Home Security videos & equipment

[superquag]

She Inside has raised the issue of the occasional street resident confusing our cars with theirs, so we're looking into Security video systems.
- Reckon we can get away with a WIFI camera in the front door / carport area, it would 'see' the cars, front door and out to the street, the last more use to le Flics than self. naturally, a video recording system of some sort, eventually.
For those experienced, where does this one stand - as an entry level-toes in the water... ?

Swann 1080p Battery Powered Xtreem Wi-Fi Camera | Jaycar Electronics (https://www.jaycar.com.au/swann-1080p-battery-powered-xtreem-wi-fi-camera/p/QC9120)

Trying to avoid hard-wiring at the start....

Then, there are these...

ANNKE 5MP HD PoE IP Network Security Camera Audio in Outdoor Night Vision IP67 | eBay (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/124870683278?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110 006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D24452 7%26meid%3D9f0ce98857ac4c7a9625315cce0601a1%26pid% 3D101195%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D324913163462%2 6itm%3D124870683278%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D204 7675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv11WebTrimmedV3MskuAspectsV2 02110NoVariantSeedKnnRecallV1%26brand%3DANNKE&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851&amdata=cksum%3A1248706832789f0ce98857ac4c7a9625315 cce0601a1%7Cenc%3AAQAHAAABIMFr2e4EmAnM%252ByHZkULY KDIJ4L66fOjNL0iupgt%252BzO1%252F3AE1t3mNirUYB96Nkt MCicMagiS6mbeTl0xquGODv9mW%252BzdD86ntldUmc%252BZ2 tJomEfV44ioKjjfKydXN4wWbTK19pjHYLxLvarXmziatHv5v%2 52B%252Fppq7zRUXXKJusvMjfIkv6ej0lOleLPfTXK20W%252F 4J%252FtMp%252BipDldG13gFOQxsUT27mrploTlH7jfP9SOqH MjGe0eihu9hAh5wT4AgS6XzzF8RDgBZq6qB%252FsfwbM91i%2 52BNDmCo9TaeNpjPknyiFVZTGLqvf%252FJgvvTh8ctAq%252B zTSfunSbSBDhbic4FKeq5iwbB8dAccsXRWxYrU7xFZnMwINQOt wP3uKPIKy1OQ0rec5w%253D%253D%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Ccl p%3A2047675)

[simonmelb]

I have no experience but in my research I would go with a Unifi system.

See review / setup here: Unifi Protect Review and Setup Guide — LazyAdmin (https://lazyadmin.nl/home-network/unifi-protect-review/)

[BradC]

Trying to avoid hard-wiring at the start....

Don't do that. Do it right, do it once.

Oh, and friends don't let friends use Swann.

In reality it depends if you are after IoT toys or actual CCTV cameras that produce reliable and useful footage. If you just want the "placate the wife" factor, then any of the Eufy, Arlo or equivalent toys will look acceptable (until you need the bit of footage the motion detection missed). If you want real CCTV then the lowest down the barrel you want to go is something like Hikvision or Dahua. Not a fan of either, but you can't argue the value proposition. Moving up to real CCTV then is a decent step up in $$$.

If you want results, cooperation with the local Police is essential also.

[Fattima]

I use Unifi gear at home. Never had an issue with it.
Haven't used any other brands so can't compare but very happy with the stability of the Unifi cameras.