Need a recommendation on a security camera setup for a client.

[thecomputerguy]

I have an office whose owners are moving out of state and would like a security camera setup.

Requirements being:

Apple & Android App
Decent Quality
Decent DVR recording
4 + Cameras
Wireless (Maybe?)

Anyone have a recommendation they have experience with?

 

[CaliZ]

I've used the KGuard products in the past and they work great. Nothing 4k, but quick connection, simple app, easy management. Wireless camera's are available, but at a cost of course.

Beats out buying a $1K+ Axis or Sony system. (Though Sony CCD's are used. Always check for the best minimum lux rating you can buy if you are doing anything near dusk/night)

 

[thecomputerguy]

I've used the KGuard products in the past and they work great. Nothing 4k, but quick connection, simple app, easy management. Wireless camera's are available, but at a cost of course.

Beats out buying a $1K+ Axis or Sony system. (Though Sony CCD's are used. Always check for the best minimum lux rating you can buy if you are doing anything near dusk/night)

Do you have a specific model that you frequently use?

I was looking at the Zmodo stuff but they sell DVR kits for under $200 ... that seems pretty cheap (too cheap) to me....

 

[PcTek9]

really depend on the quality of system that you want...

and the quality of the images... do they need to be able to see the serial numbers on a 20 on the counter? if so stick a brick right over the counter with a 65mm lense on it, and focus it in.

wireless is easy and some systems have encrypted transmission but it messes with other wireless stuff sometimes, b/c it's all 2.4ghz usually.

for really good stuff try bluecctv.com

If quality matters, and lots of cams... http://www.bluecctv.com/index.php?cPath=1_4_60&osCsid=2l8c9o87gieajr2i6dmrke3jv7

 

[CaliZ]

I believe it was the Kguard NS Series, but can check on it later. 16 channel, 2 hard drive slots, h264 compression, definable detection areas.

 

[LifelineIT]

At home, I have a wired 8 cam setup, 960H, 700TVL with IR going to a dvr. I don't have as much granular control as I wish I did, but I can see it remotely, get alerts, all that. I need to add more IR blasters outside. It was cheeeeeeap, like $300.

If I had the money to spend, I would go Ubiquiti Aircam. Excellent quality, wireless, great software, on-device encode so your dvr doesn't bog, etc. The new ones have IR as well. ~$100/camera, less for the interior ones. You can basically add almost as many as you want. I'm not a huge fan of wireless just because jamming wifi is extremely trivial and is subject to random interference---but then that's just me being completely paranoid.

 

[pceinc]

A friend of mine just bought some Ubiquiti cameras and loves them.

 

[Aj2]

I've used the KGuard products in the past and they work great. Nothing 4k, but quick connection, simple app, easy management. Wireless camera's are available, but at a cost of course.

Beats out buying a $1K+ Axis or Sony system. (Though Sony CCD's are used. Always check for the best minimum lux rating you can buy if you are doing anything near dusk/night)

I second this.

Having installed several recently.

Simple easy and reasonable video quality