FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
Ok. I'm using Swann Pro-Series HD system right now, thought about just upgrading one of the cameras or using one that's in use now.
Security Camera Thread - Home Solution Write Up
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Are they IP cameras? If so then you can make it happen with just 1 cat cable.
FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
No, BNC cable and power.
FrankenCub
.338 Win Mag
I'm thinking of offering my stepdaughter a good deal on our Swann system we have now and replace it with this one.
Swann 8 Channel Security System: 5MP Super HD NVR-8580 with 2TB HDD & 4 x 5MP Thermal Sensing Bullet Cameras NHD-865MSB
Should be easier to work with running cable farther up the driveway, and if it works well, the thermal sensors should help separate people from trees lol.
Swann 8 Channel Security System: 5MP Super HD NVR-8580 with 2TB HDD & 4 x 5MP Thermal Sensing Bullet Cameras NHD-865MSB
Should be easier to work with running cable farther up the driveway, and if it works well, the thermal sensors should help separate people from trees lol.
Looks decent enough! Go for it
Cleck
.308 Win
Well, a little update on my system. After going back and forth with the company and getting nowhere other than 2 new cameras, I decided to just roll with these until I upgrade them to better ones. I now have 3 of the 4 mounted. They overlook the cars, front door, and driveway looking at the road. I treated all the outer lenses with Rain-x and haven't had an issue since, so I'll take it. Next time I'll spend more to get more and avoid this.
The driveway one I managed to mount using a trick I saw online. I took some aluminum and mounted the camera to it, then wedged it between the edges in my soffit. Works like a charm. I mounted this one in front of the LED flood light, so it's always lit, so I forced the software to not go into night mode, it's always color.
Since it's varifocal like the others, I zoomed it in slightly so I can get a better look of anyone coming up the driveway. It has already started paying off.
Neighbors complained a few weeks ago that their unlocked cars got hit. Went back and checked the tapes and found this asshole at 12:47 on a Friday night. I was most likely in bed on my phone at the time. Since then, I've set up this camera to send me alerts to my phone, but I need to find a sensitivity that doesn't set it off all the time when my stupid cat walks up and down the driveway. So far, haven't found a good sensitivity or threshold yet.
Video:
https://flic.kr/p/28V5UrC
Called IPD right after and was able to show them this. "Can you rewind that so I can take a picture/video?" "How about I just send you the video file?" "You can do that?" Hell yeah son, that's why I built this thing!
So I'm glad I did it, I've learned a bit. It works for my needs. I'll keep tweaking the sensitivity until I can get it right. I'm happy with the app on my phone to view the cameras, I just wish the software would allow me to see what camera I'm looking at when I am trying to pick a camera. It just lists them as Camera basically. I was able to name the cameras by logging in to each camera, but I couldn't do it through the NVR software so that kinda sucked. There's an option to do it, but it doesn't save it. Like I said, for now, this works.
The driveway one I managed to mount using a trick I saw online. I took some aluminum and mounted the camera to it, then wedged it between the edges in my soffit. Works like a charm. I mounted this one in front of the LED flood light, so it's always lit, so I forced the software to not go into night mode, it's always color.
Since it's varifocal like the others, I zoomed it in slightly so I can get a better look of anyone coming up the driveway. It has already started paying off.
Neighbors complained a few weeks ago that their unlocked cars got hit. Went back and checked the tapes and found this asshole at 12:47 on a Friday night. I was most likely in bed on my phone at the time. Since then, I've set up this camera to send me alerts to my phone, but I need to find a sensitivity that doesn't set it off all the time when my stupid cat walks up and down the driveway. So far, haven't found a good sensitivity or threshold yet.
Video:
https://flic.kr/p/28V5UrC
Called IPD right after and was able to show them this. "Can you rewind that so I can take a picture/video?" "How about I just send you the video file?" "You can do that?" Hell yeah son, that's why I built this thing!
