Just a quick note to say hello.

I made living in IT for 35 years and enjoy interconnecting different technologies, particularly in a Crestron control system environment.

I look forward to reading and learning some newer technologies in video surveillance.

Dx

I'm looking to purchase a good quality working system with a minimum of 4 cameras. I am assuming i will need a DVR for this?

Of the 4 cameras i would need 2 cameras to be ptz controlled by a joystick.

im based in North East, Middlesbrough, TS1, UK.

If i have to i'll happily purchase a second hand system, as long as everything works and doesn't look to old.

Jclew

We’re developing a video surveillance software called SmartVision, and we’re looking for help with testing and bug hunting.

Here are some of the key features:

• Automatic IP camera connection using ONVIF
• Local and remote video monitoring
• Continuous recording
• Time-lapse recording from IP cameras
• Event recording based on intelligent motion detection
• Online object detection (including people, animals, birds, cars, and others)
• Face detection and identification
• License plate recognition
• Smoke and fire detection
• Cloud integration

We’d love to get your feedback!

I forgot my pin (4digits) to access recordings and settings on my DVR. 

Do you know what can i do to reset?

Thanks for our help!

I'm a surveillance agent for the gaming industry in the United States. I'm also a surveillance technician in training.

I joined to learn and ask questions while working with many CCTV-related products.

I live in the US. I'm a male.

I look forward to being a member.

Thanks for having me!

I am in the UK and new to CCTV.  I have a couple of Tapo cameras and they work fine with the Tapo app on my mobile phone.  I am reluctant to subscribe to a cloud system which seems to be an open-ended deal.  So I would like to use a NAS on my home network to make and keep recordings.

Currently I'm "diddlin' around" on the internet to learn about how it all works, but I'm confused by the references to the need for licence for each home CCTV camera to record to a home NAS.  I assume that most of what I read refers to the situation in the US.  Is this applicable in the UK, too?

I would be very please to hear of a CCTV user group (not affiliated to any manufacturer) in the UK?  Are there any such forums or useful Facebook groups?

Thanks for any help.

Regards, Malcolm.

As you have guessed i am new to your forum, but eager to learn.

I need to find out what cables and connectors i need for the 2 different cameras around 7 years back.

Would the usb-dvr be of any help? Likewise would the radio av receiver be any use?

 Lastly could i use an old laptop to view what the cameras are watching?

Many thanks in advance

Jay 

We have an issue with a neighbour, as do most other residents here. The police have been involved a number of times and said he’s unstable and to keep a record of things. We naively got ring cameras but he seems to be able to jam or hack these and stop them working whenever he steps out of his front door. They always work the rest of the time though.
 

We need a backup of some sort but in all honesty can’t really afford an all singing all dancing proper cctv system. So, we’re looking for some kind of camera that will constantly record so that we have a backup when the rings stop working. He’s an IT wizz so we’re wary of getting anything that relies on Wi-Fi as he can probably hack them. I’m not being dramatic here, this is the kind of thing he does.

I was looking for something that might record constantly and save to an sd card or a hard drive and doesn’t need fixing to the outside wall? We were thinking of having a camera in an upstairs window.

if you’ve read this far then thank you and thanks in advance for any suggestions.

We've had this DS2 for a few years it must be about 10 years old now. It has become intermittently noisy. I read a post on here that said the drives and the fans were replaced and this did reduce the noise. I have had the top off and removed a lot of dust including from the two small fans, but it's still noisy. I'm an absolute novice at this, we had a local chap who used to look after it for us but he's no longer around.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I want to show you an interesting statistic:
Insecam top cameras of the month May:

http://insecam.org/en/view/998535/
http://insecam.org/en/view/879470/
http://insecam.org/en/view/997350/
http://insecam.org/en/view/995071/
http://insecam.org/en/view/873086/
http://insecam.org/en/view/984043/
http://insecam.org/en/view/949878/
http://insecam.org/en/view/996640/
http://insecam.org/en/view/454898/
http://insecam.org/en/view/955619/
http://insecam.org/en/view/906998/
http://insecam.org/en/view/998200/
http://insecam.org/en/view/997350/
http://insecam.org/en/view/200288/
http://insecam.org/en/view/521291/
http://insecam.org/en/view/995071/

Thanks to the Insecam project, you can also see how cameras from different manufacturers work:
http://insecam.org/ manufactures
If you have any questions about the Insecam project, I am happy to answer any questions.  

I'm currently working on updating the BSP (board support package) for the Hisilicon Hi3520D V200. My goal is to be able to run a modern U-Boot and Kernel on this device and establish Yocto support to allow customized firmware to be easily developed. Hisilicon's BSP only supports Linux 3.0.11, and I have updated the BSP to Linux 3.0.101 successfully. I'm currently working on updating this BSP to 6.x.

I recently bought a Hi3536 based NVR as my next BSP porting project, but that's on the backburner until this one is complete.

I’m hoping to get some information from you guys/gals if I can. Recently our school opened a new branch and one of the classrooms has a camera connected to a TV directly outside the class so that parents can observe the lesson in real time.

However, it appears to me that there may actually be two (2) cameras not one.

I’d appreciate any information you can provide based on the photos that I’ll try to attach to this message.

If there is a second camera: what kind is it and how/where could it be storing/transmitting the image (and audio?)?

I’m concerned that our company may be remotely monitoring us without informing us.

Thanks for any information that you can provide.

Hope you're all doing well. Just to introduce myself, I am new to the world of CCTV, though I consider myself somewhat tech savvy (I can put together a PC and do light troubleshooting). 

Mainly joined this forum to learn more about CCTV systems, how to set them up securely, troubleshoot connection issues, and just learn more about this new (to me) technology. I lack experience when it comes to VoIP and CCTV systems.

Feel free to ask me any questions about life in Kuala Lumpur, I've just moved back here from living abroad for many years. Still find the country to be an exciting and lively place to live. Have started a family and moved here from Vietnam, previously teaching English in private and public sector.

Ian

Fun fact about me: I have slightly shorter than normal arms, like a trex, see attached pic for reference (credit to Hotpot.ai for the image)

Trying many times now its blocked 

Wat can I do

I’m hoping to get some information from you guys/gals if I can. Recently our school opened a new branch and one of the classrooms has a camera connected to a TV directly outside the class so that parents can observe the lesson in real time.

However, it appears to me that there may actually be two (2) cameras not one.

I’d appreciate any information you can provide based on the photos that I’ll try to attach to this message.

If there is a second camera: what kind is it and how/where could it be storing/transmitting the image (and audio?)?

I’m concerned that our company may be remotely monitoring us without informing us.

Thanks for any information that you can provide.