CCTV advice what to install etc,

[lovelyperson]

Re the rain ( with thunder and lightning )
It looked like this..........

The result after about 15 mins..........

Know we are a little south of you Brian but again lasted some 15 mins........looking at your pics we escaped lightly!
Skies were too bright to be a gota fria experience........fortunately.

First serious rain we have had since the fibra optica install and lacking knowledge of its working was pleasantly surprised that with a 30MB supply there was hardly any speed variation during the downpour. Previous 6MB from Ole was antenna (house roof) dependent and probably like yours dropped down or even 'rain has stopped play' as you put it.

Re: the CCTV and what Chris said above about using footage as evidence in court .....'If you want it for evidence then it must have the correct time and date on the photos and videos.'
Glad to say I can mirror that comment as last week I finally won an appeal against me for robbing and witholding personal and household effects from tenants that were evicted.........thanks to CCTV at home I could prove my whereabouts against the dates and times of the alleged crimes.
That is twice in under two years that CCTV has proved its worth.

All enjoy your weekend.

 

[Tururu]

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First serious rain we have had since the fibra optica install and lacking knowledge of its working was pleasantly surprised that with a 30MB supply there was hardly any speed variation during the downpour. Previous 6MB from Ole was antenna (house roof) dependent and probably like yours dropped down or even 'rain has stopped play' as you put it.
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All enjoy your weekend. View attachment 99308

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La fibra optica no esta influenciada por la lluvia, es lo que tiene, en caso de corte electrico/alimentacion, mientras tenga baterias (UPS) si hay un repetidor por medio, sin problema.
Las viejas conexiones de cobre, par telefonico si tienen problemas.
Muchos tecnicos con las prisas, olvidad cerrar la tapa del registro abiertas y/o mal cerradas, se pueden mojar las conexiones, en general la humedad modifica la capacidad de la linea y claro, bajar la velocidad o incluso quedar sin ADSL/Internet.
Del resto, una buena inversion las camaras.
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The optical fiber is not influenced by rain, is what you have, if electric/power outage while you have batteries (UPS) if a repeater through without problem.
The old copper connections, twisted pair if they have problems.
Many technicians haste, forget to close the lid open registration and/or improperly closed, can get wet connections generally moisture changes the capacity of the line and of course, slow down or even run out of ADSL / Internet.
Of the rest, a good investment cameras.

All enjoy your weekend.

 

[Archive-8]

And remember, if your cameras pick up anything outside of the boundary of your property, then you will also to be registered with the data controller's office, and have the. Correct signage.

If you don't perpetrators solicitor can get him off!! Due to technicalities.

And you must not point the camera, at other people's property. As you also need to respect their rights for privacy.

@lovelyperson i remember the first time you had it, glad to hear that you were cleared.

 

[jeallen01]

Chris

Point taken about the signage - thanks (I was already aware of the registration and so on).

Now come across some interesting recorders and cameras on the CPC-Farnell website - I trust them more than I do the sellers on evil bay, and so I'll be taking a good look at that stuff over there as there appears to be quite a wide range of options.

 

[Archive-8]

Chris

Point taken about the signage - thanks (I was already aware of the registration and so on).

Now come across some interesting recorders and cameras on the CPC-Farnell website - I trust them more than I do the sellers on evil bay, and so I'll be taking a good look at that stuff over there as there appears to be quite a wide range of options.

Cpc are quite good, I have used them for many years.

What parts do you still need to find?

 

[Archive4]

Here in Spain, not sure if said laws re viewing other properties off angle, and " data controller's office " well, last time a had a word with the policia local , they were happy I something on camera for them to view. Guess we are lucky here, if the want it , they will use it. Regards seeing neighbours gardens etc, no problem round here.

 

[jeallen01]

Chris

Still looking for "everything" at the moment and trying to weigh up the options - one "must have" is 5 cameras due to the space and shape of the house (it is an end-of-terrace but has a pentagonal floor plan with 4 outside walls, with a pentagonal conservatory at the back!) and the long narrow garden. That means I would need an 8-channel recorder.

Then there is the subject of the necessary definition of the cameras - most of the cheaper system have 720p resolution cameras but if I am going to take the trouble to do this (over the years, virtually all the other houses have had some sort of break-in but ours never has - probably due the very open nature of the front garden, the high fences to the rear, and the illuminated ADT alarm boxes high on both the front and rear walls) then I want to make sure that the system is a pretty decent one with better definition than that. I am also as yet confused by the references to "960H" and the like.

 

[Archive-8]

The 960 cams are supposed to be analogue hd.

I ordered 2 960 analogue hd cams, and they never worked, I sent them back.

