 inputs for PTZ control http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/video-mux-cctv-multiplexer-p/vm-16rt.htm
This same solution will work for DVR's that do not have built in RS-485 Control.

I hope somebody can advise me. I have installed a new CCTV dome with manual focus and zoom which is adjusted by a small screw fitting either sied of the dome. This feature is not covered in the instructions though. Assuming this is fairly common set up deos anyone have advice as the picture I am receiving is very poor, blurred and milky and finely adjusting the screws causes loss of picture. Help! Please people !

A customer recently contacted us with the following questions regarding powering security cameras and outdoor housings:

Hey there I have a question about the PSPRO-AC-18 Distributed Power Supply for 18 Security Surveillance Cameras 9 Amp you have there on your website. Does this power supply box power both your CCD Cameras and the heated outdoor cameras? I see its 24V , So with this unit, can I power 18 box cameras and 18 outdoor enclosures with heaters? Or is it just for 18 cameras Period and i have to buy another box to power the heaters?

CCTV Camera Pros answered:

That PSPRO-AC-18 power supply box is not made for the heater blower housings because the housings require more output per channel that that power box provides. However, the PSPRO-AC-4HB is the one that works with the heater blower housings and that item can be found here:

http://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Camera-Housing-Power-Box-p/pspro-ac-4hb.htm

Most box cameras that go in these housings are dual voltage (all of the ones that CCTV Camera Pros sells are dual voltage) which means that you can also use an AC power supply source to power the camera. If the cameras that you are using are dual voltage or AC powered, then you can piggy back the power supply for the cameras off of the same power supply as the housing by using a small power cable to connect the housing power supply terminals to the camera's power terminals.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Sincerely.
-Mike

A customer costumer contacted us with the following question: Is there a general starting place for these switches on the BIPRO-EC550VF CCTV Camera? How would they generally be set for outdoor use? I think I understand what they mean other than Back Light Compensation, Flicker Less and mirror. Please get me started, I have a lot of these to install.

Here are the definitions and recommended default dip switch settings for this the BIPRO-EC550VF IR CCTV camera:

1. 
   BLC – Back Light Compensation

   Definition: Back light compensation. A function of the camera that compensates for excessive light directed at the camera causing the video to bloom or causing the images in front of the light to be unusable.

   ON (Default): Activity BLC

   OFF: No BLC

2. 
   ALC/ELC – Auto Light Compensation

   Definition: Photometric control, measures light intensity. Determines the iris reaction sensitivity. Sensitivity is increased when the potentiometer is turned towards PEAK, and decreased when turned towards AVERAGE

   OFF (Default): ALC / It is for Auto DC IRIS Vari-focal Lens

   ON: ELC / It is for our board lens or manual Vari-focal Lens

3. FLK – Flicker less

   ON: 50Hz

   OFF (Default) : 60Hz

4. AGC – Auto Gain Control

   Definition: Automatic Gain Control, an electronic circuit that amplifies the video signal when the strength of the signal falls below a given value

   ON (Default): Max

   OFF: Min

5. Mirror – On/Off

   ON: Mirror

   OFF (Default): None

6. Time – Hold Mode (ON: 5 sec. Off: 10 Sec)

   Definition: Delay time for LED ON/OFF

   ON (Default): LED ON/OFF after 5 Seconds

   OFF: LED ON/OFF after 10 Seconds

7. Sensitivity – “CDS” Sensor Level Control

   ON: LED ON at 1 Lux, LED OFF at 5 Lux.

   OFF (Default): LED ON at 2 Lux, LED OFF at 4 Lux.

8. DC IRIS Lens Level

   It is operation for IRIS manually and setting by MFG (Recommend: Don’t Changed)

9. IR LED Level

   MAX (Default): IR LED is to bright

   MIN: IR LED is to faint

A customer recently contacted CCTV Camera Pros with the following question:

I am in the market for an outdoor security camera system. I noticed on your website and others that most outdoor surveillance cameras have a weatherproof rating that starts with "IP" and two digits after it. I am not familiar with what this is. Can you please explain?