Security Camera Needed

[anonymous-user]

Had an attempted break-in at my house about an hour ago. Luckily I woke up as the guy was trying the lock and I shouted through the door and he scarpered.

Police said he was after the car keys and have suggested a camera so that at least I could get a picture of anyone if it happens again.

Can anyone suggest a relatively decent system at a reasonable cost. Thinking of a simple motion activated camera by the front door, nothing overly complex for around £100.

Cheers
Gary

[anonymous-user]

SS2. said:

Good to hear you woke and scared the scumbag off.

Have you considered a video doorbell with motion detect ?

Yes it was!

Yes, I’m aware of Video doorbells but was not aware they did motion detection so thanks! Will be researching what’s available over next few days.

[anonymous-user]

HOGEPH said:

Ring does the job for me. I have a doorbell cam, floodlight cam and a battery stick up cam to cover the drive.

Im at John Lewis tomorrow so will check all this out. Thanks.

[anonymous-user]

Blink camera from Amazon. Two year battery life, motion detects, infrared night vision and allows two way speech.

What put me off Ring is you really need a permanent live to it or else you will be removing the unit every so often to recharge it. You also have to pay for cloud storage (Blink you don't) and need to buy an additional bell/ringer module otherwise it only rings on your phone which according to reviews can be a bit hit and miss!

[anonymous-user]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ll take a good look at these over the next few days.

[anonymous-user]

The blink cameras look like a great option for me.

There is this package

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Home-Security-Detec...


Will that do or do I need the external XT2 camera?

Reason I ask is that I’m in a bungalow so the cameras cannot be placed very high but I could place a camera in the front window covering the drive?

[anonymous-user]

SS2. said:

garyhun said:

Reason I ask is that I’m in a bungalow so the cameras cannot be placed very high but I could place a camera in the front window covering the drive?

Be careful with that - you'll probably find that placing a camera behind glass will result in a huge amount of reflected flare when the infra-red activates.

Ah, good point! Need to think about this.

[anonymous-user]

geeks said:

Also in a bungalow. I have external CCTV cameras mounted about 7ft or so up and the field of view is fine. The best security in some ways is visible, all well and good having video after the fact but if they see you’re more hassle than you’re worth they’ll move on, in theory, it doesn’t always work that way of course but you catch the meaning I’m sure.

That makes sense. I’m out at the moment so will take a look at the house later and make the decision.

The XT2 cameras do look the right fit for me.

[anonymous-user]

ewolg said:

Jordan210 said:

Ring 2's are £129 at the moment with a free Amazon Echo show 5 at most places at the moment.

Just picked one up.

Me too - works fine.

Thanks for the heads-up Jordan - I’ve just ordered this too.

[anonymous-user]

Got mine set up this morning. Talks to my phone, my Echo Plus and my Echo Show and was so easy.

Really happy with it as a simple deterrent and a way to keep an eye on things at all times.