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Posted: 12/29/2011 4:42:17 PM EDT
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Looking for a good 4 camera system I can install outside in WI and can handle the low temps. I'm really good at wiring so I want a system that I can pull the power for the cameras from one source and only have one cable bundle to each camera. Any help would be great in sending me in the right direction for an all in one bundle. Power supply, DVR, hard drive etc.....
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| Normally analog cameras are wired with Siamese cable, it is a RG59, 18/2 bundled together. I would also recommend if you think four cameras is enough go ahead and get a eight channel dvr. Because once you get the cameras up you will see other areas you will want to cover. More info is needed for cameras to help aid in selection, the area you want to view, how far away, at what height the camera will be mounted, do you need it to have IR for night time recording. Also what type of price range are you looking to be in, |
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Normally analog cameras are wired with Siamese cable, it is a RG59, 18/2 bundled together. I would also recommend if you think four cameras is enough go ahead and get a eight channel dvr. Because once you get the cameras up you will see other areas you will want to cover. More info is needed for cameras to help aid in selection, the area you want to view, how far away, at what height the camera will be mounted, do you need it to have IR for night time recording. Also what type of price range are you looking to be in, Just looking to cover the front of the house and the driveway. I live in the country so lots of open land on two sides to look at. Will be mounted up about 10 feet and would like to see about 30+ feet at night. Hoping to keep the system below 500 bucks but thats not set in stone. CSF |
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See this thread: Nightowl camera system review
I got a cheap system from a company called night owl. Everything's basic but the DVR looks to be at least half decent. For the $220 I paid for the system I'm more than happy with it. They have an 8 cam system for around $400 and I would strongly suggest it. I covered my back yard and driveway but ended up using two cameras to get good coverage. So no cam at the front door or over the north end of the house for me... Oh well. I plan on adding some IP cams and the 4 cam system will be general cover for each side of the house. IR only performance is pretty dismal however. It really helps to have some sort of light available, even if it's an IR illumination. Also the field of view of the factory cameras is kind of small. 10 feet up, 20 feet out, you'll cover 12-14 feet from one end to the other in your field of view. You'll see more detail farther away with the narrow angle cams so I'm using two per side, one wide for a general view and one narrow for closeup detail. |
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