Hi everyone. Mike from CCTV Camera Pros here. I recently installed our 4
megapixel 180 degree security camera on the exterior of my house. You can see
it right up there. That's a 4 megapixel resolution camera with 180
degree lens. I have it hooked up to our 4K iDVR-PRO and it works great. I'm going
to show you the video I captured in a minute. We have a lot of customers
that don't have DVRs that are compatible with 4 megapixel resolution cameras so
we also have a 1080p version of it. It's the exact same body style, the exact same
ultra wide-angle field of view but it's just 1080p 2 megapixel instead of 4
megapixel. So in this video, I'm going to compare the two and show you the
difference between 4 megapixel and 1080p if you have a 4K DVR or a 4 megapixel
DVR that's compatible with four megapixel, you're probably going to want
the higher resolution one. It looks amazing.
However, the 1080p version looks amazing as well so let's take a look at both right now.
Here is the video surveillance footage recorded with the 4 megapixel
resolution 180 camera. First I stop about 5 feet away. Then, I will move in to
about 1 foot and pause the video for the 3X digital zoom.
I'm going to pause the video here and digitally zoom into my hat. Take note of
the clarity of the Marine text on my hat. This is 3x zoom. We will
compare it to the 3X zoom on the 1080p camera. Here is the 1080p model
180 degree security camera. I will go through the same routine as with the
four megapixel version. Right now I'm about five feet in front of where the
180 security camera is installed.
Next, I will move to a position about one foot in front of the camera so that I
can pause the recording and digitally zoom in.
Here's the 3x digital zoom using the 1080p camera. Here is a
side-by-side comparison of four megapixel vs.1080p at 3x digital zoom.
Notice that the "Marine" text on my hat is
more clear with the four megapixel camera. You will also notice that the grass and
pavers on the driveway are more sharp on the four megapixel vs.1080p. I want
to show you one last thing before we wrap up. I measured the width of the two
sidewalks in front of my house to give viewers perspective on just how wide of
an angle these 180 degree security cameras provide. The sidewalk directly in
front of my house is 65 feet wide and 35 feet away from where the camera is
installed. The sidewalk section across the street that is in view is 300 feet
wide and is located 75 feet away from where the camera is installed.
So, I think you'll agree that both of those cameras look pretty awesome.
Again, if you're using one of our new 4K surveillance DVRs, you can use the four
megapixel 180 camera or the 1080p 180 camera. Obviously I would recommend going
for the higher resolution. It's only a few bucks more and four megapixel is
twice the resolution of 1080p. If you have a older DVR or even a new DVR that
only supports 1080p, there's still a lot of those being sold now, get the 1080p
version. If you're not sure which one is compatible with your DVR, reach out to me.
You can reach me via email at mike@cctvcamerapros.net. If you want to
learn more about the four megapixel or the 1080p, and by the way we also have
those in a dome style, both the bullet style and the dome are
weatherproof rated so they can be used indoors or outdoors. To learn more about
them, please visit www.cctvcamerapros.com/180-Cameras.
Thank you for watching!