Hidden Home Security Cameras

Posted on February 16, 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

The most popular cameras for inside home installations, are hidden style covert cameras. These cameras have a pinhole lens and are hidden inside of different objects that can be hidden in plain sight. We have many different models of covert/hidden home security cameras. These cameras are very popular for homeowners who are looking to watch their children at home, monitor a maid or nanny inside of their home, watching a home healthcare worker or more.

Our most popular hidden cameras for indoor home installations are our motion detector style hidden security cameras and our new smoke detector style hidden cameras. These cameras are hidden inside of smoke detectors and motion detectors that are commonplace inside homes. That way, when people come into your home, they are not stared in the face by a large camera. These cameras blend right in, so people will never even see them, but the cameras will definitely see them!

Hidden Infrared Motion Detector Security Cameras

Hidden Infrared IR Motion Detector Security Cameras

Our motion detector style cameras look like a standard alarm system motion detector, and come in 2 different versions. Our CD-7226 motion detector camera has a wide angle lens and low-light image sensor, while our CD-7360 motion detector hidden spy camera model has a higher resolution 540 TVL Sony® CCD image sensor, and Infrared night vision so it can see even in no-light conditions. These cameras come with an adjustable wall mount bracket, so you can easily adjust the angle of the camera to cover the area of the room that is most important to you. These cameras both have a wide angle lens with a 90° viewable angle to give you maximum room coverage.

The newest addition to our line of hidden security cameras is our CD-7402 Smoke Detector Style Hidden Camera. This camera has a built-in pinhole lens and covert microphone built into the body of a functional smoke detector. This hidden camera has a 520 TVL Sony® CCD Image sensor to deliver great quality color video during the daytime and sense-up electronic slow shutter speed for low light night vision. This new camera can blend into any home where smoke detectors are used, and best thing is that the smoke detector actually works too!

These cameras can be added in to any existing home security camera system, or we have camera systems assembled that have these cameras in them already as well.

View Security Cameras from your Android PDA Phone

Posted on February 1, 2012 by platinumcctv

Home and business security cameras are a great addition to your security plan, helping to provide video coverage of anything that may occur. These cameras can watch areas that you could not possibly watch all at once yourself. In addition, they can record what happens onto a Standalone DVR or PC based DVR when motion is detected, to conserve the space of the hard drive. One of the best benefits of these security camera systems, is the ability to view your security cameras over the internet from your PC, Laptop, iPhone or even Android PDA Phones.

H.264 Standalone DVR with viewing from Android Phones

VIew security cameras from your Standalone DVR over the internet with Android Phones

Our Standalone DVR systems and Alnet PC-Based DVR Camera systems have this ability for you to view your security cameras from Android PDA Phones. With our H.264 Standalone DVRs, you can view Live security cameras, as well as control PTZ cameras right from your Android phone. These H.264 Standalone DVR systems consist of a self-contained DVR with a built-in hard drive. These DVRs can plug directly into your internet connection and will allow you to view your security cameras over the internet from a PC, Laptop, PDA Phone or Android Phone. Since it uses your current internet connection, it does not have any monthly fees or costs associated for the remote viewing. View Security Cameras on Android PDA Phones

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

View Security Cameras live on your Android Phone

With our Alnet PC-Based DVR Cards, there is a DVR Card that installs into your Windows XP, Vista or 7 PC. This card turns your PC into a powerful, remotely viewable security camera system with advanced remote viewing features from Android PDA phones. Their software, CMS Mobile is a free software in the Android Market, that will connect to any of our Alnet PC-Based DVR Systems or DVR Cards, and will allow you to view your home or business security cameras live on your Android phone from anywhere in the world. These PC Based DVR systems also use your existing internet connection, so there are no ongoing charges for viewing your security cameras. Our Alnet PC Based DVR Cards are a more advanced way to record from your cameras onto the hard drive of your PC. These systems have enhanced playback capabilities to find the video you want to playback faster, as well as improved remote viewing from Android phones on 3G, 4G or WiFi. The Alnet PC-Based DVR Systems have the ability to view Live cameras on Android phones, and even have the capability to adjust the quality of the video to allow smoother video even on slower internet connections. This system will also let you control PTZ cameras, playback video on your Android phone, and even control digital inputs and outputs right from your Android PDA phone.

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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View Security Cameras on your Android Phone

Posted on January 26, 2012 by platinumcctv

View Security Cameras live on your Android Phone

Security cameras are popular for home and business, but the best feature of our newer home and business security camera systems, are actually the ability to view your security cameras over the internet using PDA phones like the popular Android phones. We have 2 different types of systems that offer Android security camera viewing, Standalone DVR systems and Alnet PC-Based DVR Systems.

