CCTV kits

[Notquiteretired]

What about those still camera setups that capture wildlife? No idea re cost but I'm sure someone posted some pics here (may have been a loan unit) @llamedos or @Flossie from memory.

 

[Welsh Farmer]

Before you lash out on any equipment I would arrange a site meeting with your local police and agree a strategy that if you capture good, clear film evidence that they will definitely take this forward and vigorously investigate and prosecute the culprits; Otherwise it is simply not worth you going to the expense of rigging up the system to begin with. The Police can be a bit hit or miss but generally the greater you involve people and seek their opinion from the start then the greater the level of consistent cooperation imo. Why don't you install a locked gate across the driveway, if it's possible this could be simpler and cheaper than the cameras.

 

[trook135]

I can't install a locked gate unfortunately as has a right of way through the yard but I can and have put a big 30ft locked gate on the field with the problem but they are going through the barrier either side, heavily involved with local countrywatch guys from the police they want to catch them as much as we do as they are hitting around 8 farms over a 30mile radius that we know of! As with everything though we need evidence

 

[Notquiteretired]

I can't install a locked gate unfortunately as has a right of way through the yard but I can and have put a big 30ft locked gate on the field with the problem but they are going through the barrier either side, heavily involved with local countrywatch guys from the police they want to catch them as much as we do as they are hitting around 8 farms over a 30mile radius that we know of! As with everything though we need evidence

Do the police have surveillance kit they can install themselves?

 

[Flossie]

What about those still camera setups that capture wildlife? No idea re cost but I'm sure someone posted some pics here (may have been a loan unit) @llamedos or @Flossie from memory.

We've got one, but think it was @crazy_bull that posted pics in the photo comp. Very good they were too

 

[Welsh Farmer]

Get the police to agree the evidence required. It seems there are more than enough people with a vested interest in catching these culprits so perhaps it's possible to set up some sort of rota watch or something. I know that sounds impracticable and of course it's not without considerable effort and inconvenience but it might be the only way in the short term to alleviate what is a long term problem for you. Good luck with which ever way you go with this.

 

[crazy_bull]

We've got one, but think it was @crazy_bull that posted pics in the photo comp. Very good they were too

Thanks

Ours is a Bushnell Trail camera, take night and day pictures no idea on the cost as I nicked it off the old man, who uses it to take pictures of badgers and such like as they eat dead chickens that he ties to a post.

Batteries last for ages and can store thousands of stills, just quite dull going through them all.

C B

 

[trook135]

Would it get a good picture of a number plate and what sort of distance would it work well at?

 

[crazy_bull]

Would it get a good picture of a number plate and what sort of distance would it work well at?

I'd have thought 10 metres easily, and would be as clear as a normal photo, could easily be set up at car height in a hedge to get anything that passed, but would need to be angled in the right direction to get the number plate.

C B

 

[lady muck]

We have CCTV at the farm but the thieves know where they are so need to get to the next step which is Infa-red beam cameras, spotlight and sirens. Any recommendations?

We also need cameras at my sheds capable of recording a number plate on the way past. There is no electricity there so is a trail camera the best bet?

 

[llamedos]

IR trail cams give a very good picture I would go for a good one like a Bushnell(sp) they have still & video settings

 

[Notquiteretired]

Are you looking to upgrade your existing cameras to Day/Night. You should be able to have a setup that works on rules and alerts eg
Dark and movement then put on light and send you a txt or email.

@Sleepy would be your best starting point. (please dont say you bought a pan mixer of him 5yr ago)

 

[lady muck]

IR trail cams give a very good picture I would go for a good one like a Bushnell(sp) they have still & video settings

Just been looking at them on amazon ....so many

 

[Notquiteretired]

Just been looking at them on amazon ....so many

Can you post a link and I can have a look and decipher the gobbledy gook?

 

[llamedos]

Just been looking at them on amazon ....so many

we have used these but not HD and the quality of picture is excellent both night and day http://bushnell.eu/eu/produits/all/trail-cameras/natureview-cam-hd/

 

[Custard Guts]

I had a problem with my car getting vandalised in my driveway. I bought a £20 fake CCTV camera from amazon that operates a flashing red light, which makes it look real. I haven't had a problem since. 16 cars were damaged in my street an month ago, all in one night, and mine wasn't touched.

 

[daijd]

I like the idea of the infa red beams setting of sirens, lights and opening kennels. But it could be a long night if you had a lot of wildlife walking around the yard at night. Even on a windy night with foreign objects blowing around setting the beam off.

 

[Welsh Farmer]

It's not a problem with wildlife because in a rural environment where you would encounter all the perils you have mentioned the beams are not a single line; they are a sort of wide cigar shape and both beams need to be broken in order to activate the alarm and this therefore stops most false alarms. You set the top beam above sheep / dog height and unless you have a bird the size of an eagle with a wing span able to break both beams together .... or unwanted cattle in the yard in which case you would probably want to be alerted .... then it is normally only set off by someone walking through it.

 

[hch4971]

As was said further up this thread, cameras are great if you can monitor them 24/7, otherwise you are looking at people with hoods going off with your gear. We had a visit from the police yesterday with regards to our recent 'loss' of vehicle batteries, they have recommended lights with PIRs so will be implementing those asap, also going to try and get a flashing blue strobe to work off the same system. I am also going to look at the system used by Welsh Farmer with regards to sirens, we are a couple of hundred yards into open countryside outside a rather posh village, I reckon, if I can get one loud enough, the police will have so many complaints within minutes about the noise that they will be forced to attend quickly As we live about 5 miles away I need to look at being able to switch it off and reset it remotely once we get a call from the police to say it is causing complaints! Lots to think about but movement sensitive lights first I think (and lots of them!!)

 

[Bruce Almighty]

I keep bird scaring rockets by the bed. My window faces the workshop.
If I happen to hear intruders I will let one go in their direction, they're good for pest control