Viking Vcam-1 User manual

VCAM-1/1IR

VCAM-2

Compact Color

Video Camera Kit

August 2, 2011

TECHNICAL

Compact Color Camera Kits and

Single Gang Mountable Cameras

The VCAM-1 and VCAM-1IR are high resolution color composite video cameras. Their compact

size will allow mounting in even the smallest locations. The extreme temperature rating of this cam-

era, makes it ideal for mounting in outdoor locations in a water tight enclosure.

The VCAM-2 is a compact, high resolution color composite video camera mounted behind a stan-

dard single gang wall plate. The VCAM-2 is available in two finishes: Brushed Stainless Steel

(VCAM-2-SS) and Oil Rubbed Bronze (VCAM-2-BN). The extreme temperature rating and

Enhanced Weather Protection make this camera ideal for mounting

in outdoor locations.

The VCAM-1 is not compatible with IR illuminators and is a direct

replacement for the cameras included in the following Viking models: AES-2005, E-35, E-50,

E-65, E-75, K-1205, K-1705-3 and W-3005.

The VCAM-1IR has a day/night OLP (optical low pass) filter and is compatible with standard

840-850nM IR illuminators. The VCAM-1IR is the same size as the VCAM-1 allowing it to be

used in all of the above Viking products.

All cameras are equipped with Enhanced Weather Protection (EWP) for outdoor installations

where the unit is exposed to precipitation or condensation. The VCAM-1,VCAM-1IR and

VCAM-2 feature sealed connections, as well as an epoxy potted circuit board.

Shipping Weight: VCAM-1 / VCAM-1-IR: 0.23 kg (0.5 lbs)

VCAM-2: 0.36 kg (0.8 lbs)

Operating Temperature: -40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)

Connections: (3) gel-filled butt connectors (3M Scotchlok UR2)

(See page 2 for complete specifications)

• Door entry

• Gate entry

• Covert surveillance

Model VCAM-1

and VCAM-1IR

Model VCAM-2

VCAM-1 / VCAM-1-IR / VCAM-2 Features:

• High resolution color composite video camera with wide 70° viewing

angle, tilt/swivel adjustments, and wide operating temperature range

• Designed for outdoor use, all cameras come standard with Enhanced

Weather Protection (EWP), see DOD# 859 for more information

• All cameras designed to meet IP66 Ingress Protection Rating

• 5V DC adapter and wire connectors included

• VCAM-1-IR only: IR illuminator compatible

VCAM-2 Features:

• Compact size: Front panel is the size of a typical single gang midsize

wall plate

• Mounting: Flush mount in a single gang electrical box (2.25” deep x

2.00” wide x 2.84” tall min) electrical box or surface mount in a Viking

model VE-3x5 (not included, see DOD# 424)

• Available in 2 standard faceplate finishes: Brushed Stainless Steel

and Oil Rubbed Bronze

• PNL-VCAM-2 faceplates: Replacement faceplates with matching

screws available in both finishes

• Vandal Resistant Features: 18 gauge 304 stainless steel faceplate,

stainless steel camera mounting plate, scratch resistant powder

coating, impact and scratch resistant camera lens, and hex drive

mounting screws

• Weather Resistant Features: Faceplate gasket, sealed camera lens,

potted camera circuit board, stainless steel camera mounting hardware

• VCAM-2-BN only: UV stable weather resistant powder coating

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A VIKING PRODUCT, PLEASE CONTACT: VIKING TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT (715) 386-8666

Our Technical Support Department is available for assistance Monday 8am - 4pm and Tuesday through Friday 8am - 5pm central time. So that we can give you better service, before you call please:

1. Know the model number, the serial number and what software version you have (see serial label).

2. Have your Technical Practice in front of you.

3. It is best if you are on site.

RETURNING PRODUCT FOR EXCHANGE

The following procedure is for equipment that has failed out-of-box (within 10 days of purchase):

1. Customer must contact Viking’s Technical Support at 715-386-8666 to determine possible causes for the problem. The

customer MUST be able to step through recommended tests for diagnosis.

2. If the Technical Support Product Specialist determines that the equipment is defective based on the customer's input

and troubleshooting, a Return Authorization (R.A.) number will be issued. This number is valid for fourteen (14)

calendar days from the date of issue.

3. After obtaining the R.A. number, return the approved equipment to your distributor, referencing the R.A. number. Your

distributor will then replace the product over the counter at no charge. The distributor will then return the product to

Viking using the same R.A. number.

4. The distributor will NOT exchange this product without first obtaining the R.A. number from you. If you haven't

followed the steps listed in 1, 2 and 3, be aware that you will have to pay a restocking charge.

RETURNING PRODUCT FOR REPAIR

The following procedure is for equipment that needs repair:

1. Customer must contact Viking's Technical Support Department at 715-386-8666 to obtain a Return Authorization (RA)

number. The customer MUST have a complete description of the problem, with all pertinent information regarding the

defect, such as options set, conditions, symptoms, methods to duplicate problem, frequency of failure, etc.

