Security cameras / home monitoring

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Help me PH

I want to make my home into a fortress, or at least slightly harder to break into then my neighbour.

There's 3 areas of easy access; one is the front door which is just off a quiet street, the second is the kitchen door which is accessible through an unlocked gate / small fence; thirdly the conservatory which is accessible through both these methods and also through the rear garden. At the end of the garden is a garage and carport which are easily accessible through an unlit lane. This is where I'd be if I wanted into my house - down the lane, straight through the carport, garden, and yank open the conservatory doors.

I'd like 4 cameras - one facing the garage door and carport, one inside the garage, one covering the garden / conservatory, and one on the back door / side of house. Any suggestions? My main priority is receiving prompts to my mobile when someone appears in the vicinity of a camera if possible.

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thanks - i'll have a search for cctv42 and see if he can help a fellow PHer out

we do have a few security lights installed but the garden is so sheltered no one would know whether they were on or not tbh, i certainly wouldn't notice from inside the house.

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Thanks chaps. I like the look of the netgear stuff but I think batteries are a deal breaker, I want them hard wired I think with wireless connectivity. I noticed there were a few in Costco today by swann, any experience with these?