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    System design software

    VideoCAD 10 (new version) can import end export COLLADA files which can be exported and imported by SketchUP.
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    System design software

    This is not a reasonable approach. You will not find a security/cctv forum or blog on the Internet, where there would not be such laudatory posts. May be no other brand has won such amount of enthusiasm in hiden self-advertaising.
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    Sensors used in Dahua cams

    Good job. If this scheme would contain: 1. real size of maximal active area (in mm, not vidicon inches); 2. maximal pixel count of the active area (horizontal and vertical) - it will be useful for exact view area modeling.
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    Depth of focus on vari-focal lens

    Depth-of-field (DoF) depends on the lens aperture. The more the aperture the shorter the DoF (but better light sensitivity). In case of fixed lenses you can see the aperture (F-number) in spec. Using all parameters you can calculate and simulate the DoF. In case of ZOOM lens the spec shows...
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    Camera Lens Reference Diagram

    There is free CCTV Design Lens Calculator based on VideoCAD principles. You can calculate field-of-view, pixel density, model images on different distances using embedded or your own pictures, calculate horizontal and vertical projections and more. In case of more needs there are CCTV Design...
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    CCTV Drawing Software

    IP Video System design tool offers same principles have been copied from early VideoCAD versions and simplified at many points.This simplification impairs accuracy. It can be compared with VideoCAD Lite and seems easier for mastering, but VideoCAD Lite is more physical exact and flexible. I...
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    CCTV Drawing Software

    I am not sure what is good for you, there are many criterions. The most powerful and multifunctional CCTV design software is VideoCAD Professional, but it is complicated and expensive for home user. Good free design software for all is CCTV Design Lens Calculator. VideoCAD Starter is simple...
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    Camera view area & Not only pixel density (teaching videos)

    Hello! Please let me to show these two videos. I hope they are informative. Thank you. In the first video we consider the Camera view area and its modeling in 3D and 2D in VideoCAD (CCTVCAD). In the second video we consider the pixel density and other factors limiting camera capabiluities in...
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    JVSG design software? other alternatives?

    VideoCAD is much more powerful and multifunction CCTV design tool but it is not such widely advertised. The most of JVSG's features have been copied from VideoCAD. Please compare its capabilities. There are several versions from Starter to Professional for different requirements and skill...
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