I was looking at the Night Owl Security systems. But I have no particular knowledge. I will lurk with interest...
I just got a Foscam FI8905W, it uses wifi
also hooked into a cloud based recorder which i can trigger events.
i have them sending emails on alerts as well as to an ftp site.
check out Mangocam.com
Game cameras work well with a security system for certain areas if you have a large property. Kinda a backup as the game cameras use batteries in case power goes out. You can set them up to send you pics when it hits on something. However, they will have to be checked every couple weeks to delete pics you don’t want and to check battery juice.
Two types of cameras wireless outdoor and usb to pc.
I use hootoo wireless outdoor cams, dlink cams,
and if you have an old pc you can use a usb connected camera.
The besy camera serving software I have see are: Yawcam, and BlueIris.
Use several different systems. For example this is $26. It simply triggers on motion and calls several phone numbers of your choosing.
My daughter had a wireless system ADT, it was worthless.
She acquired a Rhodesian Ridge-back, now that’s a protection system.
ADT does offer the cameras as well, but they charge an extra monthly fee for that part ($5). You can do the cameras yourself with something like a Linksys IP camera (http://store.linksys.com/cameras/linksys-WVC80N_stcVVproductId84737621VVcatId554678VVviewprod.htm).
This technology is so flooded with Chinese-manufactured POS products I have some pertinent advice:
If you don’t care about ending up with a piece of Chinese hardware that also has software written by Chinese developers, copying someone else’s work and inserting their own malicious code, and have dozens (if not hundreds) of hours of spare time on your hands to fully research your purchase, and don’t care about wasting $$ on hit/miss purchases you can’t return, then yes, go online and buy.
Otherwise, spend some better time and ask around for referrals for ‘security system professionals’ that can get you what you want and plan on paying good $$ for it.
Unfortunately I cannot refer anyone. To clarify, I recommend a referral to a ‘local professional installer’ that also knows the technology/products.
Money well-spent & piece of mind.
I put one in my main home (for reasons un-disclosed). If you have Internet service at your cabin/property, get a system with at least four camera’s. Mine are indoor/outdoor with IR. I also opted for the system with two 1TB disks (mirrored for redundancy) and a medium resolution setting. This enables almost a month of capture before historical video starts to get deleted. My unit plugs into my router and all I had to do is open a couple ports on the router and the viewing applications were easy to install on windows and mac and already existed in the google playstore and apple app store.
My investment was $400.00 doing the installation myself. The camera’s have 65 foot cables that came with them.
It has already paid off for me as my home was vandalized and I captured ALL of it from multiple angles.
I picked my unit up from http://www.supercircuits.com/ and it arrived four days after I ordered.
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I’ve been using DropCams at both my business and home and can highly recommend them. They are not suitable for use outside but I have mounted some of mine in windows facing outward and they work great. They will detect both motion and sound and send alerts to your smart phone alerting you that a motion event or sound has been detected.The cameras also have a speaker so you can both send and receive voice/sound. You can subscribe to their cloud video recording service and download and make copies of events. I have their 7 day cloud video recording service and find it perfect for my needs. The viewing software is very intuitive and places markers on a timeline making locating and viewing events very easy. The cameras are VERY easy to set up and use and even work in total darkness with their own IR emitter. I can’t recommend them highly enough. Their customer service is first rate too.
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As well, to clarify, I’ve worked with a friend that’s a security professional off & on for 20 years and have great personal knowledge & experience of a constantly-changing technological environment. I have my own system(s), but they’re getting dated and I can’t tell you what’s best re current gear/manufacturers.
I’d shoot you his way for some online consultation (or query him myself for you), but he has had some major family tragedy this past week and, due to impending legal processes, he’s not on my list this month of ‘reliable consultants’.
I have no expertise on the issue but can relate some feedback from a friend and landowner.
He had several trail cams set up on his property for game. He had one camera that sent still photos electronically when activated. Soon after setting them up some (3 I think) were stolen, one of which was wireless transmitting unit. He learned he had poachers on his property and got a pretty good picture of at least one perp as they approached the camera to steal it. At last check, he had not recovered the cameras but there was an arrest warrant issued as the perp was identified. He replaced the cameras with all wireless units. But he does have to recharge/replace batteries now and then.
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We use this:
Completely wireless, weatherproof, night vision, motion detection, saves videos to the cloud, alerts us via email when motion is detected. Adequate video quality, and no audio. Supports 5+ cameras. Works for us. Would like better video quality, and the ability to record more than one video feed at a time, but that’s the tradeoff for wireless ...