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YAHomeSecuritySurveillanceThread... Pros please check-in, noobs welcome

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DesiPower

DesiPower

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Wanting to put some cameras inside and outside the house, want them to record to NVR/DVR. The catch is I cannot do all wired, I would like a couple of camera on the front of the house to be wired (wired has more reliability and security). The rest, 3 or 4 of them would be wireless, again, all recording to NVR/DVR.

Is that even possible? Are there any retail systems out there that can do it? I can go modular or DIY, open to all suggestions. I really don't have a budget in mind, but don't want Apple or Bose of surveillance system, would like to keep it in 3 figures, lower the better.
 
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i have these POEs from Hikvision and they are pretty good. 1080p cams for under $100.
http://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2032-I-Outdoor-Bullet-Security/dp/B00G7GMEOG/

some models are wireless as well. i have indoors and outdoors. i have a raspberry pi set up as a NAS with 1TB for under $100. or you can designate a shared folder on a cheap desktop or laptop to write vid files to .
the cams all record to my rpi NAS. log on anywhere in the world from a browser and you can view past events or live. the app i use is tinyCam Monitor Pro on android but that only lets me view live. maybe there's an app that will let me view past events.

Costco has relatively good and cheap systems ready to go from Swann, but those are all wired.
 
even the 'wireless' ones still need a power wire but you can connect to a wireless transmitter

The arlo system (I had the previous Netview version) will work but the camera's recording triggered by motion detection is a bit delayed which may or may not work for you (it didn't for me)....This is caused by the battery saving feature in the camera. For me, it would miss the first 2 seconds of recording even though I had it 'optimally' positioned (which was to record the subject moving from side to side not moving directly toward the camera).

Definitely do you research before pulling the trigger...
 
luv2liv said:
i have these POEs from Hikvision and they are pretty good. 1080p cams for under $100.
http://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2032-I-Outdoor-Bullet-Security/dp/B00G7GMEOG/

some models are wireless as well. i have indoors and outdoors. i have a raspberry pi set up as a NAS with 1TB for under $100. or you can designate a shared folder on a cheap desktop or laptop to write vid files to .
the cams all record to my rpi NAS. log on anywhere in the world from a browser and you can view past events or live. the app i use is tinyCam Monitor Pro on android but that only lets me view live. maybe there's an app that will let me view past events.

Costco has relatively good and cheap systems ready to go from Swann, but those are all wired.
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So what software do I use for connecting to the cameras and record and enable streaming to internet? Is there a one stop shop for that?
 
luv2liv said:
i have these POEs from Hikvision and they are pretty good. 1080p cams for under $100.
http://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2032-I-Outdoor-Bullet-Security/dp/B00G7GMEOG/

some models are wireless as well. i have indoors and outdoors. i have a raspberry pi set up as a NAS with 1TB for under $100. or you can designate a shared folder on a cheap desktop or laptop to write vid files to .
the cams all record to my rpi NAS. log on anywhere in the world from a browser and you can view past events or live. the app i use is tinyCam Monitor Pro on android but that only lets me view live. maybe there's an app that will let me view past events.

Costco has relatively good and cheap systems ready to go from Swann, but those are all wired.
Click to expand...

I second the Hikvision cameras. The amount of capability baked directly into the camera itself is amazing. Most cameras on the market are "dumb cameras" that require an external app of some kind to make them intelligent.

iSpy appears to be a go to software for IP camera usage in home environments.
 
DesiPower said:
So what software do I use for connecting to the cameras and record and enable streaming to internet? Is there a one stop shop for that?
Click to expand...

there is a program that Hik provides to turn a PC into a DVR. i never leave my PC on 24/7 so i dont use it.
i set the cams via a web browser (firefox). you can tell the cam to record nonstop or only when there's motion. send the pictures/vids to email, NAS, FTP, network folder. Hik provides dynamicDNS so you dont have to worry about a static IP to view remotely. so once i tell the cams to record to my NAS, im done.
 
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