This video explains in simple terms how to assemble, test, go through menus in a Camera kit from Ebay to setup your security needs and finally offer some install tips.
Very detailed and honest. Easy to follow since he took his time to be careful to be clear. It makes me want to dive in and start programming my system. Which was the thing I was most Leary of tackling.
I really enjoy you taking the time to actually explain and show. Really like the way you try to make people understand so easily. Thank you for our video. Nice work on install
Gary absolutely nailed it, was so informative my friend that i felt like Bond listening to Q without the "Do Try and bring her back in one piece this time 007" keep up the great content got yourself a new Sub :)
Great video very detailed lesson.... thank you. Who else thinks he sounds like the Sentinel off Transformers “The need of the many out way the need of the few”
Thanks for the detailed video, Gary. Let me have a question (and sorry for my poor knowledge in electricity) regarding the camera power supply: In case of using 4-way splitter, shall I increase the capacity of adapter? Now I use 4 pcs 12V 1000mA (one per camera), but I would save some space with the splitter. Would one of these adaptors be enough to feed all the 4 cameras via splitter? Thx in advance
Old but excellent video, I want to replace my cloud based CCTV cameras (monthly fee) with a unit I have control of and discovered today that the normal DVR does not encode audio so no sound on playback, to do this I would need a NVR
Nice work Gary, should try IP camera system. Can get better resolution on the cameras and a lot of them self focus. The cameras receive power over the the ethernet cable (POE) Same setup except its wired with Cat-5 to each camera. Customers could basically wire each camera with a simple pre-made patch lead from bunnings if they're not confident terminating each end of a cut cat-5 cable.
I agree with your thoughts absolutely but this first rather simplistic video was for people with very limited mechanical, electronic skills. Many have a dread fear of any technology. My personal need for this type of setup was for an underground garage with NO possible WiFi or internet connection because of concrete & metal plus a high possibility of vandalism so the DVR & monitor has to be in a lockable metal cabinet, Wiring has to be hidden.
POE, is always an option too, Power Over Eithernet, THEN you ONLY need one cable. I MIGHT think about going with an SSD, FOR SPEED, IF you think its to much/an added expense, your not willing to endure, AT LEAST make sure, your hardrive is 7200RPM vs 5400RPM. Also I put wood down EVERYWHERE in my attic, so I can walk everywhere in it. SOME people have recommended ONLY 3 cameras lol, I guess I may have gone WAY over board lol, 3 lol. I watch the road/my drive way, ALL of my fence/gates, all my doors and so on, baisicly I surveillance, ALL of my property, so I have certain cameras that watch certain sections/alert me/notify me. Meaning I have two cameras, in each place, I put cameras. Meaning ONES designed to pick up motion AND the other is designed to continuously record. I have 15 outdoor security cameras, that I use, to view, Most of the time, BUT I have a total of 30 cameras, that are outside, meaning 15 of them are for continuous recording and 15 are for me to see whats going on, without having to go outside/be there,from my phone or a tablet. I don't use night vision, because ONE I don't have to, and TWO, because I don't like it/I prefer 4k/3840x2160p, color vs black and white, SO each place a camera is/in good areas, I have BRIGHT motion lights, SO I never use night vision. I also have a motion sensor, in my mailbox, that when, triggered, it says inside, mail has been delivered, plus I have motion lights/lights that can be turned on and off AND that are triggered by motion, and ALL of my out door lights are really really bright. I also use door armor, its a product, that includes everything you need to protect your doors, I also put these clear plastic sticker type things, on my windows, surprisingly they protect your windows, and they can with stand MULTIPLE/A LOT of hammer/crowbar/pry bar/baseball bat hits, its kind of crazy how durable it makes your windows, I also have door sensors and window sensors. When a window opens, it says on speakers, certain window open/closed. Same with doors, basement door open,garage door open, front door open, back door open, patio door open, certain balcony door open, shed door/window open, bedroom door open, for bedroom, I only have certain speakers sound out, my office/theater room/gaming room, and I get notifications on my phone for ALL of these as well. The open/close notifications/sounds, have a one minute delay, meaning, if you open and