PTZ cameras hooked to DVR

[multiweb 0]

Hi all, first post here. Very green when it comes to CCTV. I've just installed 4 fixed cameras on my house eaves hooked into a DVR which holds a 1TB Sata drive. I think it's a linux based system with a basic interface. I can view the cameras on a variety of clients, browser/devices, it has all the standard stuff, alarm, motion detection, day/nigh IR, email notification, FTP upload etc... It was a relatively cheap system but it works well. Now I'm trying to get some more cameras with another DVR but this time I'd like the tilt pan type. I see that most PTZ cameras are wireless IP cameras. They need a PC running windows most of the time which is not what I want. I couldn't find any that would connect to a DVR like the one I bought. I thought you could get let's say 3 or 4 dome cameras then move them via the DVR software control. I noticed some PTZ cameras have green plugs at the back and the cables have the two extra wires to plug in. But most IP PTZ cameras I've seen don't. Just a CAT5 plug. I did a bit of reading and I must admit I'm very confused now about which ones to get. Some pointers would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[shockwave199 0]

You want analog ptz cameras. They're out there by the ton. Dahua makes one in 650 and 700tvl, the 700 being better and a really nice camera. But ptz's are expensive and it can be complicated to mount and set them up, and more complicated to set up more than one on a system if you don't know how to do it. Not really hard and you can do it, but a ptz is a different thing altogether and harder to get going when you just don't know what you're doing. If you want one or more, have the bucks and learn the know-how. You're gonna need it.

[luckyfella 0]

If you go with analog, there is alot more programming involved. You have to address the camera, set baud rate and protocol

and program the dvr to match all of that. Wiring for analog requires coax, power, and data. If you go with an IP ptz, all you run is a cat5 and power and the only programming

to do is the network programming. And plus, resolution is far greater than analog.

[multiweb 0]

Thanks for the quick replies guys. So CAT5 networking sounds like the way to go as far as wiring goes. I can handle that and the networking/programming side of things too. Could you please point me to a DVR model that would support this kind of cameras as opposed to analog system?

[tomcctv 190]

I don't know why analog would be more of a problem to set up ??

 

Also cat5 can be used for both.

 

 

 

 

But for the system you have you do only have one option which is analog

 

But before you go buying anything check to see if your dvr can take a PTZ ...... If not the joystick controller is needed

 

Dahua and CNB both make good low cost and good PTZ

[multiweb 0]

Thanks for the Info. After further reading I now understand the difference between DVR and NVR. I'm starting to get the picture now. My DVR software has a PTZ interface so I'd assume it does support it. I'm not sure yet how it would be wired to the cameras so I'll have to check. I'll take a snapshot of the back and post it here.

 

At the moment my preferred solution would be to get a 4 channel NVR, then hand pick 3 network PTZ IP cameras and wire them via CAT5. Unless you guys can recommend an already packaged/integrated system that does it all already.

[shockwave199 0]

Edit- sorry I misread.