4G Solar Battery Powered Security Camera

4G Outdoor Battery & Solar Security Camera

Model: HD-SOLCAM

Most are familiar with CCTV cameras, WiFi Cameras, even some battery powered security cameras but do they suit you? Hidden Camera Surveillance brand new 4G solar and battery powered HD security camera with night vision and motion push alerts is sensational.  Awesome quality and so easy to use, the security is supplied a mini solar panel which keeps the internal batteries fully charged 24/7.  Even without the solar panel, this 4G surveillance camera can function for several months on just one battery charge so don't be too concerned about how or where it's placed. Outdoors, indoors, undercover or shaded, it's all good.  

Take a scenario where one or more security cameras are needed at various locations although installation is likely to be very expensive, impractical, not feasible or just impossible. Laying data cabling is out of the question with WiFi and power unavailable anyway.

Whilst our 4G battery powered security camera could be the answer, if by chance WiFi is available at the proposed camera location, we do stock similar battery and/or solar powered outdoor security cameras as featured here WiFi battery powered security cameras  The point is no matter your need, we have the right security camera available to suit any need regardless of Internet or power etc.

Hidden Camera Surveillance 4G Outdoor Solar Security Camera is significantly different to most as the internal rechargeable internal lithium batteries can keep the device functioning for months regardless of the supplied mini solar panel. Power, Internet, WiFi, cabling, Professional installation forget all about about that. Other than mounting a pivoting camera bracket or magnetized bracket (both supplied) that's the job done.

The 4G weatherproof outdoor mini security camera is brilliant so in terms of price, quality, the ability to motion alert, SD card or cloud recording, night vision, two way audio, auto motion alarms and so on, it doesn't get much better.  Not only do we express post our cameras nationwide with tracking, we provide our customers with an easy to understand in house English written setup manual with step by step screenshots. Still concerned? No problem just give us a call we can assist by phone.

Purchase a standard prepaid nano SIM card, the same as used in any mobile phone and one where credit can be topped up when needed. We recommend Telstra for it's wide coverage but Optus is also supported. The carrier with the best signal strength is the optimal choice. Unlike others, Hidden Camera Surveillance does NOT charge any monthly or annual access or subscription fees.

This is your security camera and SIM. You own both but do be beware of other companies demanding server access fees. Our cameras do support Cloud backup but whether you choose to use this optional service is totally up to you. 

Can I install this camera myself?
Absolutely and it's really easy. Mount the small camera bracket to a wall, ceiling, timber pole or post or any other sturdy object, that’s the hard part done. This is a lithium battery powered security camera so wherever you decide to mount the camera, it will work. If you happen to have a power point available at the camera location, use it if you like it can be powered as well, you're choice.  

What type of SIM do I need?
Telstra is recommended for its wide Australian coverage and the SIM requires its own mobile number. Don’t request a DATA or Broadband only SIM. It must be a standard active SIM (nano size) with voice and data and one that can be "credit topped up" online when needed. Same as your phone SIM. 

Does this 4G Camera use much data?
No it doesn't but data usage depends on how often the camera is remotely accessed. Many SIM cards have unlimited data although data is only used when remotely live viewing and playback of SD card or cloud recordings.

If the camera/s are shared with others, additional external remote access will add to data use. It's wise to initially keep an eye on daily or weekly data use, especially during the first month or two after activation. In most cases once the camera novelty wears off, so too will data usage.  

If using Cloud storage rather than SD card recording then yes mobile data is being used to remotely upload and in cloud recording playback.  SD card recordings are locally saved so no data is used when recording. Remotely accessing the camera SD card recordings and downloading the video clips will use some data albeit minimal. In most cases nothing to be concerned about provided remote camera access isn't "over used" if that makes sense.  

With the camera in sleep mode or recording, no data is used. Data is used only when you access the camera live and playback. As any mobile phone, if not surfing the net or downloading video, no phone data is being used, so think of the camera along the same lines.  For more information, call our office. Always happy to assist with any questions.

4G Security Camera V cabled CCTV?
An IP security camera system in most cases requires data cabling and a Networked Video Recorder (NVR) which are both costly and require professional installation. For remote access the NVR is interfaced with your router with fast Internet speed. All rather technical and costly process not to mention more of a permanent solution rather than temporary. In terms of figuring out how to use it all, good luck and an IT degree wouldn't hurt.

Remember depending on requirements, if WiFi is available at the camera location, similar mains powered, solar and/or battery powered WiFi security cameras are available from HCS as well. Our role is to provide security solutions for all applications.

