CCTV recommendation

How do you propose powering them?

That`s an analogue DVR, analogue wireless CCTV is like 405 Line TV , obsolete.

You want an NVR and wireless IP cams, still have to power them though.

Just a reminder of the change in the law in 2015 which means that you can no longer claim domestic data protection exemption if your CCTV covers any area outside of your property eg if your camera points covers the road where your car is notmally parked or any part of your neighbours garden.

Alan

From a 13A socket next to where they will be located.

Ah, thank you. Can you recommend an NVR (kit?) and suitable cameras?

Thanks for the heads-up!

A further implication of this is that the data has to be held securely, and analogue wireless links aren't encrypted.

Owain

Have one of these, 8 channel, been reliable so far, never bothered with motion detection etc, easier to use seperate alarm:

cams, choose your features and budget, word you want to add to search is ONVIF, interoperability standard for IP cams.

first cheapy off the bay

Thanks for posting that link. It's difficult to separate what is legislation from what is general advice. eg.

it is your responsibility to make sure that the CCTV system is installed correctly

could I use another means to protect my home, such as improved lighting?

Also my car dashcam (which is a CCTV system after all) runs 24-7 and has peoples property and public roads in its field of view for practically 100% of the time, so is that illegal now?

It's not at all clear what you can capture vs. what use you make of the footage later.

Also, that document does not touch on sound recordings that might accompany the video, I would argue that what people say to each other in private is more contentious than the fact they are pictured together.

There are an estimate 1 million dashcams on the road, so...

My view is:

Be reasonable, and don't bother beyond that. There's no real sanction on any of this that is likely to be applied to a private individual unless you are causing a public nuisance.

Thanks but, unfortunately, it doesn't support wireless cameras.

It dosen`t directly, very few will, your router premumably supports wifi, cams>router>NVR

Thanks, but I'm totally new to this so need some hand holding.

The wireless cameras will link to the router, got that. But how is their output then passed on to the NVR? Presumably though an Ethernet cable connecting the NVR to the router?

Precisely.

And it's much easier to get forgiveness than permission.

There is no sanction, the most that can happen is someone will complain and you have to make the necessary adjustments. Then make sure you keep an eye on them to find out what they don't want you to know about.

I assume that a CCTV is there so that you can identify a burglar or vandal damaging your car or stealing your car leading to their apprehension. As I understand it the change in the law means that any evidence obtained from CCTV coverage outside the boundaries of your property would not be allowed in court unless you had registered with data protection in which case the police could ask for a waver.

Alan

How will you be powering them, though? Brian

They will be next to 13A sockets.

Thats it, NVR only has a single RJ45 on it, this plugs into a router and the cams plug or are linled to the router.

An IP cam is just another network device with an IP address.

This looks like reasonable site for basics

The constabulary are very happy to use my CCTV recordings of the local public area.

What do these big words mean?!