On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Mel Hoffman<[email protected]> wrote:
> It's a VW Sharan. > We are going to Makro this weekend and find out about cctv cameras or > something, I have had it now. > Anyone know how to go about cameras that can tape somewhere? Makro sell kits for sure but I am not sure how good they will be. The best are ip cameras and they offer better resolution but they are the most expensive. Wireless IP is even more convenient (and expensive) As far as I know IP cameras just connect to your normal network and stream the video. An application then records it to disk. Otherwise you need cameras that connect to a capture card on your pc which then record whats going on to disk. You can get a poormans surveillance system using a 4 cheap (R300 or less) web cams connected to a pc - you have the problem of not being able to locate the cameras very far from the pc. A dedicated DVR box is also quite a good option. Just remember that however you do it you will be running cable for video and cable for power. With IP cameras you can do Power over Ethernet and run just one cable. For conventional cameras you also get cable that combines power and video. Then you will need a transformer to power your cameras and of course a capture card to accept the video feeds and a decent pc with lots of hard disk space to record. Add ADSL Internet and you can monitor this from where ever you are! Add a wireless community network and you can share your feed with your neighbours. I know eagle electric has a decent range of surveillance gear. Good luck and if you come across a good DIY system or a great installer let us know. Trev --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
