View Security Cameras on iPhone and Android PDA phones

Posted on March 15, 2012 by platinumcctv

Back by extremely popular demand and brimming with new content…we have put together a video for our CCTV PDA Remote Viewing page that will help to take some of the guesswork out of selecting a camera system that will allow you to view your security cameras over the internet from your Android, iPhone, iPad or BlackBerry PDA phone. This new video will walk you through the features and benefits of our Standalone DVR and PC based Alnet DVR Cards and systems, to help you select a camera system that suits your needs and delivers the remote access your need from your cell phones.

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Now visit our CCTV PDA iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Remote viewing page for further details and links to the home or business security camera system you need:

http://platinum-cctv.com/CCTV_PDA_Remote_Viewing.asp

Select a Camera system with iPhone and Android Security Camera Viewing

Posted on March 10, 2012 by platinumcctv

It can be difficult to select a new home or business security camera system, because many systems have various levels of support for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry PDA phones. In our constant evolution to make things easier for our clients, we have put together a quick video that will help you discover the benefits of our 2 main types of DVR systems, so that you can find a camera system for your home or business, which has the features and functionality that you are looking for from your cameras.

See the video and find a system that will suit your needs on our iPhone and Android remote security camera viewing page.

Outdoor Home Security Cameras with Nightvision

Posted on March 9, 2012 by platinumcctv

Home security cameras with Infrared Night Vision

Security Cameras Provide Evidence of what happened

Many homeowners find out too late that they need video coverage of the outside of their home. This is because some people just don’t respect your property like you would like them to. So it is usually after theft or vandalism that a homeowner will realize that cameras would be very helpful outside of their home. Usually this happens after they have already contacted the police about an event that has happened outside of their home. Often it is due to vandalism, damage to a vehicle in the parking lot, annoying banging on the house or door at all hours of the night, theft, break-ins or more. However, when the police arrive, unfortunately it is not like the scenes you see on CSI. The police force does not have the manpower, budget or technology to conduct fingerprints, screen DNA or take more time or evidence to try to track down someone who committed a misdemeanor. So in all reality, if you did not see them do it, or do not have any proof of who did it, then they will usually just fill out a report and head on their way.

This is one of the prime reasons that outdoor home security cameras are becoming very popular. These cameras can record what happens in or around your home, to provide evidence that can be very useful if something happens. That way, the next time your home becomes victim to vandalism or theft, you will have evidence of who committed the crime, and can provide the police with some evidence of your own. Outdoor home security cameras can help take the guesswork out of what happened, and help deliver more peace of mind, allowing you to park your cars outside again.

CD-8161 Home Security Outdoor Dome Camera with Infrared IR Night Vision

Outdoor Home Security Camera with Infrared Night Vision

Most of our outdoor home security cameras also have infrared night vision capabilities, delivering the ability to see even in pitch black conditions at night. Each of these cameras has various range of infrared night vision, but because we start with good low-lux (low light) image sensors, our infrared night vision home security cameras get the most out of the infrared light that reflects back to the camera to provide the best quality infrared night vision. Some manufacturers will just throw IR LEDs onto a camera that has a basic image sensor that does not have low light capabilities, and call it a night vision camera. But at Platinum CCTV, we always make sure to start with the lowest light image sensor available in the resolution class, so no matter which budget range you are shopping, we will have a good low light image sensor to suit your needs.

View Security Cameras on iPhone and Android Phones

Posted on March 6, 2012 by platinumcctv

View your home or business security cameras on your Android PDA Phone

View Security Cameras live on your iPhone or Android Phone

Now that you have your home or business covered with security cameras, you have video coverage of what happens when you are away. The next logical progression, is being able to check and make sure that everything is ok while you are away. Our Standalone DVRs and PC-Based Alnet DVR Systems allow you just that…you can view your security cameras on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android PDA phone, BlackBerry phone or more. Now you can easily tap into your security camera system anytime you need to right from the palm of your hand.

With security camera viewing from your iphone or android phone, you can answer the burning questions: Did my employees show up on time today? Is my family ok? Did I close the Garage door? and more… In no time at all, you can connect into your home or business security camera system right from your phone. The best thing about all of our camera systems, are there are NO MONTHLY FEEs for remote access…because the system uses your existing DSL or Cable internet connection!

H.264 Standalone DVR for Home and Business

Posted on February 15, 2012 by platinumcctv

H.264 Standalone DVR with viewing from Android Phones

VIew security cameras from your Standalone DVR over the internet with iPhone, Android and More!

