INCONTROL QUADCAM
Features

Transform your Windows PC into a sophisticated 4 channel digital recorder with remote video and audio verification, SMS incident notification and powerful automaton technology!

  • Simultaneous Digital Recording and Playback
  • Remote surveillance across the Internet **
  • Incident notification by SMS* and Email
  • Remote realtime video and audio verification
  • Full, Quad & Multi Camera Display
  • Video Motion Detection and PIR triggers
  • Wireless 'Plug & Play' automation technology*
  • Works via USB - no capture card required!
Here is a full breakdown of what you'll find in the box:
  • 1 x Incontrol Wired CMOS Color PAL Camera
  • 1 x Incontrol Hub for connecting up to 4 Incontrol cameras (only 1 camera included)
  • Transmitter software
  • Receiver software
*  Requires seperate X10 PC interface (CM11) and control modules
** Requires connection credits for service to be available (20 free connection credits are included with the set).
Only for dial up accounts, no longer needed for broadband connections
Use & Applications

Bundled with the Incontrol Quadcam systems is a single, multifunction CCTV camera featuring a high quality CMOS full colour optical sensor, a microphone and an ultra-sensitive passive infrared (PIR) detector! Designed with ease of installation in mind, the Incontrol camera uses a single cable design that negates the need of separate power, video and audio cabling - power to the camera is supplied directly by the Quadcam Hub.
Since the included camera is exclusively designed for use with the Incontrol Quadcam Hub, you should not attempt to use the camera with any other item of equipment, including other alternative Incontrol systems. NEW! The included camera is now a PAL camera. Now you can easily mix cameras!

With the NEW InControl Quadcam system you can protect, control and automate any property with ease. Whether you're retrofitting InControl Quadcam to an existing CCTV system or installing from scratch, InControl delivers high-end functionality - four-channel digital recording, video and audio verification, incident notification by SMS text messaging and more - without the price tag of rival systems.

Running on a standard Windows PC via USB, InControl Quadcam offers a host of unique benefits to help you protect your property. Isn't it time you put yourself InControl Quadcam?

With the Launch of InControl Quadcam, digital recording and remote video and audio verification technology has finally come of age. Developed to meet the challenges and expectations of the home and low-end commercial security market, InControl Quadcam delivers a rich feature set at a price that's considerably less than you might expect.
Whether you're installing InControl Quadcam as a stand-alone system or retrofitting it to an existing CCTV system, InControl Quadcam will stretch your budget further!


Video & Audio verifications

InControl Quadcam overcomes problems associated with traditional 'direct connection' systems by communicating across the Internet** rather than via 'noisy' telephone lines. Now you can remotely view your property LIVE and in REALTIME at rates of up to 25 fps from anywhere in the world! If you receive notification of an incident when not connected to the site, you can connect in** and look around your property as if you were there on person! InControl Quadcam fully supports TCP/IP via 'on demand' dial up accounts, 'always on' and even dynamic IP connections across PSTN, ISDN, GSM and broadband communication systems.

Incident notification via SMS


When an alarm incident occurs, you need to know about it in an instant - after all, the quicker you're notified, the quicker you can response! With InControl Quadcam, you can significantly reduce your response time by receiving incident notification messages direct to your mobile phone**. As soon as an incident takes place, InControl Quadcam will send an SMS text message (Via our services) detailing the incident to your mobile phone**. In addition, InControl Quadcam will also send you Internet e-mail complete with full colour digital 'snapshot' from the camera, which captured the incident.

Plug & Play Automation


Configuring a security system to control electrical equipment used to be a job for a skilled engineer but not anymore - now anyone can automate lighting, sirens, strobes and many other electrical devices with ease*. Based around an optional control interface, InControl Quadcam communications with a series of wireless automation 'modules' which connect between the equipment you wish to control and the outlets from which they draw power. Once automated, equipment can be controlled manually (locally or remotely over the Internet), via scheduled or incident driven events.

4 Channel Digital Recording


Stretched and worn tapes are a thing of the past with InControl Quadcam's sophisticated digital recording features. Offering timelapse, manual and incident driven pre-event recording modes, InControl Quadcam's recording duration is limited only by the capacity of your PC's hard drive. Recorded video footage can be searched by date, time and camera, filtered and then replayed in a fraction of the time associated with VCRs - isn't it time you binned that old analogue timelapse recorder?

** Requires purchase of additional service 'e-vouchers' for continuing service only for dial-up connections (20 internet connection credits are included for FREE with the Quadcam system, e-vouchers for SMS credits must be purchased separately).
This is no longer needed when you have a broadband connection!
*Automation features requires separate ActiveHome Interface CM11.


Technical information

Physical Data
  • Weight : 300g
  • Width : 125 mm
  • Height : 42 mm
  • Depth : 172 mm
  • Power Supply : 220-240V AC (300mA)/
    110 AC (300mA)
  • Connections : 4 x Multifunction Connectors (A/V + Alarm)
    NTSC Analog A/V Output
    USB Connector
    Expansion Connector
Video Inputs
  • Max Camera Inputs : 4
  • Ending Load : 75 Ohms
  • Signal Types : PAL (Colour and Black & White)
    NTSC (Colour and Black & White)
  • Signal Level : 1V pp
  • Camera Field of View : 80 degrees
  • Camera Focal Length : 1-10 metres
  • Camera Names : Yes
Audio Inputs
  • Max Audio Inputs : 4 (via camera)
  • Impedence : 600 Ohms
  • Sensitivity : 10 - 200 mVpp
Transmitter Recording
  • Modes (per camera): Continuous/Event/Realtime Event (locked)
  • Recording Frame Rate (continuous): 2 fps
  • Recording Frame Rate (locked) : upto 25 fps
  • Recording Resolution : 320 x 240 (NTSC)
    352 x 288 (PAL)
  • Recording Bit-Rate : 30 Kbytes to 2.5 Mbytes per second
  • Compression System : Proprietry M-JPEG
  • Max Pre-Event Recording Time (per incident) : 3600 seconds (1 hour)
Home Automation
  • Supported Home Automation Systems : X10
  • Max Automation Devices : 256 (X10)
  • Control Methods : Manual
    Remote
    Scheduled
    Event-driven
  • Automation Scheduling Timer: 7 Days (looped)
  • Max Scheduled Events : 10,000
Security Monitoring
  • Max PIR sensors 4 (via camera)
  • PIR Sensor Range 10 metres
  • PIR Coverage Angle 90 degrees
  • Incident Detection Methods : Video Motion Detection/ PIR Sensors
  • Incident Notification Methods : Mobile Phone SMS Text Message/ Internet Email
Remote Transmission
  • Frame Size : 320 x 240
    160 x 120
  • Max Frame Rate : upto 15 fps
  • Recording Capacity :Limited only by PC hard drive
  • Video Compression Systems : Proprietry DCT-based Compressor
    JPEG
System Requirements
  • PC System Requirements: Pentium II-400 MHz
    64 Mbytes of System RAM
    DirectX 7.0+
    Windows Sound Card
    Communications Adaptor
    USB 1.1-compliant
    Port Internet Access Account (TCP/IP)
  • Automation System Requirements : X10 CM11 Computer Interface (for UK it is called CM12U, but it is the same interface)
  • Supported Communication Systems : Analog PSTN Modem
    Digital ISDN Modem
    ADSL
    Broadband Cable
    Fixed/Dynamic IP
    Network Address Translation
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 98SE/ Windows ME /Windows 2000/ Windows XP
Want to know more?
Download the full Incontrol Quadcam Manual, click here!