Reply to: Night Vision Cameras

[Wilmslow]

I had a similar problem – all over a neighbour who had gone nutty.

I got an infra-red camera from Amazon, and the all-in-one-cable, with an outdoor microphone as well. Got a 24/7 time-lapse video recorder from Ebay (like garages have), if on 8 hour setting you can get clear sound recorded despite being VHS tape technology.

The infra-red glow is a very good deterrent, so, if you want just deterrent factor, get the camera and plug this in, and don’t bother with the recorder or mic.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Wired-...0798406&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Microp...0798452&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meters-Exten...0798473&sr=8-3


Hope this helps……

[OwlHoot]

Seriously, unless your front garden is no larger than a handkerchief, gravel can slightly deter trespassers because it's impossible to walk on without making a crunching noise.

[DimPrawn]

But not you though?

[AtW]

I find the 12-foot electric security gates and 1/4 mile private driveway seem to deter most unwelcome visitors.

But not you though?

[xoggoth]

If you search for a previous Wilmslow CCTV thread you will find some suggestions from me. Most cheap CCTV cameras have night vision.

[DimPrawn]

I find the 12-foot electric security gates and 1/4 mile private driveway seem to deter most unwelcome visitors.

[Pogle]

We have a light which comes on when anyone comes onto our driveway. I dont know if its any good as a deterrent, but we've never had anything nicked.

[AtW]

Or if you live in a terraced house, rip out all the shrubbery from your front garden and concrete it over to make a nice driveway

helicopter pad

[Moscow Mule]

Or if you live in a terraced house, rip out all the shrubbery from your front garden and concrete it over to make a nice driveway

Saves on parking permits too!

There are some places where you're not allowed to do that any more due to the extra surface run off it causes. You have to spend more to get a permeable one.

[SantaClaus]

Get a garage.

HTH

Or if you live in a terraced house, rip out all the shrubbery from your front garden and concrete it over to make a nice driveway

Saves on parking permits too!

[AtW]

Get a garage.

HTH

[SantaClaus]

Because of the high view angle you won't get an image the plod will be too interested in, as they can't use it as evidence.

So you won't need something with too high a resolution, you just want to be able to recognise the scroat from their clothing if you see them.

An ordinary webcam and some motion detecting software should do it.

I've got a small, but visible outdoor infrared camera mounted in my front doorway. Prefer it to be mounted outside as the infrared glow acts as a visible deterrent at night. Cost me about £100.

Think I got it here:

http://www.y3k.com/section.php?xSec=...45bfef6b08e37f

I noticed Maplin were doing a cheap network DVR for £199. Not sure if it includes a hard drive.

[DimPrawn]

Is it worth setting up a neighbourhood watch scheme for you street?

Also, put in some IR activated flood lights onto your driveway?

You might want to start with some dummy camera housings. Cheap, quick to put up, and might deter most idiots.

[threaded]

Because of the high view angle you won't get an image the plod will be too interested in, as they can't use it as evidence.

So you won't need something with too high a resolution, you just want to be able to recognise the scroat from their clothing if you see them.

An ordinary webcam and some motion detecting software should do it.

[BoredBloke]

I'm open to suggestions on this as I know nothing about security cameras. Obviously I'd like things to be as cheap as possible.

We live on a cul-de-sac so anybody entering it does so by passing our house. I wanted to focus the camera onto our road (small street not much wider than 2 cars. My car is parked at the end of our drive, a drive that itself is not much longer than a car. So I was hoping I could set something up in the bedroom overlooking the street and it would be able to produce fairly clear images of the person who keeps pinching things out of the cars parked there that we could send to the coppers. I'd prefer it if it could stream to my PC and I could happily fill this with some big cheap drives and motion sensors would be useful. It will be aimed at the car and surrounding tarmac so the image would be pretty static.