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What is the best BNC connector type?
What is the best BNC connector? This article will discuss some of the most popular options that are available and present videos on how to connect these types of BNC connectors to coax cable. I hope...
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How to Send Push Notifications from Raspberry Pi
This project demonstrates how to send push notifications from Raspberry Pi to iOS and Android devices using a free push app. The idea is to trigger the event of sending the push message with a...
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CCTV DVR Push Notifications using Raspberry Pi
This goal of this article is to document how to enable mobile push notifications on any CCTV DVR using Raspberry Pi. The problem that this project aims to solves is this: many surveillance DVRs that...
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Send Security Camera Photos from Raspberry Pi via MMS Text Message
This project demonstrates how to setup Raspberry Pi as a security camera system that can take a photo snapshot send the image to mobile phones using MMS text messages. The action is triggered by an...
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Create a Time Lapse Movie with an IP Security Camera and Free Video Software
This article explains how to use a IP security camera and free open source video editing software to create a time-lapse movie. Please note that this process is not completely automated and does...
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CCTV Camera with PIR Motion Detector Light and Alarm Relays
The PIR-BL7 is a CCTV camera with PIR motion detector lights and alarm relay input and outputs. A few months ago, I began testing the PIR-BL7 CCTV camera. I am always excited to test out a new product...
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Raspberry Pi Twitter Project: Push Button, Camera Capture, Tweet Photo
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...
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Compare 2 Megapixel vs 5 Megapixel IP Security Camera Resolution
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...
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How to setup a Raspberry Pi Video Streaming Server in 5 Minutes
Here is a super easy way to setup video streaming on Raspberry Pi so that you can access live video from iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac. The best part is that it actually takes less than 5 minutes to...
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How to use Apple TV or Chromecast to View Surveillance Cameras
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...
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How to Enable Power Over Ethernet on Raspberry Pi
You can enable Power over Ethernet for Raspberry Pi by using a passive PoE injector / splitter system. They are very easy to setup and they are very inexpensive. They cost about $7-$10 for a pair...
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How to Attach a Crimp-on F Connector to RG59 Coaxial Cable
Using a crimp-on style F connector with BNC screw on connector is a popular method or preparing RG59 coax cable for CCTV system installations. Almost all CCTV cameras and DVRs use BNC connections and...
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How to Install a Hidden Smoke Detector Security Camera
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...
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Send Security Alarm Push Notifications from any CCTV DVR or IP Camera
If your CCTV DVR or network IP camera supports email alerts, then you can also send push notification messages to mobile apps from these devices. Pushover, a mobile push message platform for iOS and...
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What is AHD CCTV? 960H vs AHD CCTV Cameras
AHD CCTV stands for “analog high definition”. It is a new surveillance video standard for CCTV cameras and DVRs. AHD currently supports 720p HD resolution, however, manufacturers are working on 1080p...
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How to Send Raspberry Pi Push Notifications Triggered by PIR Motion Detector
Here is a simple Raspberry Pi project that uses a PIR motion sensor from a burglar alarm to trigger a mobile push notifications to iOS or Android apps. Last year, I published a RPi project that used a...
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Using CCTV Cameras for RV Motorhome Driver Side View Video
A couple of bullet-style CCTV cameras, a small LCD monitor, and a video switcher make driving an RV motorhome much safer by providing a live side view video feed to the driver. CCTV Camera Pros was...
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How to Upgrade a CCTV System to an HD Security Camera System
This article will discuss how to upgrade an analog CCTV camera system to an HD security camera system. Let’s get some terminology / definitions out of the way first. Analog CCTV camera systems refers...
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CCTV Camera Video Max Cable Length Guide
What is the maximum length video cable can be run for CCTV cameras? Most of the time, when someone asks this question they are asking what is the max distance that RG59 coax cable can be run for CCTV...
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How to Embed CCTV Security Camera Video on a WebSite
Want to learn how to embed a live video stream from a security camera on your website? This article documents one way to do it using an analog CCTV camera and network video server. I documented this...
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