Hello 
I just got the ADC-V730 and realized that it comes with an adapter. I was thinking of AC hardwiring it but I don’t see an AC version in this camera.
How do I go about the installation?
The wire for the camera would need to be routed to a near plug.
If you would like to use your current power setup, you can use the Floodlight AI camera which has an AC model.
FWIW, I have both an ADC-V730P (the PoE version) and an ADC-V729AC. Both work well, but I prefer the V730P because of its more advanced video analytics. The main advantage I see with the V729AC is the larger floodlights.
To address your question, the ADC-V730 (non-PoE version) appears to require low-voltage DC power from the included power supply. As I understand it, that generally means either installing the camera near a suitable receptacle for the power adapter or routing the low-voltage power cable to the camera location. If you do extend or conceal wiring, be sure to follow applicable electrical and building codes and use wiring methods rated for the installation environment.
If I were starting from scratch and needed to run a cable anyway, I would seriously consider the ADC-V730P and a Cat6 cable. In my experience, PoE provides a cleaner installation. The ADC-V730P (and presumably the ADC-V730) give access to newer video analytics features.
EDIT: I changed the last line of that because it was easy to misinterpret.
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I have a 730 (non-poe) - and I thought it had the same features as the 730P version. I will say the features on the 730 are very different and enhanced compared to my other cameras. If there are differences in the PoE vs non-PoE models, do you know what they are (or what I’m missing?). Thanks.
All of my cameras are the 12v variety. I got very good at routing the power inside the house to a convenient outlet in the garage or crawlspace. Also there is a power extension cable available (there is a length limit because of voltage drop that I don’t remember) but I did buy them on Amazon for a few dollars; which I needed for two of the cameras.
Where I could, I drilled straight through the back to route the wire and sealed with silicone. In other cases I have the wire behind the siding (I removed a piece or used a fish tape to pull it through to a location where I could penetrate the wall more directly into an area where an outlet was available.).
I actually added outlets to my crawlspace to accommodate so there was nothing visible inside or outside the house. I also put those new outlets on a dedicated GFCI dead front in my garage so I could power cycle them as needed without getting in my actual crawlspace. (Much of this already existed from my older cameras; which I expanded over time… had I started over I would have done PoE runs instead.)
Hope this helps.
@getoffmylawn , I was comparing V-729 (analytics 1.0) to V-730 (Analytics 2.0).
Im pretty sure the V-730P and V-730 would have the same features other than POE (though I dont have a V-730 to compare for sure).