Mike Haldas

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January 14, 2022 at 11:07 am in reply to: Max Recording Frame Rate for CCTV and HD CCTV Cameras using Viewtron Hybrid DVR #39096

Mike Haldas
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You may be interested in using our online video storage calculator to estimate the size of hard drive you will need for your surveillance DVR / NVR.

January 14, 2022 at 11:05 am in reply to: The disk usage states 100%… #39094

Mike Haldas
Keymaster

In case you are interested, you can find our online video storage calculator here. It is used to estimate the size of hard drive that you need for your security camera system DVR / NVR.

February 19, 2019 at 3:16 pm in reply to: HD Security Cameras Compatible with Night Owl DVR #36165

Mike Haldas
Keymaster

Another customer recently contacted my and asked the following.

I have the NIGHT OWL 960 VIDEO SECURITY FOR 8 CHANNEL WITH 4 CAMERA SYSTEM MODEL F6-81-4624-N-BF. I am looking for security cameras that are compatible with this system. I am so confused on what cameras will work. I need to get the right camera that will work with the existing Night Owl cables and DVR that came with this system.

This is what I recommended.

The Night Owl DVR that is included with the F6-81-4624-N-BF system is a 960H analog CCTV DVR.

It is compatible with any of our 4-in-1 HD security cameras.
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/4-in-1-HD-over-Coax-Cameras-s/1342.htm

One of the great things about our those 4-in-1 selectable format cameras is that in addition to supporting the standard analog CCTV format that works with your existing DVR, they also support three of the most popular 1080p HD video formats.

Here is a picture of the small joystick that is attached to our 4-in-1 cameras that allow you to select the video mode by holding the joystick in one of the 4 directions for 5 seconds.

These selectable video modes mean that if you can later upgrade to a high definition DVR and your cameras will still work. You can just switch them to the 1080p AHD or HD-TVI video mode to work with the new DVR. I highly recommend these iDVR-PRO AHD hybrid DVRs when you are ready to upgrade.
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/HD-Security-Camera-DVRs-s/972.htm

If you have any questions, I can be reached via email at mike@cctvcamerapros.net.

February 15, 2019 at 4:43 pm in reply to: Which Security Cameras are Compatible with Swann DVR? #36117

Mike Haldas
Keymaster

Another customer recently contacted me asking about Swann camera compatibility. This is what he asked.

I installed a Swann “Security in a Box” surveillance system about 5 years ago. The system has 4 Pro-640 cameras and a Swann H.264 DVR. Everything worked perfectly until a month ago when a camera went out, and a second camera has started providing a hazy picture. Since PRO-640 replacement cameras aren’t available, I bought an SWPRO-735 camera online after the seller assured me it would work with my H.264 DVR. It doesn’t.

I’m willing to purchase new cameras, even a complete 4-8 camera system, but I want to be sure the existing Swann cable and BNC connectors will be compatible with the new cameras. The wiring took me a week to install inconspicuously using metal channels. Pulling the old wire out and threading in new would be impossible.

Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated.

This was my recommendation.

Those Swann Pro-640 cameras are standard definition analog CCTV cameras, so is that H.264 DVR that was sold with those systems that were typically sold at Costco and Sam’s Club. That DVR is only compatible with standard resolution analog CCTV cameras.

What I recommend to customers in your situation is our 4-in-1 HD security cameras. They support standard definition analog CCTV mode. So, they will work with your existing DVR. But, they also support 1080p HD modes in AHD, HD-TVI, and HD-CVI formats.

This is convenient if you later upgrade to a high definition DVR, they will still work. You can later switch them to 1080p HD resolution using the small joystick that is attached to their video cable.

We have a bunch of 4-in-1 HD security cameras available here.
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/4-in-1-HD-over-Coax-Cameras-s/1342.htm

They will work with your existing Swann security camera cables.

You can later upgrade to an AHD DVR like these and switch the cameras to AHD 1080p mode.
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/HD-Security-Camera-DVRs-s/972.htm

Here are some of my best selling 4-in-1 cameras that Swann customers really like.
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Business-Security-Camera-p/bipro-9004.htm
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/HD-Dome-Infrared-Surveillance-Camera-p/hd-q3.htm
https://www.cctvcamerapros.com/Bullet-Surveillance-Camera-p/bpro-ol952.htm

I do recommend that you test the 1080p mode with your existing cable when you are ready to make the switch because the 1080p modes require better cable than analog mode.

Please take a look and let me know what you think. Please send any questions. I can be reached at mike@cctvcamerapros.net

July 25, 2018 at 12:39 pm in reply to: Using a surveillance system and CCTV cameras to monitor manufacturing process #35355

Mike Haldas
Keymaster

CCTV Camera Pros now offers turnkey video camera systems to monitor manufacturing processes.

These systems are great to watch areas of a production assembly line and control chambers.

July 16, 2018 at 12:56 pm in reply to: How-to Use Security Cameras to Monitor Dance Studio Rooms #35352