Recent content by heckofagator

yeah, good point, I don't suppose I need to buy them together and can just see how I feel about the cam once I can view some footage? Where's everyone buying the Starlights? I also checked out the IP Cam Talk model and saw there was a similar 4MP model for just a little more. Is there a...

The only experience I have with IR night viewing is my desktop Annke cam. It's OK, I guess. It's a normal 2 car garage My fear would be to have to rely on footage for something and if a $30 illuminator can make it look like it's much brighter, then that's a no brainer to me, but again,, I'm...

I wasn't really planning to leave lights on in the garage all of the time, but maybe I could do some sort of motion triggered lights or something. There are outlets all over the place so I figured an IR illuminator would be perfect but I have zero experience with them. On another note, is...

Hi, I'd like to put a PoE cam in my garage, which will be pitch dark at night. I can absolutely use an IR illuminator to help with the situation. Is there any camera that will be better than others when in this situation?

so it's an either/or, with either Blue Iris or Alexa Show with IP cams? that's too bad, I'm surprised some of these companies haven't developed an Alexa Skill yet.

Hi everyone, are there any IP cams that could be recording to Blue Iris that also integrate with Alexa? I'm aware that the cams like Nest/Ring/Arlo all can integrate, but all require a subscription service to view saved video. I would like to be in control of my storage as well as be able to...

I couldn't see the image nor use the BROWSE button in Chrome. So I couldn't upload a new firmware file. Had to use IE and then the image showed up and could use the firmware update tool.

does anyone have this camera working in QNAP Surveillance Station? This is my first cam and I just got it installed this am and firmware updated to 5.4.5. I have adeed the camera in the QNAP as a DS-2CD2420F and when I press the TEST button, I get a msg "The System detected a mismatched...

everything still going well with the T30? Are you happy with the purchase? For $300 for a new machine, it seems like a pretty good option.

the rooms aren't overly huge - 13x20 for the one I'm in now and maybe about the same for the other. Both have entrance doors at the far end with lights at night, so I'd like to be able to get someone entering the room and moving about. But yeah, not complaining - $50 is great and they reviews...

nice, thanks, will take a look at the Annke. Is 2mp enough these days? I thought most of the good cams were 3-4?

While I continue to research what cameras I'm going to use on the exterior of the home, I think I would like to get a couple indoor cameras. Something hopefully fairly simple that you can set on a table or desk that will blend in fairly well. I don't believe I need PTZ functionality as long as...

yes, I've seen the Starlight cams seem to be very popular. For the pic tangent included above, do you see a turret cam mounted right to the corner while trim, facing the street? that side room is recessed back a little bit, so I think the only way to see the front door would be to have the...

thanks - yeah, I was def thinking white, too. There are some speakers mounted to the rear of the house. Maybe a camera on the white corner trim, mounted close to the speaker might be a little inconspicuous. AC runs from upper to lower thru a few duct runs in our closets and in the middle of...

Its actually Hardy, but I know that when we redid the back garage, they used 1x2 furring strips, so it might be pretty easy to snake in behind that, going vertically.