Does your house have a CCTV camera anywhere?

[BrilliantPomegranate]

We've just got one on ebay (our first purchase *yay!*) and I just wondered whether many others do?

[Don't ask me!]

I don't, but the neighbour over the road does, but the strange thing about it, is that it is pointed at my house, and she is a woman!!

;-)

[v7ult]

its well worth spending a couple of hundred on a decent camera and a time lapse recorder.if you do have problems with local yobs damaging cars etc then make sure you get a time/date stamped bit of kit.it makes in much more useable in court.check out ebay as loads of second hand stuff sells everyday for little money.dark areas go for black and white and well lit go for colour.not always but most times!

[hippy]

I have more than one, some of which are conected to motion detectors which send a text to my mobile on activation. I can then 'dial in' to the cctv system from my laptop...

[fbg]

Absolutly would not be without one

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[No, the other North!]

And do secrete the recorder!

In UK your large-scale threat is from unsophisticated chavs, who are very alert to CCTV hence hoods and baseball caps, and they will steal any tapes they find n VCR's just in case they're security tapes. Your small-scale threat depends on your profile, or directed attack (in which case enlist neighbours for look-in coverage instead of look-out) or enlist help of professionals.

If analogue camera, then get hold of an old but competent VHS (ebay?) recorder, put it in the loft or wherever and set it up to roll-over record for slightly longer than you'll generally be away.

If you are away Mon - Fri, set it for seven-day recording, just leave it running and change tapes monthly (after four uses, because they do wear out).

If digital, an old PC for fifty quid will do just the same job but probably with higher storage capacity dependent upon HDD. Again, secrete it. MK

[cctv]

I personally have one camera at home installed by myself and probably will install one more.

Main reason - I have played too much with cameras at work

[kenpsd]

Yep, 4 cameras, digital recorder, panic alarm direct to alarm company, 2 rottwiellers and a Yorkshire Terrier.....just in case...well, you can't be too careful...no burglaries to date, but my dogs live in hope!

[rupert]

Yep; we have one on the front of the house as we are on the main road into the village and the cars are parked on the drive out front. Digital, linked to the house alarm system.

PIR/security lighting to the rear; the garden is totally enclosed.....with 4 dogs running loose, 3 ESS, not the most vicious but boy do they make a noise if anyone comes near and a Patterdale thats more than happy to attack.

[kensplace]

Geovision 16 channel main DVR, about 10 or so (it can vary) cams connected at anyone time, but have more. Visimetrics 8 channel backup DVR for backup of main cams.

Some mobile DVRS which I will connect up when I get some spare time and a clear head. Lots of cams, from cheap b&w, to top end day/nights, and a ptz dome also.

Infra-red lighting (seperate, a uniflood led) out back, with spares for installing elsewhere, again when I get time and energy

Spare single channel dvr and multiplexor for emergency, or prolonged time away from house as a third backup.