Surveillance System, Security Cameras, and CCTV Equipment Articles & Videos

At CCTV Camera Pros, we often get asked if our HD security cameras are compatible with an existing DVR surveillance system from another manufacturer.  With so many HD video standards and resolutions available, it can be confusing. This article is going to discusses camera, DVR, cable, and accessory compatibility for HD over coax type surveillance systems (HD CCTV). This article will not cover network IP cameras or traditional analog CCTV cameras (non-HD).

At CCTV Camera Pros, customers often ask us what the angle of view looks like with different security camera lenses. When planning a video surveillance system, the angle of view that a camera lens provides is important to understand. Lens size is the main factor that determines the angle of view (zoom level), however, it is not the only factor. This article will compare a few of the most common lens sizes used on the latest HD security cameras (HD-TVI, AHD, HDCVI).

Here is a solution that supports displaying live video from multiple IP cameras on a TV monitor via HDMI. Users searching for “IP camera to HDMI” or “IP camera to VGA” solutions will be interested in this article.

There are many surveillance system applications that require monitoring multiple locations remotely over the Internet so that security cameras can be centrally viewed. Read this article to learn how-to setup CMS software can be used for this.

At CCTV Camera Pros, we work with many customers who want to display the live video stream from an HD security camera on a TV via an HDMI input. Sometimes these customers have no interest in recording video surveillance footage. This article will answer the question of how-to connect an HD security camera to a TV’s HDMI video input. It applies whether you only want a live video view or if you also want to record the video.

How can I reset the password on my H.264 CCTV DVR? This is a common question that the technical support team receives at CCTV Camera Pros. Although it seems like a simple question, the answer is not so simple. The reason is because the majority of the security camera DVRs manufactured between 2007 and 2018 use an H.264 video codec and label their DVR cases with the term “H.264 DVR”. I wrote this article to help people try to track down the instructions on how-to reset the password on their DVR.

We recently installed this HD PTZ camera with infrared and 20x zoom at CCTV Camera Pros office. The PTZ-HD-20 is mounted on the front of our building. Check out these images and watch this video demo to see the camera zoom into a sign that is 550 feet away so that it can be read.

Most users of IP cameras (network security cameras) want to access their camera remotely to see live video. Accessing cameras remotely from desktop software (Mac and Windows) and mobile apps (iPhone and Android) is extremely common for home owners and business owners.. Read this article to learn about port forwarding and dynamic DNS – two concepts typically required to setup remote access.

This article documents a solution on how-to display HD video from an AHD security camera on multiple TVs / monitors. This topic was brought up because I was recently contacted by the pastor of a church who wanted to display a live video feed of the service in three different rooms of the church. In…

These are the latest HD security camera video demos created at CCTV Camera Pros. All of these demos use the latest HD over coax type security cameras. All of these cameras are 4-in-1 models which means that they support AHD, HD-TVI, HDCVI, and analog CCTV video modes. They support 1080p resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) in AHD, HD-TVI, and HDCVI modes. They support 960H resolution (960 x 480 pixels) in analog mode (CVBS).

This article explains how to use an HDMI over Cat6 cabling system to view security cameras and control surveillance DVRs from multiple TVs. In addition to acting as an HDMI to Cat6 splitter, the system also supports IR remote control transmission back to the DVR. This allows you not only to display your cameras in multiple rooms,…

Recently, I was contacted by a customer who was looking for best video surveillance system to monitor his commercial office buildings. I suggested an HD CCTV camera system over an IP camera system and it got me thinking about why I like HD over coax cameras systems better (in most cases).

A customer recently contacted me to see if CCTV Camera Pros had any recorded video surveillance footage captured using 1080p security cameras. He wanted to compare the video quality of an HD camera system to his current analog CCTV camera system. Specifically, he wanted to see the video quality when playing back recorded video on the DVR. Watch this video to see what the quality of 1080p video surveillance captured using 2 AHD cameras and 2 HD-TVI cameras recording to an iDVR-PRO HD surveillance DVR.

As technology continues to improve and upgrades are made to both security cameras and DVRs, a question that we are often asked is Will my old CCTV cameras work with a new HD surveillance DVR? This article will assist in determining if an existing CCTV camera will work with a new HD surveillance DVRs.

Sometimes customers install security camera DVRs in locations that do not have a hard wired Network connection. This article and video will explain how to connect a DVR to a wireless router using a WIFI bridge.

This is how you can connect an HD security camera to multiple HDMI TV monitors using AHD to HDMI video converters. This is a great solution for any business that wants to display a video feed from any 720p or 1080p AHD camera to multiple monitor locations.

People often ask me, “Just how much better are HD-TVI security cameras compared to analog CCTV cameras?”. This article will answer that question by comparing video surveillance images captures by the two different camera types. Analog CCTV / HD-TVI Side-by Side Please click on the image to see the full sized image. You can do…

Some users of HD-TVI security cameras do not require video recording using a surveillance DVR. Instead, they only want to be able to view the live video feeds from their surveillance cameras on a TV or monitor. This article shows how-to use a video multiplexer to do this.

Not all coaxial cable should be used for CCTV camera installations. RG59 coax cable is the industry standard and best choice for CCTV systems, however, not all RG59 is created equal. Be sure to read the spec before you buy. Read this article so you know what to look out for.

At CCTV Camera Pros, I frequently get asked by customers “what type of cable should I run to pre-wire my house for a security camera system?” We wrote this article to help business and homeowners prepare to install a video surveillance system by answering that question and discussing some best practices in my experience. This guide is also useful even if you are beyond the pre-drywall phase of construction or if you are installing a security camera in a completely finished home.

HD-TVI stands for High Definition Transport Video Interface. It is a digital signal processing and transport technology for video used in HD security cameras and DVRs. Read this article to see sample TVI camera images, video, and learn more about the technology.

What is the best HD security camera type? TVI or AHD. This is a common question asked by CCTV Camera Pros customers. TVI and AHD are two different HD CCTV camera technologies that support 1080p resolution over standard coax cable (RG59 or RG6). This is the same type of coax cable that is used in traditional…

CCTV Camera Pros recently helped Kaplan University select a video surveillance system for a monitoring / training room for medical students. The system used box CCTV cameras and add-on audio surveillance microphones.

The latest release of the iDVR-PRO DVR viewer software for Mac supports that ability to view video surveillance from HD security cameras at full 1080p resolution. iDVR-PRO DVRs currently support AHD and HD-TVI cameras, as well as traditional standard definition analog CCTV cameras. Users can mix and match and combination of these three camera types on their system. The Mac software detects the max resolution of the cameras and is able to display 960H, 720p, and 1080p resolutions depending on the type of camera.

The wide angle of view that the AHD-BL25 – 180 degree HD CCTV camera provides is awesome! It is not very often that I write a blog post that is specifically about a new camera, but after testing the AHD-BL25 – I was too excited not to share the results. The above image was captured…