Our DVR-7004 and DVR-7008 H.264 Standalone DVRs are a great choice for replacing your old VCR or older Standalone DVR system. These H.264 Standalone DVRs use the latest video codecs to allow for motion detection recording onto a hard drive. These new Standalone DVR recorders allow you to record from your home or business security cameras without needing a PC. Our latest model Standalone DVRs now offer great quality video recording in full D1 resolution (720×480 resolution), and even have remote viewing from an iPhone, iPad, Android phone, BlackBerry Phone or Windows Mobile PDA phone.

Plug in Cameras with a BNC Connector to your Standalone DVR

Plug in Cameras with BNC Connectors to our H.264 Standalone DVR

Simply disconnect your existing home or business security cameras from your current DVR or VCR recording system, and plug them right into our new Standalone DVR. As long as your cameras have a standard BNC connector, then they will plug into the DVR and will be compatible! Then connect your new Standalone DVR to your internet router, and you will be able to view your cameras live from your PDA phone from anywhere in the world.

Security camera catches thief shooting self in foot…literally

Posted on January 27, 2012 by platinumcctv

One bank robber in Brazil really got his, during his cowardly bank robbery he got so nervous, or excited that he shot himself in the foot. Now, thanks to the security cameras in the bank, he is world renowned and people are watching him all over the world, shooting himself in the foot…quite literally. This brainchild was then caught later as he checked himself into the hospital.

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Check out the full story here

Smoke Detector Hidden Spy Camera for Home or Business Security Camera Systems

Posted on January 7, 2012 by platinumcctv

CD-7402 Hidden Smoke Detector Spy Covert Camera with Sony CCD and Audio microphone

Covert Smoke Detector Home Security Camera with Audio

Our new CD-7402 indoor smoke detector hidden security camera is a totally covert securtiy camera that can be plugged into any existing home or business security camera system, and will deliver great quality video and audio with the built-in pinhole style Sony® CCD 520 TVL Image sensor and hidden covert microphone. This camera can be wired back to a standalone DVR, or a PC-Based DVR card alike, and provides great high quality color video during the daytime, and has Sense-Up™ technology to give low shutterspeeds for great black and white picture even in very low light conditions.

This new smoke detector camera blends right into any home or business so that you can have video coverage of your employees, customers, children, babysitters, nanny or more…without anyone ever expecting it, because this camera not only looks like a smoke detector, but also is a functional smoke detector as well. Simply mount the camera on the ceiling, and run a cable back to your DVR. For easiest installation, consider our BALUN-VPA1 which allows you to run video, power and audio altogether over a single CAT-5 Network Cable.

Long Range Infrared Outdoor Bullet Style Security Camera

Posted on January 4, 2012 by platinumcctv

CD-9361 Outdoor Long Range Home or Business IR Infrared Business Security Camera

Great Long-Range Night Vision IR Infrared Security Camera for Home or Business

There are few things that our customers ask for more than long-range nightvision. It is for that reason, that our CD-9361 Outdoor Long Range Infrared IR Bullet camera is one of our most popular cameras. This camera has a maximum IR range of 200′ under ideal conditions…longer than most other IR cameras. The CD-9361 camera also has a Sony® 700 TVL CCD with EFFIO™ DSP chip for great high resolution color video during the daytime and black and white infrared night vision at night. This image sensor is the latest model and delivers great quality video in virtually any situation.

The camera also has a built-in 2.8~12mm varifocal (adjustable zoom) lens, which allows you to really make use of the longer IR range of this camera. By zooming in further, you can get better distinguishing characteristics than you can if you have the camera set to a wider view. This great high quality lens can be easily adjusted from the underside of the camera, allowing you to zoom the camera in or out between a 100° field of view at the widest and down to a 30° field of view at the narrowest.

Wide Dynamic Range 700TVL Sony Image Sensor delivers great video...even with headlights on.

Wide Dynamic Range Image Sensor for easy adjustment even in harsh lighting

The built-in On-Screen-Display (OSD) of the CD-9361 Outdoor Long-Range Infrared night vision makes it even more functional for the home or business security camera users. This OSD allows you to adjust the color, brightness, contrast and saturation of the camera, so that you can achieve a great quality video regardless of lighting. Also built into this camera is a super wide dynamic range, which allows this camera to adjust to different areas of the picture simultaneously, this allows the camera to provide better coverage and still adjust to provide the best chance of delivering license plates, even when vehicles are driving at the camera with headlights on.

CD-9361 Camera also has head light compensation for capture of license plates even with headlights on

HLC lets you see even with Headlights on the way

For times when the super wide dynamic range image sensor isn’t enough for your situations, the CD-9361 camera also has HLC (High Light Compensation) which can be used to black out areas of extreme lighting, to help deliver a better chance of capturing license plates. While no camera can guarantee license plates, because there are many factors that will affect it, by eliminating most of the lighting concerns, the CD-9361 camera can deliver a better chance than many cameras 2 times its price!