close the door a few times in a row, it wont say open close, open close and so on, after a minute has past, it will say open or close again. I also have video door bells, at every door, when they detect motion, speakers inside say, motion at garage, motion on porch, motion at front door, motion at back door, I also have a motion sensor, at the end of my drive way, and when it detects motion, it says, motion at the end of the driveway, also if someone rings the door bell, speakers say, someone's ringing, a certain door bell. All of my lights,fans,garage doors,doors,gates,sprinkler system/lawnmowers and vacuums and so on, are able to be closed/locked/turned on/off, from where ever I'm at, MOST things are on schedules though, meaning my vacuums/lawnmowers/sprinkler system, are ALL on schedules, I can also Manually open my garage doors, for my lawnmowers as well, if im not home, my lights have motion sensors, that either come on or give you dim lighting, depending on the time of day/night. Also I can view on a camera, to see if a doors open, ALSO my phone shows if the lights on or off or the doors open or closed, also sensitive items, I can either view, or look to see if its on or off, sensitive as in, fridge,freezers,curling iron,iron, you get the idea, ALSO lights come on and turn off at certain times,they are also voice controlled/EVERYTHING IS. My vehicles go in my garage, and I don't have windows on my garage doors/all my windows have blinds AND dark out curtains, each window/access point, has a camera over it, as well. I also have vacation mode/I'm able to have outdoor lights come on and off, outdoor/patio/porch/balconies, tvs come on and off at times/music, that are in outdoor areas. Also I don't post on social media, SO thats not a security risk for me, but I DEFINITELY DON'T, post when I'm going out of town on FB/where ever lol. Anyway I feel like security cameras/systems are NEEDED. Lol I don't know about three cameras though lol. For SOME people I guess thats FINE, but EACH of my cameras has a section/area its responsible for AND one of the cameras picks up motion AND the other continuously records, yeah I could just see my whole front/back/sides, with 4 cameras, BUT that wont even include door cameras lol, 3, just wouldn't cut it, MAYBE 6, 7 or 8 cameras, 4 for each side of your house, front back and both sides, then you NEED one for your, front door and back door, so if you have two entry doors, 6 would WORK, if you have a basement door, 7, is needed, ALSO the garage, so thats 8, BUT thats not efficient, ESPECIALLY IF multiple events are happening/it cant pick up everything, plus, the motion cameras have delays, anyway, its just not ideal, BUT it WILL WORK,JUST NOT EFFICIENTLY AND this is why I have 15/30, 15 that I view AND 15 that continuously take video AND this is JUST OUTSIDE. That doesn't include cameras that are in my shed,in my garage,at my safe,for my dog,on my balconies, at door entrances, ANYWAY FOR SOME PEOPLE, THIS MAY WORK, BUT,ITS NOT IDEAL.
Hi Gary UL-tech, I’m going to buy one. Do you know if I can just use a USB drive and it will record as normal on the USB and have full functionality? Or do I need a full HD and the USB is back up only? Thank you
Excellent video for me and being techie challenged. One question, do I need a hard drive if I’m hooking to a tv. It didn’t come with a hard drive or the plug in power pack. Thank you
Hello Carla, You really need a hard drive installed since it is the device the cameras record to. With a HD you can look back in time months in the past by time & date. With out the HD you can still out put the video of the cameras onto a computer monitor or modern TV with a cable but all you can see is LIVE FEED (what is happening at the present moment) which is not really of any use since you are not going sit there in front of the TV indefinitely watching your videos cameras 24/7. A one terabyte HD would keep a video record of whats going on for up to 256 days from ALL cameras.
Thankyou for this useful information well done. I have an issue where 4 monitors are not showing its flicking between all 4. How do I fix this. Thankyou heaps
Unfortunately NOT all DVRs will match cameras from other brands. First reason is resolution of the camera. It needs to match that of the DVR and 2nd nor all cameras use the same video format. So be careful even if you are buying a DRV+camera system from the same manufacturer and want to use older cameras from a previous model.
Hey Gary! You are a fantastic teacher. this is my best video as a technician. Plz I install newer camera that are 1080p with it DVR that came with cameras from the box. but the older cameras with 720 displays colored footages while the newer camera with 1080 are in black and white. plz how do I make them all to be colored?
