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  1. Posted

    Hi. Can I ask some personal details first ?

    your email … your bank details …. Type of mobile device and its serial number and your full name and address I would also like to track your mobile phone ……….

     

    I can guarantee your answer is 100% no

    so why would you give that to a China server….remember you have no legal action in China to protect yourself 

     

    yes putting a few cables in takes a few hours but you end up with a real cctv system and not one controlled via a 3rd party and you own it

    at the moment your just looking for a camera …. No security issues as of yet ….. but your first action is to give so much of your personal data away which straight away you have a security problem

    read this first then deside which is best 

    https://m.reolink.com/privacy-policy/

    also google who owns reolink and also reolink using my data

  3. Posted

    Sorry none of your pictures are compliant 

    yes that cheap multi core cable has coax BUT not 75ohm ……. Then you use made up bnc cables that does not have coax it’s just 0.75 wire so your defeating the object

    using cat5 with baluns is better and cheaper

    you are just putting lipstick on a pig 

  8. Posted

    12 hours ago, Ronl said:

    I was contemplating buying a hikvision colorvu poc system, but can't find anywhere to buy one. 

    I have an existing system that uses coax / bnc and I can't get back into the attic to rerun the wires. So kinda stuck with that style of connection

    Was trying to find the best camera system that has really good night vision.

    Anyone have a  suggestion ?

    Hi being on coax already then yes just replace dvr as there is no difference between a IP system and HD analog

    but what I would say is don’t buy a hik or a poc system  use a standard hd dvr it gives you much better options on camera types plus you can still use your existing cameras as well

    what part of the world are you in

  12. Posted

    What part of the uk ?

    if your with BT give them a call and ask them to change your iP address …. They usually do it in a hour or so …. You won’t even see a break in your internet

    go to what’s myIp and write down your current iP address which will show on your screen …. And then check it after you have talked with BT 

     

    as far as cctv cost it is not expensive just start with two cameras ….. are you a house of flats? And what is your budget

  13. Posted

    Hi what part of the world are you in as countries has different rights

    if your ring goes off line when he is about then you need to check if he is not on your Wi-Fi (access to your router)

    Use an app something like…. net analyzer

    this will tell you who is on your network it also helps police as you will have a record of his IP address 

    hiding cameras behind windows can give you problems in both camera image quality and secret recording of others

     

    ring doorbell is just a doorbell not a cctv system a real cctv is not expensive and is your best option 

  18. Posted

    Hi. IP systems and HD analog are now both on the same level performance infact HD analog is now getting better than IP

     

    yes you can update but you will need to swap out the dvr to something like a 5 in 1 hybrid dvr 5mp

    and you only need to change the cameras you need to upgrade and change over time as a new dvr will except old and new cameras 

    you will also have a better system than samsung

  22. Posted

    Hi the problem with that dvr is it’s very limited ….. and also a short life span with what may happen with hikvision

    when reading specs on hik always look at limitation specs ….. the one you have listed has a list of functions but it warns you can only use one at a time …. So if you use motion detection (which is a standard setting to use) means you can’t use any other feature 

    I would look at a TVT dvr hybrid much better machine and has one of the best viewing apps made that gives you full control over your system most other apps can’t do that

    also TVT is fully compliant with NDAA and GDPR    ….. hikvision is not compliant with either

  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, wolvyreen said:

    I'm not sure how familiar you are with this camera but the camera has colour night vision as it has two lenses to determine the colours during a night time shot while infrared is on.

    Hi I know the cameras very well 

    two lens …. One colour one black/white 

    if your seeing the IR light while in colour then your not in true night mode …. It has to be black/white or IR will not work it does not work in colour

     

    Not sure why this is important but no, we are not using the cloud but we are using an SD card.

    it can make a big difference….. size of sd card also speed of sd card so what type of card are you using

    if you used the qr code to setup then yes your using the cloud 

  24. Posted

    Hi …… this could be a few things as it looks like a setup problem or faulty camera 

    colour night you should see a white light from the camera …. Your last night image does not show this ….. so might have a faulty light …. What are your night images like with IR on ( should go black/white)

     

    also are you using SD card or cloud storage 

    but I will say these ezviz cameras are a waste of time and waste of money …. After your 30 days then monthly costs start to take effect…. With cctv cameras you don’t have monthly costs or have a 3rd party over something you own 

    which country are you in ?

  25. Posted

    8 hours ago, Jollygilly said:

    Hi,

    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.

    Hi is this DS2 the dedicated micro dvr ???? 
    we’re are you located

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