CD-9361 Outdoor Long Range Infrared IR Bullet Camera

: 2-Camera Standalone DVR Camera system

Camera Systems including the CD-9361 Cameras and our H.264 Standalone DVRs with iPhone and Android remote viewing can be found below.

2-Camera CD-200-LH Home or Business Security Camera System w/Standalone DVR

4-Camera CD-400-LH Home or Business Security Camera System w/Standalone DVR

8-Camera CD-800-LH Home or Business Security Camera System w/Standalone DVR

Wire CCTV Cables with CAT5 UTP Cable using CCTV Baluns

Posted on May 24, 2011 by platinumcctv

BALUN-VP1 Power/Video CCTV Baluns

While most home and business security camera installations use coaxial or siamese cable for carrying power out to the cameras and video back from the cameras to the DVR, this is not the only option when it comes to wiring your system. Using our new CCTV UTP Baluns, you can now wire up your cameras using CAT5 cable, saving on the expense of cabling.

RJ-45 Connector allows easy installation of these CCTV Baluns

RJ-45 Connector on CCTV Balun

Our new BALUN-VP1 Video and Power CCTV balun pair comes with everything you need to connect a camera to your DVR using a CAT5 twisted pair network cable for power and video. These baluns include 2.1mm barrel power connectors and BNC video connectors. This new video/power CCTV balun has an RJ-45 connector for easy connection to your CAT5 network cable. Only 1 pair is needed per camera.

The BALUN-VPA1 video/power/audio CCTV balun provides you with the ability to run video, power and audio over a single CAT-5 UTP cable. This balun includes BNC video connectors, RCA audio connectors and 2.1mm Barrel power connectors on the send and receive baluns. Only 1 pair is required per camera. These BALUN-VPA1 also come with an RJ-45 connector for easy plug-in to a standard network cable.

Both of these passive cctv video baluns provide you with the ability to run a security camera up to 330m (1000 feet) with inexpensive CAT-5 UTP network cable. Save money on your next home or business security camera installation with these CCTV baluns.

New Standalone DVR with iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Support

Posted on May 5, 2011 by platinumcctv

DVR-7004 H.264 Standalone DVR

At long last, we have replaced our ever popular DVR-2644 Model H.264 Standalone DVR with a very formidable new DVR that includes much improved quality and functionality. Our new DVR-7004 H.264 Standalone DVR for home and business security camera systems delivers a greater picture and color quality from the same cameras, while also improving the framerate of the video that is recorded and even the remote viewing capabilities.

This DVR uses a newer chipset than our previous models, providing a Real-Time 30 fps per camera framerate at Full D1 (720×480) resolution. This Full D1 D1 Real-Time H.264 Standalone DVR has 120 fps for recording, live and remote viewing, this DVR is a powerhouse while still maintaining a great budget level to make it affordable enough for any home or business security camera installation. This real-time 30 fps per camera provides very smooth video even during playback and delivers higher customer satisfaction than any other DVR that we have tested.

On top of the improved framerate of this new line of DVRs, we have also improved the picture quality and color drastically. The new video chipset on the board of the DVR-7004 standalone dvr delivers crystal clear picture quality as well as great representation of color from the cameras.

The DVR-7004 provides recording of 4 audio and 4 video channels

Record from 4 audio and 4 video channels

Due to popular demand, we have also added in 4 audio channels, so that you can record audio with each channel of video for improved home or business surveillance. The audio can be played back through your TV or Monitor, or you can also listen to live audio through an Internet Explorer browser or the included NetDVR software over the internet, or even playback the video and listen to the audio through the software as well.

Watch home or business security cameras on PC, Laptop, iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows PDA phones

Watch security cameras on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or Windows PDAs

The most improved feature of the new DVR-7004 H.264 Standalone DVR is the remote access capabilities. First the remote viewing of the cameras from IE or NetDVR software, provides real time viewing from the network or internet with Live view and playback capabilities. This improved remote viewing delivers better remote viewing quality and access than previous model DVRs.

View DVR-7004 Security Cameras on iPhone, Android and more

View security cameras on iPhone

The PDA remote viewing from iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile or Symbian cell phones is also improved. The new KMeye software provides the ability to remotely stream video over the internet directly to your PDA phone. This software allows you to select the camera you are viewing, watch in real-time and even control PTZ cameras that are connected to your DVR-7004.

The time to upgrade your home or business security camera system is now. This new version H.264 Standalone DVR is a great choice to provide you with smoother, better quality video than many other DVRs on the market. Learn more about our DVR-7004 H.264 Standalone DVR as well as find out how to set it up with our DVR-7004 Video Channel. As we complete more of our instructional videos, we will post them online.

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