Browse Forums Safer Living Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 2Jan 17, 2014 2:49 pm You need to work backwards. Firstly need to work out 1. What level of detail are you after. Ie do you want to read number plates 2. This should help you determine how many cameras you require. I have and 8 channel annalogue system. ts a fracarro brand which is one of the better ones. Overall I am happy with it. My only gripe is I wish I had enough resolution to read number plates on the road. I so far have only been able to make it read number plates as soon as they step onto my crossover. Given in the OP you make reference to IP cameras these are generally high res. But this also requires more processing power so the price will go up for the DVR. Unless you get the swann IP camera system which is much cheaper but I dont know what quality one could expect from their cameras even if the resolution is higher. Good night vision is also very important. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 3Jan 18, 2014 9:54 pm We have been looking into these also. I agree that you really need to think of what you want your system to achieve and work from there. -We only really want outdoor surveillance, I think we can get away with 5 camera's (two out the front, 2 back, 1 facing the drive way - we are boundary to boundary, so no side access) -We need night vision -We would like a fair level of detail, clear number plates would be good. -I need it to connect to our phones (iPads, something) when motion has been detected ... hence we need motion detection -We would like the motion detection to also activate recording ... hence not recording when there is no motion. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 4Jan 19, 2014 9:29 am My Dad has a security business and we have IP camera system at both our home and 3G IP cameras at our rural property. Where about are you located? Researching a build in South Australia from Sydney. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 5Jan 19, 2014 9:45 am I'll be following this thread with great interest. You can ask builder to provide data points on external wall with junction boxes. This will help you to install IP cameras which use power over Ethernet. At the back you will need a switch with PoE to connect all your cameras. From there you can use a NAS to record either only on motion detection or all the time (up to you). There are plenty of high resolution external ip cameras available on eBay for around $300~$500 each. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 6Jan 20, 2014 10:11 am Thanks for the replies everyone. Its been very helpful. I've also done a little more research on the IP systems and found something that could potentially be a deal breaker. Given that the system relies on your existing internet connection to record video, this means it takes up additional bandwidth on the network, and therefore slowing down your internet speed...ANNOYING. The other side of that is if you are using the internet to stream videos on Youtube, downloading stuff, etc, it can affect the quality of the video recording on the IP cameras. Again....ANNOYING. I think i'd much rather a stand alone CCTV system which is still accessible over the internet for live viewing and previously recorded video, but does not rely on the speed of my internet connection to record quality video. Its almost a no brainer unless you want to pay for 2 phone lines and setup a dedicated internet connection for your security cameras...? Or am I missing something here? I think I know how many cameras I need around my house for decent coverage, I also think that IP cameras may not be the best way to go if I use the internet a lot, I think all I need to now is some recommendations on good quality cctv camera systems (with a decent picture and can see well at night) that I could potentially buy online (to save some $$$) and then either install them myself or find a installer who will Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 8Jan 20, 2014 10:55 am there are lot of new cctv camera, comes with on board storage as well. they have SD card slot, where they store images or videos on alerts only. plus they will stream on your local network where you can point them to store on either a computer or a NAS (qnap or synology). TBH i would only stream images (on alert) to remote location over internet. there are apps (both apple and android based) to view your cameras remotely. most of new ip cameras are hd, and their video compression rate is very high. that means video streaming use less bandwidth. IP cameras are they way to go in future. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 9Jan 20, 2014 11:20 am mirz there are lot of new cctv camera, comes with on board storage as well. they have SD card slot, where they store images or videos on alerts only. plus they will stream on your local network where you can point them to store on either a computer or a NAS (qnap or synology). TBH i would only stream images (on alert) to remote location over internet. there are apps (both apple and android based) to view your cameras remotely. most of new ip cameras are hd, and their video compression rate is very high. that means video streaming use less bandwidth. IP cameras are they way to go in future. Mirz - what is the point in having a high def system (1080p or 720p) if you are going to compress the video which then reduces the image quality and at the same time impacts the speed of your home internet speed? After the research ive done, HD-SDI and analogue systems look like the best solution in terms of a good balance between cost and quality. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 10Jan 20, 2014 12:10 pm Glad to know you found solution you were after. Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 12Jan 22, 2014 4:13 am I have a Wanscam NCM621W on outside-building of my house. http://www.ipcamprice.com/wansview-h264 ... p-283.html Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 16Apr 22, 2014 6:19 pm Hi, I'm in the process of planning to build as well. Only thing to worry about during the building phase is getting the correct cabling to the locations of the CCTV equipment. I'm a security technician as my day job, and use this all the time, so when it comes down to my own home, I plan to put in a system that will have optimum resolution but not breaking the budget. Firstly: Cabling: Future proof by running Anything Category 5E or higher. I plan to use CAT6 cabling along with a decent gauge figure 8 cable to carry power. Most IP cameras do run POE but while the cabling is being run, may as well throw in a fig 8 cable. Run to a central location where the NVR (network video recorder) will be kept along with switches and power supplies. If your going IP, IDE go for 1.3 megapixel cameras which is the norm these days. If you want a bit more resolution, can go for the 3mp. A decent budget brand I came across today is Hikvision. They sell very good quality cameras and NVR's. But as said, focus on the cabling while building, the field devices can come along later. Using Tapatalk Re: IP CCTV system recommendations 18Apr 22, 2014 10:09 pm Crazyk I have a heap of cat5e. Will that be good for future expansion? Does cat 6 just have an extra wire? Cat 5e will suffice. Cat 6, the sheathing is a bit thicker, more robust with it's inner 'spine' being thicker. And copper is a tad thicker I think. Using Tapatalk IP CCTV system recommendations 19Apr 27, 2014 12:59 am New Cat5e cables only read Cat5. If you have Cat5 that should be more than enough for CCTV cameras. But better to stick with descent quality HD cameras (Hikvision, as mentioned above) with good quality POE switch. Scientists have used random matrix theory to demonstrate theoretically that the neutrino mass hierarchy can be explained mathematically. When a substance is fragmented… 21 20722 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19606 It's all about wireless, self install now. 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