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We're working on a parking lot and park / recreation are for cctv. We're anticipating attaching cameras to light poles but drawing power from a centrally located power supply, not the light pole. Many of the runs would reach 400ft. Will we have a problem using RG59/2 conductor at that distance? Is running the camera cable inside a light pole with power a problem or is there a solution to that? Would it be worthwhile to add Cat6 to the cable for future IP connectivity? I believe I will be using HD-TVI cameras. We're requesting schedule 40 buried conduit to selected light poles. Is it normal to daisy chain conduits with a pull box/hand hole at certain locations? What about surge / lightning arrestors. I almost never use them on outside cameras but I suppose protecting the DVR / power supply is important. Is metal pole to metal camera a problem in terms of camera operation? In the past a metal camera attached to a steel building required I put a piece of wood in between.

it's a 30A unit, well over what the panel produces.

I am using CMIP7442W-28M with the micro sd memory card as a standalone camera to record. LTS says it can accept a 128GB micro SD card. So I buy SANDISK 128GB micro SDXC card, basically top of the line card. The camera will not recognize the card. I put in a similar 64gb card and it shows it as 119gb and works. 64gb would be fine but 128gb is much more comforting to know we have that much more storage. I cannot update the firmware either. This is the second time I've tried this. Does anyone else have some ideas how to fix this?

Just an update I did one location using a solar panel. I bought a windy nation charge controller unit, a 50 watt solar panel and a 100AH deep cycle battery. I figure the battery would run 1 IP camera 12v, 1a for about 4 days. There is plenty of sun available here. I used 18/2 wire to power the camera and run power from the panel to the windy nation unit. So far it works well!

My bosch dvr supports rtsp stream. I can get an rtsp stream to work for my android phone but haven't found anything that will work with a PC. (I can't get VLC player or Windows Media player to work, nor Quicktime or real player). I have a bosch 480 series (meh) but it works fine. The web interface works but it drags down my old pc so I am hoping there is a small program to stream rtsp.

One location will have power, the second will not have power close by. There will be power available on an adjacent property that we've been given permission. However the camera will be about 70 feet from the garage door of the shed and about 15" high. I've explained to the customer the best spot is next to the shed, there are utility poles there but Im sure they are off limits for mounting a camera. So we're left with a 70 foot distance. We still want to go with an IP camera and sd card but we're reconsidering the camera we've chosen which is a 4.1Mp IP dome ip camera. Our supplier is suggesting a 4.1mp ip camera with varifocal lens (bullet) and the sd card. We want to see who is entering and exiting the shed and what they're carrying (weedwacker, leaf blower, tools, equipment). Any specific camera recommendations? I am also thinking of attaching a wireless bridge to the camera so that we can drive up to the camera location and wirelessly retrieve the videos from the camera. There is no internet available here. Does that sound like a good idea?

good stuff, thanks.

I've always used Rg59 siamese. this is my first time with baluns. Another installer led me down this path so the customer is ready if they later upgrade to IP cameras. i hate to re-run cable but it appears that may be required. Will be going back to test soon.

http://www.ltsecurityinc.com/passive-video-balun-transceiver-lta1010.html that is the balun i'm using.

I have two storage shed projects in a city environment. There is only AC power in the shed. No network, no wifi, no line of sight. Customer stores bikes, tools and equipment in the shed. We plan to put a IP dome camera with 128gb sd card in camera for recording of motion events. I suppose if the camera is stolen, we're screwed. Just curious if there is a better way to accomplish this.

yes, similar to that.

I am running power and video on a single Cat5e cable. Male Rj45 plugs into a balun on each end. during the day, 3 out of 4 cameras are clear, at night with lights out 3 out of 4 cameras have lines.

I am using Cat5e with baluns. Each cable run is fairly short, 25 - 100ft, 4 cameras, all dome, 12vdc. I am using a single 4 output power supply, 12vdc, 5amp. During the day 1 cameras shows horizontal lines, sporadically. This was the last camera added to the system. The first 3 worked fine. At night with the lights out, 2 other cameras show horizontal lines. I figure it is the IR working hard to maintain the picture. Would it be smart to swap out the power supply with 4 individual power supplies? Or is it my cheap baluns? The whole system is on a small UPS.

To be clear, the image is very good and then changes to white for a short time and then back to good. I've changed the camera. I'm not sure if it is the wire run. Perhaps a short somewhere. WHen I test here in the office making a short, I get black (not a white screen).

I've installed a bullet camera on a metal building. Worked fine for a few years. Cable is RG59 siamese with 12VDC power. Now this camera will display all white on the monitor and then back to normal. I've replaced the camera and power supply. I brought the camera back to the office and installed on a test monitor for 3 days with no issue. Other cameras on this system are fine, also attached to metal building. Could it be an issue with the wire run? about 120' long in a high ceiling. Would a cable fault make the screen go white? This a truck repair shop.