Who here knows about exterior security cameras?

[harrycalahan]

I need to run some surveillance . I was planning on buying something from Best Buy since I have a $250 gift card but their Swann brand stinks in the CS and software dept. Can anyone make any recommendations? I know diddly squat about this kind of stuff. I'm planning on running a wired system since I'll be putting them at existing flood light locations. I'm in the process of getting know'd up but with our redneck powers combined...

 

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[Redneck1919]

Not an expert but this is the system I bought a couple of years ago.
They have some newer ones out now with better cameras, but mine does a pretty good job. Night pix are not great on any that I have seen unless you have some exterior lighting..
Depends on how many cameras you want and how many channels, and how much storage it has, as to cost.

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[PearlDiver]

I need to run some surveillance . I was planning on buying something from Best Buy since I have a $250 gift card but their Swann brand stinks in the CS and software dept. Can anyone make any recommendations? I know diddly squat about this kind of stuff. I'm planning on running a wired system since I'll be putting them at existing flood light locations. I'm in the process of getting know'd up but with our redneck powers combined...

I personally use Ring Floodlight cameras at my home. It's cloud based recording and costs about $30 per year if my memory serves me right. Clarity is great and the motion zones and alerts are great too. Cost is usually $249 and they're sold at Best Buy . Installation takes a whopping 10 minutes. If you end up with more than three you can pay $100 per year for unlimited cameras/recording. Hope this helps.

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[LethalEdge]

I have the Arlo system and like it. Battery life is dependent on how often the camera is triggered. I’ve gotten 8 months out of the ones in the back and 4-6 on the two in the front.

 

[FrogHunter]

I use Hikvision 90% of the time. They have package deals you can get pretty reasonable online. Just be sure the fact has a hard drive installed (They sell them without hard drives for some reason)
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[Bronski]

I personally use Ring Floodlight cameras at my home. It's cloud based recording and costs about $30 per year if my memory serves me right. Clarity is great and the motion zones and alerts are great too. Cost is usually $249 and they're sold at Best Buy . Installation takes a whopping 10 minutes. If you end up with more than three you can pay $100 per year for unlimited cameras/recording. Hope this helps.

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Can the guys in the black van hack into the wireless connection and see your feed? Does RING sell your video feed if it's interesting enough?

I understand the "need" of alerts and what not. I'm just old school and prefer that I'm the only person to ever see the images recorded.

 

[PearlDiver]

Can the guys in the black van hack into the wireless connection and see your feed? Does RING sell your video feed if it's interesting enough?

I understand the "need" of alerts and what not. I'm just old school and prefer that I'm the only person to ever see the images recorded.

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The cost of a decent Northern NVR with PoE is about $400. That's cost not retail. Decent Flir PoE cameras that are vandal proof start at $100 each. Again, that's wholesale. Most NVR's are networked so you can view the recording remotely. A strong network is a strong network and the black van can get in if they want to I suppose. Unless you're dealing drugs I wouldn't worry about that but I do have a tin foil hat for certain occasions. I don't think ring sells any recordings but I can't speak to that. I have a "black van" in my driveway which is the reason we even have the cameras lol not mine but hers...

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