CCTV recommendations

[Still Farming]

Like anything you got to clean and look after.
Also the police allegedly may prosecute you if you ant go signs up to say cctv in operation and NEW GDPR data recording regulations etc.etc.
Pen pushers and lawyers rather do you than spitting image of known criminal prowling about ?

 

[Grassman]

Whatever you do with cctv is all well and good.
But the best thing is beam alarms that make loads of noise and turn lights on!

 

[mx110]

anyone got a recommendations for beams? could do with some for 5m gate and approx 50m across garden

 

[Fendt]

We have a number of beams across the farm yard. RISCO make good ones, anything up to 100m. Need dual sensors to stop false alarms. They need to be connected to a control panel of some sort to activate lights or sirens. Ours also wired to the email function of our cctv so that we get instant alerts if we are away from the yard.

 

[Bob c]

We have a number of beams across the farm yard. RISCO make good ones, anything up to 100m. Need dual sensors to stop false alarms. They need to be connected to a control panel of some sort to activate lights or sirens. Ours also wired to the email function of our cctv so that we get instant alerts if we are away from the yard.

you got a link for them ?

 

[Fendt]

https://www.riscogroup.com/products/product/154

 

[Grassman247]

Sorry to drag this thread up again, heading away on holiday for a few weeks and I’d like to put up a PTZ camera on the house that can see the gate into the yard which is about 60m away, day and night if possible. On board storage would be useful aswell I think, anyone got any recommendations? I’ve looked at hikvision but there’s so many different options I’m just getting more and more confused

 

[Puff]

Nothing wrong with Hikvision, there are versions for what you need but depends on your budget. If you are looking straight at the gate, do you actually need PTZ? Most new Hikvision cams come with line crossing or motion detection and on-board storage. Go for the POE (Power Over Ethernet) and buy a cheap POE router (though some cams need a POE injector instead) as running Cat5/6 is far easier than running BNC + Power. You should be able to send email from inside the camera no problem and remote viewing is a matter of opening some ports on your router & using the app.
As someone said above, using a remote IR source reduces rain drop and spider false alarms. You can add alarm triggers to them as well.
The cheapest Hik POE with IR is over £400 I seem to recall but very good quality.

 

[Grassman247]

Nothing wrong with Hikvision, there are versions for what you need but depends on your budget. If you are looking straight at the gate, do you actually need PTZ? Most new Hikvision cams come with line crossing or motion detection and on-board storage. Go for the POE (Power Over Ethernet) and buy a cheap POE router (though some cams need a POE injector instead) as running Cat5/6 is far easier than running BNC + Power. You should be able to send email from inside the camera no problem and remote viewing is a matter of opening some ports on your router & using the app.
As someone said above, using a remote IR source reduces rain drop and spider false alarms. You can add alarm triggers to them as well.
The cheapest Hik POE with IR is over £400 I seem to recall but very good quality.

PTZ would be nice as the camera would be looking at the gate but the horse grazes next to the house and the Mrs wants to keep an eye on him when we are out [emoji849]

I’ve got a 4 port POE switch but it’s not close to where I want to mount the camera, was thinking about a wireless one?

 

[Robt]

Whatever you do with cctv is all well and good.
But the best thing is beam alarms that make loads of noise and turn lights on!

I always thought it would be good to have a pir with a delay that illuminates a blue flashing light about 500 yards away.....

 

[Puff]

PTZ would be nice as the camera would be looking at the gate but the horse grazes next to the house and the Mrs wants to keep an eye on him when we are out [emoji849]

I’ve got a 4 port POE switch but it’s not close to where I want to mount the camera, was thinking about a wireless one?

That works - EXIR fixed for gate and a small (non IR) dome PTZ for the horse - 2 IP cams (£275), you have the POE and open ports on the router. Some Cat5/6 cable, crimps, plugs for £50 all in, bit of time looping cable about and jobs done. If you can wire a plug, you can crimp Cat5/6.

Problem with Wireless is that you need to ensure there is 240v power to the camera - not impossible but easier to just run a cable & roof voids are great for that. I have 6 cams on my house covering axis/entries and with a little thought, no wiring in sight.

 

[Grassman247]

That works - EXIR fixed for gate and a small (non IR) dome PTZ for the horse - 2 IP cams (£275), you have the POE and open ports on the router. Some Cat5/6 cable, crimps, plugs for £50 all in, bit of time looping cable about and jobs done. If you can wire a plug, you can crimp Cat5/6.

Problem with Wireless is that you need to ensure there is 240v power to the camera - not impossible but easier to just run a cable & roof voids are great for that. I have 6 cams on my house covering axis/entries and with a little thought, no wiring in sight.

Thanks for the advice! Any ideas on cameras? There’s that many models the more I look the worse it gets!

I’ve actually got 240v sockets in the roof space closer than the router that why I was thinking wireless

 

[Puff]

Only buy UK Models as Hikvision don't approve of greys and they can be bricked.

Buy as many MegaPixels as you can afford - more MP, better clarity. Bullet cam for the gate definitely, probably 6mm with at least 50m IR. Varifocal is best so as to get best pic.

Not sure you will find a Hik WiFi PTZ. If you have a 240v socket in the roof, then buy a POE wifi router and use that to power your cameras & link to your existing wifi setup (if you can'd run a cable downstairs). I always prefer wired its simple to do, less configuration and more reliable. You can always use a mains network extender instead.

 

[Grassman]

Only buy UK Models as Hikvision don't approve of greys and they can be bricked.

Can you explain in layman's terms please

 

[Puff]

Only buy from Hikvision Officially Imported UK Stock. It has UK/EU regioning in the firmware, which Chinese/ROW do not. If you try to upgrade a non-official camera or NVR, Hikvision are known to have ensured that you cannot load UK/EU firmware and that your device will end up useless.
This is an attempt by them to support their importers and to cut down on the amount of Chinese/ROW stock sold into the UK via eBay and the like. eBay is a good source of Hikvision cameras but just be wary of what you buy and ensure its UK region, UK supplied. There is a way of telling what region the device is for from looking at the serial numbers.

 

[Grassman]

Only buy from Hikvision Officially Imported UK Stock. It has UK/EU regioning in the firmware, which Chinese/ROW do not. If you try to upgrade a non-official camera or NVR, Hikvision are known to have ensured that you cannot load UK/EU firmware and that your device will end up useless.
This is an attempt by them to support their importers and to cut down on the amount of Chinese/ROW stock sold into the UK via eBay and the like. eBay is a good source of Hikvision cameras but just be wary of what you buy and ensure its UK region, UK supplied. There is a way of telling what region the device is for from looking at the serial numbers.

Ahh got you. Thought it was technical stuff you were on about

 

[congtysuretech]

i do cctv camera hikvision and kbvision https://giamsat24hvn.com/lap-dat-camera-kbvision/

 

[Yale]

Yale very good too.

Yes......very.

 

[Still Farming]

Yes......very.

Company?

 

[Yale]

Company?

No,just a familiar name.