If you are able to determine that you have analog CCTV cameras and you are looking for a replacement DVR, I highly recommend that you consider an HD hybrid DVR, which work both analog CCTV cameras and the latest 1080p HD security cameras. If your camera has a TVL rating or says PAL or NTSC, it is an analog CCTV camera. Many CCTV cameras have a silver product label on the camera that displays the TVL rating of the camera and/or if the camera uses NTSC or PAL video standards. Last, you can also see if your existing cameras have a product sticker on them. The red arrow is pointing at the BNC video inputs. Please see the below picture of the back of a DVR. Almost all Analog CCTV DVR’s on the market use BNC connectors for video. If your cameras are mounted too high to easily reach, you can also look at the back of your existing DVR or video multiplexer. If your camera has this type of connector used for the video cable, it is a CCTV camera. In the image below, the BNC connectors are yellow. Standard analog CCTV cameras typically use a coaxial cable with a BNC connector on the end. To do this we are going to look at some of the images below to assist us.įirst, take a look at the type of cable and connectors are attached to the camera in question. In order to determine if your existing security cameras are compatible with a new DVR, the first step will be to determine if your camera(s) are standard analog CCTV cameras. The purpose of this article is to assist in determining if an existing CCTV camera will work with the new HD surveillance DVRs that are available. As technology continues to improve and upgrades are made to both security cameras and DVRs, a question that we are often asked is Will my old CCTV cameras work with a new HD surveillance DVR?
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