We started talking about cameras/alarms in the 'Garage Plans' thread. So thought I'd create a separate thread for that.
Will had the idea of an Alarm, with use of the mobile network it can alert you by text for £40, which minimal costs on the mobile network.
Dave mentioned Ring, I have seen these on telly and looks impressive. they do have the complete system, cameras that alert you of activity, you can even talk from your phone through your camera. The recording is done to the cloud at @ £8 per month. This is certainly a viable option. Cameras range from £89 to £200 for indoor/outdoor wired cameras.
I also have a friend that I often see his cameras on his phone monitoring his house as the cat causes an alarm to be sent. He uses Foscam, this can also record to the cloud, or a NAS drive or one of their local media gismos that can support 8 or 9 cameras. They also offer a cloud service, you can store 8 hours of video for free, 8 hours is quite a bit when its only triggered by motion. You can store 3 days of footage for £2.99 per camera. The camera price for HD range from £50 for indoor, and start from £80 for outdoor.
I'm thinking of two indoor for the garage and 2 outdoor. I may even pop on on the shed and some on the house. I'll draw a plan and map out camera/coverage areas.
I've ordered an indoor Foscam camera, a £50 one. It will be arriving today. I want to see what the interface is like for viewing it, and storage. If its not what I'm after I'll have a look at the 'Ring' route.
Will had the idea of an Alarm, with use of the mobile network it can alert you by text for £40, which minimal costs on the mobile network.
Dave mentioned Ring, I have seen these on telly and looks impressive. they do have the complete system, cameras that alert you of activity, you can even talk from your phone through your camera. The recording is done to the cloud at @ £8 per month. This is certainly a viable option. Cameras range from £89 to £200 for indoor/outdoor wired cameras.
I also have a friend that I often see his cameras on his phone monitoring his house as the cat causes an alarm to be sent. He uses Foscam, this can also record to the cloud, or a NAS drive or one of their local media gismos that can support 8 or 9 cameras. They also offer a cloud service, you can store 8 hours of video for free, 8 hours is quite a bit when its only triggered by motion. You can store 3 days of footage for £2.99 per camera. The camera price for HD range from £50 for indoor, and start from £80 for outdoor.
I'm thinking of two indoor for the garage and 2 outdoor. I may even pop on on the shed and some on the house. I'll draw a plan and map out camera/coverage areas.
I've ordered an indoor Foscam camera, a £50 one. It will be arriving today. I want to see what the interface is like for viewing it, and storage. If its not what I'm after I'll have a look at the 'Ring' route.