Free Security Camera Tools
A full toolkit: plan coverage, size storage and power, sort your doors and alarms, and check if your cameras can be hacked — all free, right in your browser. Then send the plan to Hi-Tech for a real installer review.
Camera Placement Tool
The visual planner — drop cameras, aim view cones, and export a branded plan PDF. The fastest way to see your coverage before anyone comes out.
Cameras & angles
Figure out how many cameras, where the blind spots are, and whether you can actually read a plate.
🎥 How Many Cameras Do I Need?
A quick starting count from your entrances and areas. Full quiz with coverage plan →
◎ Blind Spot Checker
Tick what's covered — we'll score the gaps.
🚗 License Plate Reality Check
Can a camera here actually read a plate?
🅿️ Parking Lot Security Checker
Score exterior and lot coverage.
Storage, power & network
The technical checks that keep cameras online and recording — the stuff DIY installs usually get wrong.
⚡ PoE Power Budget
Will your switch actually power every camera? Full version with standards chart →
📶 Wi-Fi Reliability Check
Safe for Wi-Fi, or does it need wired PoE?
🧰 Cable Path Difficulty Estimator
How hard is the install likely to be?
📡 Rooftop TV Antenna Planner
Cutting the cord? See what antenna your roof needs. Open the full Ohio Antenna Pointer — live tower map →
🛰️ Point-to-Point Bridge Planner
Beam a network or camera link to another building.
Camera specs & lenses
The pro-grade math CCTV installers use — pixel density, lens choice, and network load. Useful anywhere, dialed for Cleveland jobs.
🎯 Pixels-Per-Foot Calculator
Will you actually get a usable face or plate? Full version with PPF chart →
🔎 Lens Focal Length Calculator
What lens (mm) fills the view you want? Full version with lens guide →
📈 Camera Bandwidth Calculator
How much network does your system need? Full version with bitrate chart →
TV, projector & video wall
Hi-Tech does AV too — size a TV, a projector image, or an LED video wall before you buy.
📺 TV Size & Viewing Distance
What size TV fits your room?
📽️ Projector Throw & Screen
How big an image will your projector make?
🧱 Video Wall Builder
Size an LED video wall from panels.
Doors, sensors & hardening
Plan access control and alarms — and find out whether your existing cameras are exposed.
🔑 Door Access Planner
What kind of entry should you plan for?
🚨 Alarm / Sensor Coverage Planner
A starting sensor list for your space.
🛡 Physical Security Health Check
Score your whole setup and get top fixes.
🔓 Camera Security Risk Quick-Check
Could your existing cameras be hacked?
Full calculator pages & downloads
Each calculator also has its own full page with a reference chart, worked examples and FAQs.
Pixels-Per-Foot Calculator
Full page with the PPF reference chart — will a camera actually read a face or plate?
Open itNVR Storage Calculator
Full page with a drive-size chart and H.264 vs H.265 guidance.
Open itCamera Lens Calculator
Full page with a common-lens guide and field-of-view degrees.
Open itPoE Calculator
Full page with the 802.3af/at/bt standards chart and the night-reboot trap.
Open itCamera Bandwidth Calculator
Full page — network, NVR uplink and remote-viewing upload speed.
Open itHow Many Cameras Do I Need?
Full page quiz with a per-area breakdown for homes and businesses.
Open itOhio Antenna Pointer TV tuner
The full TV & radio tuner — live tower map, 3D view, true + magnetic bearing, terrain line-of-sight check, NextGen badges and a printable channel list.
Open itFull Blind Spot Checker
The expanded interactive version with a live coverage meter, top weak areas, and example camera-view photos on a coverage map.
Open itCoverage Planner
Zone-by-zone checklist for entrances, exterior, interior and system health.
Open itPrintable Checklists
Blind-spot, business-walkthrough and CCTV-mistake cards to print or save as PDF.
Get the checklistsDone with the tools? Send us the plan
We'll mark blind spots, night angles, storage and wiring — free. Serving Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Northeast Ohio.