Home Security Camera System

[Mudderoy]

I have mentioned before about my home camera security system. I thought I would post a little more detail here for any of you that might be interested in doing this yourself.

A minimal system would consist of one camera, one security system DVR and some cable. Using a 4 camera max DVR your investment would be about 500. Each additional camera with cable would be another 100.

The cameras I use are 0 lux, and they have Inferred LEDs that will illuminate a target up to 100 feet.


The camera

The DVR with a 500GB drive will record up to 12 days of video. That is motion activated video, so you don't have to watch literally days of boring static images. This model has the ability to connect up to 4 cameras to it.


The DVR

Here is a night shot. This was a capture from my computer screen. I view live motion (30 frames per second) through my Internet Explorer browser.



The backyard is nearly completely dark, so you can see how much the 32 IR LEDs illuminate the circle in the middle. I am probably going to move this camera higher so I can get a better view of the back yard. Although the backyard is pretty boring. I have been thinking of mounting it where I can see the roof tops and the sky. Might be interesting for meteors and lighting storms.

Here is a video that I pulled from my DVR.

YouTube- Jeep Red LED Rock Crawling Lights

YouTube- Jeep Red LED Rock Crawling Lights

[tbone]

What brand DVR is that and where did you pick it up? I've been looking around for a good deal so I can set one up here at the house.

[Mudderoy]

Originally Posted by tbone

What brand DVR is that and where did you pick it up? I've been looking around for a good deal so I can set one up here at the house.

Have a look at www.gadspot.com.

[BlueXJ]

Why does it look like the color is washed out?

[Mudderoy]

Originally Posted by BlueXJ

Why does it look like the color is washed out?

IR looks black and white. As the sun goes down, or the outside lights go off you see less color and more shades of gray.

Here is a shot during the day. I chose the night shot because I find the night time views more interesting. It's easy to see what's going on during the day, just look out the window. Night time it's really hard to see, but using the security camera all things are reveled.

[BlueXJ]

IR ok gotcha!!

[Mudderoy]

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

YouTube- securitycameravideo.wmv

YouTube- securitycameravideo.wmv

[Mudderoy]

I mentioned we can view live video feeds on the home televisions before, well here's what it looks like on the living room TV.

[prerunner1982]

I need something like that.... hide some cameras in the trees.

[Audio222]

That is really cool! I will have to check it out.