Assuming power, Internet and WiFi are NOT available at the camera location/s. Perhaps one or more cameras are needed for;

• Councils
• Bush hidden
• Bush Dumping
• City or country homes
• Farm
• Office
• Shed
• Building & Construction sites
• Unattended machinery
• Pets
• Cattle
• Water Trough
• Mining site
• Self storage
• Apartments storage sheds
• Shipping container etc
• Keeping a watch over your car
• ID vandalism

If we look at the above, most have one thing in common. No power, Internet or WiFi.  The point is, provided a mobile phone signal is received at the proposed camera location, that’s all you need. 4G works just as well as WiFi or any other cabled CCTV camera with little or no streaming delay depending on signal strength.  

Our 4G outdoor DIY battery & solar powered security camera is easily moved from one location to another. There's no need to even switch it off whilst in transit. Remote access one or more 4G cameras simultaneously directly from your IOS or Android phone. 

Ideal for Councils needing to perhaps conceal or hide a security camera to ID vandals or bush dumping etc.  The great thing about this amazing 4G camera is the ability to reveal or hide it perhaps in a rubbish bin, old box or a tree log (thinking caps on people) and be instantly alerted to activity at the camera location. Forget about trail cameras, this is so much better and cheaper.

With distance no longer a factor, one camera could be in Melbourne, another in Sydney, WA or perhaps Albury. It really doesn’t matter where the cameras are located provided each camera receives a mobile signal. The cameras and App are password protected preventing unauthorised access. However, our 4G solar security cameras may be shared with friends, family, or work colleagues. 

Recording quality?
HD 1080P or 2 Megapixel resolution is great. Some will argue video resolution so lets put this into perspective.  HD 1080P quality isn't poor by any means. Quite the contrary 1080P is excellent. Other self proclaimed experts maintain that 4, 6 or even 8MP security cameras are the only means. That's great advice but remember, higher resolution requires more memory, more data and a much slower video upload and download speed. Using a 4G mobile network also means conserving rather than wasting data.

When live viewing or downloading a video recording to a small mobile phone screen, there's virtually no visual difference between 2MP or 8MP.  Viewing on a large 85" TV screen, yes 4K resolution will look superior to 1080P but on a small LED phone screen, come on people don't be fooled by gimmicks and misinformation.   Zoom reading a car number plate will require higher resolution but that's not the purpose of this camera.

Night Vision
Night vision is supported with built in motion triggered IR illuminators. However this 4G battery security camera also supports LED night vision.  In other words the user may select either option to activate No Glow IR by night which results in B/W recording or LED white light night vision. LED allows the camera to record in HD colour by night but the motion triggered LED light also serves as an intruder deterrent.  

Motion Detection?
Motion detection activation is an App feature. Some may prefer to constantly record for whatever reason and our camera supports that function. Constant recording is easily enabled or disabled but constant recording uses memory and battery power faster. If constant recording is enabled, disable Cloud and enable SD card recording only.  

In such cases the SD card will need to be removed from the camera and replayed on PC or MAC. The camera ought to be powered with our supplied 5V Australian USB power supply.

Enabling Motion detection recording is the recommended recording option. Motion recording conserves battery power, uses less SD or Cloud memory and users can only receive motion alerts if the app is set to MD mode.  You select the camera recording duration each time motion is detected so you won't lose anything. The 4G Solar Security camera auto enters "sleep mode" or hibernation mode when its not detecting motion or recording.   In sleep mode, the motion sensor remains permanently armed but all other camera resources are off. When it senses motion, this triggers the camera to wake and record within a second or two whilst simultaneously sending you an instant time and date stamped push alert, provided notifications are enabled.

In this regard, the camera will record upon motion day or night for a pre defined time frame and save those recording to your SD card and/or Cloud if enabled. Should motion continue beyond a minute or more, this triggers the device to resume recording until such time as motion ceases.  After a few minutes the camera resumes sleep mode conserving battery power.  

Another camera App function is motion sensitivity and motion detection distance.  The motion sensor can detect activity up to 10m or more but it may be that you're more concerned if someone moves within close camera range. The App supports a motion sensitivity range indicator.  In other words, if a person is distant from the camera (footpath perhaps) the device will ignore people walking along the footpath. Those people are too distant and deemed to be too small to enable recording.  However, should a person move within a closer 1-5m camera range, this becomes a much larger subject, triggering the camera to both record and send an alert.  Alerts are enabled and disabled from the App and/or phone notifications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Our 4G security camera just happens to be rather smart. Built in AI (optional function) trains the camera to determine the difference between a car headlight, an animal and an actual person.  In-fact, should you wish enable Cloud recording (small fee applicable) AI also supports Facial Recognition, a feature only available in other more costly security cameras.  AI is not affected by elements such as wind, rain, changes in lighting, tree branches, small animals etc.

