Home Security Camera System

[cantab27]

Originally Posted by Mudderoy

I also get e-mails when motion is detected. Now I get to SEE them put crap on my door!

YouTube- securitycameravideo.wmv

i think that might be Rene looking for left over red paint .....

[CT99XJ]

That's really cool. We have horses, and this actually would be a cool way to check on them at night without freezing my bawls off in the winter.

[Mudderoy]

Originally Posted by CT99XJ

That's really cool. We have horses, and this actually would be a cool way to check on them at night without freezing my bawls off in the winter.

Pretty easy to do. The first thing you should do is take a digital camera and take pictures where you "think" you want the security cameras. Then see if it gives you the information you are looking for. You may need a combination of wide image and close up images. This means two cameras, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than one that has a pan/tilt/zoom control.

[CT99XJ]

Originally Posted by Mudderoy

Pretty easy to do. The first thing you should do is take a digital camera and take pictures where you "think" you want the security cameras. Then see if it gives you the information you are looking for. You may need a combination of wide image and close up images. This means two cameras, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than one that has a pan/tilt/zoom control.

Since I have nothing to do this weekend, I might scout out some points... really just need one in each stall and then one in the aisle, but you have a point. I'd hate to have them mounted and then need to completely redo the system simply because one isn't in the right place.

Are the cameras wired or wireless? How do they get power?

[Mudderoy]

Originally Posted by CT99XJ

Since I have nothing to do this weekend, I might scout out some points... really just need one in each stall and then one in the aisle, but you have a point. I'd hate to have them mounted and then need to completely redo the system simply because one isn't in the right place.

Are the cameras wired or wireless? How do they get power?

The cameras that I use are wired, and the power is fed through the same cable that carries the video. They are video only, no audio. It is considered "wire tapping" to record audio on a security system. You can record video all day and night as long as the people you are recording are in a place that they would not EXPECT to have privacy. Training your security camera on the neighbor bathroom would be a no no for example.

I personally do not care for the wireless cameras. Much more expensive and the quality isn't as good, at least to me.

You need to know the distance between the camera(s) and the DVR. 150 feet isn't a problem.

[msmoorenburg]

How long have you had your camera's up mine started to die after 2 years

[Mudderoy]

Originally Posted by msmoorenburg

How long have you had your camera's up mine started to die after 2 years

December of 2008. 2 of the 12 volt adapters died on mine, but the cameras are doing fine.