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Need to design a camera system with the following requirements: 1. 700 TVL or better (HD) CCTV camera with built-in DVR (solid state storage preferred, analytics optional and desirable – no specific requirements) 2. The camera must allow scheduling – We will need 3 or 4 recording schedules per day 3. Battery pack (with solar charging option?) that will allow the camera to operate for 4 days, recording 12 hours per day We want to buy one set to test with. We will be doing/verifying the analytics manually by a human after the video has been recorded and transferred on to a computer. We will make use of any built-in analytics that may be available. The whole contraption will need to be mounted on a 30 ft pole. The battery/solar pack must be at least 7 ft above sidewalk level.

Joseph.. Is there a specific model that you can point me to? something that would be weatherproof and would meet the power requirements? For the standard camera model, it looks like it will consume about 10 W. We need it to work for 4 days straight (96 hours). Is there a website that i can check out? Thank you!

Hi Ron.. Thank you for the follow-up! Here is one camera I am considering: http://www.videoiq.com/#!video-surveillance-cameras/cpw2 PDF brochure and specs: http://media.wix.com/ugd//d52377_3f40403bb3ee707cb493b46ee7c187e9.pdf Here is what it says under power (they have two models - the low temp model has a built-in heater i think): Standard Cameras: • PoE Class 3, 12VDC, 24VAC • 10 watts max power, 7 watts typical Low Temp Models (when below 15°F): • 42W max power, 32W typical • Low-temp cameras require 12VDC or 24VAC power As you can see, there is huge difference in the requirements. I think we can focus on the standard model for now, but we will need a power solution for the low temp model as well. I would love to be able to find a battery solution without the solar panel if possible. The battery pack will also need to be weatherproof of course, and we will need the connection from the camera to the batter pack to be waterproof somehow. This whole setup will be totally outside as you know by now. Thank you do much for your input!

Ron.. to clarify.. i realize that you quoted your reply from a different thread and that your information is not specifically in answer to my inquiry, but it definitely gives me an idea, so thanks again.

Ron.. Thank you for taking the time to fully explain and calculate the power requirements, but we are not going to have a 4 camera system or broadcast the video. If you look at my original post, we will have just one camera per location, and the camera will have a built-in DVR that stores the data locally on some kind of built-in solid state storage. Thanks!

Ideally, we have several vehicle categories that we need to count in all 4 or 8 directions, depending on the size of the intersection. Later on, we will also need to count pedestrians and non-motor vehicles. For now, my focus is to find a solar/battery pack that can power the cam with built-in DVR for at least 72 hours. As for analytics, I looked into a few, VideoIQ being one of them. The built-in analytics are not adequate until now. But for the time being, we will do the analytics manually, so we just want to collect the video.