How and what to does one hook these up? I am a total neophyte-dummy when it comes to these. Can't figure out what all those plugs are for and no USB I can see. Wireless? How does one view, use, replay one of these? Want something wireless I can then put onto computer for playback - - not a lot of money, battery or charged by USB operation, to only turn on when I leave for a few hours - - suspect abusive handyman is illegally entering apartments here and we need options for tracking this. Help!!??!! Thank you so much. "Ready for camera with DC power only." Does this mean I plug this into my battery-powered digital camera, so any recordings go onto that, and then I upload the images from the camera to my PC when I get back? Forgot my science - - is DC battery?Lots of questions and thank you for your graciousness. How and what to does one hook these up? I am a total neophyte-dummy when it comes to these. Can't figure out what all those plugs are for and no USB I can see. Wireless? How does one view,... » Read More How and what to does one hook these up? I am a total neophyte-dummy when it comes to these. Can't figure out what all those plugs are for and no USB I can see. Wireless? How does one view, use, replay one of these? Want something wireless I can then put onto computer for playback - - not a lot of money, battery or charged by USB operation, to only turn on when I leave for a few hours - - suspect abusive handyman is illegally entering apartments here and we need options for tracking this. Help!!??!! Thank you so much. "Ready for camera with DC power only." Does this mean I plug this into my battery-powered digital camera, so any recordings go onto that, and then I upload the images from the camera to my PC when I get back? Forgot my science - - is DC battery?Lots of questions and thank you for your graciousness. « Show Less
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the cords are designed to connect to the box and the box is connected to the TV we use a HDMI converter to hook the box to the tv only because we have a HDMI tv. I hope that helps
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This is not the cable for a wireless system. It is a triple function cable for a wire camera. The Cable carries audio through the floower shabed RCA connector, video through the ,coaxial BNC connector and 12 volts DC through the cylindrical 2.1 mm connector with the hole in the end. All you need is a long 2 conductor + - marked speaker wire with a male 12vdc connector on one end and a female 12vdc connector on the other end. Amazon has them all here. Do your own splicing to simplify and customize.
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Ok first of all do you have digital video recorder? These wires are to connect you camera to you Dvr. If you don't have a Dvr these are not for you. To catch just one area you can buy many wireless cameras and connect you computer wirelesly and setup recording scadule. Normally they comes with free tech support for limited time. They will wAlk you through.
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Definitely don't have to, you could run wire to a device like vcr, security recorder, or any other devices. Another option instead of running wire, get a wireless device that connects to your recorder.
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It needs to be connected to a computer via USB 2.0 and it also requires 110V AC power. I don't understand your application, but I guess you could stash this with a PC of some type in a remote location together, but the PC and the Camera require power. If the PC was connected to a Wi-Fi or other wireless network, I guess you could use it as "wireless" camera. Not sure this is what you have in mind.
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Each camera has to have ac electrical power. For example, if you mount cameras under the eaves on your house, you'll have to route an ac power wire, such as an extension cord, from an electrical source to each of the cameras. Since the cameras require an ac power cord, they are not really wireless. "Wireless" refers only to the WiFi data signal, which is transmitted wirelessly between each camera and your home's router. Installing outlets and routing ac power wires inside your home's attic is likely to be a major hassle for most homeowners. The display also has to be plugged into an ac electrical source. Each camera has to have ac electrical power. For example, if you mount cameras under the eaves on your house, you'll have to route an ac power wire, such as an extension cord, from an electrical source to each of the cameras. Since the cameras require an ac power cord, they are not really wireless. "Wireless" refers only to the WiFi data signal, which is transmitted wirelessly between each camera and your home's router. Installing outlets and routing ac power wires inside your home's attic is likely to be a major hassle for most homeowners. The display also has to be plugged into... » Read More Each camera has to have ac electrical power. For example, if you mount cameras under the eaves on your house, you'll have to route an ac power wire, such as an extension cord, from an electrical source to each of the cameras. Since the cameras require an ac power cord, they are not really wireless. "Wireless" refers only to the WiFi data signal, which is transmitted wirelessly between each camera and your home's router. Installing outlets and routing ac power wires inside your home's attic is likely to be a major hassle for most homeowners. The display also has to be plugged into an ac electrical source. « Show Less
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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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They are NOT wireless cameras, that's why they have wires in the photo. They do have wireless capabilities, meaning, once you hook them up, you can connect them to your router and access the footage from anywhere, from your TV or phone if those devices are connected to the internet.You can hook these directly to your TV if it has usb ports or if your tv is connected to your computer system. I hooked mine to my desktop computer, because I can use my mouse to change the settings.
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I am sorry to say I haven't yet uploaded anything with this camera to my computer. But.....I did have another one just like it (that I lost) and it was easy to do. Just plugged it in and the camera and computer sorta walked you through the entire process.
