It will be easier and quicker to get a cheap CCTV system off ebay, out the cheap ones I have used Annke and Zosi, both have worked fine. The Annke system was in place for about 8 years, the Zosi appeared cheaper physically but worked.
Many of the cheap ebay systems are badged from the same manufacturer.
I've avoided wifi cameras and used wired AHD systems.
If you want night vision, the cameras I'd try and get are the ones with single or double infrared LED's rather than the ring of LED's, or better still add separate IR or visible floodlight. The ring of LED's start having LED's fail and night-vision soon tails off to a lot of noise.
I'm not sure on the deterrent factor of CCTV, we found visible floodlights were more effective and I've always been tempted by dog-bark alarms. Its better to deter the crime than have video evidence of it. I've got a lot of footage of criminal activity even with criminals staring straight into my cameras, if its night-vision footage its almost worthless, even moreso if its night-vision more than 8ft away. Luckily none of it involved break-ins, it was either criminal damage or theft of property outside of buildings.
Many of the cheap ebay systems are badged from the same manufacturer.
I've avoided wifi cameras and used wired AHD systems.
If you want night vision, the cameras I'd try and get are the ones with single or double infrared LED's rather than the ring of LED's, or better still add separate IR or visible floodlight. The ring of LED's start having LED's fail and night-vision soon tails off to a lot of noise.
I'm not sure on the deterrent factor of CCTV, we found visible floodlights were more effective and I've always been tempted by dog-bark alarms. Its better to deter the crime than have video evidence of it. I've got a lot of footage of criminal activity even with criminals staring straight into my cameras, if its night-vision footage its almost worthless, even moreso if its night-vision more than 8ft away. Luckily none of it involved break-ins, it was either criminal damage or theft of property outside of buildings.
Statistics: Posted by pidd — Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:10 pm