Basic Home System

[longwalk 0]

Hi Gents/Ladies,

Hope all is well, Im a complete novice when it comes to CCTV only very basic understanding so please bear with me.

 

Im looking for a cctv camera to monitor the outside of my house which is very small being from inner city London areas , in addition to this as many of you will know crime is high.

 

I basically staying to wireless to avoid channeling cabling etc, I would also like to view the footage on my computer, the distance between the camera and pc is minimal.

 

After visiting all the local DIY shops, it seems that maplin have an ideal solution, price wise aswell.

 

CCTV Camera:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=351514

 

Module Card for PC:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46113

 

All in all this will cost around £160, exclude any fixtures and fitting, I have a few questions:

 

1) In terms of quality at night, how good will this system be?

2) Can I watch real time through my pc and record?

3) Will my pc have to be on at night if recording?

 

Please offer me your expert opinions.

Regards

[Guest]

Hi Gents/Ladies,

 

 

1) In terms of quality at night, how good will this system be?

2) Can I watch real time through my pc and record?

3) Will my pc have to be on at night if recording?

 

Please offer me your expert opinions.

Regards

 

The quality of this system is at the lower end of the range so not great(!), you should be able to watch real time and record (depending on the spec of the computer).

 

The PC would need to be on all the time if recording,

 

Work out the angle of view that you need to see, this one states a 40 degree view, is this OK as this will offer the size of image?

 

The LED lights will propable be usable up to about 5m, what is the lighting like outside the house at night?

 

Hope this helps

 

Ilkie

[tomcctv 187]

Hi Gents/Ladies,

Hope all is well, Im a complete novice when it comes to CCTV only very basic understanding so please bear with me.

 

Im looking for a cctv camera to monitor the outside of my house which is very small being from inner city London areas , in addition to this as many of you will know crime is high.

 

I basically staying to wireless to avoid channeling cabling etc, I would also like to view the footage on my computer, the distance between the camera and pc is minimal.

 

After visiting all the local DIY shops, it seems that maplin have an ideal solution, price wise aswell.

 

CCTV Camera:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?moduleno=351514

 

Module Card for PC:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=46113

 

All in all this will cost around £160, exclude any fixtures and fitting, I have a few questions:

 

1) In terms of quality at night, how good will this system be?

2) Can I watch real time through my pc and record?

3) Will my pc have to be on at night if recording?

 

Please offer me your expert opinions.

Regards

 

please stay away from maplins. i remove 2 systems a month from customers who have installed there own from maplins. i.e down load problems/ cameras very poor. and you are thinking wireless (lucky if it works in london)

your budget is your budget so i recommend the link below. if you have a window by were you need the camera then i would fitt this just outside your window. it beats maplins by miles.

http://www.espuk.com/intro_guardcam.htm

[longwalk 0]

Hi Thanks for your replies guys,

The lighting outside the house is okay, nothing great as some of the street lamps are not within a distance which produce enough light.

 

The angle of 40 degrees is enough, as its a terraced house. My friend has also used this camera from maplin and says its fine its 5.8ghz not a 2.8ghz one?

 

TOM CCTV - the product you outlined is pretty sweet, however I wanted to be able to monitor the camera real time Im also concerned with people tampering with the buttons on the light, as the camera will be mounted high up.

 

Any other viable alternatives?

[longwalk 0]

Just spoke to someone in CCTV game and they recommended the following:

 

CCTV CAMERA

http://www.flyonthewall.uk.com/wireless-camera-with-night-vision-58-ghz-p-347.html

 

PC CARD

http://www.flyonthewall.uk.com/geovision-600-pci-card-and-software-p-144.html

 

All in all this package would cost me £250.00, compared to the maplin package which would cost of me £160.00. Even though its around £90 more Ive been told by the fella from CCTV that its top?