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I would like to stick with USA made 4k turret cameras with colored night vision - does anyone have suggestions?
After just dipping my toes in this world and reading about the Chinese government being owners in both Duhua & Hikvision with backdoors, I'd really like to avoid these two brands & at least try and get a USA made system. However, I've also been reading that there aren't many USA made turret options and the quality isn't as good as chinese made - which are both disappointing to hear.
I know you can lock down all cameras, but I still prefer USA made cameras. I only need 4 of them, so I can buffer the extra cost and add them one by one as budget allows if I have to.
I also realize USA made cameras are probably all backdoored liked chinese cameras are, but I'd still like to go with USA made ones.
But I seem to be having a hard time finding turret cameras, what are my options?
3 of the main requirements I do want them to have is being 4k turrets with colored night vision.
I will probably add additional IR light bars to the outside of the house in order to add supplemental lighting to get the best colored images at night. I feel for an additional few hundred dollars more, this is a fantastic way to increase the quality of 4k cameras at night.
I will be looking into properly locking them down with a firewall.
I am open to running an NVR or BI on either a dedicated computer, or more likely just connected to my main computer. I'd only like to be able to remotely access the NVR/BI/DVR that way, keeping a buffer between everything instead of accessing cameras directly and compromising the network.
I will also be looking into running them on an encrypted VPN router for the most secure network setup.
If there aren't any USA options that meet my 3 main requirements of 4k, turrets & colored night vision, what would be the next best, non-chinese government owned alternative?
I've found a US company called Open Eye, but they don't seem to have turrets.
After just dipping my toes in this world and reading about the Chinese government being owners in both Duhua & Hikvision with backdoors, I'd really like to avoid these two brands & at least try and get a USA made system. However, I've also been reading that there aren't many USA made turret options and the quality isn't as good as chinese made - which are both disappointing to hear.
I know you can lock down all cameras, but I still prefer USA made cameras. I only need 4 of them, so I can buffer the extra cost and add them one by one as budget allows if I have to.
I also realize USA made cameras are probably all backdoored liked chinese cameras are, but I'd still like to go with USA made ones.
But I seem to be having a hard time finding turret cameras, what are my options?
3 of the main requirements I do want them to have is being 4k turrets with colored night vision.
I will probably add additional IR light bars to the outside of the house in order to add supplemental lighting to get the best colored images at night. I feel for an additional few hundred dollars more, this is a fantastic way to increase the quality of 4k cameras at night.
I will be looking into properly locking them down with a firewall.
I am open to running an NVR or BI on either a dedicated computer, or more likely just connected to my main computer. I'd only like to be able to remotely access the NVR/BI/DVR that way, keeping a buffer between everything instead of accessing cameras directly and compromising the network.
I will also be looking into running them on an encrypted VPN router for the most secure network setup.
If there aren't any USA options that meet my 3 main requirements of 4k, turrets & colored night vision, what would be the next best, non-chinese government owned alternative?
I've found a US company called Open Eye, but they don't seem to have turrets.
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