Home CCTV....any recommendations ?

[Mark V8]

I'm sure this has been asked before but following an incident on the property last night involving potential thieving scum, I'm on the lookout for a basic system.
My wife is still a little shaken by this and I'm still 'on alert', so I'm thinking that the ability to have a system that once triggered will display a view of the yard should settle things down a bit here.
Cheers, Mark.

[10 Pence Short]

A couple of signs outside will do just as much for you as CCTV and cost a fraction of the price.

[SS HSV]

Hang on a minute...

[Mark V8]

10 Pence Short said:

A couple of signs outside will do just as much for you as CCTV and cost a fraction of the price.

The thing is they'll be on the property by then, and I'd like to know when they are
My dog will only bark once we are in bed, so I need a way of alerting us that someone is about when we are in front of the box after dark.

[SS HSV]

Discussed recently. Hope it helps

[Mark V8]

Cheers for that. I really don't NEED a sophisticated system though...
>I reported this incident immediately and it came to nothing despite giving a fairly full description (no fault of the BiB at all as we are very rural and they could have taken multiple routes)....so for that reason I don't need a recording device, just a method of alerting us to the presence of intruders.

>Someone is here 24/7 too, and the dog is very alert after dark.

[10 Pence Short]

Mark V8 said:

10 Pence Short said:

A couple of signs outside will do just as much for you as CCTV and cost a fraction of the price.

The thing is they'll be on the property by then, and I'd like to know when they are
My dog will only bark once we are in bed, so I need a way of alerting us that someone is about when we are in front of the box after dark.

Change the dog setting to 3 barks.

[Westy Pre-Lit]

http://www.iviewcameras.co.uk/MicromarkCCTVSystems...

Something like this you mean.

It's not the best of stuff by a long shot but will do what you want i think.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Friday 1st August 23:02

[Mark V8]

Thats the kind of thing. Sort of. Though the record facility is not as important to me as the 'automatic change of channels' facility is....
I'm sure this system must exist...?

[SS HSV]

Mark V8 said:

Cheers for that. I really don't NEED a sophisticated system though...
>I reported this incident immediately and it came to nothing despite giving a fairly full description (no fault of the BiB at all as we are very rural and they could have taken multiple routes)....so for that reason I don't need a recording device, just a method of alerting us to the presence of intruders.

>Someone is here 24/7 too, and the dog is very alert after dark.

You need an external PIR detector, wired to your existing alarm system set to chime (as mentioned in my guide) It will cost you about £100-150 depending on your alarm contractor. Also you can get it to 'call' that camera to your TV or LCD depending on what equipment you end up buying.

It's not about needing a sophisticated system, its about what you actually want the system to achieve. A camera system does FA for 99.9% of the time and when you want to actually look at an event you expect it to be recorded. In reality the actual bit you want to watch is only a couple of still frames long and if your equipment is crap, you could watching a black and white version of 'Zorro Does Acid' and disspears

[Westy Pre-Lit]

You can get these from B&Q Screwfix etc. The camera plugs into the AV port of the tele. So you can switch to the live view at any time if you like.

Not sure if they can be set up so that they switch automatically if there's movement, although i may be wrong.

Only ever put in one. Was ok for what the client wanted, but i wouldn't make a habit of fitting them.

[Mark V8]

Thanks guys,
>when you say the alarm could be set to 'chime' are you saying that would be the alert then ? Thats not really going to help me if I'm in the TV room with the surround on watching 'Black Hawk Down' though unfortunately......
As I said earlier I need a system that purely changes from the channel I'm watching to a view of the yard. At any other time I'm either around the property or asleep in which case the mutt is on duty....
The recording facility is not particularly useful to me as ( all IMHO ).....
a) The scumbags will (in 99% of cases) obscure thier faces and
b) park their unregistered vehicle out of sight or simply use 'someone elses' in which case a reg number is not really going to help and
c) I'll probably forget to set it up anyway...

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Or you could use something like this.

http://www.twenga.co.uk/offer/201692790.html

[Mark V8]

That sounds great. Now all I need are polite pikey scum who will ring the doorbell upon arrival. Thanks, mate.

[Iain H]

I can lend you a Retriever called Ted that barks at absolutely anything, any time anywhere, he is a right royal pain in the arse, but nobody would get through my gate without the whole neighbouhood knowing about it!!

[SS HSV]

Oh, I thought you were talking about Ted the forum moderator that barks at anything....

[catso]

Forget CCTV, waste of time - get another (or two) bigger, hungrier Dog.....

[Mr Trophy]

Sir,

You HAVE to get one of these. Can control it anywhere in the world!



Click her for further information!

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/3321923/Mec...

PS it will take a picutre of the "baddy and send it to your email!

Edited by Mr Trophy on Saturday 2nd August 00:59

[SS HSV]

Thats really cool and no doubt the shape of things to come. I'm going to wait until they make one that is 6' tall and speaks with a barotone voice capable of shouting

Love to see a burglar being greeted by a giant Meccano kit dictating "Your clothes; give them to me NOW