over the years I’ve tried a lot of CCTV cameras. things have come a long way as we moved from coax, CRTs and BNCs to CAT6, IP and PoE.
This time I wanted to organise a new pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) cam that I could use to enjoy our building site remotely once the action starts.
Building site Cam
Our last house was full of random cameras as makers regularly sent me their kit to try out. This taught me one over-riding lesson though. get a single, appropriately integrated cam system with an NVR (Network video Recorder). like a lot of things in life, spending a bit a lot more indicates doing the job ideal (and once).
Now, while I wanted something decent, it still needed to be inexpensive too. You really can spend a scary amount of money on a good quality PTZ IP camera, easily getting into 4 figures. but that’s not in our budget, so I set about trying to find a a lot more reasonably priced solution.
I’ve previously had great success with an 8-camera Hikvision NVR setup in work. I’ve found it to be exceptional quality at an inexpensive price. This experience indicates i am familiar with their setup, including the browser, desktop and mobile apps so it made sense to stick with the same brand. I not only wanted a standalone cam for now, but also one I could re-use once the new house is built too, incorporating it into a multi-camera NVR setup.
In the end I went for this Hikvision DS-2DE4225IW-DE (catchy title). It’s a 2MP cam (1080p HD) with a 25x optical zoom that’s rated for indoor and outdoor use (IP66) and has an RRP of £400.50+VAT.
Mounting & Setup
The package included a power supply already wired to plug into the dome. but this would indicate having to run both power and data to the camera.
However, it supports the 30w PoE+ standard (802.3at) and so I gotten a PoE+ Injector to use instead. Power over Ethernet is fantastic as it indicates you don’t need to find an electrical supply at the camera. instead you send it along the same CAT5 (or better) cord that connects the cam to your network.
We’re currently living with family next door to our building site and this indicates we are in the lucky position to have access to super-fast FTTP Broadband. fast upstream bandwidth is a requirement for streaming high quality CCTV images. The property has a pole carrying TV aerials on the gable end of the house which is also in an ideal elevated location to monitor our building site next door. So I went with this DS-1602ZJ-POLE mount. There are a variety of other mounts available for this camera, including ones that fit on flat walls and in corners.
This pole does shake on stormy days though, which is particularly obvious when zoomed in, so that’s something you need to consider when working out how and where to mount it.
While it’s too early to draw any conclusions about the longevity of this camera, the metal construction seems strong and durable. Cameras supplied by authorised Hikvision resellers in the UK have a 3 year warranty.
There’s the option to hook up external microphones or speakers to this cam too, must you have a need for that. The list of whizzy sounding features also includes – large dynamic range (WDR), highlight/back light compensation (HLC/BLC), 3D digital noise reduction technology (3D DNR) and electronic image stabilisation (EIS). Phew.
Get a proper SD Card
The cam supports H.264 as well as the new H.265 video compression standard which uses a considerable saving on bandwidth and storage space. It can use a micro SD card for recording (if you’re not using an NVR) and can take up to a maximum size of 128GB.
I’ve seen pretty much every ‘normal’ SD card I’ve ever put into my other IP cameras fail. That’s particularly awkward if your cam is up a pole like this one.
So I’ve splurged on a Samsung 128 GB pro Endurance SD card which is created specifically for surveillance, security, dash and body cams. They are rated for up to 5 years of continuous recording so hopefully will supply trouble-free use until we get the NVR.
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Damro SD कार्ड स्लट प्रकट गर्न Dame को पछाडि प्यानल अफ-फिल्ड स्क्रू संग आयो – तपाईं यो फोटो मा बाहिर बनाउन सक्नुहुन्छ, सानो सुन्तला रिबन केबल मा pcb को आदर्श कुना तल।
प्यान, झुका, जुम, गस्ती, प्रीसेट, घटनाहरू र अलार्महरू
निश्चित क्यामेरा आदर्श हो, र सामान्य रूपमा राम्रो शर्त। तर जब तपाईं एक एकल क्यामेराको साथ एक ठूलो क्षेत्र ढाक्न चाहानुहुन्छ भने PTZ आदर्श हो।
