I often recommend people pick up used Precision workstations on ebay, theyre typically under $150, have plenty of power to run a legit VMS, and room for a couple disks. NVR wise, I wouldnt say I really have a recommendation for a specific piece of hardware, I personally just use my NAS and have a separate disk pool for NVR storage. Heres a link to the PTZ (well a review that I added some follow-up material to). You can always add an IR emitter, or just use existing light in the area, these sensors do well even with minimal light.
Id honestly recommend the PTZ I just picked up if you want something more compact (I decided being in a neighborhood and down low, I didnt want a big ptz head moving around in the open), its the 2MP IMX29x sensor I previously referred to, 4X zoom, in a dome (although no IR) for around $180. (This is a bullet keep in mind)Īs for a PTZ, Dahua has one option with a 4MP STARVIS sensor (still not 100% sure which sensor model it is, but decent chance its an IMX178), it also has an amazing 45x zoom, but iirc price is close to $1000. The videos on youtube and reviews on ipcamtalk really look good, esp as it can be had around $130. Im VERY interested in trying out the IPC-HFW1831E as it uses the (quite large) IMX334 8MP sensor. There are some higher end sensors in Sony's STARVIS lineup, and a few cameras do have them. Although theyre 2MP, I would still take them over my 4MP Dahua's any day as the night performance is THAT much better, and the pixel density really isnt as noticeable as you'd think (likely due to video compression).īut there is another option. The defacto standard (in my and I guess a lot of other peoples opinion) for a good balance of day/night performance is the IMX29x based cameras - youll see these branded as 2MP Starlight cameras from Dahua, think Hik calls its darkfighter or something like that. I also see youre wanting high MP - typically thats going to mean sacrificing low-light performance unless you spend a decent bit of money. I would like the ability to receive notifications on my phone which can then direct me to a VPN based link - potentially using a Zoneminder or Shinobi API push to a Telegram app or another suggestion?Īs for the security concerns, putting the cameras in their own vlan with only your nvr is essentially bulletproof - basically it would come down to someone exploiting the NVR (whatever host OS its on) at that point, and in that case, it wouldn't really matter which cameras they are.Īs for your camera selection, Id really recommend turrets or bullets over domes when possible (unless for the PTZ of course) as they tend to have less issues collecting water spots and less reflectivity issues with IR. Ideally open source software - Zoneminder or Shinobi? NVR - 30 days of storage across the 4 cameras. I'm looking for the following outdoor cameras all with POE, IR/night vision and 5MP+:ġx PTZ dome camera for monitoring the front garden (waterproof and possibly low vandal proof).ġx dome camera for front porch-way (or a doorbell camera?) (water proof and vandal proof)Ģ x dome cameras for the side and back of the house. I have spent the past few days researching and I'm running round in circles, so I would appreciate advise from those who have a lot more experience with these setups and could pass on their perspective. It should be possible to reduce the likelihood of any traffic leaking, without going through the VPN? While out of the house, I would ideally like to know about what's going around the house. I currently have a DrayTek Vigor 2862AC so there are reasonable firewall capabilities. I understand that it should be possible to stop any camera calling home (potentially China) if the camera system is put on a VLAN. It's both that there's the ability to spy, but also turn the device into a botnet. I assume that all POE cameras, regardless of where they were manufactured are a security concern though. Brands such as Axis, Avigilon and Hanwha are quite expensive. I see that Reolink is having a strong push on Amazon and through paid media - their equipment seems reasonable, although another Chinese company. Are those two companies alone really such a problem? Hikvision creates a number of white labelled solutions for other manufacturers. There has been a lot of noise recently around the US banning Dahua and Hikvision, because they are not patching security flaws in the firmware.
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