Where's the fun in that. lol
Home Security System Questions
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I have guns, and lots of them, LOL. I have an extremely nice safe that'll slow them down some. I have already ordered a Ring Doorbell Pro 2 that I'll be installing in a couple days when it gets here. Considering either the Ring Spotlight Cam for over my driveway, or the Arlo Pro 2.
Do you think the ring spotlight camera has just as good of picture as the Arlo's? More preferably which one is going to have the better night picture as that's when all this shit is happening.
I dont have the ring flood with camera set up yet, so I cannot comment, but my ring doorbell is great at night picture/video clarity wise.
If you want to get serious on security cameras go over to IPcamtalk. They will all poo poo the nest/Arlo but they know alot about the higher end stuff.
I myself have multiple Dahua starlight's recorded locally on a battery backup. These cameras blow away my nest IQ. It's not about resolution at night, it's all about the sensor and it's ability to absorb light. Nest/Arlo is great for an easy integrated overview and their apps are super easy to use. But they won't ID someone at night. The starlight cams are not too expensive IMHO, you're looking at about $175 a camera one you get a recorder.
As stated night time is when you want it to work. Any camera can give you a great night time static image. What you want is facial recognition while in motion. The nest type camera won't do that.
My setup caught a lady breaking into my porch last year. Night time video was good enough for a judge to issue a felony arrest warrant for B&E.
I myself have multiple Dahua starlight's recorded locally on a battery backup. These cameras blow away my nest IQ. It's not about resolution at night, it's all about the sensor and it's ability to absorb light. Nest/Arlo is great for an easy integrated overview and their apps are super easy to use. But they won't ID someone at night. The starlight cams are not too expensive IMHO, you're looking at about $175 a camera one you get a recorder.
As stated night time is when you want it to work. Any camera can give you a great night time static image. What you want is facial recognition while in motion. The nest type camera won't do that.
My setup caught a lady breaking into my porch last year. Night time video was good enough for a judge to issue a felony arrest warrant for B&E.
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I understand everyone’s situation is different. I live on a dirt road in the woods with one way in by vehicle. I have an Arlo camera system that has a camera aimed toward the driveway. It will send me a motion notification within seconds. I can then view a live feed and can speak through the camera to whoever. My wife has the same set up on her phone. When we go out of town I give my mother, she lives next door, viewing privileges. I also have a safe.
Before getting a monitoring system you need to check how they respond if the alarm is triggered. As in the quote above, what if you can’t get to your phone? I believe the monitoring company will try to call the homeowners before calling the police. I also think some areas have laws where the police will fine you for false alarm calls. I think that’s only if it’s excessive.
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I currently have this:
It does the job, but it has a few quirks that I'm not a fan of and I'll be upgrading soon. I'll probably end up with this and throw the largest microSD cards in for better playback vs the cloud recording I have now:
I had easy access to my attack and my cousin wired in a outlet. I put the cams on the end of the soffits so I get coverage front and back then just ran power to them. Was really easy to set up.
It does the job, but it has a few quirks that I'm not a fan of and I'll be upgrading soon. I'll probably end up with this and throw the largest microSD cards in for better playback vs the cloud recording I have now:
I had easy access to my attack and my cousin wired in a outlet. I put the cams on the end of the soffits so I get coverage front and back then just ran power to them. Was really easy to set up.
First, I would look at what you're doing that's making everything so easy to hit. For instance, lights. Criminals tend to shy away from places that are well lit. Something's going on that's making you an easy mark.
Those monitoring services are a waste IMO as are cameras for the most part. My house was broken into a long time ago and all the police could do with the video was say, "Yup, that's a criminal in your house." It was a complete waste. I had a monitoring service at my office and the response times are so pathetically slow it's worthless. There were too many middle men in the mix to get a quick response so we set up a direct system. At home I have a Ring system with no subscription and a 4k camera system. If there's any activity my phone is notified. For instance, I'm at work and nobody is supposed to be there. My phone chimes and I can be on the phone with the police in a matter of moments and monitor what's going on remotely. There isn't a monthly cost and it cuts response times drastically. Win, win.
Those monitoring services are a waste IMO as are cameras for the most part. My house was broken into a long time ago and all the police could do with the video was say, "Yup, that's a criminal in your house." It was a complete waste. I had a monitoring service at my office and the response times are so pathetically slow it's worthless. There were too many middle men in the mix to get a quick response so we set up a direct system. At home I have a Ring system with no subscription and a 4k camera system. If there's any activity my phone is notified. For instance, I'm at work and nobody is supposed to be there. My phone chimes and I can be on the phone with the police in a matter of moments and monitor what's going on remotely. There isn't a monthly cost and it cuts response times drastically. Win, win.
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