Professional CCTV Design Tools
In this review we will describe two CCTV design tools: IP Video System Design Tool from JVSG and Video CAD from CCTVCAD Software.
CCTV Design Problems
If you need to design any CCTV system, then one thing you should do first is to figure out where and how to put your video cameras.
Cameras with different sensor size and different lens focal length have different viewing angles.
In case if you know what your camera should see, you have to calculate the lens.
Bellow you can find 2 different software to help your with this task.
IP Video System Design Tool from JVSG.com
Actually this software is nice and easy to use. With it you can calculate camera’s field of view, focal length for 3rd party lens, and see how any changes will affect viewing angles on the 2D drawing.
With this tool you can also make estimations of storage space for your video recordings and to calculate network traffic for IP video.
Also this tool beats other one in price. It cost just 40 USD for it. Currently even 12% cheaper with coupon code “VIHO8”.
And before purchase you can test it during 30 days.
More info at IP Video System Design Tool Homepage
Video CAD / CCTVCAD
This software can make more than you can even imagine. Including 3D modeling of CCTV system. But it is not easy to do what you want. I found I need to click Help button too often.
This software is relatively expensive – version 5 costed 300 USD.
But in case if you want to put your cameras on Autocad or Visio drawings you should choose this one.
Demo version works 30 days and it Video CAD has some limitation in it, like you cannot select camera sensor size – it is fixed on 1/3 of inch.
For Video CAD please visit “CCTVCAD Software”