Not sure I've ever experienced this before. Are you saying the new 1080p cameras came with a NEW DVR but show only B/W. Yet older 720 cameras show color on the that new DVR. Or are you saying the DVR your using came with the 720 cameras & you are plugging the NEW 1080p into it but there is no color. Simply put there are only two things that cause cameras to not show color. They are the camera is in a darkened area and has switched to night vision. The second is the newer 1080p cameras have a higher definition & often use different software so are not suitable, not fully compatible for an older DVR. Hope this helps.
Use smaller cameras with invisible IR Lights and blend them in with paint on the house and don't paint the lens or the IR Lights you need patience before doing this or it won't come out right!! I use a tiny unnoticeable vehicle back-up camera and it works just as good in day or night!!!! Inside the window no IR Lights are needed if your outside lights are super bright enough!! NO NEED TO SPEND over $500 or thousands of dollars to catch thieves these days!!!! It's easy and simple!!!! Ip setup will still work!!
Great Video but how do you run all these wires to the dvr if you want one in front and back of house, garage and upstairs? Do I have to fish the wires through my walls? Multiple DVRs perhaps?
Hello Pen. Often the wiring is not long enough to reach where you need a camera but you can order much longer wiring on line. Just do a quick measurement of your needs and order. My self I cheat and join two medium lengths together (sort of stealing from Peter to pay Paul) but unless you are handy with soldering iron and splicing wiring don't try) As for hiding the wiring easy is the best. Rather than trying to go though the walls just tack wiring with super glue wiring to the top of the cornicing or similar. Once done a coat of paint to hide the wiring will make it invisible, same goes for skirting boards. Much of my wiring in my place and I have 12 cameras feeding two DVRs in separate locations you would never see yet it's in plain site. In my garage, it's all plain concrete so I ran the wiring across the ceiling of the garage simply glued every meter with a spot of construction glue then covered over with concrete colored 3M tape to keep it in place. SURE you could see it if you got into the garage, turned the lights etc, but by then you have been spotted by at least three well hidden cameras & hidden DVR....WAY TO LATE! My camera systems have been simple and easy installed around our underground garage. Already two A- holes have been convicted and sent to prison for a couple of years. Two cameras were installed one the my mates garage but a 2nd out side the garage swing lifting gate very well hidden. The thieves use hoodies and face masks to force open a corner of the swing gate enough for one to slide in. He immediately covered the obvious camera in the garage then open the garage so he and his mate could steal EVERY THING. Their mistake was to take off the masks & hoodies and load their stolen car with every thing. But the hidden camera SAW every thing including the rego number & model of the car they used & perfect images of their faces CLOSE UP. In court they claimed innocence until the prosecutor showed the video I had constructed from the hidden camera video files. Plus it helped many other unfortunates. When police search their home it was a ware house of stolen property. A word to the wise out there. Keep receipts (or at least scan them to a computer drive) and photo every thing valuable in your home with serial numbers. Should a thief strike a condemning video is handy but hard to get your stolen stuff back from the thieves den unless you can prove it's YOURS.
@@Templemain Hi Gary My system is having trouble powering up and as a consequence of the covid I can't get anyone in to look at It, would you view a video if I could forward it to you and maybe advise if it's not to much bother, it's been like this for around six weeks. Thanks Tom
Most of my wiring I just placed at the bottom of my cornicing with a dab of super glue every 10cm or so around the room. Then I painted the wire the color of the cornicing and the wire becomes invisible to all unless pointed out. Saves you a heap of time & if you are renting or planing to sell at a later date it is easy to remove with just a firm tug
@@tommybhoy1 Hi Tom, The most likely cause of no boot is the power pack. If you have two small power packs one for cameras, the other for the DVR just swap them to see what happens. If you only have a single power pack Just go to EBAY & search for "12v /3/5/6/10A DC Adapter Powers Supply converter charger for LED strip AU". I always order a 10A but 6A is more than enough. I just like to have a slab power pack idling along with minimum load for a longer life span. They are about $25. The next most likely is the Hard Drive fail. Simply open the lid disconnect the two connectors attached to Hard Drive & try booting again. Still no boot, it's 90% your power pack, just buy one. If still it fails to boot then it's the main board inside the DVR and there is not much you can do about that except throw it in the bin, buy a new one for about $70, just make sure it's the SAME brand as the old one. Different companies use different VIDEO protocols and might NOT support your cameras. What system are you using? Are you any where close to Guildford, Sydney regards Gary
@@Templemain Hi Gary thanks a lot for responding, I'm actually in Glasgow, Scotland. I'll do what you advise and see how it goes. I've just taken it apart and it appears to be the same. It is attempting to boot up but failing. I'll let you know how I get on. Thanks
Hi Angus, Any hard drive of one terabyte would do just fine. But when purchasing ask for a HD designed for a security camera system as these work better for the average computer hard drive. Most terabyte are about $US80.