This 4G solar security camera is much smarter than most so it records when it needs to record. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the ability of a computer, or a robot controlled by a computer to do tasks that are usually done by humans because they require human intelligence and discernment.  In this case AI is built in software which takes this security camera to a whole new level.

Zone recording?
Zones are deemed to be areas of interest. Let's look at a potential "area of concern" perhaps a gate, shed or door but it could be anything.  As the camera lens is a wide 130 degree (FOV) Field of view and with the camera some distance away, too much area is in view and the majority of no concern whatsoever.  It may be that your main zone or area of concern is someone opening or closing a gate or door.

Our App can change the live view into a grid. By selecting an area within that grid, that particular zone becomes the area of concern.  It's tantamount to drawing a picture around a house door so if any person approaches the door, this will trigger recording and an alert. Move away from that door the camera will not record or alert. This function can be important for zone privacy reasons such as windows or neighbours etc.  

Audio Alarms
Yet another brilliant camera feature. Our outdoor weatherproof 4G security camera supports two way audio conversations but more than, it also supports an Alarm audio speaker or siren. Once App enabled, apart from motion recording and receiving a notification push alert, this camera has an internal audio speaker as well. After hours or by night, some person is sneaking about and moves within camera range. That's the trigger to sound the camera speaker which could be a siren, fire alarm sound, Danger please keep away or any other combination of selected audio alerts.  Why not record your own auto voice warning, it can do that too.

I can see someone at my gate?
That’s what this 4G Solar & battery CCTV security camera is all about. Click on the alert to instantly live view the camera and if you like, talk through the camera speaker. It may be that you can't see anyone at that same moment (person moved out of view) but the App allows you to remotely replay SD memory card or Cloud recordings. If on the other hand it was a front door or side gate courier delivery and therefore someone legitimately on your property, by all means strike up a two way conversation.

Users select how long the device will record each time motion is detected. With continual movement, the camera will record motion events one after the other in pre selected time slots auto saved until motion ceases. Simply click on any event to replay that recording with audio. If an intruder or person of interest is recorded, save the recording to your phone memory or PC for safe keeping. Any saved phone recording can be emailed or sent by text to Police or security.

Compression Standard
This security camera supports H.264/H.265 video compression. Whilst video compression standards means little to most, in this case using H.265 means the memory card can store recordings with less required memory, superior video playback and faster higher quality streaming over a wireless network.  In other words at 1080P recording resolution, this latest compression standard means that more video can be saved to the memory card at better quality.

Can I play recordings on a PC or MAC?
Yes, the optional SD card (32-128GB) once removed from the camera may be USB interfaced to a PC or MAC. Download our video player file and see our instructions for more information on this subject.

What happens when the memory card is full?
When the SD card is recording full, it will overwrite from the earliest recording date called recycle recording. That’s not to say all recordings over the past weeks or months are deleted but rather a slow overwrite. For that reason a 128GB SD card will have 4 times the recording capacity of a 32GB card before recycling.

• Wire Free Solar Bullet Camera 
• 2MP
• Built-in 3.6mm lens
• Includes 7800mAh battery and 3.5w mini solar panel
• 15 meters night vision
• Siren
• 128GB SD card storage  (optional)
• 2 way audio
• Material: ABS
• IP65 weatherproof
• Infrared night vision+Full color night vison+Smart night visionVideo Resolution:
• 2 Megapixel 1080P
• Video size  1920 x 1080
• Viewing angle approx. 130 degrees wide angle
• Motion detection distance approx. 10m + line of sight
• Compression H.264/H.265
• Connection 4G SIM (dual 4G antennas for better reception)
• 4G Standard – FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE
• 4G Frequency Range – B1(2100Mhz) B3(1800Mhz) B7(260Mhz) B8(900Mhz) B20(800Mhz) B38(2600Mhz) B40 (2300Mhz) B41(2500Mhz)
• Power – Lithium Rechargeable
• Mains powered: Yes can be 5V powered
• Mobile Alert Notification – Yes
• Human Motion Detection – AI Supported
• Recording memory: Selectable quality
• Mobile Phone supports Iphone and Android
• Pivoting and a magnetic mounting bracket/s supplied
• Microphone: Yes
• Built in Speaker: Yes
• Size: 92 x 90 x 60mm
• Weight 350g