Gotta love a French Press......
ok, a question for all you security camera people! had the second break-in at a business property and this time the damage was substantial. the place is closed. electricity is on but no phone or internet. with that said what are my options for security cameras? one bright spot - part of the yard will be leased to a small trucking company as of 4-01. i imagine it'll be a while before i can think of selling. still trying to get out of probate 
Most cameras have a slot for an SD card. When set to record motion, depending on how much activity there is a 32 Gb card should cover a number of days. When the card is full it should start writing over the oldest data if set to do so. One would need to retrieve the card to view the data. Some cams can transmit via cell provider (with SIM card) at a much higher cost.
@tiburonfirst
My comment is not to buy a "big box" camera kit. In your case you will want to get positive identification and that means day or night. The cameras in those kits are generally small sensors and large megapixel ratings. That's a combination that will fail under low light conditions. They also usually come with a 2.8mm lens on the cameras. With a 2.8mm lens the subject needs to be close than 15 feet to get a positive identification shot. I stick to 6mm for fixed focal lengths and varifocal cameras, 3-12mm, a lot of the time. You want to know who did what and when, not just that something happened.
Above all don't chase megapixels, chase sensor size. Here's a guide for resolution versus sensor size for decent night video.
720P(1MP) - 1/3" = .333"
2MP - 1/2.8" = .357" (think a .38 caliber bullet)
4MP - 1/1.8" = .555" (bigger than a .50 caliber bullet or ball)
8MP - 1/1.2" = .833" (bigger than a 20mm chain gun round)
No capable system is plug and play. Every camera needs to be set to optimize the video in its' specific field of view, both day and night. If you want to get into license plate capture that takes a dedicated camera used for nothing else. Don't believe the marketing hype. Those night, bright, night time still shots are meaningless. The shutter speed, exposure time, is well under 1/30 which will produce nothing but blur when motion happens. Avoid Reolink, SV3C, Wyze, Ring, Blink and all the other consumer grade stuff. It's pointless to buy a cheap camera system that won't do what really needs to be done. Been there, done that, just wasted money.
Drop me a PM if you want more information.
My comment is not to buy a "big box" camera kit. In your case you will want to get positive identification and that means day or night. The cameras in those kits are generally small sensors and large megapixel ratings. That's a combination that will fail under low light conditions. They also usually come with a 2.8mm lens on the cameras. With a 2.8mm lens the subject needs to be close than 15 feet to get a positive identification shot. I stick to 6mm for fixed focal lengths and varifocal cameras, 3-12mm, a lot of the time. You want to know who did what and when, not just that something happened.
Above all don't chase megapixels, chase sensor size. Here's a guide for resolution versus sensor size for decent night video.
720P(1MP) - 1/3" = .333"
2MP - 1/2.8" = .357" (think a .38 caliber bullet)
4MP - 1/1.8" = .555" (bigger than a .50 caliber bullet or ball)
8MP - 1/1.2" = .833" (bigger than a 20mm chain gun round)
No capable system is plug and play. Every camera needs to be set to optimize the video in its' specific field of view, both day and night. If you want to get into license plate capture that takes a dedicated camera used for nothing else. Don't believe the marketing hype. Those night, bright, night time still shots are meaningless. The shutter speed, exposure time, is well under 1/30 which will produce nothing but blur when motion happens. Avoid Reolink, SV3C, Wyze, Ring, Blink and all the other consumer grade stuff. It's pointless to buy a cheap camera system that won't do what really needs to be done. Been there, done that, just wasted money.
Drop me a PM if you want more information.
Similar threads
- Locked
