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Thanks! Yes for sure keeping the older ones, just trying to get better vision on the front of the house during the night. I think i might have captured the car leaving last night but the image is just not clear enough so looking for something better. Really appreciate everyone's input.

Pic of front of house for reference.

Hey there and thanks for reading. A few years back I installed some Hikvision turret cameras on the corners of our house. I am using Blue Iris and a POE switch and over the years it has worked fine. Recently there have been some thieves going through our neighborhood, stole a car last night, and...

Ok thanks for this I will reach out

Just to confirm on the Dahua 2mp cameras, were these bought from Andy or from another vendor? As a side note I talked to him today about it and not even going to go in to what he had found and where but I told him about the Dahua cameras. He initially scoffed at the 100 each price but I am...

Totally agree

Thanks everyone greatly appreciate this

Thanks, i am going to try to steer him this route as it just seems easier. I just want to make sure its foolproof for him.

Yeah that's what I'm trying to explain to him. I am just not sure where to start with the NVR.

So as the title suggests my dad is looking to get cameras for his house due to recent burglaries in the area. My dad is older and is not technically inclined so making this as simple as possible is key. This is where I need help as he would like to have 3-4 cameras in all in one system going to...

Thanks!! Greatly appreciate it

Thanks for this. I was torn between the 2.8 and 3.6 and this helps, thanks!!

Glad I found this thread as this is exactly what I was looking for. Curious though as to what lens to get. We have a sidewalk that goes up 2 stairs then its about 10 feet on our porch from those stairs to the front door. The house is on one side of the 10 foot walk on the porch and the ground...

Hey there, So I currently have 4 Hikvision cameras on each corner of my house that I have had for a couple of years now and they work fine. They come in to a POE Switch and then a dedicated PC running Blue Iris. What I have seen though over time is that there are some spots that my current...

Funny the Dahua 4431C-A was the camera that i was actually looking at on Ali. Question for you as the lens has really been my downfall and trying to learn whats what. What would you recommend as far as lens goes for this. Greatly appreciate the help.

Thanks yeah I have been totally fine with the Chinese cams with no issues at all. Let me take a look at these. Appreciate the feedback

Got it so maybe I need a tighter angle then as the more detail the better. Its tough cause this seems to be happening every couple of months in our area and now I want to see if I can catch the bastards on video. Any recommendations anyone can suggest are appreciated thanks

So as the title suggests a few blocks down from me several cars were broken in to and had things taken out of them. I unfortunately did not catch anything on my cameras. So I am looking to add at least 1 maybe 2 more cameras to my current 4 camera setup with BI. I currently have 4 DS-2CD2335...

Re: Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted ve ah that makes sense, how would i go about adjusting that as I am not seeing anything to reduce it, thanks

Re: Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted ve Sorry for the noob question. So I bought 2 of these cameras last month, 4mm lens, and finally was able to get them installed over the weekend. They look great but I have one issue. I have 2 DS-2CD3345-I in the...

thanks for this. So the camera from Ali in my original post go with the 2.8 and a 3.6 to test. Any other recommendations on cameras or the PTZ you mentioned? Thanks again.

So this is an image from google maps of the front of the property, detached garage to the side. I think 4 would serve him better but he just wants to start small then go from there once he sees how the 2 work and what he might need to add. Totally get it. Thanks again

Hey there, Hey there from Nashville, TN. So i am a newbie when it comes to cams and have just setup 4 around my house that i got from Alli and so far so good with the new cameras. Question for you all, so my dad helped me with the process and he now wants to add just 2 to his house. I think...

Re: Smokin Deal on Hikvision DS-2cd2335-i 3MP - Mar 29th for $69.97 from a trusted ve For the ones using an NVR with these cams just curious as to what you are running. Looking to pick up one as I can see me ordering more. Thanks

Thanks for this, probably makes my decision easier then and will lean more to the NVR route. Now i need to decide which one to get.

Thanks for this. I actually have a PC that is an i5 so that piece would work. I am just concerned that this is our main home PC so my son plays games on it etc and the resources needed to run BI might slow it down. So based on where I got the cameras from does it matter that they are multi...

Thanks everyone. I bought 4 hikvision cams off aliexpress and wanted to see if anyone could recommend an NVR that will work with these multi language versions, DS-2CD2332-I and DS-2CD3345-I.

Anyone or anything you can point me to thanks

So I recently jumped in the camera world and ordered 4 Hikvision cams from Aliexpress, multi language versions, DS-2CD2332-I and DS-2CD3345-I to play around with. When I bought the cams I thought the PC route would be how I would go but after reading on here I am very interested in the NVR...