Hi All,
I have reading the forum for a while and have tried to take in as much information as possible - the things I have really taken away from it are:
What all that said, I'm still completely lost. I am based in the UK so it would seem some of my camera selection is limited (?) - I also like everyone, have a budget!
The main reason for looking for a new CCTV system is because I'm moving house, currently I use an Arlo system and have quickly realised that whilst they look good on paper, in reality when it counts the quality isnt where I want it to be.
With the new house I've worked out that 6 cameras will give me what I feel is complete coverage, two on the corners looking across the house (it has a small porch area which I need to deal with separately as I am not sure how to run a cable there until I'm actually in), one on the driveway and then two in the back garden, again on the corners looking across the house. All mounted at the right height so im not looking at peoples heads!
In terms of distances I need to identify people, the ones on the front of the house really only needs to be about 4-5m - The house is directly onto a quiet road and path, so there is no big expanse to cover. The driveway is probably one of the most important places I think? Its about 8m long and two car widths wide, ideally I would like good coverage to identify someone at that distance - that camera will also overlook a side door which is only about 2m away.
The rear garden I think I only want to mainly cover the entrances to the property, so again it would be about 3-4m maximum I would want to be able to identify someone.
Budget wise, I would be looking at around £100 per camera, I know that is not a lot in the modern world but the budget is what it is, I may be able to stretch to £125 and equally I accept that not all the cameras need to be the same! maybe I need to spend £200 on the driveway and less on the rest? I am not sure!
Night performance is important to me and to be able to identify people around my property at the distances above would be great.
Planning to use BlueIris so I can integrate it into the rest of my home automation (HomeAssistant and Nodered etc) - maybe even using Deepstack. Although up for anything that achieves the goal above primarily (as that's what is most important)
I have been recomended to look at Annke cameras, but then ive realised that the famous video on YouTube may not be what its cracked up to be! especially now with my new found knowledge that 4k may not be what im after!
So with all that, can anyone help steer me in the right direction in terms of where I should start, any recommendations on models that may fit the requirements and budget?
I feel I have read lots, but given myself more questions than answers
Thanks in advance!
Craig
I have reading the forum for a while and have tried to take in as much information as possible - the things I have really taken away from it are:
- Coverage, if you don't have it - what's the point!
- Ignore MP
- Work out what you actually need from your camera and the area you need to cover. What is the purpose!
What all that said, I'm still completely lost. I am based in the UK so it would seem some of my camera selection is limited (?) - I also like everyone, have a budget!
The main reason for looking for a new CCTV system is because I'm moving house, currently I use an Arlo system and have quickly realised that whilst they look good on paper, in reality when it counts the quality isnt where I want it to be.
With the new house I've worked out that 6 cameras will give me what I feel is complete coverage, two on the corners looking across the house (it has a small porch area which I need to deal with separately as I am not sure how to run a cable there until I'm actually in), one on the driveway and then two in the back garden, again on the corners looking across the house. All mounted at the right height so im not looking at peoples heads!
In terms of distances I need to identify people, the ones on the front of the house really only needs to be about 4-5m - The house is directly onto a quiet road and path, so there is no big expanse to cover. The driveway is probably one of the most important places I think? Its about 8m long and two car widths wide, ideally I would like good coverage to identify someone at that distance - that camera will also overlook a side door which is only about 2m away.
The rear garden I think I only want to mainly cover the entrances to the property, so again it would be about 3-4m maximum I would want to be able to identify someone.
Budget wise, I would be looking at around £100 per camera, I know that is not a lot in the modern world but the budget is what it is, I may be able to stretch to £125 and equally I accept that not all the cameras need to be the same! maybe I need to spend £200 on the driveway and less on the rest? I am not sure!
Night performance is important to me and to be able to identify people around my property at the distances above would be great.
Planning to use BlueIris so I can integrate it into the rest of my home automation (HomeAssistant and Nodered etc) - maybe even using Deepstack. Although up for anything that achieves the goal above primarily (as that's what is most important)
I have been recomended to look at Annke cameras, but then ive realised that the famous video on YouTube may not be what its cracked up to be! especially now with my new found knowledge that 4k may not be what im after!
So with all that, can anyone help steer me in the right direction in terms of where I should start, any recommendations on models that may fit the requirements and budget?
I feel I have read lots, but given myself more questions than answers
Thanks in advance!
Craig
