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Just got started into this not too long ago. Bought a LaView systemthat included four cameras and an 8 channel POE NVR. Added a 4TB hard drive for storage, running continuous recording with motion triggers.
System is on an APC 1000VA UPS, which should be good for about 2 hours of power loss with current camera load. For extra network security (and because bored) I've taken my Raspberry Pi that is loaded with PiHole (network wide adblock) and added PiVPN to it which means to access the cameras remotely, VPN access is needed.
Also been experimenting with Hikvision cameras from AliExpress with great luck. Planning on adding two of these to the system as well as a smaller front door camera.
Current state of camera station below. Much needed wire routing happening soon.
System is on an APC 1000VA UPS, which should be good for about 2 hours of power loss with current camera load. For extra network security (and because bored) I've taken my Raspberry Pi that is loaded with PiHole (network wide adblock) and added PiVPN to it which means to access the cameras remotely, VPN access is needed.
Also been experimenting with Hikvision cameras from AliExpress with great luck. Planning on adding two of these to the system as well as a smaller front door camera.
Current state of camera station below. Much needed wire routing happening soon.
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I went with the complete wireless Arlo Pro. Really expensive, but totally worth it. I've got full control and access with my phone as well. Set-up and UI is simple and easy.
We take them down about once every 2 months to charge. Because they are attached with strong magnets, the process is easy.
We take them down about once every 2 months to charge. Because they are attached with strong magnets, the process is easy.
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Oh man. I have so much information to post i don't know where to start.
I recently installed a 30+ camera network system at work. It's beautiful. I will say, you get exactly what you pay for. I'm almost ready to change my home network to a POE system. The old BnC system is getting a bit outdated.
It's 2018 and this quality is not cutting it anymore.
I recently installed a 30+ camera network system at work. It's beautiful. I will say, you get exactly what you pay for. I'm almost ready to change my home network to a POE system. The old BnC system is getting a bit outdated.
It's 2018 and this quality is not cutting it anymore.
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Definitely interested in this thread, some worthless ******* low life robbed my girlfriend in a Walmart parking lot in broad daylight during her lunch. "Big girl" our 60lb pitbull has been on patrol since I got home yesterday.
She said it was a couple of teenage ******** wearing hoodies, but you never know. Big girl isn't a fan of people she doesn't know.
Thankfully my girl is OK, her hand is a little banged up from her hand getting caught in the door of the truck that drove off as she was going after them.
She said it was a couple of teenage ******** wearing hoodies, but you never know. Big girl isn't a fan of people she doesn't know.
Thankfully my girl is OK, her hand is a little banged up from her hand getting caught in the door of the truck that drove off as she was going after them.
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Wireless as in battery powered or powered via outlet but uses wifi? I'm guessing that OpenHAB supports the ONVIF standard so likely any camera that supports ONVIF would work. I don't have a lot of experience with wireless though. The reliability of hardwired is hard to beat.
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By the way - for indoor use:
https://www.wyzecam.com/product/wyze-cam-v2/
- $20 per cam
- 2 way audio
- night vision
- 2 week free cloud storage
- wireless
- takes micro sd
- alerts
- recognition of special sounds for alerts (smoke, co2 alerts)
- USB powered
In general, I like NVRs better for features and flexibility of the system,but they are usually much more expensive than BNC based ones. In general, for personal use stuff from Costco, Frys, NewEgg, AliExpress, Amazon is good enough if you take your time selecting one with better sensors, support and other important factors.
https://www.wyzecam.com/product/wyze-cam-v2/
- $20 per cam
- 2 way audio
- night vision
- 2 week free cloud storage
- wireless
- takes micro sd
- alerts
- recognition of special sounds for alerts (smoke, co2 alerts)
- USB powered
In general, I like NVRs better for features and flexibility of the system,but they are usually much more expensive than BNC based ones. In general, for personal use stuff from Costco, Frys, NewEgg, AliExpress, Amazon is good enough if you take your time selecting one with better sensors, support and other important factors.
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Don't know anything about OpenHAB, but these are the cameras I use up under the eves in all weather. Rain and snow can't hit them, but the extremes of temp have not affected them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...oop_bw_c_x_1_w
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...oop_bw_c_x_1_w
By Wireless I mean not having to run network cables. Power cables are OK.
I can even mount them inside glass in reasonable places too, but I'm not sure how the glass would affect the night vision capabilities (like emitters, etc)
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Thanks. Reasonable. I'd probably have them in a covered area.
By Wireless I mean not having to run network cables. Power cables are OK.
I can even mount them inside glass in reasonable places too, but I'm not sure how the glass would affect the night vision capabilities (like emitters, etc)
By Wireless I mean not having to run network cables. Power cables are OK.
I can even mount them inside glass in reasonable places too, but I'm not sure how the glass would affect the night vision capabilities (like emitters, etc)
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I have a lower end Amcrest as well. They are cheap and functional, but the resolution is pretty terrible, not sure I'd be able to identify anyone if it ever came to that. I know the HikVision cameras are supposed to be good value for the money, but you still get what you pay for.
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A little over 15 feet away. I think the LaView camera would be a lot better if the IR had as much spread as the turret does, but the turret would still outperform it.
Also the gate is on our to-do list once it stops snowing around here. Instead of fixing it, the PO just put a latch on the outside...
Also the gate is on our to-do list once it stops snowing around here. Instead of fixing it, the PO just put a latch on the outside...
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For everyone who uses these cheap chinese camera's, just make sure they are on an isolated network with zero internet access. Otherwise know that people in China will have access to your camera's.
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That's good advice for all camera systems, not many if any at all cheapish consumer ones are made in the US.
Either don't connect it to Internet at all, make it's own isolated VLAN, or block the IPs from internet on your router and use a VPN to look at them remotely.
Either don't connect it to Internet at all, make it's own isolated VLAN, or block the IPs from internet on your router and use a VPN to look at them remotely.
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Unless youre pretty network savvy and are planning on building your own NVR, the best bang for the buck is the new "HD" analog equipment that goes over coax. These new analog systems (HD-TVI, HD-CVI, AHD, etc.) use more scan lines than the old NTSC stuff that we grew up with. The cameras and DVRs are inexpensive and the video quality is pretty damn decent, just as good as cheap IP cameras IMHO. Emphasis on the word "cheap" in the previous sentence. There are many IP cameras that are on a different level because of 1080p+ resolution but the cheap cameras are limited by cheap optics. They are also able to transmit the serial PTZ control over the coax as, so if you need PTZ control you can still have that without running extra wire.