Looking to see what kind of range they have?
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Looking to see what kind of range they have?
Depends.. you can get them that will cover more than a mile.. How much money do you want to spend and how far do you want to go.. Are there buildings in the way? Hills? Trees? Water? (oddly bodies of water can attenuate some RF/wifi signals) Indoor? Outdoor?
Most of 'em use 802.11b or 802.11g WIFI protocols.
My experience with the wifi ones is that they can be placed up to 100 ft from the router with typical residential walls. The ones at the house work pretty well most of the time, but sometimes when Buckley is monkeying with their Doppler gear, they can drop out. The ones at the shop act much better. These are all eBay specials. For serious security applications, go wired or stick with name brands like Sony.
you need power anyway, why not just go wired.
I guess specifics would help. [facepalm]
Basically I'm trying to build a spotting scope using a wireless camera and a laptop or my phone. There are systems on the market for around $500+ so I was just looking to see if you could build one cheaper. Right now it would need to range out to 600 yards.
That changes things as you don't need concealment. Wifi can do that range outdoors easily with a good antenna on each end.
There might be some other options. I will look into it. They have cell network breakout boards and xbee transmitters for arduino that would work anywhere (even without cell network) and they are pretty cheap. That is a cool idea, I will put a little thought into it tonight.
I'm also looking for recommendations but I need a 4 camera system for my house. All 4 will be exterior mounted. Wireless or wired, I'm open to either.
I have been shopping around and the prices and I'm sure quality vary greatly. Never heard of any of the brands.
I'm using Logitech Wilife cameras. Gotta have a computer that runs XP or Vista. I'm using a Dell Vostro 400 desktop. Alot of my other computers crash when I tried this system on them.
I just started looking as well so I'm interested in what you've learned. These look decent for what I'm looking for (garage, driveway, front and back yard) but I've never had a chance to use any of them. http://www.amazon.com/Foscam-FI8910W...+camera+foscamQuote:
Originally Posted by Colorado_Outback
Anyone here do home surveillance installations?
Costco has some pretty good setups for 500-600
I started by googling for reviews on cameras or systems and didnt have much luck. I have mostly been shopping on Amazon because they have a lot to look at and some of the reviews have pictures of the camera images.Quote:
Originally Posted by th3w01f
The model you posted is one of the ones I'm considering.
I have also been looking at various bullet cams
This one looks decent,
http://www.amazon.com/GW-Security-Pr...pd_sim_sbs_p_1
But I'm kinda leaning towards a wifi setup because I plan to mount 2 of the 4 on my detached garage aprox 35ft from the router and the other 2 on the house so not having to trench and run wires back to the house will be a plus.
Get yourself a Alfa AWUS036H, set it up in ap, bump it up to 1 watt, throw on a yagi antenna (directional) and point at camera. That should give you some serious distance. Anything beyond that will involve breaking out the antenna on the camera.
I know it costs $$$ for any solution, but PPoE is the best choice for the house. For a spotter, get one of those battery jumper dodads, and 2 laptops (1 with a camera) as a possible idea. The one with a camera goes down range, and the other stays at the bench. Remote into the camera system and there you go. You're limited to about 300yds though with the laptops minus the in between router. If you really want to make it work better, get a second battery pack, put it halfway in between with a good wireless router and a wireless camera that has PTZ...
Battery pack:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...-Pack/_/N-2629 (this is just to demonstrate the purpose)
12v DC to 120V AC conversion:
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page...2v%20converter (you need this to convert the wireless router if ur using one, and for the laptop plug in)
Wireless Router:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/802...bit,19851.html (something like this, make sure it's a N standard and gain adjustable)
Wireless Nic
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NQL82M/...SIN=B008NQL82M (once again something like this)
SW for 2 laptop solution:
I run linux mostly, so I use VNC. If you run windows you can install VNC on it, or you can just use remote desktop. Cameras are a dime a dozen, but if you want to make your life easy get a PTZ usb camera...
http://www.realvnc.com/
Camera:
http://www.amazon.com/Wansview-Wirel...+Usb+Hd+Camera
If your not going to use the 2nd laptop, use the above mentioned camera or something like it. Your biggest issue is power...the bigger the battery pack the longer you're shooting. If you get the router/wireless gizmo, it will make your life a whole heck of a lot easier. It basically comes down to money...
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The more i think about it, scrap the 2nd laptop...
you might want to throw on some better sticks...
http://www.amazon.com/Alfa-OMNI-Dire...owViewpoints=1
Here are some commercial examples...
http://www.target-cam.com/
http://www.guns.com/2013/08/29/new-o...-calling-1000/
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/...-field-tested/
I am interested in this as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lurch
Could you explain this a little better I'm a complete idiot when it comes to this stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7insert