2. Packing: Return equipment in original box or in proper packing so that damage will not occur while in transit. Static

sensitive equipment such as a circuit board should be in an anti-static bag, sandwiched between foam and individual-

ly boxed. All equipment should be wrapped to avoid packing material lodging in or sticking to the equipment. Include

ALL parts of the equipment. C.O.D. or freight collect shipments cannot be accepted. Ship cartons prepaid to:

Viking Electronics, 1531 Industrial Street, Hudson, WI 54016

3. Return shipping address: Be sure to include your return shipping address inside the box. We cannot ship to a PO Box.

4. RA number on carton: In large printing, write the R.A. number on the outside of each carton being returned.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Viking warrants its products to be free from defects in the workmanship or materials, under normal use and service, for a period of one year from the date of purchase from any authorized Viking distributor

or 18 months from the date manufactured, which ever is greater. If at any time during the warranty period, the product is deemed defective or malfunctions, return the product to Viking Electronics, Inc., 1531

Industrial Street, Hudson, WI., 54016. Customer must contact Viking's Technical Support Department at 715-386-8666 to obtain a Return Authorization (R.A.) number.

This warranty does not cover any damage to the product due to lightning, over voltage, under voltage, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence or any damage caused by use of the product by the purchaser or

others.

NO OTHER WARRANTIES. VIKING MAKES NO WARRANTIES RELATING TO ITS PRODUCTS OTHER THAN AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR

MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. VIKING SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY, FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL,

SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SALE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT SOLD HEREUNDER.

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. WHETHER IN AN ACTION BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEO-

RY, ANY LIABILITY OF VIKING SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT, OR AT VIKING'S OPTION, REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY

AND ANY LIABILITY OF VIKING SHALL BE SO LIMITED.

IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT EACH AND EVERY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDES FOR DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, EXCLUSION OF CONSE-

QUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, ARE SEVERABLE FROM ANY OTHER PROVISION AND EACH PROVISION IS A SEPARABLE AND INDEPENDENT

ELEMENT OF RISK ALLOCATION AND IS INTENDED TO BE ENFORCED AS SUCH.

Electrical

Image Sensor: 1/4” color CMOS

Active Pixels: 640 x 480 @ 30 fps

Resolution: 420TVL

Sensitivity: 0.26 lux (20 IRE) F 2.0

Lens: 3.4mm pinhole, semi-conical

FOV (Field of View): 70°

Signal to Noise Ratio: 46 dB

Gamma: 0.45

Gain: Automatic 36 dB

Synchronization: Internal

Back Light Compensation: Off

White Balance: AWB

Shutter Mode: Electronic rolling shutter

Shutter Speed: Auto exposure or fixed

Frame Rate: 30 fps

Scan Mode: Interlaced

Contour Enhancement: Enabled

Dynamic Range: 73.4 dB

Iris Controls: Electronic (no DC signal)

Video Output: 1V p-p composite, NTSC, 75 Ohms

Power Input: 3.5-6V DC regulated (polarity protected) 5V DC

regulated adapter included

Power Consumption: < 150mA

Connector: 6 pin JST SHR-06V-S-B

Wire: 7” flying leads, 24 AWG stranded, yellow = video out,

red = +6VDC, black = -/GND

Maximum Wire Run Length: 750 ft with RG59/RG6 for video

and CAT5 for power (3 pairs) and entry phone audio (1 pair). 150

ft with CAT5E for video, power and entry phone audio (longer

video runs are possible by using video balun tranceivers, see

Installation section).

Environmental

Operating Temperature: -40°C / -40°F ~ 85° / 185°F

Storage Temperature: -40°C / -40°F ~ 90° / 194°F

Operating Humidity: 5% - 95% non-condensing

Mechanical

Dimensions WxHxD: 26mm x 24mm x 19mm (1.03” x 0.94” x

0.76”)

Weight: 13.4g (0.036 lbs)

VCAM-1/VCAM-2 IR Compatibility: This camera is equipped with

an OLP (Optical Low Pass) filter to maintain correct video color in

outside applications. The standard camera is not compatible with

IR illuminators. If IR illumination is required, see Viking model

VCAM-1IR.

VCAM-1IR: This camera is equipped with a Day/Night OLP

(Optical Low Pass) filter and is compatible with standard 840-

850nM IR illuminators. All other specifications are identical to the

VCAM-1/VCAM-2.

PART 15 LIMITATIONS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction

manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the inter-

ference at his own expense.

#2 Lock Washer (included)

#2-56 x 3/16 Phillips Screw (included)

Example:

Side View of

Model E-50

(not included)

A. Surface Mounting the VCAM-2

B. Mounting the VCAM-2 Faceplate

A Viking model VE-3x5 can be used to surface mount a VCAM-2 to a wall or post. Recommended mounting height to

bottom of VE-3x5 is 50” - 54”. Drill a small wire exit hole in wall. Pull wire through and seal hole around wire with putty

or caulking. Route wire into the VE-3x5 box, securely screw it to wall or post and seal hole in box around wire with

putty or caulking. Note: Conduit may also be used when surface mounting wire, but should not enter through the top

of the VE-3x5. When routing wiring from above, a drip loop is required. WARNING: Do NOT use a typical “wet loca-

tion box” as not all styles seal properly with the VCAM-2 faceplate.