Our H.264 Standalone DVR systems include a dedicated DVR unit, which will record from your home or business security cameras onto an internal hard drive. This system is very simple to use, and self contained. Simply plug your security cameras into the BNC connectors on the back of the DVR, and it will begin recording video onto the internal hard drive. These H.264 Standalone DVRs come in 4, 8 and 16 channel versions and have motion detection recording to allow you to record only when somethin is actually happening. These DVRs will also plug into the internet, and will allow you to connect into your DVR from your Android PDA phone over 3G, 4G or WiFi to view your home or business security cameras. Our H.264 Standalone DVR models will allow you to stream live video from your home or business security cameras. This type of system will also allow you to control any PTZ moving security cameras right from your Android PDA phone as well.

The second type of camera system is our Alnet PC-Based DVR System. This security camera system uses your PC as a home or business security camera system. It consists of a card and software that installs into your PC, then records from the cameras onto your PC. The DVR Card plugs into a PCI or PCIe slot inside of the computer, and has BNC connectors that will stick out of the back of your PC to allow you to connect your cameras. This software turns your PC into a professional grade security camera system with optimum quality video and improved features for remote viewing, including the ability to see live video on your Android PDA phone, as well as even playback video right on your Android phone. The Alnet CMS Mobile software for Android allows you to connect to your cameras to view them live in real time, control PTZ cameras, control digital inputs and outputs, as well as playback video. This software offers the best features for Android PDA users, in addition to iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile PDA phones.

No matter which system you choose, Platinum CCTV home and business security camera systems offer cutting-edge features, including the ability to view live security cameras from anywhere on the planet, so that you can always see what is happening, no matter where you are, even viewing your security cameras from your Android PDA phone. Learn more about viewing security cameras on your Android PDA phone.

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

Posted on January 7, 2012 by platinumcctv

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.

Coat Hook Camera to Install Anywhere

Posted on January 6, 2012 by platinumcctv

CH-DVRHD1 High Definition 1280x960 Hidden Coat Hook/Clothes Hook Nanny Spy Camera

CH-DVRHD1 Coat Hook Hidden Spy Nanny Camera with Audio

Our CH-DVRHD1 Coat Hook Hidden nanny spy cameras are a very popular covert nanny spy camera for home and business installations, because it can be installed almost anywhere. This camera is a lightweight plastic bodied coat hook, which houses a hidden nanny camera, battery DVR and microSD card slot for recording. Since the camera has a built-in battery, it can be mounted on any wall or door to provide you with a self-contained camera system for instant video and audio recording, even with motion detection recording capabilities. The Battery of this Coat Hook Spy Camera can provide up to 90 minutes of recording on a battery charge and comes with a power adapter for battery charging.

Hidden Coat Hook Spy Camera CH-DVRHD1 Can be mounted anywhere with adhesive

Coat hook spy nanny camera blends in to any environment

This hidden nanny camera is great for home or business, as coat or clothes hooks are useful and commonly used in entry ways, bedrooms, kitchens, offices and more. With a versatile spy camera that can be hidden anywhere, you can now set up security recording anywhere. The mounting plate of the CH-DVRHD1 clothes hook spy camera can be mounted to any wall with the included screws, or double sided adhesive (also included). This lets you put the camera anywhere you need it with minimal work!

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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

Varifocal Indoor Dome Camera with Infrared IR Nightvision

Posted on December 22, 2011 by platinumcctv

Indoor Infrared IR Dome Camera with Varifocal Lens and 3-Axis Mount

Indoor Varifocal IR Dome Camera with 3-Axis Mount

Another new addition to our product offering is our ID-4261 Indoor Infrared IR Dome cameras. These cameras are the same as our CD-4261 indoor dome cameras, but with the addition of IR Infrared LEDs to allow this camera to see even when it is completely dark. These IR cameras will allow you to view even up to 65′ maximum in no-light conditions. Also built into these versatile cameras, is a varifocal 4-9mm lens that allows you to adjust the zoom and focus during installation to allow this camera to see between ~ 90° and ~40° depending on the adjustment. The focal adjustment will also allow you to adjust the focus perfectly to get the best possible picture from your camera.

The 3-Axis mount built-in to this dome indoor camera means that you can mount the camera on any wall or ceiling, and still have the picture facing right-side-up. Simply spin the image sensor around and then adjust your lens for zoom and focus, making the ID-4261 camera an easy camera to install in any home or business environment.

