Re: Good wireless home security camera systems?

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Ant" <ant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> FYI:  There are in between offerings, but you will have to buy them and
>> see if they are "good enough" for you.  Most of the stuff out there.
>> Even the cheap crap meets its minimum brags initially out of the box.
>> Personally I would suggest you buy from somebody who has a liberal
>
> There are a few stores that does like Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, etc.
>
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>> return policy, and test it right out of the box as soon as you get it.
>> Night vision claims are almost always over stated.  Basically they seem
>> to rate them indoors in a room with highly IR reflective surfaces and
>> call the range at the maximum range it can see "something."  If you are
>> looking for cheap stuff consider all their claims in the same light.
>> Pun intended.
>
> Yeah, they tend want to want the consumer products that are cheaper that
> they saw in stores and online.
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>> I do have wireless stuff  ( Not IP and not cheap ) shooting several
>> miles with years of continuous reliability.  I also have a few
>> inexpensive standalone (SD card memory) wireless IP cameras in my shop
>> for testing. They still need to get power from somewhere.  JP Morgan
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> Are these the battery stand alone cameras with their SD memory cards
> inside? How well and long do they work? I assume SD memory cards don't
> hold much like regular HDDs? I wonder if these will be better for my
> client.

Already answered.  And it's a card so how big of a card did you put in it.
That's how big it is.

>> shut Tesla down on his free power broadcast through the air a very long
>> time ago.  The wifi works ok... but a couple of them seem to need to be
>> power cycled periodically to keep talking to the network.  If you want
>
> Heh, like many products (e.g., DVRs). :O

I have lots of DVRs in service that have only lost their network
connectivity when some network "wizzzzzzzzard" redid their network from
scratch and was to lazy to do a proper network survey ahead of time.  I
guess the stuff I do install and stand behind works better than the crap
cheap skates keep trying to get us to recommend.  Most DVRs I install work
flawlessly until they need a rebuild.  Usually, many years.

>> to play and tweak they MIGHT be fine for you, and they might not.  Also,
>> range is limited. Inside my 3000 sq ft metal warehouse they work ok, but
>> outside they get ZERO (0) connectivity.  Also, atleast one with a PTZ
>
> FYI, this big house is about 4K sq. ft. I did notice the wireless router's
> signals are weak in the kitchen and other far away rooms.

So, you going to do a proper network survey first, and make appropriate
network infrastructure recommendations, or are you hoping for a magic
bullet?  Pun intended or happy accident?  You decide.

>> setup seems to drift.  The camera doesn't move on its own, but when you
>> call up programmed locations they are a little off from where you
>> programmed them.  I've found its easiest to go out and move the camera
>> on its mount to bring them all back in alignment.
>
> None of them move like automatic or manually? That can be annoying. This
> could be useful on wireless network to see how they look though.
>
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>> Pay your nickle and take your chances.
>
> Yeah, we are researching first before buying anything. And yes, be able to
> return if these products suck. ;)


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