Re: CCTV Software

["Les George" <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why do you want to use network cameras?
There are usb devices out there that can be used to capture video on motion
& can use any cctv camera.
We use a single camera capture device that costs about £47.00 ( + VAT) with
motion detection & remote viewing software.
We are going to test a 4 camera version this week, will let you know how it
goes.
cctv cameras generally give a better picture (especially in low light) than
network cameras.

"Phil Marius" <cctv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dorv41hf4nvtst192hb19a80beablbniev@xxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All,
>
> OK, it seems to me that with network camera prices being relatively
> cheap, installing CCTv into a home is now not as cost prohibitive as
> it may have been in the past, so potentially this opens up this market
> a whole lot more.
>
> However, the software available that I can find seems a bit of a let
> down in this respect. Most software at a price suitable for home use -
> that I could find - did not have any support for recording on motion
> detection (I looked for PC based software as more home sare likely to
> have a pc running windows than a mac or linux box).
>
> The best I could find with that kind of functionality was for a 16
> camera system (most homes will only want 1 or 2 cameras) and cost well
> over 300 UK Pounds! I mean you can get a half decentcamera for half
> that!
>
> So, does anyone know of a reasonably priced piece of software, windows
> based, that will monitor 1 or 2 IP Network cameras and record on
> motion detection? 100UK Pounds or less would be sensible I think,
> otherwise it wont suit the market.
>
> What are users in the home market supposed to do? watch their CCTV
> cameras all day just in case, then press thr record buton when
> something happens? Or buy terrabytes of storage and continiously
> record?
>
> Cheers,