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How it Works & DIY Information

Whether you are looking for a surveillance camera for home or your office. We at have a vast inventory of products including CCTV system, box cameras, dome cameras, digital video recorders, and also many other accessories necessary for installing a security system.

PC Digital Video Records (DVR)

• Digital storage
  Principles of Digital Video Recording, The Facts, Types of Formats, Types of devises, analog verses Digital
• Understanding hard disk recorders
• Protech PTZ Setup
• Troubleshooting RAID with Intel Matrix Storage
• Hardware Requirements for Protech DVRs

761, 785, 787 Standalone (DVR)

• 761 & 760 English Manual V1.0
• 761 & 760 English Network Setup
• Backing to a usb drive
• Backup to cd drive
• Preparing your usb drive to be used

Other Standalone (DVR)

• Backup standalone superview to usb
• Backup standalone pro ver 2 to usb

Video Servers

• Video Server Application Example
  How Video Servers Work & Application of Video Servers Accessing Video Over the Internet its all here.

Digital Evidence and Legal Tips

• Guidelines for IdentificationCovers the Field of View need for identifying people and vehicles
• Digital EvidenceUsing Stored video information for legal purposes, Analog verse digital
• Crime Statisticstrends in Crime typical amount of theft by type of industry
• Legal and Police information

Comparison of videos recorded at different frames per second (fps)

• Video recording at 4fps
• Video recording at 8fps
• Video recording at 15fps
• Video recording at 30fps

Cameras

• Wiring Cat5 - RJ45 Colors and Wiring Guide Diagram
• Compare Field of View of Lenses
• Focal Length Calculator
• Focusing the CB420
• Focusing the SCW63V5
• Setup 407 & 417 PTZ Cameras
• Wiring Schematic 407 & 417 PTZ Cameras
• Manual for 407 & 417 PTZ Cameras
• Wiring Setup for 727-IR & 827-IR PTZ Cameras
• MPTZ-520X10 Mini Dome Installation Manual
• MPTZ-520X10 Mini Dome User Manual
• Changing the L2710 camera menu to English
• How to Fix IR Camera Reflections
• Setup SCW100X
• Understanding Lenses
• Understanding Cameras
• Understanding Covert Cameras
• Understanding Fixed Dome Cameras
• Wireless Camera Setup for SCW-24-420IR
• Connecting a microphone to a 7321 camera
• Manual for MPTZ Camera
• Cameras and lenses made simple
  Cameras and lenses made simple. Automatic gain control, Resolution. Focal Length, Zoom Lenses, Signal to noise ratio. Resolution, & Sensitivity.
• CCD chip operation
  Simple Graphic showing how light passes thought a CCD Chip.
• Lenses for Video Motion Detection
• Infrared illumination
  How far will light shine and be detected at night.  Principles of light Measurement of light Energy Camera Sensitivity and reaction to light.
• Lux and Low Lighting
  Provides a Lux chart showing comparisons of the level of light.

Video Transmission

• Biwave Specification and Installation Sheets R1

Accessories

• Multiplexes

PC Remote Access for Tech Support

• Logmein Installation Instructions for remote technical support access