I've been a long time lurker on this thread, and am close to ordering some cameras. It looks like i will be going with hikvision / dahua POE (House is already wired for it) .I have a few questions though that i was hoping someone would be able to help with.
- At the start, do i need a NVR (I will get one ultimately)? I see some cameras have built in SD cards. Do these negate the need for a NVR.
- Does either hikvision / dahua link to the like of IFTTT (for the like of turning on outdoor lights). I have seen that dahua allows you do set virtual trip wires to activate alerts.
- If i got an NVR with smart detection, does that work in tandem, or instead of any smart detection / features on a camera (e.g. dahua wizcom)?
- Has anyone painted the cameras to better blend into the house? I would ideally like black over white.
- Do you need to order the mounts / back boxes, or can the cameras be mounted direct to the wall?