In message , Phil Jessop writes
Still easy to jam, still subject to interference. Far better to buy higher spec wired cameras and spend a little time making the cabling vandal proof. £150 buys a very good 'traditional' camera these days and with respect, most, if not all of the cheap WiFi cameras are just that, cheap crap.
Not easily if it's installed properly
Of course but that's a little unlikely.
I am not aware of any general cracks for WPA2, or AES as yet. Their may be flawed implementations about which are weaker, but again they have not been widely reported.
Clint,
You've certainly given me a lot to think about there and i'll start doing my research now.
Much obliged.
VT
Clint,
Is this the sort of kit you had in mind?
VT
What's the range / battery* life like on those?
I want some sort of camera setup here, but could use an outdoor camera round the back - and that's a good 300 feet from the house (closer on 400 for a wired setup, as it'd be easier to run things via existing buildings rather than a direct route through the woods).
cheers
Jules
You would have to find them first at my house.
Who do you use as your supplier Phil as I am considering an uprade from 8 cameras to 12 with extra cable for another possible 4 cameras
I used the RG56 mini composite cable for my existing setup.
Cheers
Adam
"Vet Tech" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@37g2000yqp.googlegroups.com...
The future is IP cameras.... and in the security industry it will be megapixel and HD digital video recording allowing post processing zooming in to get individual identities to an extent impossible with the resolution of composite video cameras. POE is only available for fixed cameras, pan/tilt cameras require local power. The technology is not quite there yet, with network package speed and loading being a limitation at the moment to get the detail required but H264 is appearing to predominate as the optimum compression standard. All thats needed now is for the industry to get together and agree on the structure of the digital data packets otherwise we are going to have the farce we have now of different pan/tilt/zoom telemetry protocols for each manufacturer! Waterproof cat5 connectors are available and are a must for outdoor cameras. Wireless cameras are definitiely taking off with, as someone has already said, security encrypted local networks much like your wireless broadband on which I am typing this little gem...and the latest radio standard 802.11n due to be ratified in 2009 allows significant bandwidth improvements. However the camera will still need local power and at present IP cameras do take more power than composite video cameras. I even had one 5 years ago that had an integrated cooling fan from JVC. I have been watching IP cameras for 9 years..and they still have a long way to match composite video quality and real time images displayed at the same size screen....... but wait 5 years..or worst case 10 years and we will be astounded by the technology on offer. Once the resolution is there with megapixel cameras then a raft of other features will be developed which require this quality... ANPR now but facial recognition is the next advance which requires the quality of the resolution. ... and if anyone tells you HD recorders are expensive..I have one connected to my freesat box which records in full 1080P with 2 freesat tuners for £300.
Ive got a panasonic inverter type micro... Ive never noticed that... but I will check now!
In message , BigGirlsBlouse writes
Facial recognition is here now.
Yeah, but it won't record 16 or 32 HD streams simultaneously even if you do have the terabytes of storage required.
>
Good post BGB, and may I solicit a recommendation..
What I'm looking for is:-
a) Ability to record footage locally following motion detection. b) Ability to monitor remotely over the internet. c) Using three external and one internal camera. d) All cameras to be fixed. e) Reasonably good image quality - ie not using hardware that you get on Ebay and the sheds.
I really dont want to wait for the industrty to agree a standard IP but would be willing to go with something IP based now that will last say 5 to 10 years.
What would you recommend on a budget say of around =A3100 to =A31200?
Thanks VT
Give rfconcepts a bell, their on the web :)..
In message , tony sayer writes
Generally I'd agree, I've spent a few tens of thousands with them in the past but the few times I've rung them this year I've had a nightmare of a time wading through their stock system, the website telling me stuff is available and them telling me it's not, wrong parts being sent out and one part that was most definitely second hand. Aftersales has been awful, forget trying to claim warranty off them. YMMV of course.
Personally, if I were a home owner looking to buy my own CCTV, I'd use Henry's radio, forget eBay, it's almost all cheap Chinese crap.
In article , Clint Sharp scribeth thus
Well haven't bought much but what we have tuned up quickly and Billy there was good for answering a few questions..
Gawd!, is that the Henrys radio of the 50's 60's and ever since that did valves and wound RF components still going?..
In message , tony sayer writes
Oh yes........................
In message , tony sayer writes
Delivery was pretty good and TBH, I still use them but their web site is a mess and stock control is awful. Generally, the kit is pretty good but as I say, I've had problems recently, don't know if people were on holiday or there was some other reason...
I have a couple of local suppliers where I can go and play with the kit if I need to so RF Concepts are only really used if I need specific stuff I can't get elsewhere.
Oh yes. Very helpful bunch of guys as well.
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.