So I'm glad I did it, I've learned a bit. It works for my needs. I'll keep tweaking the sensitivity until I can get it right. I'm happy with the app on my phone to view the cameras, I just wish the software would allow me to see what camera I'm looking at when I am trying to pick a camera. It just lists them as Camera basically. I was able to name the cameras by logging in to each camera, but I couldn't do it through the NVR software so that kinda sucked. There's an option to do it, but it doesn't save it. Like I said, for now, this works.
Good job, @Cleck! Hopefully they catch the dude
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
OK, stupid question... What kind of idiot up to nefarious ends will deliberately walk into the field of floodlights and potential cameras??? Just wondering.
Cleck
.308 Win
Stupid ones. Most of the people on my street don't even have lights on, despite me constantly telling them. This guy gave no fucks, he was casually strolling, it wasn't even 1am.
Cleck
.308 Win
One of the neighbors owns a pizza shop at the end of the street, he thinks this guy is someone who he sees walking through the plaza a lot.
Usually it's kids in our neighborhood, I wasn't expecting a clearly older guy. Oh well, hope they nail him.
Patriot
.308 Win
@NYGuns Thoughts on Ring Flood light cameras and doorbells? My sister lives alone in a neighborhood that borders Buffalo and has seen and increase in problems over the last year. She had a package stolen, garage broken into, and cops chased a guy right up her neighbors driveway and through her backyard. She recently bought and installed the Ring Home alarm system. Now she wants to integrate the video doorbell and two of their motion flood lights. It’s going to be about $700 for just two lights and a doorbell. I think her money would be spent better elsewhere, but she wants easy. Have you had a chance to look at these. Thoughts?
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
That is pretty good video. Enough to convincingly ID if cops know of him locally. Night time video is damn hard on residential gear without lots of light like you have.Well, a little update on my system. After going back and forth with the company and getting nowhere other than 2 new cameras, I decided to just roll with these until I upgrade them to better ones. I now have 3 of the 4 mounted. They overlook the cars, front door, and driveway looking at the road. I treated all the outer lenses with Rain-x and haven't had an issue since, so I'll take it. Next time I'll spend more to get more and avoid this.
The driveway one I managed to mount using a trick I saw online. I took some aluminum and mounted the camera to it, then wedged it between the edges in my soffit. Works like a charm. I mounted this one in front of the LED flood light, so it's always lit, so I forced the software to not go into night mode, it's always color.
Since it's varifocal like the others, I zoomed it in slightly so I can get a better look of anyone coming up the driveway. It has already started paying off.
Neighbors complained a few weeks ago that their unlocked cars got hit. Went back and checked the tapes and found this asshole at 12:47 on a Friday night. I was most likely in bed on my phone at the time. Since then, I've set up this camera to send me alerts to my phone, but I need to find a sensitivity that doesn't set it off all the time when my stupid cat walks up and down the driveway. So far, haven't found a good sensitivity or threshold yet.
Video:
https://flic.kr/p/28V5UrC
Called IPD right after and was able to show them this. "Can you rewind that so I can take a picture/video?" "How about I just send you the video file?" "You can do that?" Hell yeah son, that's why I built this thing!
So I'm glad I did it, I've learned a bit. It works for my needs. I'll keep tweaking the sensitivity until I can get it right. I'm happy with the app on my phone to view the cameras, I just wish the software would allow me to see what camera I'm looking at when I am trying to pick a camera. It just lists them as Camera basically. I was able to name the cameras by logging in to each camera, but I couldn't do it through the NVR software so that kinda sucked. There's an option to do it, but it doesn't save it. Like I said, for now, this works.
I have my cameras setup the same way you do, with pieces of wood wedged under soffits. Have held for several years without fail.
I guess we have the same neighbors.
If I had a nickel for every time one of these fools posts on the neighborhood facebook about a strange vehicle or a person or whatever. I've given up telling them to get cameras. They just can't be educated. Most of them keep their lights off and don't want to spend a few bucks getting 24/7 video coverage of their house. 100% of the cars/people are benign of course, which they'd also know if they had a camera. Instead they find monsters under the bed. I see a lot of hysterical posts about strange vehicles and all sorts of crap, and it's invariably workers or people selling stuff door to door.
