Has anyone used the the distribution power boxes on amazon with this product? The output is 0.5 amp per camera so is it compatible?
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I was not able to get this camera to work properly once LEDs kicked on at night with the distributed power supply. I purchased the Zmodo W-VP1015 AWG24 cable and a separate 12v power supply (VideoSecu 12V DC 2A) to get this camera to work properly.
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Yes, i am using the multi out for power. I have noticed with this camera a vertical line that moves left to right. I thought maybe the power source, but tried a different one at 1 ampand still there. Doesn't affect picture quality tho. Maybe someone else has a fix for the vertical line?
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Better to use a bigger power supply box, as this one (it supplies up to 2Amp per channel): http://www.amazon.com/Power-Supply-Security-Cameras-LISTED/dp/B005FSUQ88/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1361316816&sr;=1-4&keywords;=cctv+power+supply+box
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I have had no problems with the camera. I really like my Zmodo system. I bought the 16 camera package deal. The cameras cone with 60' foot wiring for each camera. The wiring works fine for each camera. I put 8 cameras at my home and 8 cameras in my shop. The distance was more than the 180' recommended buy Zmodo so I purchased a 2 of Gino UTP 4 Channel Passive Video Balun Transceiver and 2 of 4 Channel Video (BNC) to UTP (RJ45) Video Balun to extend the signal. My shop is over 260' from my house and I ran 150' cables to each camera in the shop. The 150' foot wire is VideoSecu 150ft Feet Audio Video Power Wire Security Camera Cable with BNC RCA Adaptor ACBVA150 3JH that is on sail for $14.74 & FREE Shipping. All my cameras work fine and I do view the cameras on lime. We just came back from vacation and while we were gone we kept viewing everything at home and my shop and it gave me piece of mind to know everything was ok at home. The online part is kind if hard to set up. With that said I can look at one camera or all 16 at the same time through my Iphone. I will buy a more expensive camera at a later date to pun in some key spots, just because I want to zoom in on certain areas and I can not do that with the cameras that came with the package deal because they are locked to look ate what direction I want them to view. The only other thing I did was install VideoSecu Key Lock 9 Output 12 V DC CCTV Distributed Power Supply Box for Security Camera WK9. I did this just to only have one power supply to deal with out of one box but the system came with the power hookups I just wanted to do my stem this way. I did all of the hookups and installs my self. I got my son to help me with some of the cameras because I have a bad arm and can not climb a ladder.
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The camera can only be powered thru a supplied or equivalent plugin power adapter which supports an input voltage range of 100v- 240v ac and yields a 5v dc 1500 mA output.
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I just used regular AC extension cords to plug into the DC transformers that came with the cameras. That's a lot easier than trying to find DC substitutes.
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I have 2 of these cameras already installed and they work great. I was thinking about adding an additional camera, and want to know how do I connect the new camera to the two other cameras for AC power?
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Power supply for the cameras goes thru the DVR, I would not think a DVR made by a different company would have the required power supply or internal wiring to support the cameras. I made my own cables using cat-5 wire and RJ-45 connectors, (i needed 200'+ cables) I used the 568B wiring config. On my cables. It worked just fine.
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You have to get a 12 volt 2amp power supply and plug it straight into the camera. it will work great. if it don't, you have something wrong.
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Jonathan I believe that this camera is designed for use with a 12V DC system, hence the red wire would be the positive and the black one ground. I believe you will have to come up with a 12V transformer of some kind for power before you can even hope to this thing to work. Again I'm not positive on this since I could never get the thing to work satisfactory. I returned it to Amazon. Hope this helps.
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From the comments section of a YouTube video about a similar RAVPower model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSJCyoahrI"Nope - I did a bit of reading and poking the web and it seem the voltage needed for these DSLR batteries is higher and would require bulk converters so it ends up not being worth it. :("
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has the 12v standard connectors found on all other security cameras etc. I had one, it quit in 2 weeks :(
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I recently put 6 of these around my house. The power adaptor that came with this camera is listed at 8Vdc 500mA... however, I connected a couple of my cameras up to my variable voltage bench supply, and I can confirm that this camera will run up to [at least] 12.5Vdc! I didn't want to spend the $15 to continue increasing the voltage to see where the camera lets the smoke out at... but I would assume that they are good for up to 15Vdc... However, as you increase the voltage, parts of the camera will get warmer (due to the LDO regulator within)...
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I am not sure, I threw packaging and surge protectors away some time ago. They worked for me for a short time-One was powering my computer,printer,router etc. The other powered my surveillance system dvr, with 8 cameras. They didn't last, and when they were 'working' it turned off many times, and I'd giggle the cord to get it to turn back on...I'd go with a different brand, but it's up to you..
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The camera comes with a small adapter that is powered off of the 115 VAC system. This AC-powered adapter supplies 5 Vdc at 1.5 Amps, so it seems likely that any source of 5 Vdc at 1.5 A could power the camera.
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Actually, and this is a very good question, the wiring for the cameras are included but the power supply for the cameras is not. This has to be purchased separately and it's fairly cheap to buy. It usually comes with in a 4 prong power adapter set for each camera.
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It is fairly standard... BNC inputs for the cameras, but no camera power... you must use separate power for the cameras. This is the normal configuration. It does have audio inputs for all eight channels however, and 8 sensor inputs
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You do not have to use the same brand NVR but it is recommended. You do not need a POE switch to power these cameras, you can power it using 12V. You would need a STANDARD switch at the least though.