I was wondering if anyone has either installed home CCTV or has looked into it.

 

I won't go into details but its become clear someone nearby has the knife in me and me pa and are resorting to damaging cars etc.... No idea why! We get along very well with our close neighbours and have done nothing to upset anyone, but alas someone wants to make trouble!

 

Therefore we need a CCTV system. We need something to cover outside our wall, and maybe three angles of our garden (pretty big).

 

Its all pretty confusing as i'm only just getting into it - so was hoping someone may be able to help as they have done something similar.

 

It needs to have fairly good quality pictures as we want to catch this tw@t! But we can't be paying out a fortune. We were thinking of about £400 - is that totally unrealistic?

 

Thanks in advance for any and all help :)

 

Isaac :cool:

I bought a digital video recorder with a 320Gb drive and some Sony 1/3 cameras(infrared) for my parents house, all the hassle they were having has stopped so it was a good deterrent.

Just to add it was Croesco who gave me some good advice on what to get so it might be worth dropping him a PM.

The 4 channel DVR with HD was about £110 and 2 cameras at £60 each all from ebay.

(Camera's & hard drive bought new, DVR was second hand gives 40 days continuous recording then starts over again.)

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by BIGSSS

iv just started installing cctv for the alarm company i work for we use a variant of thease guys - and when it comes to cabling use cat 5 with coax ballons far far cheaper - http://www.digitaldirectsecurity.co.uk/cctv-system-kits/diy-cctv-2-camera-kits.html

90% of the time CCTV is useless, especially at night, unless you have state of the art equipment.

All it takes is for the perpetrator to be wearing a hat or hood, and the police and courts wont touch it. so all it gives you is a time and day that the event occurs.

the camera alone will deter even if its not connected, i would imagine 400 quid is more than enough to buy a really good system, mine only cost about a hundred quid and is infrered and 24 hours time lapse tape recorder (second hand) but if the person responsible is that determined they will just put there hood up and carry on. i would imagine it will stop as soon as the camera is put up, thats what happened at my house.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50m-Infra-Red-LED-Camera-c-w-1-3-Sony-CCD-20m-cable_W0QQitemZ260346872647QQihZ016QQcategoryZ48632QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

These are the cameras i got, good quality images day & night.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=224366&doy=9m2&C=SO&U=strat15

This is similar to the DVR i got but only paid about £70.

All well worth it my opinion and my dads less stressed lol.

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by BIGSSS

correct thats why we are sneaky *******s and hide them in trees and couple them with pir's and opals with massive flood lights useless without all that, tbh mate id just use a fk off big flood light.....or.... a guy i know in the business has an old 911 with a 50 quid wireless 12v IR camera wired into the dash facing the 'perp' try and drive with your face covered......best thing is whilst its in range of the dvr it will record constantly however when you/the perp drives away the footage is safe at home!! and that will get you a guaranteed money shot for less than 250 quid.......

(runs off the 12v car battary), you'll find 99% of the liitle wireless cameras only require 12v

Firstly thanks all for the advice.

 

What does 1/3 mean? :confused:

 

And what is the picture like? Is it good enough to identify someone if they look at it momentarily?

 

TBH i live on a fairly quiet street so getting a face is'nt TOO important, as if i can get a good look at the clothes etc... there is a good chance i'll know who it is - and when i know that it does'nt matter if its good enough for a court or not ;) :D

1/3 is the size of lens on the camera 1/3 of an inch i think

Good image quality, my mum recognised me on it lol.

1/3 is the size of lens on the camera 1/3 of an inch i think

 

And is that good enough matey? Does it make a difference to the picture quality do you know?

 

Cheers.

during the day no problem, at night its a little bit more difficult, with infra red everything seems white (black clothes appear white), i always found you can identify people by there body shape and characteristics of how they walk/move, with face recognition i always find it quite difficult, unless you know who you are looking for, and like you say, dont think anybody put up cctv for the courts benifit, cos it never sticks.