Hi Angus. If you look carefully at my video you will see I use Seagate Barracuda drives. They have served me well over the years. In my desktop computer system I use the two terabyte model. I have six of them in my system with two externals and none have given me any trouble over the last five years. I know it's a fair chunk of HD space but I make videos as a hobby and all my important video, photo, docs and movies I keep a duplicate of every thing just in case of failure but none to date. For a camera system you need only the one terabyte hard drive (more than enough) and costs about Aust$80.
First of all Thankyou sooo much…..Hi really need help I have mine hooked up to a tv not a computer… how do I look back for a specific date and time? Like if I need to look back 3 days at 2 pm how can I do that from a tv? Also if I switch off from the hdmi input to watch a movie on said tv then does the screen stop recording since I switched it and am now using it to watch a movie?
First of all Do you have a Hard Drive in your video recorder, because that's where all the videos are recorded. With out a hard drive installed all you are doing is watching a live camera feed. Of course you need a mouse attached to one of USB slots in back of the recorder. If you have a hard drove that's been recording then you need to do is right click the mouse to get the menu page then select PLAYBACK. Then you can get the playback screen which shows which camera calendar and time line at bottom of screen. Please view the VIDEO again taking care to observe PLAY BACK at 2:30. Your system might show things slightly different but the operation is basically the same for all wired camera systems.
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I can't believe that I am learning about technology from a 76 yrs old. Kudos Gary
You got it backwards. The longer you are around, the more you learn and know.
Finally somthing simple and to the point!!! You don't know how long iv been taking to find someone to explain how to install these things!
Thank you for the in depth and easy to follow video. Two thumbs up.
Thank you Alan.... for taking the time and being so thorough.
Very detailed and honest. Easy to follow since he took his time to be careful to be clear. It makes me want to dive in and start programming my system. Which was the thing I was most Leary of tackling.
I’m 76 years of age and enjoyed this presentation. I use simple approach teaching technology to my students and it is the best approach. 👍
at last someone explains this slowly and not in a hurry-you can't help but do it the right way-thank you!...😊😊😊😊😊😊
I really enjoy you taking the time to actually explain and show. Really like the way you try to make people understand so easily. Thank you for our video. Nice work on install
Great job! Everyone should made videos with this quality. Cheers!
Thank you Gary for the explanation, it's the best advise i got on RUclips 👍
Excellent. I wish there were more instructional videos just like this. Thank you.
You are the best old youtuber, thanks for the clean explanation
Best video of it's kind for DIY users who install their own video security system! Thank you very much!
Gary absolutely nailed it, was so informative my friend that i felt like Bond listening to Q without the "Do Try and bring her back in one piece this time 007" keep up the great content got yourself a new Sub :)
Thank you so much you made it so simple I feel so comfortable now installing on my own.
This was the best video for beginners I saw yet
Very concise easy to understand directions. Thanks
Thank you, well explained and very professional. You make it look so simple. Cheers
You are the best old youtuber, thanks for the clean explanation,
VERY CLEAN, YOU ARE GOOD IN TEACHING US
Excellent video! Thank you.
It was so useful. Thank you for your great education. I am interested in your other videos too.
Thanks Gary - I just set one up at my shop - works great - your vid helped
Well done. Best tutorial for these things out there
you're the greatest right now. I finally got it
This is the most informative video ive watched.... Just the Best. Thanks old man 😀
This has really helped me thank you God bless you
Thank you very much Gary, you are a legend.
Very helpful Gary , keep up the good work
Thank you. Please keep them coming.
Good video it helped me with my camera system
Great video mate, explained everything really well. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
I was typing "great video mate"when i saw your comment lol.
thank you so much grandpa, from you I listing to a well explanation
awesome video thank you mr templemain please make more videos ,one how to run wires for out side
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorials, it helps.
Thank you for your video, it was very helpful.
Clearly one of the best.! Thank you.
Thank You. Some very useful information.
I love your tirtories easy to understand sir.
WELL DONE!!! YOU HELPED SO MUCH!!!!
Great video very detailed lesson.... thank you.
Who else thinks he sounds like the Sentinel off Transformers “The need of the many out way the need of the few”
Hi Jay46. That's funny. I very much like your comment, made me smile
Thanks for the thoroughness
My Nat status is o:DisEnable want to change ,how can I change it ?thanks.
I am getting the same system as this in the video but only two cameras so this is a handy video
Thank you. It's so helpful.
Thank you, I love your video
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The best I have ever watched
THANK YOU SIR, VERY HELPFUL
Thank you. This video helps me a lot...
Thank you- great video 😇
Thanks a lot for your brilliant idea sir.
Thanks for making it in layman's terms and blocking me out in first minute very informative thanks old-timer
Thank you for this Sir, its been of great help to me!, God bless you
Thanks for video. It really helped
Thank you thank you thaaaaaank you!! All I need to do is to remove the collar from my dome camera and I will be great!! I am a happy lady❤
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Thank you dad. Very good i learn alot
Thank you very much. I hope you're doing great sir.
Thanks a lot . It real helpful
changing to 1.5 playback speed and the video was helpful. thank you for sharing.
1.25x and he sounds like a pro installer.
Supper I totally enjoyed it. Thank youuuuuuu
great thorough video. most other videos just explain how to run a cable through a hole lol
Thank You, I now know where I was going wrong 👍
perfect gary . hope your still getting along well . very helpful video . thanks mate
This is awesome thank you so so much ;)
Thank you sir.May Aalah reward u
That was an awesome video thank you it helped me a lot
very helpful, thanks.👍
Thanks so much for the video
I've bought a BNC/power cable at long last thanks.
Awesome 👌 thank you.
Excellent , very professional and wonderful explanation. Thank you
AWESOME INFO.
Thank you for this great video Gary. I have now installed my cameras but I am unsure how to access and view them from my computer. Any advice?
Good video old-timer...!
Very helpful, thank you!
Thanks for the detailed video, Gary. Let me have a question (and sorry for my poor knowledge in electricity) regarding the camera power supply: In case of using 4-way splitter, shall I increase the capacity of adapter? Now I use 4 pcs 12V 1000mA (one per camera), but I would save some space with the splitter. Would one of these adaptors be enough to feed all the 4 cameras via splitter? Thx in advance
Old but excellent video, I want to replace my cloud based CCTV cameras (monthly fee) with a unit I have control of and discovered today that the normal DVR does not encode audio so no sound on playback, to do this I would need a NVR
So interesting,, thanks.
Nice work Gary, should try IP camera system. Can get better resolution on the cameras and a lot of them self focus. The cameras receive power over the the ethernet cable (POE)
Same setup except its wired with Cat-5 to each camera.
Customers could basically wire each camera with a simple pre-made patch lead from bunnings if they're not confident terminating each end of a cut cat-5 cable.
I agree with your thoughts absolutely but this first rather simplistic video was for people with very limited mechanical, electronic skills. Many have a dread fear of any technology. My personal need for this type of setup was for an underground garage with NO possible WiFi or internet connection because of concrete & metal plus a high possibility of vandalism so the DVR & monitor has to be in a lockable metal cabinet, Wiring has to be hidden.
Nice one, thanks
What advice can you give to someone like me who want to get training in this field. I love the work and I need guidance before I start
POE, is always an option too, Power Over Eithernet, THEN you ONLY need one cable.
I MIGHT think about going with an SSD, FOR SPEED, IF you think its to much/an added expense, your not willing to endure, AT LEAST make sure, your hardrive is 7200RPM vs 5400RPM.
Also I put wood down EVERYWHERE in my attic, so I can walk everywhere in it.
SOME people have recommended ONLY 3 cameras lol, I guess I may have gone WAY over board lol, 3 lol.
I watch the road/my drive way, ALL of my fence/gates, all my doors and so on, baisicly I surveillance, ALL of my property, so I have certain cameras that watch certain sections/alert me/notify me.
Meaning I have two cameras, in each place, I put cameras.
