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.
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.
Many customers look for wireless nanny spy cameras to provide video coverage of the inside of their home or business with video and audio coverage. These hidden style cameras can be easily installed into any home or business, and do not need any wires, because the camera, pinhole lens, DVR recorder and media (SD Card) are all built into the device. Hidden nanny spy cameras are available in many different shapes and sizes to blend into your home or business.
CH-DVRHD1 Coat Hook Hidden Spy Nanny Camera with Audio
Because these cameras are totally wireless, they can be easily placed virtually anywhere and have become extremely popular for many homes, and even appartments, because expensive wiring or installation is not needed. These Hidden nanny spy cameras are available in several different styles, some with battery capabilities, and others that plug into the wall for continuous use applications. With battery operated nanny cams, you simply charge up the battery, and the running time will vary between 1.5 hours and 20 hours of use depending on the battery capacity. Some popular models like our CH-DVRHD1 Coat hook style hidden nanny spy camera will record with motion detection up to 1.5 hours, while other models have a larger battery like our ALM-DVRHD1 Mini Alarm Clock Spy Cameras can record up to 12 hours or more with motion detection recording.
Attractive alarm clock blends into any environment
Another style of hidden nanny spy camera plugs into a standard outlet for power, so it can record continuously or on motion detection. This style of camera often also has the capability to overwrite the oldest video on the SD card when it fills up, which allows you to leave the spy camera recording in your home or business, and if nothing ever happens, then you don’t have to do anything at all, simply leave the system running. Cameras like our ALC-DVR32SL Low light alarm clock hidden spy camera, or ALC-DVR32NV Infrared Night vision alarm clock hidden nanny spy camera provide great quality recording and plug into the wall like a standard alarm clock, so that they can work continuously.
No matter which style of wireless nanny camera you choose, these cameras can save hundreds or thousands of dollars of installation costs because they do not require any wires at all. Nanny Spy cameras are a great selection for any home or business security plan, and can be used to watch children, nannies, babysitters, employees and more.
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
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.
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.
Replacing some of our older indoor dome security camera designs, our latest design CD-4261 Indoor Varifocal Sony® CCD Image Sensor Dome Security Cameras are a great choice for business security camera installations. These new 420 TVL Sony® CCD Image Sensor dome cameras produce a great color video during the daytime, and deliver great low light night vision down to 0.01 Lux for great low-light views. One of the great enhancements of this new business cctv camera, is the adjustable varifocal lens. This 4-9mm lens will allow you to easily adjust the zoom and focus of the camera during installation, to deliver clear images, and even zoom in on registers, faces, countertops and more.
The new CD-4261 indoor business security dome camera is suitable for any indoor camera installation, but is most popular in grocery stores, gas stations, office buildings, retail stores, restaurants and more.
View your Home or Business Security Cameras on iPhone
One of the most popular questions that we receive from customers on a daily basis when they are looking for a home or business security camera system, is “Can I view my security cameras from my iPhone?” The answer to that question is Yes, but what features you get depends on the type of security camera system that you select. We have several types of camera systems which support iPhone viewing. The first is our Standalone DVR systems. These DVRs provide remote viewing from your iPhone to stream live video onto your phone. The next type of system is our Alnet PC-Based DVR systems. These systems consist of a DVR Card and software that installs into your PC and allow for greater features from your iPhone including Live video from your camera(s), playback pre-recorded footage, control of inputs and outputs, and even view of multiple cameras at once. The Alnet PC-Based systems have a much greater amount of processing power than standalone DVRS, which is why they can reprocess the video better, for better features remotely. To see more about the differences, find out more about the iPhone Security Camera viewing here
But don’t take our word for it. The video that we put together above will show you how to install the client software onto your new iPhone4S phone, which even includes demo servers so that you can try out the features of the Alnet CMS Mobile software prior to purchasing a system.
Alnet PC-Based DVR Cards to use with your existing home or business security cameras.
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Find a Complete Alnet Camera system for your home or business to use with your PC.
Probably one of our most frequent questions that we receive from customers via email and over the phone, is ‘Can I use my old cameras with a newer DVR?’
Many homeowners and business owners are looking to upgrade their system to a newer style PC-Based DVR with DVR Card or a Standalone DVR that will allow them to view security cameras from their BlackBerry, Android PDA phones, iPhone, iPad or Windows Mobile PDA phones. Our Standalone DVRs and PC-Based DVR Cards allow for this level of remote viewing.
BNC connector for security cameras
To answer this frequent question: In MOST cases, YES you can use your existing cameras. As long as your current cameras plug into your Time-Lapse VCR or DVR with a BNC style connector (shown to the right), then you will be able to use these cameras with our Standalone DVRs and PC-Based DVR systems. If your system instead has a DVR that uses a proprietary DIN connection, then these cameras would have to first be adapted to a BNC connector prior to use…however these systems are becoming increasingly rare. So for the fast majority of systems, you will be able to use your existing security cameras and simply upgrade your DVR to provide remtoe viewing capabilities.
To see the various levels of remote viewing from our Standalone DVR systems and PC-Based DVR systems, select your PDA phone below:
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad security camera viewing
Google Android security camera viewing
BlackBerry security camera viewing
Windows Mobile security camera viewing