After the Rough-In box or VE-3x5 is securely mounted, caulking between the box and rough opening is completed (if

required), wires are connected, and camera is tilted and rotated to the desired position (as shown in section G). Remove

paper liner from face plate gasket and press gasket to the back of the faceplate. Push the 1-1/4" 6-32 screws through face-

plate holes and small holes in gasket, the faceplate gasket should retain the screws. Position the camera mounting plate over

screws. Align screws with single gang box bosses and tighten face plate until gasket is fully collapsed. Included 1/4" thick

gasket will provide an adequate seal for most siding surfaces; however for rough surfaces (ie: brick, stucco, etc.) additional

caulking may be required.

(3) 3-Wire Gel-Filled

Butt Connectors

(included)

"Old Work" Rough-In Box

(Allied Molded 9331 box

shown, not included)

Camera

Mounting Plate

(included) 1/4" Thick Foam

Faceplate Gasket

(included)

Facplate

(included)

(2) 6-32 x 1.25" Long

5/64" Hexdrive Flathead

Screws (included)

4.875"

3.125"

(4) Optional Dry

Wall Screws

(not included)

Optional

Mounting Ears

Optional Wing

Brackets

*2.25"

Deep

Min.

Optional VE-3x5 Surface Mount

Box with Black Satin Powder Paint

Finish (not included) WARNING: Do

NOT use a wet location box.

1.8"

3.17"

4.92" -OR-

Conduit Knockout

Condensation

Drain Hole

Wires from

Camera

Red

Black

Yellow

CAT5E

Cable

2.00"

Wide

Min.

O/W

W/O

G/W

W/G

2.84"

Tall Min.

C. Mounting the VCAM-1

IMPORTANT: Electronic devices are susceptible to lightning

and power station electrical surges from both the AC outlet and

the telephone line. It is recommended that a surge protector

be installed to protect against such surges.

Note: The recommended camera mounting height is

50.0” - 56.0” from the ground.

* Note: Up to 150 ft video cable run length can be achieved using CAT5E or CAT6 cable. Longer cable runs can be used if a passive or active video Balun transceiver is used on

each end of the cable. Generally, passive transceivers can achieve up to 750 ft cable runs where active transceivers can achieve up to 3000 ft runs depending on cable type, etc.

The type of video balun transceiver required is specific to your cable run length. For more information on video balun transceivers go to: www.northernvideo.com.

Caution: When routing CAT5E or CAT6 cable, maintain a minimum distance of 3 ft from any parallel high voltage wire (110 VAC) and a minimum of 2 ft from crossing any high volt-

age wire. For installations where RF noise is expected (commercial applications) or wire runs are near high voltage (110 VAC) wires, a shielded video cable such as RG6 is recom-

mended.

E. Adjusting the Camera

The camera can be tilted and rotated to your desired position. A portable

service (test) monitor can be used to determine the correct viewing

angle during installation.

Important: To prevent the edge of the faceplate from being viewed in

the video image, do not rotate the camera beyond 30 degrees or tilt

beyond 20 degrees.

Vertical (Tilt)

Adjustment

+/- 20 degrees

maximum

Horizontal (Rotation)

Adjustment

+/- 30 degrees maximum

** Note: The maximum camera power supply wire run length is 250 ft of 24 gauge wire (CAT 5/6), longer runs are possible by doubling pairs or increasing the wire gauge.

*** Note: RG59 or RG6 with solid center conductor and 95% bare copper braid shield.

2. Using CAT5E or CAT6 for Video and Camera Power (see Caution below)

VIKING

Model: VCAM-2 26703A

Serial No:REN 0.8A: XXXXXXXX

Viking Electronics, Inc. (715) 386-8861

1531 Industrial St., Hudson, WI 54016

P/N: DEV:

Complies with FCC Part 15 and 68 Reg. No: US:AH3TE08A22264

** Camera Pwr (+) O/W

** Camera GND (-) W/O

Video GND (-) G/W

Video Out (+) W/G

* Up to 150 ft

3-Wire Gel-Filled Butt

Connectors included

(3M Scotchlok UR2)

CAT5E or

CAT6 Cable

(see Caution below)

Phono (RCA) Plug,

F Connector, Etc.

(+)

(-)

To unused input on TV, VHF

modulator, whole house video

distribution equipment, IP video

encoder (Axis M7001), etc.

Video Out (+)

Video GND (-)

W/G G/W

W/O

O/W

120V AC

Camera GND (-)

Camera Power (+) Black with

White Stripe

5V DC Adapter

(included)

Black

(-)

(+)

(4) Crimp-on Splice

Connectors (not included)

Example:

Back View of the VCAM-2

Due to the dynamic nature of the product design, the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Viking Electronics, and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries

assume no responsibility for errors and omissions contained in this information. Revisions of this document or new editions of it may be issued to incorporate such changes.

DOD# 190

ZF302660 Rev D

Printed in the U.S.A.