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If they are CCTV / analog cameras, then you need to get a capture card, otherwise if they are IP camera its all done through a single internet / CAT5 cable
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The camera has a pair of cables coming out the back. One is the BNC connector ending for video, the other is the power cable. The power is 12V, using the same sort of round power plug you'll see in many other small electronics before USB power was so common. In my setup I have these 100ft cables (came with the DVR I bought, but they are easy to find here on Amazon) that have a video line and a power line stuck together and two connectors on each end. The power side has a matching end that plugs into the power cable coming out of the back of the camera. On the far side I have an AC (Wall outlet) to 12V adapter that the other side of that cable plugs into. I have two of these, each has 4 plugs, so they run 4 cameras. Basically, you need: -The 12V wall adapter (with the right number of outputs for how many cameras you have) -Cables (Video+Power BNC and the correct power plug, and the right number of them) -DVR -Camera itself
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Do I need to have something else to view the video on this camera or can I just connect to a monitor and thats it? I dont want to record, just real time monitoring for my garage. What I want to do, is to have a camera wired to my room's tv, so whenever someone is getting close to my garage entrance, I can see from my tv, instead of going to the garage entrance.. will this work?
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All you do is just plug it in and find in the system this camera and mark it to work as a camera and a microphone. It is very simple, no other stuff is necessary. It still works for me, but only as a microphone (video broke some time ago)
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It is plugged into a regular outlet inside our home and then our electrician drilled through the outside of our home and mounted it. As a sidenote...I highly recommend calling Foscam directly and having them remote into your computer to complete the wireless setup. We purchased a total of four cameras...our intention was to have two mounted on the exterior of our home. We had to send two back...purchased two directly from Foscam...the first is installed and working... Waiting on the second one. The other two were purchased from a company that sells Foscam products.... They were more expensive and both were defective.... Just ordered the second camera today directly from Foscam. Foscam has been so helpful each of the three times we have called to install two cameras. Waiting on the fourth (again.. Note that we only need two but the two we purchased from an outside vendor were defective) camera and hopefully the process will be complete. They will also provide you with the app to download so you can view your cameras remotely...be sure to have them set up port forwarding on your wireless router or you will only be able to see your video feed when connected to WiFi. Hope this helps. Overall....we could not have completed this installation without Foscam support... I did not feel that the instructions that came with the camera were enough, but then again I am not an IT expert and by calling them....you will alleviate any potential headaches.
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These Cameras just are a video feed they don't record or do anything on their own. You need something else to record your video/ still shots like a DVR or a video recording program on your computer. You also need a power supply and wires to connect to whatever you are recording with. There are other cameras that come with some or all of this stuff.
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A little more detail: The cameras work off of extended Wi-Fi. No wiring needed. The camera(s) have to be viewed through a browser, phone etc. You can view one or several real time from anywhere with wifi access. While viewing the camera(s) you are using battery power on each camera viewed. I have found the batteries to last about 6 months with occasional viewing. The ones equipped for motion detection will create a snapshot or a video of up to 40 seconds when triggered. If you are manually viewing an individual camera you can click snapshots or you can activate video. My guess is that if you were to manually activate the videotaping for a continuous period the batteries in the camera would go quickly. I use these to view occasionally and to video upon motion detection. The great thing is you can have the camera send you a text and/or email when motion detection is triggered. It should be noted that if one camera on a base station is recording, the remaining cameras on the same base station are not available while the recording takes place. So, if you have one recording for 8 hours, any others would be unavailable. These are invaluable for being away from home and long term travel. Another neat thing is the videos and snapshots are retained on the VueZone site until you delete them (determining on your available memory) or copy them down to your hard drive. As others have pointed out, if you want continuous videotaping you need units with dvr/recorder and that usually means hardwiring as well. It also means the recorded video is probably on the machine onsite in your home or business where it can be removed by an intruder. And not all of those provide you remote viewing over the internet or via smartphone because they can't get past the firewall rules. Hope this helps
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I have it hooked to four cameras i purchased from harbor freight...the way i have it hooked up is very unconventional because my cameras need to be hooked to the mini monitor they came with for their power...so i had to purchase different male and female connectors for it to work...i looked on amazon to see what might work for me and went from there...i decided to go that avenue because the quality of both audio and video from my cameras was worth the extra effort. Most cameras can be hooked to this dvr by obtaining the right connectors.If you need additional help...feel free to ask...i know it can get very frustrating. I have it hooked to four cameras i purchased from harbor freight...the way i have it hooked up is very unconventional because my cameras need to be hooked to the mini monitor they came with for their power...so i had to purchase different male and female connectors for it to work...i looked on amazon to see what might work for me and went from there...i decided to go that avenue because the quality of both audio and video from my cameras was worth the extra effort. Most cameras can be hooked to this dvr by obtaining the right connectors.If you need additional help...feel free to... » Read More I have it hooked to four cameras i purchased from harbor freight...the way i have it hooked up is very unconventional because my cameras need to be hooked to the mini monitor they came with for their power...so i had to purchase different male and female connectors for it to work...i looked on amazon to see what might work for me and went from there...i decided to go that avenue because the quality of both audio and video from my cameras was worth the extra effort. Most cameras can be hooked to this dvr by obtaining the right connectors.If you need additional help...feel free to ask...i know it can get very frustrating. « Show Less
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To install the camera there is a small wire you plug into your board itself, to mount the camera face it towards the orange blades and push into the bottom clip, the usb plug itself is only to use on your computer to watch the videos, there is a micro sd card in the camera you just take that out and put it into the usb than into your computer, one more thing too use the camera you need to hit the bottom right silver button than immediatly hit the top left button on the top of the controller to enter or exit video mode for pictures its the same just top right button
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You have to have electrical outlets close to where you are going to attach them and then plug them in. They do need electric to work but they send the pictures to the monitors via wireless. These cameras give a very clear and detailed pictures and sound. When it is night out, on the monitors it looks almost like day but no light outside to give away the camera.