25x जूम धेरै प्रभावशाली छ, कम्तिमा रातमा तपाईको क्यामेरामा निर्मित ईरेन इरेसुसन 100 मिटरसम्म पुग्न सक्छ। यो ‘ब्र्यापफेर’ दायराको अंश हो जुन अल्ट्रा-कम ज्योति टेक्नोलोजीको प्रयोग गर्दछ 20.05 लीज, र कालो र सेतो चित्रहरूमा तल 0.01 लक्समा आपूर्ति गर्न। यो यसको निर्मित आई रिल (गाईडको रूपमा, स्पष्ट रातमा पूर्ण चन्द्रमा तल 0m मा जान सक्दछ) 0.25 लजमको चारैतिर छ।
यहाँ मेरो एउटा उदाहरणको उदाहरण हो जुन रातमा केही खरायोहरूको मजा लिदै जुन अविश्वसनीय जुम र क्यामेरामा निर्मित कम प्रकाश क्षमताहरू देखाउँदछ (ठूलो संस्करणको लागि छवि क्लिक गर्नुहोस्)।
साथै म्यानुअल पान झुकाव र जुम गर्ने कार्यहरू क्याम क्यामेसन क्याम क्याम -22 को साथ प्रोग्राम गर्न सकिन्छ प्रत्येकको साथ 322 को उमेरका साथ। प्यान निरन्तर 36 3600 डिग्री छ त्यसैले त्यहाँ कुनै समय छैन जहाँ तपाईं अर्को तरिका फिर्ता जानु पर्छ। तपाईंको स्थानीय कानूनहरू घरेलु सीएससीभी, गोपनीयता र डेटा सुरक्षामा जाँच गर्न सम्झनुहोस्। यहाँ युकेका लागि जानकारी खोज्नुहोस्।
अन्य स्मार्ट सुविधाहरू मैले पनि प्राप्त गरेको छैन।
लेन्स भर माकुरो वेबहरू हाम्रो अन्तिम घर क्यामेरामा सँधै समस्या थियो, तर अहिले सम्म पीटीएसको आन्दोलनले उनीहरूलाई खानामा राखेको जस्तो देखिन्छ, जुन अर्को ठूलो फाइदा हो।
उल्लेख गर्न लायकको एउटा कुरा यो हो कि यहाँ क्यामलाई कम्मर ढाकिरहेको कुनै दिगरी छैन, त्यसैले तपाईं यो एक चाल देख्न सक्नुहुन्छ। यसले यसलाई सुरक्षाको लागि प्रयोग गरिरहेको छ यदि तपाईंले यसलाई सुरक्षाको लागि प्रयोग गर्दै हुनुहुन्छ भने तपाईंको विषयले उनीहरूमा औंल्याउँदा काम गर्न सक्षम हुन सक्छ।
यहाँ अर्को उदाहरण शट, 25 पटक 2 25 पटकको अन्त्यमा आदर्श, घरको छेउमा चराको तालिका जाँच गर्दै जुन हामी बसेका छौं। मलाई लाग्छ कि यो शटले क्यामको गुणस्तर देखाउँदछ (पूर्ण आकारको संस्करणको लागि छवि क्लिक गर्नुहोस्)।
समय चल्ती
सबै राम्रा निर्माण परियोजनाहरू जस्तै हामी निर्माणको केही समय-लेपर्दो शट क्याप्चर गर्न चाहन्छौं।
म क्यामेराको लागि ‘घटना ताडिएको छु। Min मिनेट (30000,000) को एक अन्तरालर यसको लागि आदर्शको बारेमा देखिन्छ।
I am importing the photos into Lightroom and exporting the motion picture from the slideshow module which works great.
If you don’t have Lightroom there are plenty of stand alone apps available to turn a bunch of stills into a time lapse.
[UPDATE] check out our Instagram for some time lapse examples
Software
Hikvision cameras can be checked out in a browser or by means of dedicated apps for the PC, Mac, Android or iOS.
Recent updates to Safari have broken the ability to view the cam in a browser on the Mac, so I’m running the iVMS-4200 application instead. It works really well and supplies access to all the features of the cam remotely, whether checkingout or configuring.
On iOS I’m using the iVMS-4500 app. This allows you to view the cam as well as control the PTZ manually and recall presets too.
What If I have No Power or Broadband?
If your building site lacks either power, broadband, or both, then there are still options open to you.
If you have power but no broadband (perhaps living on site in a caravan or mobile home) then you can still use the setup above recording to a micro SD card, but without the ability to enjoy remotely over the internet.
If you have respectable 3G or 4G LTE coverage then you could use the same system connected to a cellular router. Specialists like Nucleus Networks make quality routers for this purpose.
If you have no power and don’t need Ethernet, just WiFi, then you could hack together a MiFi unit with a large USB battery which could give days of Internet access between charges.
Lastly there are all-in-one options available that integrate a camera, battery, solar panel and a cellular modem like this reolink.
Summing Up
We’ve had this Hikvision PTZ cam installed for around 2 months now and it has genuinely been a happiness to use.
I’ve embedded some sample footage below from a YouTube user that gives you a good idea of its flexibility. While we’ve set it up here to monitor our building site, it would of course be beneficial in dozens of other applications too.
Hikvision has become such a huge success by using great features at an inexpensive price. I’ve used a lot of IP CCTV cameras over the years, but this thing blows me away. Recommended.
hikvision.com/uk : Hikvision Authorised Distributors
Remember to check out our Instagram to follow the project, read the rest of the Automated home 2.0 blog articles and find the links to all the products we’ve used in our self-build.
Specs
1/2.8″ progressive scan CMOS
Up to 1920 × 1080@30fps resolution
Min. illumination:
Color: 0.005 Lux @(F1.6, AGC ON)
B/W: 0.001 Lux @(F1.6, AGC ON)
0 Lux with IR
25× optical zoom, 16× digital zoom
WDR, HLC, BLC, 3D DNR, Defog, EIS, regional Exposure, regional Focus
Up to 100 m IR distance
12 VDC & PoE+ (802.3 at, class4)
Support H.265+/H.265 video compression
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