Solar Speed Dome Cameras with AOV: What to Actually Specify, and How to Quote It Wholesale

The short answer for anyone shopping a solar "speed dome" with AOV

If you are sourcing a solar-powered speed dome camera with AOV, settle this before you request a quote: in the SolaGuard catalogue, the wide coverage a motorised dome normally delivers is handled instead by fixed dual- and triple-lens arrays, not by motorised rotation. The reason is the power budget. A unit running entirely off an 8 W or 15 W panel and an 8000 mAh to 20000 mAh battery has no headroom to drive a pan motor on continuous patrol and hold continuous recording at the same time. There are 49 AOV SKUs, all 2K, all IP66, spread across four series. If your project genuinely requires motorised tracking, that is handled as a build-to-spec configuration under OEM/ODM with a 100-unit MOQ, and feasibility, price and lead time are confirmed by a salesperson — never by a product page on a website.

What AOV means, and what it does not

AOV stands for Always-On Video: continuous 24/7 recording at low standby power, managed by AI scene analysis. It is an industry-generic term, not any manufacturer's trademark, so when a supplier presents it to you as their proprietary technology, ask for the specification rather than the name.

The comparison that matters is not AOV versus speed dome — it is AOV versus PIR. A solar camera triggered by a passive infrared sensor only records when it detects a thermal change inside its sensing zone. In practice that leaves three blind spots familiar to anyone who has run a fleet of solar cameras:

• Slow movement: someone walking slowly and hugging a wall may never produce the thermal delta that trips the sensor.
• Out-of-zone events: anything happening just outside the detection cone simply does not exist as far as the unit is concerned.
• The clip starts late: by the time the trigger fires and the first usable frame lands, the moment has passed. You get the back of someone's head.

AOV removes the trigger as a precondition for recording. Video runs continuously, and the AI is used to classify and tag the scene rather than to decide whether the sensor is worth waking up.

Why the motorised dome is the expensive link in an off-grid system

On a mains-powered install, a speed dome is the obvious pick: one pole covers a lot of ground. Off-grid, the arithmetic changes completely, and it is worth understanding that before you start comparing quotes.

A solar unit's power budget is a closed system. Every watt the pan motor draws is a watt unavailable to the encoder, the 4G modem and the night illumination. Preset patrol repeated across a full night is, by a wide margin, the single largest variable load on an autonomous camera. Then there is the mechanical side: gears, belt and slip ring are moving parts inside a sealed housing, and they are where wear and moisture ingress show up first after two rainy seasons.

A fixed-lens array attacks the same coverage problem from the other direction. No moving parts means the IP66 seal stays intact for the service life of the unit, there are no presets to recalibrate, no motor to replace in the field, and every available watt goes into recording. For the importer there is a direct commercial consequence too: fewer mechanical-failure returns inside the warranty window.

The four AOV series in the catalogue

The full catalogue runs to 150 SKUs, with wholesale prices quoted per order. The AOV subset is 49 of them:

Three specific part numbers to build a trial order around and compare price tiers:

• SG-C41G-10T66-V1 — single lens, 2K, 8000 mAh, 8 W panel, IP66. The AOV entry point: gates, livestock pens, warehouse doors.
• SG-D42G-10F66-V1 — dual lens (2.0 MP×2), 8000 mAh, 8 W panel, IP66. Two fields of view from a single pole, with no motor.
• SG-D42G-15F66-V1 — dual lens (2.0 MP×2), 20000 mAh battery and 15 W panel, IP66. The configuration for climates with a long overcast season, or for full night shifts.

Variant-by-variant detail is in the product catalogue. Standard resolution across the line is 1080p–2K; 4K exists only as a build-to-order OEM development, never as a stock SKU. If a supplier offers you 4K solar off the shelf, ask for the model number and a signed datasheet.

Choosing between 8000 mAh / 8 W and 20000 mAh / 15 W

The question is not "bigger is better" — it is how many hours of autonomy you need to cover without useful sun. Three practical criteria:

1. Overcast season at the final destination. In regions with a long rainy season, the 8 W panel can go days without charging to full. There, the 20000 mAh / 15 W series is not a luxury; it is the difference between a system that runs and one that shuts down every week.
2. Actual hours of night recording. Night is when the unit draws power and cannot recharge. A warehouse that only operates in daylight tolerates the 8000 mAh configuration; a cattle property watched through the small hours does not.
3. Mounting orientation and shade. A pole under partial tree shade for part of the day behaves like a lower-irradiance site. Move it up a series.

For a distributor building inventory, the mix that moves most reliably is usually a majority of the 8000 mAh series for volume, with a reserve of the 15 W series for the projects that call for it. Settle that ratio with the wholesale team before the first firm order, not after.

What a buyer should verify before committing

Manufacturer and certifications. Shenzhen Leksell, trading since 2012, certified by TÜV Rheinland, plus CE, FCC and RoHS. Ask for certificates by model number rather than by factory: they are different documents, and customs authorities in a number of import markets want the model-level one.

Ingress protection. The line is IP66. That is the real specification, and no higher ingress rating gets declared to win a tender. When you see a datasheet promising more with no test report behind it, that is a warning sign, not a selling point.

Storage. microSD up to 128 GB as standard. Higher-capacity cards are evaluated case by case on custom orders. Decide early whether the end user also expects cloud backup, because that changes the data consumption of the 4G plan you will be reselling alongside the hardware.

4G LTE bands. This is the point that derails more orders than any other, and it appears in no price comparison. Confirm the module's bands against the bands of the carrier in the destination country, in writing, before the volume order. A perfect camera on the wrong band is a brick with a solar panel.

Installation. 5 to 10 minutes per camera. With no mains wiring and no WiFi, the installer fixes the bracket, aims the panel, inserts the SIM and the microSD, and pairs the unit. That number matters to your service quote as much as the FOB price does.

Commercial terms, lead times and private label

The margin structure is built so that the 10-unit trial order is already profitable rather than a cost of evaluation: you validate the product in your own climate and on your own mobile network before committing capital to a container. Full terms by tier are on the dealer page.

Private label. OEM/private label is available across every model, including all 49 AOV SKUs: logo on the hardware, custom packaging and documentation under your own brand, from 100 units. It is the usual route for a distributor who would rather not compete on a public price list against their own supplier.

Regional presence. The Vietnam office is in Ho Chi Minh City. That is the only local operation; any supplier offering you additional warehouses in the region should be able to give you the street address.

Questions to send the factory before the trial order

• Which LTE bands does the module in this exact model number carry, and do they match my carrier?
• Does the TÜV/CE certificate cover this model, or the product family?
• How many hours of continuous recording does the 8000 mAh configuration sustain under the solar conditions at my destination?
• What does the warranty cover, and who pays the freight on a replacement unit?
• What is the real lead time for OEM customisation, measured from artwork approval rather than from the order date?

A serious supplier answers all five in writing before taking a deposit. To check availability, volume pricing and the feasibility of a specific configuration, email info@solaguard.net or reach us on WhatsApp from any page on the site: quantity, final price and lead time are always confirmed by a person.