jacko
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| posted on 19/11/25 at 01:44 PM |
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CCTV recommendations please
Hi all I am looking for some cheep but good cameras to keep a eye on the garage etc
Any recommendations would help me
Thanks
G
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roadrunner
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 10:17 AM |
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nick205
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 11:32 AM |
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Can't recommend anything, but a neighbour fitted a camera system to watch his van overnight.
The recording element was "movement triggered" - i.e. it only started recording to the SD card when triggered by movement in a zone.
From memory he got around 30 minutes of capture per SD card.
It also rang his mobile when it started capturing - so he got an alert.
You may want to look for these kind of features.
Van parked really tight against the garage door overnight.
You'd have to move the van to get in the garage.
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jacko
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 11:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
Rottweiler
We have something just as good but nicer looking in our eyes
German shepherd
Hi Brad I hope you and family are doing well
Are you ready for Christmas
Thats why Im asking about cctv cameras present
Graham
[Edited on 20/11/25 by jacko]
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 12:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
The recording element was "movement triggered" - i.e. it only started recording to the SD card when triggered by movement in a zone.
ideally it will have a couple of minutes buffer, so will save the 'arrival' before they were close enough to trigger it. and carry
on for a few minutes after too.
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rgrs
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 12:52 PM |
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If it's just one camera, look at reolink. They do both wifi and 4g versions, with solar power as well.
The app works well, but if you need more than one camera then hikvision.
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HowardB
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| posted on 20/11/25 at 07:11 PM |
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I'd recommend wired and night vision active - wifi is too easy to block---
I have swann I think - generic brand from costco - has 1TB HDD and stores about a week from 4 cams,. 2 setups so there is some redundancy too
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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designer
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| posted on 21/11/25 at 12:03 PM |
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I have Ring doorbells and CCTV, cheap to buy and subscribe and work brilliant.
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/11/25 at 10:04 PM |
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A copper suggested having one on the fence pointing back into the property. They apparently don't expect them catching faces on the way out.
[Edited on 21/11/25 by JoelP]
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MikeR
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| posted on 22/11/25 at 11:12 AM |
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I have a mixture of wired hikvision (very good when i bought them, I think they're still a good brand - look at the make of cameras in department
stores / large fast food chains, they're often hikvision) and amazon blink (wifi). The blinks are battery powered and the batteries last 12
months (or with a battery pack 24 months). You can also power most of them via USB. I've got some around my garage powered by USB. They're
not as good as the hikvision but on amazon prime for 100 quid I'm not arguing. I've got a USB stick in the blink hub and everything is saved
to that. You can also pay £8 per month to have the video's in the cloud and 30 days access.
When the blink's activate my phone gets a ping. You can connect to the blinks and hold a conversation with someone (i've never done that).
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jacko
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| posted on 22/11/25 at 01:11 PM |
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Thank you all for your great info now is the time to investigate and buy
Graham
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jacko
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| posted on 4/12/25 at 03:03 PM |
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Would you believe it two nights ago some one hit my drive gates and scraped all the metal bars
If I had got my finger out and bought some cctv cameras I may have got a reg number and had a word if they live near me
G
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 4/12/25 at 05:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Would you believe it two nights ago some one hit my drive gates and scraped all the metal bars
If I had got my finger out and bought some cctv cameras I may have got a reg number and had a word if they live near me
G
I think I know what is on your Christmas list, please tell me you will dress as Santa as you install them on Christmas day ;-)
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/12/25 at 09:45 PM |
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Getting registrations from cameras isn't easy. You'll need to get very good ones and ensure you have good lighting. Headlights are great at
blinding cameras.
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