I also catch my neighbors in inadvertent lies. The other day one said a delivery vehicle was going 50-60 down our street. If you know our street, it's not damn likely. Another one posted about a vehicle 5' behind her (her words) trying to pass her going up our residential street. The smell of BS on that one was strong, but I'm sure she believed it. I looked on my camera where all this happened and not only was the car at least 40' behind her (I measured by car lengths), but it unequivocally in no way whatsoever was behaving as she said.
This is why people make such shit witnesses in criminal cases. People are dumb and trust poor senses.
masterswimmer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Unless of course their name is Christine Blasey Ford and can conclusively recall all the details from 36 years ago.
#supportALLsurvivorsBULLSHIT
Sorry for the derailment
Cleck
.308 Win
Yeah, the neighbors ask for ideas and post up about stuff like this, but don't do what I suggest
. I showed them all a picture at our last neighborhood meeting proving just that. Not more than 12hrs after they were all complaining about people doing this, the street was basically pitch black, save for a few lights here and there.The video was good enough that one of my neighbors was pretty sure he recognized the guy as someone who is constantly walking through our plaza at the end of our street. Hopefully, they get the guy soon, I can't stand this type of shit.
Also, that's a phone recording of me watching the video, so I'm sure it got messed up a little bit. For what these cameras really are, I'm satisfied w/ them but I would go higher quality for my next one(s). I do like how I have the option to force color if they are constantly lit, like this one and the front door camera are.
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phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
So I’m getting ready to run cat5. My modem, router, and cell signal enhancer are in my spare bedroom. I want to view the cameras in my bedroom tv. Do I run HDMI from NVR in spare room or do I put NVR in bedroom and run cat5 to the modem? I don’t know much at all About this stuff.
Cleck
.308 Win
Run cat5 to the modem. It'll be a lot cheaper than buying that much hdmi.
That's kinda how I have mine setup now, NVR attached to my main TV and cat5 going to my wire system in the basement.
Don't put it in your bedroom, they are a little noisy. You can use cat5e or cat6 cable for hdmi with one of these https://amzn.to/2JDeF0C (good if you already have cable run).
Hdmi cable is cheap now too so depending on how far away it is, you can always grab a long hdmi cable. I have done both. Here is a 100 ft long hdmi https://amzn.to/2Dm41Lp
phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
It’s not far so I’ll run hdmi to the tv. Thanks for the input guys
phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
Gonna see if I can’t make a total cluster fuck outa all these goodies
Awesome! Did you get those cameras from Andy? Lmk when you have all the wire run.
phatfarmerbob
.223 Rem
I did ! It’s truly amazing he shipped from Hong Kong on Thursday and their on my porch Monday.
Thanks so much for the heads up on ipcamtalk. Lots of great info, it’s gonna cost me a fortune now!
Andy is the man, I've been working with him for years and IP Cam Talk is the best security forum on the web!I did ! It’s truly amazing he shipped from Hong Kong on Thursday and their on my porch Monday.
Thanks so much for the heads up on ipcamtalk. Lots of great info, it’s gonna cost me a fortune now!
Gladly...Few questions first. How are you watching on your cell? Is port forwarding already set up? What kind of system is it? Do you have DDNS set up or a static IP?
Cleck
.308 Win
I'm watching on my phone via the app that came with the NVR. It's an Amcrest NVR and app. I don't have port forwarding set up for this program, maybe just for other stuff at home, but not this. I'd have to check to see what the settings are on the NVR/PC when I get home to answer that last question
Shoot me a PM, will need to discuss private things like IP addresses, etc.
Timely thread. I am on the verge of installing Night Owl 8-camera system, which I bought at Costco 18 month ago. Just got around to doing it. My system is DVR with cameras connected by siamese video and power cables. At the time when I bought it, I didn't know about NVR v. DVR difference. I wish I had NVR system, because the wiring is much simpler. I can easily install Ethernet connectors and wouldn't need to drill big holes in my brick walls to pull through cables that connect to DVR.
Is there any advantage of my DVR system over NVR?
Is there any advantage of my DVR system over NVR?