[Shop-talk] Self contained home security cameras

[Brian Kemp]

I've looked into similar capability, but have not made a decision. Just 
searched for this type of product and found 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oco-Pro-Bullet-Outdoor-Indoor-1080p-Cloud-Surveillance-and-Security-Camera-with-Remote-Viewing-4-Pack-OPHWB4-16US/300505129 
as a sample.  One of the reviews says "These are a great camera for 
people who do not want to have a DVR box or hard wired cameras. You 
still have to wire power but the wifi feature with the SD card storage 
is the way of the future. This is great for homes without cable internet 
that have a lot of cameras since DSL or wireless connections would get 
bogged down if all the clips were being uploaded like with Nest or Arlo 
etc. I have yet to find another camera like this. Hikvision is likely 
the OEM that rebrands these for Oco which is a good thing as they are 
the largest IP camera maker in the world and know how to do it. Also, 
these do not run hot like the samsung I tried before this."  I have no 
experience with this specific product and only offer it as an example.

If you can run a single network cable, you can install Power Over 
Ethernet (PoE) cameras connected to a digital video recorder (DVR) that 
records everything to a hard drive that you can watch on a monitor/TV or 
on a computer.  These solutions start at about $300. The key thing here 
is to put the central DVR in a location that a thief wouldn't find (not 
next to your computer or TV).

I've learned a good bit from https://ipcamtalk.com/

I have a neighbor that runs a system using Blue Iris software on a PC 
and says he likes it.

I've read in several places that a battery only camera isn't a good idea 
as the motion sensing will drain the battery often enough that it 
becomes problematic.

If looking at a Ring doorbell, make sure your internet connection is 
good enough.  Ring says you need at least 2MB upload if you hunt enough 
though their site.  Even after moving from DSL to cable internet to get 
2MB, the connection still is not always good enough.

On 8/8/2019 8:54 PM, Ronnie Day via Shop-talk wrote:
> We live in the country on 10 acres. Our nearest neighbors are around a 
> mile away. We don't bother to lock the doors unless we're going to be 
> gone at least overnight. Someone could bulldoze the house and no one 
> would be likely to hear or see it happening. Monitored home security 
> is really a non-starter. We're 35 miles from the nearest town that 
> would provide that type of service.
>
> I just realized that I could put up small, self contained "game" type 
> cameras to cover the front and back doors, hopefully to help ID anyone 
> that breaks in, and reinforce any insurance claims. I'm talking 
> battery powered or at least battery back-up, motion controlled, using 
> SD cards or some other removable memory.
>
> Just started research, but thought tossing it out to the group worth 
> doing.
>
> RD
>
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