Home security cameras
- Thread starter Agent Orange
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swann wired 8 camera system. Around $600 at Best Buy. Up to 6 months record time and only records when motion is detected. Recording actually starts about 15 seconds before motion detection. Has remote access or not if you like. Decent system overall. I plan on putting it under the house with the back up ups thats on it now so if someone breaks it and turns off the main, it will still run and record. I have one camera on the top of a sign post that gets all traffic that passes our place. The rest are around the house.
Agent Orange
The b0y ninja
Thanks for all the suggestions. For those with remote access, how often are hackers trying to pry into the system?
They're a botnetter's wet dream.
http://www.insecam.org/en/byrating/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/10/persirai_iot_botnet/
http://www.insecam.org/en/byrating/
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/10/persirai_iot_botnet/
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madsen203
Undetermined
You want something that back-records motion. Once it sees motion it may be too late for the footage...you want it to start saving 15-60 seconds prior (say catching a vehicle or something else that wouldn't trigger IR immediately).
You want lower camera placement to catch faces--it's really easy to hide with a flat bill hat or hoodie or simply looking down.
You want good lighting but no back lighting. The porch light is marginal at best.
You'll want two angles of each target you want focused in on.
Zooming cameras are worthless unless you're constantly monitoring (which you won't be after the first day of having them up).
You can opt for low profile camera or the dummy style that BART has. Low profile will not alert your violator they are being filmed and more likely to get a good image but then if you have a camera that is widely visible you will deter some suspects. If you're going for the hidden nature you want to make it a one and done set up as you don't want to draw attention changing batteries and all the BS.
Take note of lighting at different times throughout the day with placement.
The higher the camera, the less you'll see as you won't be able to make out much as far as faces/details.
You want lower camera placement to catch faces--it's really easy to hide with a flat bill hat or hoodie or simply looking down.
You want good lighting but no back lighting. The porch light is marginal at best.
You'll want two angles of each target you want focused in on.
Zooming cameras are worthless unless you're constantly monitoring (which you won't be after the first day of having them up).
You can opt for low profile camera or the dummy style that BART has. Low profile will not alert your violator they are being filmed and more likely to get a good image but then if you have a camera that is widely visible you will deter some suspects. If you're going for the hidden nature you want to make it a one and done set up as you don't want to draw attention changing batteries and all the BS.
Take note of lighting at different times throughout the day with placement.
The higher the camera, the less you'll see as you won't be able to make out much as far as faces/details.
Also have a Swann 8 camera system, got at Costco several years ago. So far no problems. Watched the pool guy clean the pool when I was in Switzerland. :cool
Edit LINK to system at Costco.
Other thing I use the cameras for is watching the pool when the grand kids are swimming. Put pool camera on the 70 flat screen, stay inside with the AC on.
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Should I be concerned about this if I only plan to place the cameras outside? Any way to protect against spying/bot attacks?
I just got the first camera and base station delivered today, so I'm gonna have to get this set up. For some reason, they sent the second camera in a separate shipment. I might add on a couple more cameras if I like it.
Each base station module (whatever they're called) supports up to 10 cameras, and you cam mix and match the original with the XT, so you should have no prob adding on cameras.
MikeyRocks
Free Dickbutt
byke
Well-known member
I assume Swann is similar to Lorax as they seem to try to match each other's price points. Anyone tried either of these? Wouldn't mind doubling the resolution, but not sure it's worth nearly $500.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...846004_us_pro_series_8_channel_1080p_dvr.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1336180-REG/swann_swnvk_874004_us_nvr8_7400_4mp.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...846004_us_pro_series_8_channel_1080p_dvr.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1336180-REG/swann_swnvk_874004_us_nvr8_7400_4mp.html
If your personal privacy is your only concern, having the cameras pointed outward is your best bet. Though I'd do my best to keep my vehicles out of their sight, and I'd be wary of my kids playing in its field of view, too.
But in general, hackers aren't interested in getting video of you scratching your nuts while watching the game. They want access to the computer that lives inside the camera so they can make it part of a botnet - like the one that was used to cripple most of the internet last year. That botnet was comprised of various IoT devices with paper thin security - set top boxes, DVRs, and security cameras.
Security sites are starting to review the security stack in popular IoT devices, indicating which should be avoided. And once you've made your selection, for pete's sake, change the default password immediately.
deav
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I bought and returned the Arlo cameras. Do they have 1080 available yet?
I loved the wireless but I thought the 720 resolution was really poor. But the main reason for returning was the lag. I had one pointed at my front door and the saved recordings would start with the mailman walking away from my door. Never got anyone approaching. My wifi is pretty strong too.
I loved the wireless but I thought the 720 resolution was really poor. But the main reason for returning was the lag. I had one pointed at my front door and the saved recordings would start with the mailman walking away from my door. Never got anyone approaching. My wifi is pretty strong too.
black cx
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Arlo or Arlo Pro?
sf250gto
Zen
One thing to consider when you're looking at cameras is data load for storage. I live in what the networking world considers the back woods...just outside San Luis Obispo. My Verizon LTE home service is capped at 30GB/month. Many of these cameras will quickly eat into that. I have used DLink cameras that act as standalone web servers, but many of these cameras (like Arlo) rely on getting your data to their servers.
stan23
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The wired Arlo Q cam is 1080, but none of the wireless ones are.
Interesting - my experience is different. My Arlo would record as the mail man approaches view. Here's a low rez sample:
youtu.be/Xkpxo6Etg8g
stan23
Well-known member
I monitor data usage on every wifi device and the Arlo data usage is pretty miniscule. First of all, they aren't always on. they only record and upload to Netgear when there is movement -- and you can set the clip size. 1-minute = to something like 3mb.
TheRiddler
Riddle me this.
Down to $160. Lowest I've ever seen it. Just bought one.
Has two-way audio as well, which seems useful.
Has two-way audio as well, which seems useful.
The Blink XT just came out. It's the version I just bought, second generation of the original Blink. They are wireless and record in 1080.
Hoho
Ride to Eat
Yes and yes. Even with the non-Pro versions.