Posted: 5/31/2015 8:07:57 AM EDT
| Had a buddy get his house burglarized a few weeks ago. I had been considering putting in some cameras but really want some now. I would like to put in two cameras that connect through WIFI and be able to view them through my phone. Anyone have any reasonably priced suggestions? Thanks for the help! |
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I think you get a lot of bang for the buck with Foscam or Hikivision.
ETA - if you didn't know, there are some tacked threads here: http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_6/46_Safes_andamp__Home_Security.html |
| How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. |
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I just ordered a system, a Honeywell HRGX8 DVR, with W Box Technologies cameras.
My BIL owns a security company, he got me a great deal. I hope to have this in about a week or two and installed by July. I will be doing the install and the setup. I will have the capability to view from a laptop, Ipad or cell phone. |
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. |
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Quoted: Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. Quoted: Quoted: How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. |
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. I have mine facing outside. I have one that is portable that I will put in the house if I am out for a couple days. I didn't set up access from outside the network. All is stored on a server locally |
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Netgear's ARLO is what you seek, I have them and they are GTG. Quoted:
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. I just read the reviews on cnet and it looks pretty good. How is the battery life in your experience? |
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? ETA: nevermind. Answered. It uploads to a cloud for 7 days on their free service. |
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How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? ETA: nevermind. Answered. It uploads to a cloud for 7 days on their free service. Quoted:
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? ETA: nevermind. Answered. It uploads to a cloud for 7 days on their free service. Any hidden costs or fees for keeping you updated? |
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How can people put a camera in their house that is recording them 24/7 and uploading it to the Internet and not feel creeped out worrying that a hacker or rogue employee is viewing the feed? Not a fan of any wifi camera that requires the cloud, which seems to be all of them. The only way I'd put a camera in is if it was stored on my own server. Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? ETA: nevermind. Answered. It uploads to a cloud for 7 days on their free service. Any hidden costs or fees for keeping you updated? That appears to be free. See link. https://community.netgear.com/t5/Arlo-Knowledge-Base/What-are-the-available-Arlo-subscription-plans-and-how-much/ta-p/88 Sorry for no hotlink. It crashes my iPad when I try. 
Don't believe so but would welcome the poster who said he has them to weigh in. They apparently give you 1GB of data per month for free. To get more than that you have to pay a subscription service. I suppose the 1GB is artificially low but don't know for sure. |
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Quoted: How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? I have had three cameras installed since early April. The storage is (free) on the cloud and I forget how much it holds but there is a subscription option if you have more than 5 cameras and you get extra storage. I'm on the free system and haven't got any videos that have fallen off. They are stored via stack so once you reach storage limit the oldest go off. I work in Saudi so it's nice to access from here and turn any camera on when ever I want. Motion detection is sensitive as wasps will set it off so you have to play with motion detection sensitivity (done on line). Great flexibility on the ability to create schedules, trigger other cameras if one camera is triggered, adjust motion sensitivity online, in fact everything is done online except adjusting the actual view. I have dicked around with them a bunch from here in Saudi (new toy syndrome) and all three cameras still read full battery charge. I am pleased with them as far as function, flexibility and ease of installation. You have to play around a bit to understand the programming but once you figure it out it's really cool and easy. No Friggen Wires is very very nice on the installation. ETA: you can download and store the videos to your hard drive or mark them as favorites and they won't get deleted. |
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I have had three cameras installed since early April. The storage is (free) on the cloud and I forget how much it holds but there is a subscription option if you have more than 5 cameras and you get extra storage. I'm on the free system and haven't got any videos that have fallen off. They are stored via stack so once you reach storage limit the oldest go off. I work in Saudi so it's nice to access from here and turn any camera on when ever I want. Motion detection is sensitive as wasps will set it off so you have to play with motion detection sensitivity (done on line). Great flexibility on the ability to create schedules, trigger other cameras if one camera is triggered, adjust motion sensitivity online, in fact everything is done online except adjusting the actual view. I have dicked around with them a bunch from here in Saudi (new toy syndrome) and all three cameras still read full battery charge. I am pleased with them as far as function, flexibility and ease of installation. You have to play around a bit to understand the programming but once you figure it out it's really cool and easy. No Friggen Wires is very very nice on the installation. Quoted:
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Like a lot of people these days we no longer have a land line. Kind of limits the type of security systems we can use. I would like to put the cameras in areas of the home that cover the main entries that you can look in anyways. Ideally a system with motion activation that would alert my phone. How do you handle the recording? Does it dump old footage after a period of time? I have had three cameras installed since early April. The storage is (free) on the cloud and I forget how much it holds but there is a subscription option if you have more than 5 cameras and you get extra storage. I'm on the free system and haven't got any videos that have fallen off. They are stored via stack so once you reach storage limit the oldest go off. I work in Saudi so it's nice to access from here and turn any camera on when ever I want. Motion detection is sensitive as wasps will set it off so you have to play with motion detection sensitivity (done on line). Great flexibility on the ability to create schedules, trigger other cameras if one camera is triggered, adjust motion sensitivity online, in fact everything is done online except adjusting the actual view. I have dicked around with them a bunch from here in Saudi (new toy syndrome) and all three cameras still read full battery charge. I am pleased with them as far as function, flexibility and ease of installation. You have to play around a bit to understand the programming but once you figure it out it's really cool and easy. No Friggen Wires is very very nice on the installation. Cool. Well I'm sold. |
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I would not trust wifi cameras if you think that you would be the target of smart thieves.
I can knock them offline with a script and keep your wireless network fucked for as long as I want with a nearby laptop and an antenna. No recording would happen for the whole duration. You might be safe from having somebody enter your network with WPA2 and a good passkey, but the network itself can be disconnected fairly easily. |
| Ive got three Dropcams. They are relatively cheap and work reliably. I do not have any concerns about 'hackers' or anyone accessing them. There isn't much to see, they are pointed through windows from inside at entrances to my building. I put one of them inside a weather proof security camera housing that is mounted on a wall outside too. I believe the recording service for all three comes to around $300 a year. I don't think i could have a server set up with a comparable amount of memory for that little. Only thing i am not crazy about is the picture quality is not the greatest. |
