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What is the best wireless security camera system?

Posted on July 1, 2016August 5, 2024 by Mike Haldas

This article discusses what does and does not work when it comes to planning a wireless surveillance system.

TVI vs AHD – What is the Best HD Security Camera Type?

Posted on June 29, 2016March 7, 2023 by Mike Haldas

What is the best HD security camera type? TVI or AHD. This is a common question asked by CCTV Camera

Mac DVR Viewer Software View HD security cameras

Mac DVR Viewer Software Supports 1080p HD Security Cameras

Posted on January 20, 2016January 25, 2016 by Mike Haldas

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.

LPR Camera Mode (License Plate Recognition) Added to Zavio IP Cameras

Posted on December 2, 2015September 9, 2019 by Mike Haldas

Certain Zavio IP cameras now have a built-in LPR camera mode – license plate recognition. The Zavio B8520 and Zavio B8220 are the first two models to support the new license plate capture settings that are available via a firmware update. The B8520 and B8220 are both extreme weather rated outdoor cameras. The B8520 supports up to 5 megapixel HD resolution and the B8220 supports 2 megapixel – 1080p HD resolution.

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HD Security Camera System Installed on Bus for Restoration Wild TV Show

Posted on November 24, 2015November 25, 2015 by Mike Haldas

Mike Haldas from CCTV Camera Pros recently appeared on Animal Planet TV show – Restoration Wild. CCTV Camera Pros supplied and installed a high definition security camera system on a bus for episode 3 of the show which took place in Nederland, Colorado. This episode featured the build out of a 1940 commercial bus that is transformed into the ultimate mountain hangout.

How to Remotely View a Security Camera Installed at a Location with No Internet Access

Posted on July 9, 2015September 10, 2019 by Mike Haldas

Recently, I spoke to a business owner of a farm who wanted to setup IP security cameras in his barn

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How to Install a Hidden Smoke Detector Security Camera

Posted on February 25, 2015February 27, 2015 by Mike Haldas

The HCPRO-SD380 smoke detector security camera works great in hidden video surveillance type installations. CCTV Camera Pros has supplied this camera to businesses and homeowners that require a convert camera to monitor different types of situations. This camera has been successful in monitoring cash registers to track theft, sensitive areas of business operations that contain valuable property, and as a home nanny cam to watch what is going on inside your home while you are away.

View Surveillance Cameras with Apple TV or Chromecast

How to use Apple TV or Chromecast to View Surveillance Cameras

Posted on December 17, 2014December 19, 2014 by Mike Haldas

Most surveillance system owners want a convenient way to view the live video from their security cameras on a TV. Apple TV and Google Chromecast provide an convenient wireless alternative to hard wiring a spot monitor output to a television or monitor.

Compare 2 Megapixel vs 5 Megapixel IP Security Camera Resolution

Posted on December 4, 2014September 9, 2019 by Mike Haldas

Want to compare 2 megapixel to 5 megapixel IP security camera resolution? Here is a quick blog post that contains surveillance snapshot images that we captured at CCTV Camera Pros office to show you the difference.

Raspberry Pi Twitter Project: Push Button, Camera Capture, Tweet Photo

Posted on December 3, 2014September 9, 2019 by Mike Haldas

In this project, I program my Raspberry Pi (using Python) to take a picture using a Pi camera, then share the photo via Twitter when a button is pressed. I use the Twython python library to integrate with the Twitter API.

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Create a Time Lapse Movie with an IP Security Camera and Free Video Software

Posted on November 13, 2014September 9, 2019 by Mike Haldas

This article explains how to use a IP security camera and free open source video editing software to create a

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Send Security Camera Photos from Raspberry Pi via MMS Text Message

Posted on November 4, 2014June 11, 2019 by Mike Haldas

This project demonstrates how to setup Raspberry Pi as a security camera system that can take a photo snapshot send

CCTV DVR Push Notifications using Raspberry Pi

Posted on October 23, 2014June 11, 2019 by Mike Haldas

This goal of this article is to document how to enable mobile push notifications on any CCTV DVR using Raspberry

iPhone App with PTZ Camera Controls

Posted on July 22, 2014August 30, 2019 by Mike Haldas

The iPhone app that is included with iDVR-PRO surveillance DVRs from CCTV Camera Pros has outstanding support for PTZ cameras. Users can control PTZ cameras from the iOS app, which works with iPhone, iPad, and iTouch devices from Apple. The Android app also supports controlling PTZ cameras. The pan tilt zoom controls work over WIFI and cellular networks (3G, 4G, LTE, etc.), so users can access their camera and control movement on the local network where the camera and DVR is located or from remotely over the Internet.

H.264 CCTV DVR Hard Drive Calculator for iDVR-PRO

This hard drive calculator is for iDVR-PRO H.264 CCTV / HD security camera DVRs. It is used to estimate the

View Security Cameras from Android App

Posted on June 20, 2014August 28, 2019 by Mike Haldas

The iDVR-PRO Viewer App for Android lets uses view all of the security cameras connected to any iDVR-PRO surveillance DVR from any Android mobile or tablet device. Users can view their security cameras in single, four, eight, nine, and sixteen camera grid views. The app works in landscape mode to take advantage of the 960H widescreen CCTV format supported by the latest iDVR-PRO models.