Meaning ONES designed to pick up motion AND the other is designed to continuously record.
I have 15 outdoor security cameras, that I use, to view, Most of the time, BUT I have a total of 30 cameras, that are outside, meaning 15 of them are for continuous recording and 15 are for me to see whats going on, without having to go outside/be there,from my phone or a tablet.
I don't use night vision, because ONE I don't have to, and TWO, because I don't like it/I prefer 4k/3840x2160p, color vs black and white, SO each place a camera is/in good areas, I have BRIGHT motion lights, SO I never use night vision.
I also have a motion sensor, in my mailbox, that when, triggered, it says inside, mail has been delivered, plus I have motion lights/lights that can be turned on and off AND that are triggered by motion, and ALL of my out door lights are really really bright.
I also use door armor, its a product, that includes everything you need to protect your doors, I also put these clear plastic sticker type things, on my windows, surprisingly they protect your windows, and they can with stand MULTIPLE/A LOT of hammer/crowbar/pry bar/baseball bat hits, its kind of crazy how durable it makes your windows, I also have door sensors and window sensors.
When a window opens, it says on speakers, certain window open/closed.
Same with doors, basement door open,garage door open, front door open, back door open, patio door open, certain balcony door open, shed door/window open, bedroom door open, for bedroom, I only have certain speakers sound out, my office/theater room/gaming room, and I get notifications on my phone for ALL of these as well.
The open/close notifications/sounds, have a one minute delay, meaning, if you open and close the door a few times in a row, it wont say open close, open close and so on, after a minute has past, it will say open or close again.
I also have video door bells, at every door, when they detect motion, speakers inside say, motion at garage, motion on porch, motion at front door, motion at back door, I also have a motion sensor, at the end of my drive way, and when it detects motion, it says, motion at the end of the driveway, also if someone rings the door bell, speakers say, someone's ringing, a certain door bell.
All of my lights,fans,garage doors,doors,gates,sprinkler system/lawnmowers and vacuums and so on, are able to be closed/locked/turned on/off, from where ever I'm at, MOST things are on schedules though, meaning my vacuums/lawnmowers/sprinkler system, are ALL on schedules, I can also Manually open my garage doors, for my lawnmowers as well, if im not home, my lights have motion sensors, that either come on or give you dim lighting, depending on the time of day/night.
Also I can view on a camera, to see if a doors open, ALSO my phone shows if the lights on or off or the doors open or closed, also sensitive items, I can either view, or look to see if its on or off, sensitive as in, fridge,freezers,curling iron,iron, you get the idea, ALSO lights come on and turn off at certain times,they are also voice controlled/EVERYTHING IS.
My vehicles go in my garage, and I don't have windows on my garage doors/all my windows have blinds AND dark out curtains, each window/access point, has a camera over it, as well.
I also have vacation mode/I'm able to have outdoor lights come on and off, outdoor/patio/porch/balconies, tvs come on and off at times/music, that are in outdoor areas.
Also I don't post on social media, SO thats not a security risk for me, but I DEFINITELY DON'T, post when I'm going out of town on FB/where ever lol.
Anyway I feel like security cameras/systems are NEEDED.
Lol I don't know about three cameras though lol.
For SOME people I guess thats FINE, but EACH of my cameras has a section/area its responsible for AND one of the cameras picks up motion AND the other continuously records, yeah I could just see my whole front/back/sides, with 4 cameras, BUT that wont even include door cameras lol, 3, just wouldn't cut it, MAYBE 6, 7 or 8 cameras, 4 for each side of your house, front back and both sides, then you NEED one for your, front door and back door, so if you have two entry doors, 6 would WORK, if you have a basement door, 7, is needed, ALSO the garage, so thats 8, BUT thats not efficient, ESPECIALLY IF multiple events are happening/it cant pick up everything, plus, the motion cameras have delays, anyway, its just not ideal, BUT it WILL WORK,JUST NOT EFFICIENTLY AND this is why I have 15/30, 15 that I view AND 15 that continuously take video AND this is JUST OUTSIDE.
That doesn't include cameras that are in my shed,in my garage,at my safe,for my dog,on my balconies, at door entrances, ANYWAY FOR SOME PEOPLE, THIS MAY WORK, BUT,ITS NOT IDEAL.
Hi. Very informative but obviously I need practical experience...
