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Wireless Security Camera - point through window to footpath outside

  • 16-07-2015 2:14pm
    #1
    InvisibleWoman
    Registered Users Posts: 139 ✭✭


    We are having problems with our neighbours, including looking through our kitchen window. We want to point a camera through the window and hopefully catch him in the act. I have looked at Amazon and several reviews mention glare from the window glass and/or problems with IR lights. The footpath and garden area is well lit from street lights, but not 100% perfect.

    Ideally;
    * Under £50
    * WiFi and LAN
    * Night vision
    * Motion sensor

    Nice to have;
    * SD card
    * Cloud storage

    Suggestions please?


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  • #2
    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭altor


    InvisibleWoman wrote: »
    We are having problems with our neighbours, including looking through our kitchen window. We want to point a camera through the window and hopefully catch him in the act. I have looked at Amazon and several reviews mention glare from the window glass and/or problems with IR lights. The footpath and garden area is well lit from street lights, but not 100% perfect.

    Ideally;
    * Under £50
    * WiFi and LAN
    * Night vision
    * Motion sensor

    Nice to have;
    * SD card
    * Cloud storage

    Suggestions please?

    Have seen a few set up with web cams, old phones and using this.
    30 days storage for free plus you get a notification to your phone if it detects movement allowing you view whats going on.

    www.altor.ie



  • #3
    Evolution1
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭Evolution1


    Lidl have a little IP cam coming in. Nest have a nice little cloud camera that's plug and play


  • #4
    Seamus1964
    Closed Accounts Posts: 502 ✭✭✭Seamus1964


    Thanks ,Altor, good one!


  • #5
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,839 ✭✭✭ozmo


    The ir glare they mention is probably because its reflecting off the glass- so either miunt it outside. maybe set it at an angle to bounce the ir light away. But really- but recording through glass is not ideal.

    I would recomend hd cameras if you want to make out anything over a few feet away- look at youtube for comparisons. The cheap cameras can be really poor quality picture.

    “Roll it back”



  • #6
    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭altor


    Seamus1964 wrote: »
    Thanks ,Altor, good one!

    No problem, hope it helps.

    www.altor.ie



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  • #7
    cannotcope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭cannotcope


    Evolution1 wrote: »
    Lidl have a little IP cam coming in.
    http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=27616

    what do you guys think?


  • #8
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    It's not really giving much information on it.


  • #9
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,839 ✭✭✭ozmo


    cannotcope wrote: »
    http://www.lidl.ie/en/Offers.htm?action=showDetail&id=27616

    what do you guys think?

    No info - guessing its low resolution or they would say otherwise.

    I wouldnt...

    but major bad point if it doesnt record - so if anything did happen you would get an alarm but miss the event and have no record of it. (some wifi cameras do record to the cloud - so it might do that..)
    edit

    Found some more info on it here:

    It was for sale in Germany Lidl earlier this month for 39.99 ??

    http://www.lidl.de/de/ip-ueberwachungskamera-fuer-den-innenbereich/p199880?et_cid=15&et_lid=1726601

    Have Lidl copped on that they can get away with charging us more now as well? :(



    Technical performance:
    Recording format: Video (AVI) (ie.Big Files)
    Resolution: 0.3 MP (640 x 480 px) (ie.Really Poor Quality)
    Shooting angle (controlled): 335 ° horizontal, 105 ° vertical
    Angle of coverage: 40 ° horizontal, 29 ° vertical
    Range (night vision mode): up to 5 m
    WLAN standard: IEEE 802.11 b / g / n
    Local Area Connection: 10/100 Mbit / s RJ-45

    “Roll it back”



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