Spec me a CCTV System

I’ve just hooked up an IP camera streaming to NAS and looking for advice on where to position it.

Ideally, I want to mount it on the easiest thing- a wooden shed, where it can get power from inside the shed but obviously be mounted outside.

My concern is that, if someone were to come in to the back garden, it would be obvious and easy to throw something over or simply rip off.

Is it enough of a deterrent that someone would see it before/soon after getting in to the garden?

The video is being streamed onto a server in the house, so if they destroy/steal the camera, I have all the footage.

Thanks for any advice!
 
I have four around the house, under the soffits on each corner - but all wired into the DVR via the loft space.

I weighed up putting them lower, more chance of catching faces clearer etc., but as above to the detriment of being easily disabled, so went with the higher option instead.
 
Hi guys. Don't want to high-jack thread but could anyone recommend an affordable outdoor CCTV camera? One that ideally doesn't have a paid subscription service and is affordable so under £50.

Thanks.
 
I went with this one from the place that everyone buys everything these days:

https://sv3c.com/product-item/b07w-1080p-hx/

Very happy with it.

After some quick research, I found that it's recommended to go with ONVIF-compatible.

It was pretty easy to set up and I'm using Shinobi on a Raspberry Pi as my main control, but the iPhone app the camera recommends in the installation manual also works well.

For basic interface on Windows, I use ONVIF Device Manager.
 
MrMarvelous said:
Hi guys. Don't want to high-jack thread but could anyone recommend an affordable outdoor CCTV camera? One that ideally doesn't have a paid subscription service and is affordable so under £50.

Thanks.
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Buy cheap buy twice.

Yi do ones that accommodate sd cards but it's honestly just worth paying a local independent to get dahua or hikvision setup done properly covering multiple angles and access points.

My mate got the best cameras available full set up for £600 for 4 outdoor cameras.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
Buy cheap buy twice.

Yi do ones that accommodate sd cards but it's honestly just worth paying a local independent to get dahua or hikvision setup done properly covering multiple angles and access points.

My mate got the best cameras available full set up for £600 for 4 outdoor cameras.
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I completely agree with the sentiment but I can't buy the best cameras available for £600 and I'm trade.
 
Jimbo Mahoney said:
I’ve just hooked up an IP camera streaming to NAS and looking for advice on where to position it.

Ideally, I want to mount it on the easiest thing- a wooden shed, where it can get power from inside the shed but obviously be mounted outside.

My concern is that, if someone were to come in to the back garden, it would be obvious and easy to throw something over or simply rip off.

Is it enough of a deterrent that someone would see it before/soon after getting in to the garden?

The video is being streamed onto a server in the house, so if they destroy/steal the camera, I have all the footage.

Thanks for any advice!
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I have a bungalow so putting them high up is a PITA but I have one in the garage facing the road - I mounted it inside the garage with the front through the facia board above garage door - all you see is a 1" of the camera sticking out and I glued the rain screen that was on the top of camera above the camera cut down in length of course- it is reachable but also doesn't atract attention.
 
DXP55 said:
I have a bungalow so putting them high up is a PITA but I have one in the garage facing the road - I mounted it inside the garage with the front through the facia board above garage door - all you see is a 1" of the camera sticking out and I glued the rain screen that was on the top of camera above the camera cut down in length of course- it is reachable but also doesn't atract attention.
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Yeh in fairness I noticed someone nearby has an obvious wireless camera at practically head height on top of their fence facing into their garden.

If someone wanted to, they could walk up to it and rip it off and it's not even facing them.

I think I'll mount it inside the shed poking out a little or something so that it's less obvious / less easy to steal.
 
Jimbo Mahoney said:
Yeh in fairness I noticed someone nearby has an obvious wireless camera at practically head height on top of their fence facing into their garden.

If someone wanted to, they could walk up to it and rip it off and it's not even facing them.

I think I'll mount it inside the shed poking out a little or something so that it's less obvious / less easy to steal.
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You might want it somewhat obvious to act as a deterrent, but not in a place it can be easily pinched.
 
IPVM recommendation is 3.3m or 10’ for optimum utility. A CCTV camera mounted higher than the bottom of your 1st floor window is basically useless for evidence, if you just want a deterrent dummy cameras are about £10 each and they light up at night etc. Just like a real one.
 
Jimbo Mahoney said:
I went with this one from the place that everyone buys everything these days:

https://sv3c.com/product-item/b07w-1080p-hx/

Very happy with it.

After some quick research, I found that it's recommended to go with ONVIF-compatible.

It was pretty easy to set up and I'm using Shinobi on a Raspberry Pi as my main control, but the iPhone app the camera recommends in the installation manual also works well.

For basic interface on Windows, I use ONVIF Device Manager.
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How much are they? I'm not after anything fancy hence the £50 budget. I've had a quick nosy for home CCTV and it seems a minefield for similar products and good/bad reviews.
 
Hi,

I'm a little bit off topic so please bear with me.
I got 3 Bosch Divar AN 3000 (hybrid DVR). All in bad shape (fan broken, etc.) but there is hope. I would like to make some CCTV for my parents.

However the biggest problem I face is the admin password reset. I do not have any password yet.

Does someone know how to restore the factory defaults on a DIVAR 3000 (erasing current data/recordings and settings) ?

I must say that it's not a DIVAR IP 3000 but a DIVAR AN 3000.

I tried pulling out the battery for hours, pushing the reset button while powering on, booting without battery, pushing the reset button for 30s, the Dahua password generation tool (some Bosch are made by Dahua).
At no use...

So if someone knows the procedure and can communicate it I will be very gratefull.

Regards,
 
Nitron said:
Hi,

I'm a little bit off topic so please bear with me.
I got 3 Bosch Divar AN 3000 (hybrid DVR). All in bad shape (fan broken, etc.) but there is hope. I would like to make some CCTV for my parents.

However the biggest problem I face is the admin password reset. I do not have any password yet.

Does someone know how to restore the factory defaults on a DIVAR 3000 (erasing current data/recordings and settings) ?

I must say that it's not a DIVAR IP 3000 but a DIVAR AN 3000.

I tried pulling out the battery for hours, pushing the reset button while powering on, booting without battery, pushing the reset button for 30s, the Dahua password generation tool (some Bosch are made by Dahua).
At no use...

So if someone knows the procedure and can communicate it I will be very gratefull.

Regards,
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Have you tried the Super Administrator password ADMINISTRATOR and 000000 as the password? As far as I’m aware that is always present.
 
Hi,

Yes I tried. Multiple times :( It's the default password in the user manual.

I looked at the manuals, on the Internet, etc. But I cannot find any clue.

As I said I do not want to recover the old password. I just need to restore the factory defaults (erasing the existing settings and data).

On other Bosch DVR/NVR there is always a procedure to restart from zero. For instance powering up and pressing two buttons simultaneously.
I find nothing on this one.


Regards,
 
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