How To Use Existing Analog Cameras With AHD (Analog High Definition) 1080P DVRs
Of the nearly 500,000 school buses in the USA, most have no school bus video camera system in them. Of the school buses that do have onboard pupil transportation surveillance cameras, about 1/2 of those with camera systems have Analog cameras installed in them.
That means when that 1/2 of all school bus fleets with existing Analog cameras in them purchase new DVRs to replace the existing older DVR, in almost all cases they will be talked into buying complete systems, not just the DVR replacement.
Why does this matter?
There could be at least 2 reasons:
Reason #1 Perhaps the dealer they purchased them from does not have an “AHD” Analog High Definition DVR that can work with both Analog cameras and Megapixel cameras at the same time.
Reason #2 Perhaps the dealer wants to sell the district cameras you do not need, and make a fat profit margin selling schools superfluous equipment, then requiring the school to uninstall the polder Analog cameras and then reinstall the new cameras. What happens to the thousands of functional cameras they replace?
They end up in a landfill polluting water and land with heavy metals.
Should your district have an existing Analog camera in your school bus fleet, if they have CCTV Industry-standard connectors on the cameras, meaning BNC/RCA for video and audio then 2.5mm power, you can simply replace the DVR with a new 1080P megapixel DVR that can function with Analog cameras or Megapized cameras in 1080P resolution like stop-arm cameras.
Stated another way if your district was a past customer of FMI or ABV, over the last 35 years and you purchased a low-cost school bus video camera system from either of those companies, you have Analog Cameras if they are older than 5 years old.
The cameras seem to last the life of the vehicle, so if you have older systems, chances are extremely good the cameras work and the DVR that reached the end of its service life many years ago can now simply be replaced with a new HD1080P AHD DVR that can use both Analog and Megapixel cameras.
The Connectors on the cameras in your vehicle must be CCTV standard connectors BNC for Video, and RCA for Audio to make this conversion easily.
We have already had past School Bus Security Camera Systems in the conventional buses, as well as the Special, Needs Wheelchair Lift School Bus Video Camera system customers upgrade their DVRs when the older ones reached the end of their service life in the following passenger vehicle camera applications:
The patient transport applications below were as successful and simple as the school bus camera applications for our past customers.
Keep in mind some of the below applications purchased systems 20+ years ago and our new DVR is fully backward compatible with the cameras sold almost 2 decades ago.
Head Start Pre-K Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems
ParaTransit, Elderly Senior Day Care Transport Camera systems
Non-Emergency Medical Transport Camera Recorder
Medicaid Patient Transport Cameras system
NEMT Patient Transport Camera system
Alternative School & Juvenile Detention Bus Security Camera
Transportation Ministry Youth Activities Church Bus Camera System
Before & After Care School Child Day Care Pickup In-vehicle Shuttle Safety Cameras
Our Fleet Driver Risk Management applications have likewise upgraded their Vehicle Video Camera Recorder systems in the 5th Wheel King Pin Camera Trailer Yard Mule Camera applications. They simply replaced the old Analog SD4mX DVR, left the 5th Wheel King Pin Camera, mounts, and LCD driver display, and replaced the DVR with the new AHD (Analog High Definition) DVRs in a simple replacement they tell us took about 15 minutes including programming the DVR with the Time, Date and Vehicle ID.
State upgrades for several Prison Bus Inmate Department of Corrections Transport Video Camera Surveillance system was also a simple and low-cost process as the large cost of the installation involves routing the numerous cameras all over the vehicles. By incorporating the existing functional cameras not only is the cost greatly less but there is almost no installation time compared to the original install.
When a large lumber customer we had wanted to upgrade their Industrial ForkLift Truck Camera systems, it too was a simple matter to swap the older Analog DVR and replace it with the new AHD (Analog High Definition) DVR version.
This is a simple solution that works and saves the need to replace all previously installed Analog cameras as long as they are CCTV standard connectors.
By making use of the new AHD (Analog High Definition) DVRs the customer can save almost half of the cost of a new system when upgrading.
The key is to require the hybrid AHD (Analog High Definition) DVRs when you invest your funds into a vehicle video camera system, to enable you in the future to make use of any CCTV standard connection cameras, camera extension cables, and potential future DVR technology upgrades.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or require more information about Testudo Lifetime System Warranty Bus Camera Systems, various applications or School Bus Student Transportation Video Camera Recorder configurations, we encourage you to let us know and we will be happy to offer our 35+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.
