When you purchase an security camera, you must ensure that the security camera is compatible with the security camera recorder. Many person purchase security cameras that are not compatible with security camera recorders due to the fact that security cameras use a different type of cables than the security camera recorder. For example, a person may purchase a security camera that use an Ethernet cable to transmit video signals but purchase a security camera recorder that uses a coaxial cable to recieve those signals.
In this case, the two devices will not work together. There are three main category of security cameras from Lorex, each of which use a different type of cable. IP security cameras use Power over Ethernet cables to both send the video signals from the security camera to the Network Video Recorder (NVR) as well as to supply the power to the security camera.
How to choose the right security camera and recorder
Analog security cameras use coaxial cables with BNC connectors to transmit the video signal from the security camera to a Digital Video Recorder (DVR). Lastly, Wi-Fi security cameras do not require a security camera recorder since they transmit there video signals to a mobile phone application. To determine the type of security camera to purchase, one must determine to which category the security camera belong.
Security cameras come in several different shape, or “form factors,” each of which serves a specific purpose for the security camera system. Bullet security cameras are shaped like a long tube and are used to focus the security camera on areas at a distance, such as a driveway. Dome security cameras are shaped like a dome and are mounted onto ceilings in a location; dome security cameras is resistant to vandalism.
Turret security cameras are mounted on a porch and are designed to avoid reflecting infrared light signals that may result from security camera motion detectors. Pan-Tilt-Zoom cameras have motorized security cameras that allow the camera to zoom in on a specific portion of the security cameras view as well as to pan from one location to another within its field of view. Using the wrong form factor for the security cameras for a location may create blind spots in the security system for that location.
Another essential factor to consider when purchasing a security camera system is the wiring in the house where the security cameras will be installed. If the homes have Ethernet cables throughout the walls, then an IP security camera and NVR would be best for the cameras. If the homes have coaxial cables in the walls, analog security cameras and a DVR would be the best systems for the cameras.
Lastly, if there is no desire to use any wire for the security cameras, one can purchase a Wi-Fi security camera system, though there would of have to be strong Wi-Fi signals to the security cameras to allow them to function. Security cameras have several smart features that allow the cameras to recognize specific objects in the security cameras field of vision. For example, cameras that use artificial intelligence can recognize the shape of a person in the security camera feeds, allowing it to distinguish between a person and a tree branch that may be in the security cameras field of vision.
Some security cameras use smart features to recognize the type of vehicle that are entering a property. Likewise, there are security cameras that can recognize the shape of a package at a door. These features are only usable if one uses a native Lorex security camera and a native Lorex security camera recorder; using a third-party security camera with a Lorex recorder may not allow these smart features to work due to the noncompatibility between the two devices.
The type of cables used by the security cameras are critical for the security system to work. Security cameras of the IP category use Ethernet cables to transmit both the video signals and the power to the security camera; the maximum length of these cables is 300 feet. Coaxial cables are used to transmit the video signals from analog security cameras to a DVR; the maximum distance these cables may travel is 800 feet and require their own power connection.
Wi-Fi security cameras use a 2.4GHz frequency to transmit the data from the security camera to a mobile phone application; these security cameras require a wireless router in the area to function. These security cameras must match the type of security camera to the type of security camera recorder so that the security camera system function correctly. One necessity of any security camera is the use of storage to save the video footage from the security cameras.
These recorders come with a hard drive, such as a 2TB hard drive. This type of hard drive will save the security camera footage for the security system for many week. Once the hard drive becomes full with saved footage, the security camera will automatically loop to the oldest footage and begin to overwrite that saved footage with the newest footage from the security system.
Based off the needs of the location that will use the security cameras, you can purchase the security cameras and recorders.