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Hi Gary
UL-tech, I’m going to buy one.
Do you know if I can just use a USB drive and it will record as normal on the USB and have full functionality?
Or do I need a full HD and the USB is back up only?
Thank you
Brilliant
Excellent video for me and being techie challenged. One question, do I need a hard drive if I’m hooking to a tv. It didn’t come with a hard drive or the plug in power pack. Thank you
Hello Carla, You really need a hard drive installed since it is the device the cameras record to. With a HD you can look back in time months in the past by time & date. With out the HD you can still out put the video of the cameras onto a computer monitor or modern TV with a cable but all you can see is LIVE FEED (what is happening at the present moment) which is not really of any use since you are not going sit there in front of the TV indefinitely watching your videos cameras 24/7. A one terabyte HD would keep a video record of whats going on for up to 256 days from ALL cameras.
@@Templemain thank you sooo much. And that makes sense to me. 🐾🐾
Thankyou I’m another old fart that appreciates your video
Thankyou for this useful information well done. I have an issue where 4 monitors are not showing its flicking between all 4. How do I fix this. Thankyou heaps
Brilliant thanks for sharing, have a question can i use any dvr with any camera setup? Think my friends is broken..
Unfortunately NOT all DVRs will match cameras from other brands. First reason is resolution of the camera. It needs to match that of the DVR and 2nd nor all cameras use the same video format. So be careful even if you are buying a DRV+camera system from the same manufacturer and want to use older cameras from a previous model.
Hey Gary! You are a fantastic teacher. this is my best video as a technician. Plz I install newer camera that are 1080p with it DVR that came with cameras from the box. but the older cameras with 720 displays colored footages while the newer camera with 1080 are in black and white. plz how do I make them all to be colored?
Not sure I've ever experienced this before. Are you saying the new 1080p cameras came with a NEW DVR but show only B/W. Yet older 720 cameras show color on the that new DVR. Or are you saying the DVR your using came with the 720 cameras & you are plugging the NEW 1080p into it but there is no color. Simply put there are only two things that cause cameras to not show color. They are the camera is in a darkened area and has switched to night vision. The second is the newer 1080p cameras have a higher definition & often use different software so are not suitable, not fully compatible for an older DVR. Hope this helps.
No no no man that's junk get you a POE 4k 8mp set up its like going from old box TV to a 4k HD TV lol plus you will only have one wire not 3 or 4
Also 1080p DVR is junk get you a NVR POE 1000 percent better I promise you that
Thanks for your good explation guide sir.
Use smaller cameras with invisible IR Lights and blend them in with paint on the house and don't paint the lens or the IR Lights you need patience before doing this or it won't come out right!! I use a tiny unnoticeable vehicle back-up camera and it works just as good in day or night!!!! Inside the window no IR Lights are needed if your outside lights are super bright enough!! NO NEED TO SPEND over $500 or thousands of dollars to catch thieves these days!!!! It's easy and simple!!!! Ip setup will still work!!
Awesome video..... Thank you sir.
Great Video but how do you run all these wires to the dvr if you want one in front and back of house, garage and upstairs?
Do I have to fish the wires through my walls?
Multiple DVRs perhaps?
Hello Pen. Often the wiring is not long enough to reach where you need a camera but you can order much longer wiring on line. Just do a quick measurement of your needs and order. My self I cheat and join two medium lengths together (sort of stealing from Peter to pay Paul) but unless you are handy with soldering iron and splicing wiring don't try) As for hiding the wiring easy is the best. Rather than trying to go though the walls just tack wiring with super glue wiring to the top of the cornicing or similar. Once done a coat of paint to hide the wiring will make it invisible, same goes for skirting boards. Much of my wiring in my place and I have 12 cameras feeding two DVRs in separate locations you would never see yet it's in plain site. In my garage, it's all plain concrete so I ran the wiring across the ceiling of the garage simply glued every meter with a spot of construction glue then covered over with concrete colored 3M tape to keep it in place. SURE you could see it if you got into the garage, turned the lights etc, but by then you have been spotted by at least three well hidden cameras & hidden DVR....WAY TO LATE! My camera systems have been simple and easy installed around our underground garage. Already two A- holes have been convicted and sent to prison for a couple of years. Two cameras were installed one the my mates garage but a 2nd out side the garage swing lifting gate very well hidden. The thieves use hoodies and face masks to force open a corner of the swing gate enough for one to slide in. He immediately covered the obvious camera in the garage then open the garage so he and his mate could steal EVERY THING. Their mistake was to take off the masks & hoodies and load their stolen car with every thing. But the hidden camera SAW every thing including the rego number & model of the car they used & perfect images of their faces CLOSE UP. In court they claimed innocence until the prosecutor showed the video I had constructed from the hidden camera video files. Plus it helped many other unfortunates. When police search their home it was a ware house of stolen property. A word to the wise out there. Keep receipts (or at least scan them to a computer drive) and photo every thing valuable in your home with serial numbers. Should a thief strike a condemning video is handy but hard to get your stolen stuff back from the thieves den unless you can prove it's YOURS.