If its someone from your street that your familiar with then you'll be able to pick them out no problem, as Kim says the night vision wouldn't hold up in court but thats not a problem when your judge, jury and executioner.

Just stay up hiding in the bush all night with a baseball bat :)

You've all been very helpful thanks peeps :D

 

As i said, i just need to know who is doing it - court evidence is not important ;) The way i am at the mo, he would'nt know what hit him!

 

Thanks Again,

Isaac :cool:

Just stay up hiding in the bush all night with a baseball bat :)

 

LOL I'm actually seriously tempted :D

LOL I'm actually seriously tempted :D

 

You'll save £400 :D I can think of stuff to splash £400 on.......... :D

You'll save £400 :D I can think of stuff to splash £400 on.......... :D

 

Well you aint having it - its mine all mine :D

 

Unless you have something that maybe worth £400 to me :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Cant remeber what kind of cctv we had at my house, think i upset a few people by standing up for myself and teaching some a lesson.lol.

 

anyways we had a CCTV the came with a motion sensor, it was conected to the TV. Any time it detected any movement outside, cars, people then it would cut off your tv channel and bring up your camera so you could see outside.

 

Would defo suggest this unless your in an incredibly busy street.lol. As i said can't remeber what the name of it was tho, but was a motion sensor.

Hi bud , sorry to hear ur having some grief , i have 2 cctv cams on front of house (black and white ) for better night time vision as is a dark area to cover ,

 

but i know bits and bobs and installed the sys my self

 

so if u need any advice or questions feel free to pm us

 

but the advice given so far is good:D

Hi bud , sorry to hear ur having some grief , i have 2 cctv cams on front of house (black and white ) for better night time vision as is a dark area to cover ,

 

but i know bits and bobs and installed the sys my self

 

so if u need any advice or questions feel free to pm us

 

but the advice given so far is good:D

 

Thanks Chris mate - really appreciate it :D

 

My Dad has found a fairly local company who is doing us a good deal on 4 outdoor camera's, a monitor and a recording memory thingy and also the correct length cables we will need to get to our house etc.... So hopefully will be ready for collection tomorrow :D

 

Then i need to catch the fecker and show him what day it is ;) :D

 

Isaac :cool:

Thanks Chris mate - really appreciate it :D

 

My Dad has found a fairly local company who is doing us a good deal on 4 outdoor camera's, a monitor and a recording memory thingy and also the correct length cables we will need to get to our house etc.... So hopefully will be ready for collection tomorrow :D

 

Then i need to catch the fecker and show him what day it is ;) :D

 

Isaac :cool:

 

 

well sounds like uv'e got things in hand mate:bow: , is it time and date stamped images also ? , i take it as yes from above and will prob have a small mem card etc ,

 

And yes mate i know what you mean , i would much rarther someone knock on my door face to face rarther than take their issue out on my motor !:mac1:

 

Hope the damage was'nt substantial

 

Chris;)

well sounds like uv'e got things in hand mate:bow: , is it time and date stamped images also ? , i take it as yes from above and will prob have a small mem card etc ,

 

And yes mate i know what you mean , i would much rarther someone knock on my door face to face rarther than take their issue out on my motor !:mac1:

 

Hope the damage was'nt substantial

 

Chris;)

 

Yeah all sorted - the memory thing is 14 days and then it records over itself kinda thing :D

 

Damage was'nt bad as such, ripped the merc badge of my dads s-class and smashed the light on our box trailor - which cost £60 each to replace!!! :rant:

 

He'll get whats coming once i know who it is ;)

 

Isaac :cool:

Hello Issac,

 

Was thinking of getting CCTV myself so if you don't mind, can you let me know the rough cost and how you found the system?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

Hello Issac,

 

Was thinking of getting CCTV myself so if you don't mind, can you let me know the rough cost and how you found the system?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

No worries Vijay :)

 

I'll get the full details off my Dad and PM you either today or tomorrow mate :)

 

Isaac :cool: