Home security camera systems

I too am currently looking into exactly that kind of system. (IP wireless)

Not sure yet as to their viabillity as they seem to have a huge weak point, cut the phone cable into the house and they are defeated.

PD. Used this company in the past for their wildlife cameras and very pleased with them.

https://www.spycameracctv.com/

We have CCTV on our house - long story as to why - but it is very useful. We have a 4 camera set up which covers 99% of the exterior and shows as 4 squares on the monitor. You can also log on to it remotely but it is a wired system as we felt at the time they were better.  Things may well have changed in the last 10 years though so I will be watching this thread to see if anyone has a wireless. When we move house it will be an essential install on the new property as we have found it really well worth its money.

Sounds like yours (BMB) is a hard drive based system

I don't think you can log into it remotely if the phone line has been compromised. Or have I got that wrong?

It's being able to see the rooms inside the house on the smartphone that appeals. That and being able to remotely detonate the strategically placed M18 Claymore of course

My phone line is buried, not overhead so would be difficult to locate. The reason I want to beef my system up is because the police will not attend alarms unless you can identify genuine intruders. This year while away my system triggered at 4 am in the morning and had me worried until it was attended to later and no sign of any disturbance was found. It either looks like a sensor was triggered by heat or spiders getting into the detector. I suffer from a plague of the latter in the house.

peedee

Yes we have had an unexplained alarm activation that we put down to a spider. Not good when next door rings you at 04.00am (same as you!) and you are on a campsite in Fleury down the Rhone Valley!

It would be great to have been able to just look through an IP camera to see what was going on.

I am afraid thanks to BT fibre broadbands engineers its very easy to see the phone line's entry to the house.

PD. Used this company in the past for their wildlife cameras and very pleased with them.

https://www.spycameracctv.com/

I'm after a system but not to expensive will have a look at spycameracctv

I have found >this system< using google it seems to fit the bill as far as I am concerned.

peedee

We have a Swann DVR8-4400 8 Channel Digital Video Recorder + 4 x Pro-A850 Cameras it cost £300 and can be accessed by smart phone when we are away. It was easy to self fit and does the business. We also have a monitored alarm system with police response that does not require ID of genuine intruders, although the police will only respond to 2x false alarms before that requirement would kick in. 

You need to make sure the resolution is correct else wont be accepted in court, thus cheap low res systems wont be accepted in a court of law. Thats my understanding. A good false copy type unit is as much as a put off. If they see a camera, they'll only walk past and return with their hoodie up n over :( So forms no use at all :(