Home Surveillance System (Outdoors)
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I've been thinking of installing some security cameras around my house. Not that we live in a terrible neighborhood (though we are right across the water from lovely Trenton, NJ) but it's amazing all the stuff you can catch on a camera. Our local police department actually has a registry of people with security cameras and will pull their footage if there is a crime in the area.
Anyway, I am suuuuuuuuuuuuure some folks here have such a system, or are familiar.
Not looking to break the bank. Just something simple, east to install, and moderately priced.
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@BRRABill I use a synology as a Network Video Recorder for one of my offices, we use Vivotek cameras, but you can get cheaper cameras than those.
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Look into the Nest security cameras they seem pretty cool.
Outside of that the Ubiquti NVR and cameras are really inexpensive and have a great image and build quality.
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I don't have direct experience with these so take it literally when I say "check these out" just because I know that they look interesting...
Ubiquiti and Netgear have nice looking options and are vendors that I otherwise like. If it were me, I would start there.
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I should mention I will probably need a couple of these, and they'll need to be outside.
Those ones mentioned are pretty pricey, at least to what I was thinking. Is that the entry level price for this space?
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@BRRABill said:
I should mention I will probably need a couple of these, and they'll need to be outside.
Those ones mentioned are pretty pricey, at least to what I was thinking. Is that the entry level price for this space?
No, but I would say it is likely the entry level business class. You can certainly get cheaper consumer gear, I have no familiarity with that, though.
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I was thinking ... how do you prevent people from stealing these.
Then I thought, well, the camera would catch them. But perhaps it wouldn't, if they snuck around the house and took it from the ground.
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@BRRABill said:
I was thinking ... how do you prevent people from stealing these.
Then I thought, well, the camera would catch them. But perhaps it wouldn't, if they snuck around the house and took it from the ground.
Who watches the watchers
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Are these cameras typically wired, or Wifi?
Also, do all of them need wired power?
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Power is definitely needed. Most good ones will be wired and PoE.
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Ubiquiti are PoE, that I know.
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You'll pay a bit more but PoE is worth it in the long run. Having to run a single Cat 6 cable to the camera vs running a power cable and the network cable is nice. Ubiquti also sells a fairly inexpensive PoE switch to do this.
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@coliver said:
You'll pay a bit more but PoE is worth it in the long run. Having to run a single Cat 6 cable to the camera vs running a power cable and the network cable is nice. Ubiquti also sells a fairly inexpensive PoE switch to do this.
Good to know.
I can probably run Cat6 myself to anywhere in the house. Electrical cable is a whole different animal.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
You'll pay a bit more but PoE is worth it in the long run.
I see what you did there.
LOL.
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Also, how do you know WHERE to put the cameras? Obviously it's on a case-by-case basis, but say I have a regular rectangular house. How do I cover the entire outside while also keeping an eye on all the cameras?
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@BRRABill said:
Also, how do you know WHERE to put the cameras? Obviously it's on a case-by-case basis, but say I have a regular rectangular house. How do I cover the entire outside while also keeping an eye on all the cameras?
Do you need 360degree viewing?
Most systems will have a software viewer, just install on a PC and let it run. Also some will have mobile apps.
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I would say just cover main entrance(s), car maybe if on a drive by house. Then any side windows?.
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ring.com is a nice addition to a surveillance system as well.