@@Templemain
Hi Gary
My system is having trouble powering up and as a consequence of the covid I can't get anyone in to look at It, would you view a video if I could forward it to you and maybe advise if it's not to much bother, it's been like this for around six weeks.
Thanks
Tom
Most of my wiring I just placed at the bottom of my cornicing with a dab of super glue every 10cm or so around the room. Then I painted the wire the color of the cornicing and the wire becomes invisible to all unless pointed out. Saves you a heap of time & if you are renting or planing to sell at a later date it is easy to remove with just a firm tug
@@tommybhoy1 Hi Tom, The most likely cause of no boot is the power pack. If you have two small power packs one for cameras, the other for the DVR just swap them to see what happens. If you only have a single power pack Just go to EBAY & search for "12v /3/5/6/10A DC Adapter Powers Supply converter charger for LED strip AU". I always order a 10A but 6A is more than enough. I just like to have a slab power pack idling along with minimum load for a longer life span. They are about $25. The next most likely is the Hard Drive fail. Simply open the lid disconnect the two connectors attached to Hard Drive & try booting again. Still no boot, it's 90% your power pack, just buy one. If still it fails to boot then it's the main board inside the DVR and there is not much you can do about that except throw it in the bin, buy a new one for about $70, just make sure it's the SAME brand as the old one. Different companies use different VIDEO protocols and might NOT support your cameras. What system are you using? Are you any where close to Guildford, Sydney
regards Gary
@@Templemain
Hi Gary thanks a lot for responding, I'm actually in Glasgow, Scotland. I'll do what you advise and see how it goes. I've just taken it apart and it appears to be the same.
It is attempting to boot up but failing.
I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks
Hey mate i love the video very good explanation.
What hard drive did you purchase and how much was it. Cheers
Hi Angus, Any hard drive of one terabyte would do just fine. But when purchasing ask for a HD designed for a security camera system as these work better for the average computer hard drive. Most terabyte are about $US80.
Hi Angus. If you look carefully at my video you will see I use Seagate Barracuda drives. They have served me well over the years. In my desktop computer system I use the two terabyte model. I have six of them in my system with two externals and none have given me any trouble over the last five years. I know it's a fair chunk of HD space but I make videos as a hobby and all my important video, photo, docs and movies I keep a duplicate of every thing just in case of failure but none to date. For a camera system you need only the one terabyte hard drive (more than enough) and costs about Aust$80.
Thanks
Thank you
Thank you Gary for clarifying. I do not want to purchase Ring, Amazon, or any other system because I do not trust them for surveillance.
thank you
First of all Thankyou sooo much…..Hi really need help I have mine hooked up to a tv not a computer… how do I look back for a specific date and time? Like if I need to look back 3 days at 2 pm how can I do that from a tv? Also if I switch off from the hdmi input to watch a movie on said tv then does the screen stop recording since I switched it and am now using it to watch a movie?
First of all Do you have a Hard Drive in your video recorder, because that's where all the videos are recorded. With out a hard drive installed all you are doing is watching a live camera feed. Of course you need a mouse attached to one of USB slots in back of the recorder. If you have a hard drove that's been recording then you need to do is right click the mouse to get the menu page then select PLAYBACK. Then you can get the playback screen which shows which camera calendar and time line at bottom of screen. Please view the VIDEO again taking care to observe PLAY BACK at 2:30. Your system might show things slightly different but the operation is basically the same for all wired camera systems.