Reliable PoE CCTV cameras
Discussion
eltax91 said:
what's the advantage of a turret over a bullet or dome?
A bullet is more susceptible to being moved, a simple push with a stick can knock it up. A dome gets dirty, can mess with the IR at night, can totally wash out any night vision. Avoid using dome cameras outdoors.
Edited by megaphone on Monday 5th February 09:45
mattybrown said:
megaphone said:
Main issue with the Unifi Protect is the lack of camera choice. There are no turret cameras, which are probably the most useful for external use.
Are these not what you are referring to? https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/store/ip-cameras/tu...
Edited by megaphone on Monday 5th February 09:48
Hi all,
I'm looking to get some cameras for my garage to cover my driveway on the front, and the garden to the rear. I was thinking of getting a couple of G5 bullet cams or the G5-flex cameras mounted from the underside of the roof eaves or directly mounted to the wall.
I'd like to power the lot off PoE, and connect it to one of these: https://www.4gon.co.uk/ubiquiti-unifi-cloudkey-gen...
Is there anything else that I should consider - either placement or equipment-wise?
Thanks,
Nick
NickXX said:
Hi all,
I'm looking to get some cameras for my garage to cover my driveway on the front, and the garden to the rear. I was thinking of getting a couple of G5 bullet cams or the G5-flex cameras mounted from the underside of the roof eaves or directly mounted to the wall.
I'd like to power the lot off PoE, and connect it to one of these: https://www.4gon.co.uk/ubiquiti-unifi-cloudkey-gen...
Is there anything else that I should consider - either placement or equipment-wise?
Thanks,
Nick
Don't know if it supports ONVIF to back up to your device but I used to back my Reolink cameras up to a NAS so I would expect so.
megaphone said:
mattybrown said:
megaphone said:
Main issue with the Unifi Protect is the lack of camera choice. There are no turret cameras, which are probably the most useful for external use.
Are these not what you are referring to? https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/store/ip-cameras/tu...Edited by megaphone on Monday 5th February 09:48
https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/collections/unifi-ca...
megaphone said:
They must have been listening, Ubiquiti have launched the G5 Ultra Turret, just what was needed, although now out of stock! I got some when they were first released and they are good, there are proper junction boxes and mounting options coming as well. Price is not too bad £94.00 inc vat.
https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/collections/unifi-ca...
That looks perfect for what I need.https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/collections/unifi-ca...
NickXX said:
megaphone said:
They must have been listening, Ubiquiti have launched the G5 Ultra Turret, just what was needed, although now out of stock! I got some when they were first released and they are good, there are proper junction boxes and mounting options coming as well. Price is not too bad £94.00 inc vat.
https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/collections/unifi-ca...
That looks perfect for what I need.https://uk.store.ui.com/uk/en/collections/unifi-ca...
As I mentioned in a previous post, avoid bullets as they are too easy to move, to easy to whack off.
The G5 Ultras have 'AI' , the people and car detection works really well.
theaxe said:
I'd also recommend Ubiquiti/Unifi. If you have a POE switch already then you probably just need a Cloud Key 2 Plus which will act as a controller and DVR (it can be powered by POE too). Just check which flavour(s) of POE your switch can put out.
They have various cameras, here's an example.
Looks like the Cloud Key 2 Plus is going to be updated soon - does anyone know when the new one will be released?They have various cameras, here's an example.
Edited by theaxe on Saturday 3rd February 15:17
Thinking of:
- Cloud Key 2 Plus (Gen 2 when released)
- G5 Turret Ultras (when available!)
Edited by NickXX on Friday 19th April 12:26
Their NVR has drive bays that can take big WD surveillance drives and acts as a controller, if that's a requirement.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
Baldchap said:
Their NVR has drive bays that can take big WD surveillance drives and acts as a controller, if that's a requirement.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
I've been thinking about one of these for a while. It's probably a question of 'when' not 'if'. But..... does it have any RAID facilities, or is it possible to back it up to a NAS drive elsewhere? Some sort of redundancy is required.....https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
NickXX said:
theaxe said:
I'd also recommend Ubiquiti/Unifi. If you have a POE switch already then you probably just need a Cloud Key 2 Plus which will act as a controller and DVR (it can be powered by POE too). Just check which flavour(s) of POE your switch can put out.
They have various cameras, here's an example.
Looks like the Cloud Key 2 Plus is going to be updated soon - does anyone know when the new one will be released?They have various cameras, here's an example.
Edited by theaxe on Saturday 3rd February 15:17
Thinking of:
- Cloud Key 2 Plus (Gen 2 when released)
- G5 Turret Ultras (when available!)
Edited by NickXX on Friday 19th April 12:26
Baldchap said:
Their NVR has drive bays that can take big WD surveillance drives and acts as a controller, if that's a requirement.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
Bit ott for two cameras though.https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
Magnum 475 said:
Baldchap said:
Their NVR has drive bays that can take big WD surveillance drives and acts as a controller, if that's a requirement.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
I've been thinking about one of these for a while. It's probably a question of 'when' not 'if'. But..... does it have any RAID facilities, or is it possible to back it up to a NAS drive elsewhere? Some sort of redundancy is required.....https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
Baldchap said:
Magnum 475 said:
Baldchap said:
Their NVR has drive bays that can take big WD surveillance drives and acts as a controller, if that's a requirement.
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
I've been thinking about one of these for a while. It's probably a question of 'when' not 'if'. But..... does it have any RAID facilities, or is it possible to back it up to a NAS drive elsewhere? Some sort of redundancy is required.....https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/collections/unifi-ca...
They do a Pro version that takes more drives. All depends on what you need and how long you need it.
I've had one in for several years and it's been rock solid.
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