recommendations

  1. J Sigmo

    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    We bought the house across the street from our current residence. I've enjoyed our current system, made primarily from cameras, switches, PCs, Blue Iris, etc., that I've learned about from the experts on here. I have a PC I'll use, and I'll put Blue Iris on it. But I'm sure cameras have...
  2. M

    Camera recommendations for homestead

    Which camera would you recommend that has these features for a homestead, about 10-30m nightvision, below 400$ wifi or 4g, good resolution and sensor, siren or microphone, motion detection Is AI worth it?
  3. B

    HikVision Replacement Recommendations

    What is everyone's preferred brand? Looking for a brand that has a good track record about releasing security firmware updates for their devices. I have a client with several HikVision Cameras with known vulnerabilities - having a hard time finding updated firmware for one of the models they...
  4. L

    Recommendations for 4mp or 4K camera

    Hello I want a recommendstions for cameras Situation: house with carport I maka a example picture from the situation. The red one is a overvieuw camera but for behind of the house. Yellow one is to recognize and deterrence for a car thief. Greens is vieuw the front of house and have a look on...
  5. R

    What is a decent IP cam for my budget?

    Good morning everyone, Some years back I bought one of the original IP cameras, it was an Ubiquiti(sub branded, actually manufactured by Hikvision I believe) and after I got it working it was pretty cool. Had a few bugs, but the tech was relatively new at the time. I lost that camera long ago...
  6. Y

    Floodlight Cameras are Generally Bad - Which one is the least bad?

    I have read and researched enough to accept the general premise from this forum that floodlight cameras are not a good solution at this time. But, I have to replace some floodlights and I am going to do it anyway to satisfy my curiosity. Because I plan to have normal turret cameras along that...
  7. C

    Camera placement recommendations?

    I'm a first time home-buyer, I just moved into a new 1800 sq house with a newborn and my wife is rightly concerned about security. I've put together our floorplan with my planned camera locations, entrances and fence gates are marked in red. I would love to get some feedback on my planned...
  8. D

    Camera / system for construction site time-lapse

    Can anyone recommend a camera or hardware+software solution for the following use case: Outdoor camera overlooking construction site. Install location has WiFi and power, but no ethernet. Record time-lapse – ideally 4k resolution, ~1fps. (Only interested in daytime hours.) Daily...
  9. ermac

    Best Setting for Motion Detect Record

    Googling "anti-dither" and "latch" in security camera terms can be a bit confusing... seems the explanation and definition of these terms varies and not all that clear. Dahua's default settings for Motion Detect is anti-dither set at 5 seconds and latch set at 10 seconds as well as delay at 10...
  10. S

    Overwhelmed - You're the PRO, Pls Make Reco's

    Andy, Saw you referenced quite a bit – newbie here. Picking up a server box to run BI later today and now need to pick a couple of cameras. I don’t really care if they are “International” or domestic consumption models so long as instructions and menus are in English. We’ve had our cars...
  11. D

    WiFi Camera options where no wires are possible?

    I'm working with a most unreasonable person (my dad) who has a large log home built when thin-net was how you put together a network. All exterior and most interior walls are log, minimum diameter of 10". Floors are concrete substrate with hot water radiant heat built into the concrete. The...
  12. J

    Need a recommendation

    I need a recommendation for a quality, reliable outdoor security camera. Requirements are: WiFi and wired options, records to NAS, night vision, motion detection, full HD, at least ip67 rating and viewable on IOS, Android and PC. Preferences include: ONVIF, MicroSD and PTZ. I currently have two...