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Originally Posted by multiweb
Thanks a lot so far. Very good info there. So, Sam, you reckon the small stuff is not the way to go hey? You need to show you mean business. Very interesting. This JayCar system you linked too is the receiver unit correct? You need to take it slow with me. I know zip about CCTV and all that stuff. How are the cameras linked to it? Wirelessly? Also does it have its own internal network capability or you need a separate router with DHCP to run it? Looks complicated and high-end.
I have a 2 storey home so the camera mounting brackets would be right on the wall under the eaves, high enough to be off reach and out of the weather.
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Yes that's the receiver/recorder. It has a built in hard drive and internet capabilities. You still need a camera, and the cable to go back to the receiver.
Jaycar provides pre-wired cable which i've found to be very good quality. It has 3 plugs - one for the video signal, one for the 12v power and one for audio. Some camera have built in audio and they all use about 1-300 milliamps at 12 volt so you can use simple power adapters from jaycar or dicksmith to power them. The cable has a male power plug on one end (to plug into camera) and a female on the other (power plug). The same applies for the BNC video (the receiver/recorder has BNC plugs on the back) and RCA audio plugs.
I use some jaycar cameras and cameras they don't sell anymore for my systems. I use these colour domes for indoor areas. They're less than$100 and surprisingly good:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=547
Vandalproof domes for under eaves and such where they are in reach:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=547
Something similar to this for outside dark areas:
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=547
I have some of these for long range use in the pitch black for driveways and areas i need to regos and faces. They glow a dim red colour and people notice them but anything within 50-100metres is lit up in the pitch black:
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j0...a-NO-8803-.jpg
I know it's a lot of money, but i started with the receiver and 1 camera at home and just add another camera one at a time to any areas i think need them. Wired is definately the way to go. You can leave the receiver in the roof cavity, under the house etc hidden somewhere and use a wireless AV sender to send the signal to your TV if you like, but that's not fully secure - works ok in you're on acreage.
About 3 weeks ago i was outside at 1am with my dob doing some neb hunting and i heard some voices and whispering. I'm on acreage so there shouldn't be anyone around, particularly at 1am on a monday morning. It was pitch black and i couldn't see anything so i quietly went inside, turned on the telly and had a scan around the property and sure enough there were two fellas walking up and down the road. I went out with a torch and lit them up and they decided to leave. It turns out they were simply teenagers visiting some mates down the road.
I have no reason to have a CCTV system at home, except for the reason that i deal with them daily at work and i bought half a dozen systems for work so i got them quite cheap so i got another one for me
cheers