r/videosurveillance

Hi friends i have a question about GLC 300-2026
The car doesn’t has a dash camp included, the seller said but off the market and have someone install it,, the person charge $999 included camera! Any thought ? Thanks

I’m starting a cyber security company and I’m having trouble connecting my cameras to my own app I created . Can anybody give me a hand or some advice .

For the context, I have only completed a proof of concept for this.

What is it : It automatically monitors a CCTV feed for some kind of particular event that happens in the video, mind you I'm not talking about object detection, this is much more advance than that, the video frames are actually passing through a light weight LLM model which describes exactly what is happening in the CCTV video. For e.g. a person holding a weapon, what color shirt he is wearing, color of hair, next to car with color or car (and number if it's visible) etc.

Use : Set parameters on raising an alarm when certain specific events happens in the CCTV feed, for e.g. in a hospital, if the bed side monitor goes brady or tachy cardiac, SPO2 falls beyond certain value, or patient is looking restless, in a crowd, if any person is seen with a weapon, if camera pointed in front of a shop, anyone attempting to meddle with locks etc.
It is kind of like a person is always monitoring the CCTV and raises an alert for a very specific kind of event which is beyond just an object detection.

Let me know how does it sounds and would it find any commercial value.
Thanks in advance.

I live in India, on a rough neighborhood riddled with antisocial behaviours including drug intake and people relieving themselves on the street just outside my house, theft of properties including automobiles and other items from my house. I am planning to install a full CCTV setup: 8 IP cameras with motion detection and night vision connected via LAN cables and an hard disk to record couple of weeks. Is it worth it? What do I need to take care of for this setup? Do I need extra protection from theft and damage from the local residents? Also suggest the insurance policies to go with if the setup is damaged or stolen.

Much thanks

With the proliferation of flock cameras and the advent of device ID capabilities by flock cameras, I am wondering if there is anyway to configure/protect my android smartphone from ID by these cameras. I have several questions posted below.

1. I know very little about cyber security but I do run rethink dns with an imported wiregaurd from proton vpn. Does this do anything to protect a phone from being identified by a remote device like a flock camera?

2. Is there any software or configuration that will stop a phone from ID by flock?

3. Would turning off my normal smartphone with sim installed when in a flock heavy area prevent the cameras from identifying my phone?

4. If I use a burner smart phone with no sim installed and no internet capabilities but I log into my whats app or Instagram for use when I'm in wifi area, when I'm driving would a flock camera be able to identify my because I'm logged into an app on my no sim burner phone?

5. I already wear IR protective glasses to stop face ID by cameras, is there anything I can do to prevent flock cameras from reading my license plate that isn't illegal in California?

I dont mind buying professional security system, but I would like to use my old laptops as surveillance system, and somehow lock it so the intruder would not just turn the thing on and delete the file. Worst of it we have eraser and soft for trimming for years so permanent deletion is not a problem for the intruder with right knowledge.

What camera settings have you standardized on?

Bitrate, resolution, FPS, etc.

I've tried to standardize around 2mbps, 1080p, at ~25fps.

I'm trying to reduce file size even more if possible to extend our retention. I'm thinking about dropping down to 15fps. That sounds pretty standard for a lot of orgs nowadays.

Our integrator doesn't always configure the cameras to our standard so I am hoping to do an audit to help save space even more.

What is everyone else doing?

EDIT

This is for recording on a milestone server. We've got about 120 cameras. Some 24/7 some, 12 hours then motion, and some motion only.

Sometimes our integrator needs some direction. I'd love to record on h265 but they've pushed back a bit.

i want to add a few security cameras around the house but i have no idea where to start with the right system or what actually matters for good coverage. i have been looking at options and one company that came up is for cctv installation brisbane.

what are the main things to look for when choosing cameras for home use? how much does a basic professional setup usually cost in australia? is wireless or wired better for reliability and image quality? any tips on avoiding common mistakes with placement or recording?

Hello everyone I have a sdr 94307 security system, and all was working fine until suddenly four cameras were experiencing video loss. Nothing has changed nothing was tampered they just suddenly stopped working. I've noticed that only these four circled ports aren't working, because when I interchange cables to the ones on the right the camera feed do work. Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but if anyone can help that would be much appreciated.

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So the setup I am looking for is a nice POE PTZ camera that stores footage to its built-in SD card and my own server with Frigate and all the other nice stuff. Along with this, I want to use a nice phone app as well and avoid NVRs, as I already have a decent HP desktop with Proxmox and storage. Is this setup possible, and which camera should I get? I want to expand my setup in the future as well, with one of those dual-lens cameras (the one with a zoom lens), but for now I want to start with this.

Edit : Removed the confusing reolink ref

Hi,

I have four axis m3044-v cameras I want to repurpose at my house. I’ll be running the cable, terminating to a patch panel, testing cables, installing cameras. All of this is no issue.

However, the networking portion I’m not as well versed in.

I want to setup a client station for VMS in my garage next to the patch panel (easiest location for me to pull all my cables to).

I currently have a fiber modem in my home office. I’m thinking I can make this work by running a cable from an empty port on my modem to the patch panel, then patch that into a small switch to support the 4 cameras. I’m not sure if I need anything special hardware wise for the axis edge software (sounded like it was just cloud based). Or maybe going with a different NVR/free software that’s compatible.

Does anyone have recommendations on a switch and nvr/vms options? I’d really like to avoid license fees or buying monitoring software.

Hi guys, my parents have this small piece of land with a storage shed that we store our portable generator in to run the irrigation system since they grow fruits and vegetables there, but today there was a break in and some people trashed the storage areas and stole some small items, we suspect that they wanted to steal the generator.

We have been planning to put up cameras but since the land doesn’t have a constant supply of electricity it’s been a tricky situation, I would really appreciate it if I could get some advice on how to set up any sort of system that allows us to have a live feed and motion tracking on our phones since we live an hour away from the land. Thank you so much.

I’m a volunteer with a sea turtle conservation group and I’m building a remote nest monitoring system. My current prototype uses a Ring camera connected to a cellular hotspot because the Ring app is very easy for volunteers to use, but the hotspot’s power consumption is making multi-day deployments difficult.

I’m now wondering whether a cellular trail camera or perhaps a completely different class of camera would be a better fit.

My requirements are a little different from a typical security or hunting application:

- Battery life measured in days or weeks.
- Motion notifications sent to volunteers’ phones.
- Good night vision.
- Reliable cellular connectivity.
- The camera will be deployed on a heavily populated public beach, so theft resistance is important. Ironically, I think a typical camouflaged trail camera with a visible antenna might attract more attention than a plain-looking enclosure labeled as wildlife research equipment.

Has anyone deployed cameras in similar public environments? If so, how did you approach concealment and theft deterrence?

I’m also interested in suggestions for cameras or complete systems that are designed for long-duration, battery-powered remote monitoring. If you think a trail camera is the wrong tool entirely, I’d appreciate recommendations for other products or categories to investigate.