Security Cameras

[brightspark]

ive got a full pan and tilt black and white camera on my roof its low light and has adjustable 4 to 80mm zoom lenze on it it dont get better than that and it was free

 

[Luke]

Eh? Plug into the router same as a laptop would?

Yes, though if they need PoE (Power over Ethernet), you'd need a PoE injector. Does mean you only have one cable to run to the camera though.

 

[WorkshopChris]

Yes, though if they need PoE (Power over Ethernet), you'd need a PoE injector. Does mean you only have one cable to run to the camera though.

I looked at ip cameras but decided against as although the risk is low it would allow aces onto the network unless you put it all on a separate firewall or used a managed router and locked each port to the camera via a mac address.

 

[rtbcomp]

Proper IP cameras will sit on the network as Ethernet devices, often with PoE.

In which case wired ones will take up a connector on the router, or a Wi-Fi one will just appear as device on the Wi-Fi list. I was sat on Lytham station the other week and their wireless IP cameras showed up on my tablet. I obviously couldn't log on to them without a password, but if I could I guess i would still need an app to make sense of what they were transmitting?

 

[gordon stephenson]

Daughters little farm in Blackburn is completely covered by cameras,There must be twenty of them. Inside and out, Some of the internal ones are incorporated into the motion detector units, All hard wired and all footage saved to a remote server off site,

 

[Olderisbetter]

I use Qvis CCTV from http://qvisglobal.com/ the site did'nt used to have prices and the non trade prices would make you jump, If you have problems i can send you a recent trade book, We still sometimes order from them the failure rate is pretty good, When thinking of fitting i always try and fit a close up and distance camera in the same view so i end up using more video channels and audio spread around is good, My current is 3 years old but still has good features and has been fault free.

 

[Kent]

Better lighting, dogs n a bad attitude - keeps the scum away

 

[Perry Owens]

I have four Amcrest 1080P POE cameras.They connect to a POE switch in the shed which connects to the router via a homeplug. Software is Synology Surveillance Station running on a Synology NAS. The NAS periodically uploads to a cloud server since canny burglars have been known to steal the computers and PDRs if they spot your cameras.
Here's a pic of a Nottingham Knocker who called recently.

 

[ajlelectronics]

This is my trade supplier... http://www.cop-eu.com/ Have a look to see if anything floats your boat and I can give you a price.

 

[R-D-R]

You say they run on the house ethernet - do you mean they just use the CAT 5 cables or do they connect the actual PC network via the router?

Hi they actually run over the network, My house has network cables running through the walls back to a cabinet in the boiler room with a Unifi 48port POE switch. The switch provides the power to the cameras and other devices such as the Access Points. Saves using power injectors then. The CCTV Controller (DVR) sits on the switch just like any other device and automatically finds the cameras and records them. heres a picture of the cabinet you can see the switch and then the DVR lower down its all pretty plug and play and doesn't effect network speeds at all.

 

[rtbcomp]

@R-D-R Thanks

 

[brightspark]

I have four Amcrest 1080P POE cameras.They connect to a POE switch in the shed which connects to the router via a homeplug. Software is Synology Surveillance Station running on a Synology NAS. The NAS periodically uploads to a cloud server since canny burglars have been known to steal the computers and PDRs if they spot your cameras.
Here's a pic of a Nottingham Knocker who called recently.
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didn't show u his id and say he was a reformed criminal and got a job as an apprentice did he then tried flogging u some crap gear he got from the pound shop for a tenner ??

 

[Toleman]

My dads just put a load up from bang good. Think they are £26 each and they are not bad. The dvr apparently took a bit of playing with to get working but that was from the same place.

 

[J1nx]

As you are here you probably realise how useful forums are, try https://ipcamtalk.com/


Once you spend some time there you will simply buy Dahua 2MP cameras from empire on Aliexpress and get a PC from eBay to run Blue Iris software I expect, seems the most common route.

As most have already said, don't even consider wireless. Use IP cameras and a PoE supply. I use stand alone PoE switchs, if the power supply fails it's easier and faster to swap out and cheaper than integrated PoE supply to do so.

Dahua make a lot of the bundles you see for sale, Swann etc but they are the low grade cameras generally, the range they make is huge, the starlight versions are generally the recommended type.

Do not get caught up in more MP, more better, line of thought. The 2MP cameras are significantly better than even the 12MP (4K) in anything but glorious sunshine. Most instances you really need to see CCTV images tend to be at night.

Some people run a setup like RDR, lots of Hikvision fans and NVR fans but generally outnumbered, or at least out shouted by the Dahua and Blue Iris crowd on that forum.

 

[Blueflame2007]

These are top notch, I have one interior and one exterior. Its best if you sign up to a monthly plan.........https://www.stuff.tv/features/best-smart-home-security-cameras-reviewed/nest-cam-ps160

 

[Welderpaul]

As you are here you probably realise how useful forums are, try https://ipcamtalk.com/


Once you spend some time there you will simply buy Dahua 2MP cameras from empire on Aliexpress and get a PC from eBay to run Blue Iris software I expect, seems the most common route.

As most have already said, don't even consider wireless. Use IP cameras and a PoE supply. I use stand alone PoE switchs, if the power supply fails it's easier and faster to swap out and cheaper than integrated PoE supply to do so.

Dahua make a lot of the bundles you see for sale, Swann etc but they are the low grade cameras generally, the range they make is huge, the starlight versions are generally the recommended type.

Do not get caught up in more MP, more better, line of thought. The 2MP cameras are significantly better than even the 12MP (4K) in anything but glorious sunshine. Most instances you really need to see CCTV images tend to be at night.

Some people run a setup like RDR, lots of Hikvision fans and NVR fans but generally outnumbered, or at least out shouted by the Dahua and Blue Iris crowd on that forum.

Very handy information @J1nx thanks!

 

[Welderpaul]

Can't rush these jobs...

Forsee any problems with this set up? Could do with black cameras rather than white but i can't see an option to change them.

 

[brightspark]

there ok. not numberplate quality and need general lighting to be of any good not just the ir on them

 

[Welderpaul]

there ok. not numberplate quality and need general lighting to be of any good not just the ir on them

You mentioned IR lamps before BS. It might be an option to have one at each lamp position if it helps? Recommend a type?

 

[Brad93]

After installing a Swann setup like that I think they are bloody poor.