Re: Residential video surveillance questions

[Robert Macy <robert.a.macy@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 4, 7:28=A0pm, s...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 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
>
> > to set up a single video surveillance camera to cover the back yard are=
a of
>
> > a property that I own and have rented out to a tenant. =A0The tenant ha=
s a
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> > computer and Internet access and would be more than willing to use his
>
> > computer for this.
>
> > Here's what I would like to be able to do if possible:
>
> > 1) add one video camera on the back wall of the building under the eave=
;
>
> > 2) have the camera be always live, but also motion activated so that it=
 only
>
> > records and saves the recording when there is motion in front of the ca=
mera;
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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 t=
he
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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;
>
> > 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 p=
lace,
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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.
>
> > I have a little bit of ability to set up a separate hosted website if t=
hat
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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. =A0It wil=
l 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 an=
d by
>
> > who.
>
> > I started doing a Google search about this, but can't seem to find what=
 I
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> > want. =A0I assume that it is a matter of finding the right type of came=
ra 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 controlle=
r/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. :)

hear, hear.

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