Re: Residential video surveillance questions

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On Friday, January 4, 2013 5:04:08 PM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
> I would like to find out if there is an easy and relatively inexpensive way
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> to set up a single video surveillance camera to cover the back yard area of
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> a property that I own and have rented out to a tenant.  The tenant has a
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> computer and Internet access and would be more than willing to use his
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> computer for this.
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> Here's what I would like to be able to do if possible:
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> 1) add one video camera on the back wall of the building under the eave;
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> 2) have the camera be always live, but also motion activated so that it only
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> records and saves the recording when there is motion in front of the camera;
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> 3) have the camera record the activities when it is activated by motion and
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> save the recording on my tenant's computer;
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> 4) have the recordings not take up too much space on the tenant's
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> computer -- maybe up to 10 GB at the most -- before re-recording over the
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> old recording; and,
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> 5) have the live camera and recording be accessible remotely via the
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> Internet either by the tenant, or by both the tenant and me;
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> I don't think the camera would need night vision capability because it will
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> be mounted next to a motion sensing security light that is already in place,
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> so at night, the area will be well-lit by the security light during any
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> motion activity outside.
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> I have a little bit of ability to set up a separate hosted website if that
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> would help in terms of creating Internet access to what the camera sees,
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> both live and, if possible, what is recorded.
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> The purpose of all of this is to capture and record any break-ins etc. that
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> take place in the back yard area where the camera is pointed.  It will not
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> be meant as an alarm system, but just a way to look back after the fact if
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> there is any foul play and have some video record of what took place and by
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> who.
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> I started doing a Google search about this, but can't seem to find what I
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> want.  I assume that it is a matter of finding the right type of camera and
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> maybe software that goes with it for the computer.
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> I can explain more if needed and/or answer any questions.
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> Thanks for any suggestions or ideas.

My suggestion would be to buy a DVR with NIC (network interface controller/Card), a 500GB-1TB HDD, Remote Connectivity Software (Included) and don't mount the camera too close to your light source (Flood Lights)and be done with it. :)