Roxie
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Thinking of installing CCTV, any recommendations? I see that Screwfix are doing a "December offer" on Swann kits. Are CCTV units easy to install?
Advice welcomed
John
Advice welcomed
John
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Jasper42
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Can’t recommend any but quite easy to fit, just need to workout how to run the cables. I put all my camera in the eves and run all the cable in the loft to an upstairs bedroom, only down side was the ir function is at the range limit of use so not very clear at night. Wireless is getting quite good now but still needs a power supply and I would guess costs more.
transatlantic
Boom!
If you're going to go to the hassle of installing it, I wouldn't bother with anything less than 1080p. Depending on how close the objects are in view, it can be very diffcult to make anything out most of the time, especially in the dark.
Dibs-h
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As someone who's had CCTV for years and got one conviction for an attempted burglary years ago out of the footage - CCTV can be put up by anyone and almost any kit used - whether the footage when needed is any good for a conviction is an entirely different matter.
With the analogue systems - multiple cameras, some zoomed in to cover points where a face\torso will pass, required far more cameras and not cheap lenses.
With the prices of IP cameras having dropped substantially and 4MP and 8MP becoming a lot cheaper, a lot can be done with fewer cameras.
I've recently swapped to a HD IP camera setup. I have a 4MP camera looking down my drive and I can zoom in and read number plates of cars that turn round in front of the house - 4 car lengths away.
The rear garden is much bigger, so have an 8MP camera there - and zooming in 8 times faces are recognizable 25m at the rear fence.
Placing them at the eaves, will only get you the top of someone's head. They really need to be placed no more than 8 feet from the ground to see a face. I suggest you stand on a ladder at the height you're thinking of fitting one and have someone walk around and you'll experience first hand the field of view the camera will give you. Better still make a funnel out of a sheet of paper and look thru the small end - more realistic.
I spend a fair amount of time researching cameras - and the best quality\value for money proposition I came across was the following,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DpMRXvG1Cg
I have that at the rear. At the front, as the field of view I am interesting in monitoring isn't as far, I bought the 4MP version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjvERvUUmI
The quality of what my cameras record is identical to what the youtube videos show.
I ran Cat5 cable - power and data all in one. But that's with me having a Hikvision NVR (network video recorder) which has network ports that supply power too (POE).
Cameras and NVR (which isn't strictly required) were a doddle to set up.
HIH
Dibs
With the analogue systems - multiple cameras, some zoomed in to cover points where a face\torso will pass, required far more cameras and not cheap lenses.
With the prices of IP cameras having dropped substantially and 4MP and 8MP becoming a lot cheaper, a lot can be done with fewer cameras.
I've recently swapped to a HD IP camera setup. I have a 4MP camera looking down my drive and I can zoom in and read number plates of cars that turn round in front of the house - 4 car lengths away.
The rear garden is much bigger, so have an 8MP camera there - and zooming in 8 times faces are recognizable 25m at the rear fence.
Placing them at the eaves, will only get you the top of someone's head. They really need to be placed no more than 8 feet from the ground to see a face. I suggest you stand on a ladder at the height you're thinking of fitting one and have someone walk around and you'll experience first hand the field of view the camera will give you. Better still make a funnel out of a sheet of paper and look thru the small end - more realistic.
I spend a fair amount of time researching cameras - and the best quality\value for money proposition I came across was the following,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DpMRXvG1Cg
I have that at the rear. At the front, as the field of view I am interesting in monitoring isn't as far, I bought the 4MP version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjvERvUUmI
The quality of what my cameras record is identical to what the youtube videos show.
I ran Cat5 cable - power and data all in one. But that's with me having a Hikvision NVR (network video recorder) which has network ports that supply power too (POE).
Cameras and NVR (which isn't strictly required) were a doddle to set up.
HIH
Dibs
Dibs-h
Established Member
p.s. The 2 domes (they are small) have probably the best IR on the market. Very very faint red glow and can illuminate to 20m or so away. The youtube video links I posted do show some night shots.
RogerS
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I use a Nest Outdoor camera and it works pretty well and I get notifications virtually in realtime of any camera alerts and see who/what caused it.
