I am looking for a security camera system for my bungalow. I have decided to go for external cameras rather than internal and to avoid having to run power to each camera to use a POE system.
I would prefer 720p resolution to reduce bandwidth and storage of the recorded feeds.
The systems I have looked at so far that are within my budget are Annke and Sannce systems. Having looked at possible camera locations I think I need 6 external bullet type cameras to cover the entrance drive, back door (s) the garage and down the garden. However I think I need an 8 Channel recorder which will give me some limited expansion.
I believe both of these systems will cope with other cameras attached directly to the router if I ran out of physical connections on the recorder as long as there are recording channels left. However a couple of locations including the front door are difficult to get a POE ethernet cable to. Also these cameras may have to be more compact and have different field of vision/focal length than the standard bullet cameras supplied with these systems.
I therefore need to add wireless cameras to the same system.
1) Firstly is there an industry standard I should check for to ensure cameras are compatible with the recorder? For example if I wanted to add a Nest, DLink or other smart camera to the system what network protocol;ls should I check for?
2) Secondly the NVR will be located in my loft alongside my gigabit network switch so I won't be able to view the NVR directly using an attached screen. I therefore need to view over the LAN. However I have read reviews on the above systems and both have iOS and Android apps but some don't work well with modern web browsers relying instead on Internet explorer and Active X Plug in to work. Does anyone have any experience in local viewing via a web browser rather than smartphone app?
3) Finally I would like to install a camera at the bottom of the garden on my garden shed, however its a bit too far for stable wifi and there is no easy way of getting an external ethernet cable to the bottom of the garden. Can I reduce the feed resolution down below 720p and use Powerline Adapters (HomePlugs) on the wire armoured power cable running to the shed. If so what sort of speeds should I buy? Are the TP-link 300Mbps adapters fast enough for video feeds?
Any advice would be appreciated either on the choice of systems or what I am trying to achieve.
Fozzie
I would prefer 720p resolution to reduce bandwidth and storage of the recorded feeds.
The systems I have looked at so far that are within my budget are Annke and Sannce systems. Having looked at possible camera locations I think I need 6 external bullet type cameras to cover the entrance drive, back door (s) the garage and down the garden. However I think I need an 8 Channel recorder which will give me some limited expansion.
I believe both of these systems will cope with other cameras attached directly to the router if I ran out of physical connections on the recorder as long as there are recording channels left. However a couple of locations including the front door are difficult to get a POE ethernet cable to. Also these cameras may have to be more compact and have different field of vision/focal length than the standard bullet cameras supplied with these systems.
I therefore need to add wireless cameras to the same system.
1) Firstly is there an industry standard I should check for to ensure cameras are compatible with the recorder? For example if I wanted to add a Nest, DLink or other smart camera to the system what network protocol;ls should I check for?
2) Secondly the NVR will be located in my loft alongside my gigabit network switch so I won't be able to view the NVR directly using an attached screen. I therefore need to view over the LAN. However I have read reviews on the above systems and both have iOS and Android apps but some don't work well with modern web browsers relying instead on Internet explorer and Active X Plug in to work. Does anyone have any experience in local viewing via a web browser rather than smartphone app?
3) Finally I would like to install a camera at the bottom of the garden on my garden shed, however its a bit too far for stable wifi and there is no easy way of getting an external ethernet cable to the bottom of the garden. Can I reduce the feed resolution down below 720p and use Powerline Adapters (HomePlugs) on the wire armoured power cable running to the shed. If so what sort of speeds should I buy? Are the TP-link 300Mbps adapters fast enough for video feeds?
Any advice would be appreciated either on the choice of systems or what I am trying to achieve.
Fozzie