I am still using some low grade cameras.

Like this Wide angle 3.6mm Lens 1300TVL HD Dome Home CCTV Security Camera IR Day Night UK | eBay

 

[Archive4]

Chris

Still looking for "everything" at the moment and trying to weigh up the options - one "must have" is 5 cameras due to the space and shape of the house (it is an end-of-terrace but has a pentagonal floor plan with 4 outside walls, with a pentagonal conservatory at the back!)

Do you need cameras?
https://www.quora.com/Witchcraft-historical-What-does-the-pentagram-originally-symbolize
I think not, you already have protection. By your own hand, " virtually all the other houses have had some sort of break-in but ours never has "
Yet, alas, you wonder why?

 

[Archive4]

Sorry, system error, or Forum software slow down caused duplication of post, so re-writing this one.
Was it an error?

 

[jeallen01]

@Milamber

You may have a point!

However "never say never" because I know my wife is rather concerned about the "possibilities" of a break-in, and so I'm trying to reduce those, and I also know that my party-wall neighbours are also concerned (I talked to them about CCTV, and also got their verbal, and very willing, permission to also cover the front and rear of their property - which, based on Chris' comment earlier, I will get in writing when (if?) I go ahead with it!). OTOH, the end-of terrace house to the other side has been "done" twice - "Asian gold jewellery" might also come into the equation!). Therefore this is a reasonably serious point to consider - and I think the local cops would be very happy as well as they often ask those that have CCTV if they have any video of what was happening when an adjacent property was, or tried to be, burgled.

Looks like an on-going project - as is the sat-tv, which is intended to give me some interesting things to explore during the dark Winter months, and for which I am almost "ready". That is, when all the existing problems with the existing ADT system have been confirmed as "solved" (4 visits this week, because the conservatory "Dual tech" microwave and PIR sensor failed without us knowing until it did not work when it should have when my wife went in there with the system "set", and it has since taken 4 visits this week(!) for the on-going problem to be narrowed down to the replacement sensor ALSO being faulty and so it has been replaced AGAIN).

Never rely on just one form of "insurance"!

 

[Archive-8]

My cctv combined with the dog, has allowed me to scare anyone trying to climb next doors fence.

Cctv does help to reassure you.

And the police love videos and photos.

 

[jeallen01]

The more I look into the various systems and options this morning, the more I am both confused and enlightened - there is a lot of info out on the web from various sources, and I am now trying to sort some of this out in mind (which is struggling to cope - but I think I will get there in due course!).

BTW: something I did find out about CCTV PoE is that the connections can be very sensitive to the types of cables and connectors used, especially if Copper-Clad Aluminium (CCA) Cat 5E cables are used because that appears to cause significant voltage drops, and all-Copper Cat 6 is recommended because it has slightly larger conductors and better screening - this thread on cctvforum.com might go some way to explaining some of the issues/solutions.

 

[Archive4]

The more I look into the various systems and options this morning, the more I am both confused and enlightened

I think the yoga thread is on the other side of the forum

 

[Lazarus]

Foodies Fayre?

 

[Archive4]

Foodies Fayre?

Nice cake she´s cutting!

 

[jeallen01]

I'll take yogurt (especially the Greek-style stuff) over yoga (at least most of the time), and my waistline tells me to avoid cake (and what might go with it) wherever possible

 

[Archive-8]

A couple of days ago, when I was staying in Sherborne, so I could have the stitches in my leg taken out.

Came back after the Dr's to find my camera/ir flood lamp no longer working.

Checking the cable inside the house all is fine, out side, some one has cut the cable!

Well I have ordered a new IP cam to replace the old analogue cam, and now the new roof of the garage has been done, I am able to feed all of the cables on the new camera inside the garage.

Hopefully that will stop them cutting it again.

I know what time it happened, it was 02:33.

And I know how they got to the cam without any of my cameras picking them up, as I can't have a camera viewing next doors drive, as it would also pick up one of their bedrooms and bathroom and kitchen.

So I will now need to deploy another tactic.

 

[Lazarus]

What you need is a CCTV camera to monitor your CCTV camera.

That ought to do it.

 

[jeallen01]

"Intelligent" machine guns!

On a more serious note, the vulnerability of cameras and cables, and PIR lamps, to that sort of vandalism is a thing that worries me, and, if I do go ahead with a system, then all the cables will be inside the house except for very short exposed lengths at high levels between the walls and the cameras. In fact, there's no real other way to do it because of the shape of the house.

Thought: could you hide one of those "animal trap" cameras in a tree or some bushes for a few days to see if the sh1t tries to come back again?