The low and no-light night vision of the ID-4261 camera makes it ideal for home security camera installations and business security cameras alike. Bar and restaurant owners find these cameras particularly appealing, as these environments have low light levels throughout much of the business day, and the varifocal lens can be used to help zoom in on areas like cash registers to watch the flow of cash into and out of the business.

Standalone DVR Systems with the ID-4261 Cameras:
CD-200-ID – 2-Camera Package with Standalone DVR and ID-4261 IR Dome Cameras

CD-400-ID – 4-Camera Package with Standalone DVR and ID-4261 IR Dome Cameras

CD-800-ID – 8-Camera Package with Standalone DVR and ID-4261 IR Dome Cameras

New Hidden Smoke Detector Hi-Resolution Camera

Posted on December 16, 2011 by platinumcctv

Covert Smoke Detector Security Camera with Audio

Our newest addition to our hidden covert security camera line, is our new CD-7402 hidden covert smoke detector security camera. This camera is hidden inside a functional smoke detector body, and provides you with the ability to see and hear what is happening on your DVR or PC based DVR. This camera has a tiny pinhole style lens hidden in the smoke detector body, and provides color video with a High Resolution 520 TVL Sony® CCD image sensor with low 0.001 Lux night vision with Sense-up technology. Also hidden inside this camera is a covert microphone, for great quality audio recording, making this camera an ideal selection for home or business security cctv camera installations.

Hidden Smoke Detector ceiling security camera

Functional Smoke Detector with hidden camera and microphone mounts to any ceiling

The lightweight smoke detector housing of the CD-7402 hidden covert smoke detector camera is actually a functional smoke detector, which will beep when smoke is detected, and when the ‘test’ button on the smoke detector body is depressed. While it is a functional smoke detector, it also has a great 520 TVL Sony® CCD Image sensor and hidden microphone so that you can watch your babysitter, monitor your employees, record your children or more. This smoke detector is a common looking smoke detector, so it blends in to any home or business environment.

For easy wiring, consider the optional BALUN-VPA1, it allows you to run just a single CAT-5 network cable out to the camera from your DVR, and will carry power, video and audio back to your DVR or PC-Based DVR from the location of the camera.

View Business Security Cameras on iPhone and iPad

Posted on December 14, 2011 by platinumcctv

View your Business Security Cameras from your iPhone or iPad

The most popular question that we receive from clients, is how can they view their security cameras. All of our current Alnet PC-Based DVR Systems and H.264 Standalone DVR Systems offer remote viewing from a PC, laptop, or any major PDA phone like iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or more. These phones will allow you to keep track of your cameras regardless of where you are on earth. This live view of your security cameras provides you with streaming video from any of your security cameras. Each of our systems have various levels of remote viewing to suit the needs of your business camera installation.

View your Business Standalone DVR on iPhone

KMEye Software for our Standalone DVRs on iPhone

Our H.264 Standalone DVR systems employ a dedicated standalone DVR and will record from your cameras onto the hard drive inside of the DVR unit. These Standalone DVRs are popular because they do not require you to have or leave a PC running at the location of the cameras. The DVR is a self-contained internet-enabled device that not only accepts the input of the cameras and stores it onto the internal hard drive, but it also serves the video up so that you can connect in from your PC or iPhone remotely over the internet. This type of business security camera system will deliver the ability to stream live video onto your iPhone from your security cameras. It has a free app that you download from the app store on your iPhone or iPad. Once the KMeye software is installed on your iPhone or iPad, you can connect into your cameras over WiFi and/or 3G internet connections. This software allows for a live view of your cameras, as well as the ability to control .

View your Business Security Cameras on iPhone

Advanced Alnet Security Camera viewing from iPhone

In contrast, our more advanced Alnet System PC-Based DVR software provides enhanced features for iPhone and iPad users. This type of system, instead of having a seperate DVR, uses instead a Windows Computer at the location of your cameras as the DVR. There is a DVR card and software that will install into the PC and will provide inputs for the cameras on your PC. Your PC has a great deal more processing capabilities than a standalone DVR, so it offers better video compression as well as improved remote viewing. This software has a seperate client software for iPads (CMS Mobile HD) and for iPhone (CMS Mobile). These software options will allow for viewing of multiple cameras at once, control of digital inputs and outputs that are connected to the PC DVR, Playback of pre-recorded video and even control of any PTZ cameras right through your iPhone or iPad.

Learn more about the features of iPhone and iPad security camera viewing

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