upstatemike
Senior Member
I am starting to do research for my CCTV camera project scheduled for the Spring. I am looking for recommendations on a system to do the following:
10 or more outdoor cameras. 2 on each corner of the house plus 2 door cameras.
Must be good to 20 degrees below zero. (I don't know how some of these camera that are only good to 15 degrees above can be legitimately call "outdoor")
Must work with IR illuminators. I don't care if I have to use enough IR illumination to make my house detectable from space as long as I don't have to use visible light. I don't want to mess up my view of the night sky with any outdoor lighting.
I would like to view my cameras 4 to a time on a single screen split 4 ways.
I would like the switcher to be controlled by video motion such that the 4 cameras that most recently saw motion are displayed. When a camera detects motion the view should replace oldest view on the display and not be tied to a specific display quadrant.
I don't plan on a video recorder at this time. (I don't think I want a video record showing the fate of any prowler I catch)
10 or more outdoor cameras. 2 on each corner of the house plus 2 door cameras.
Must be good to 20 degrees below zero. (I don't know how some of these camera that are only good to 15 degrees above can be legitimately call "outdoor")
Must work with IR illuminators. I don't care if I have to use enough IR illumination to make my house detectable from space as long as I don't have to use visible light. I don't want to mess up my view of the night sky with any outdoor lighting.
I would like to view my cameras 4 to a time on a single screen split 4 ways.
I would like the switcher to be controlled by video motion such that the 4 cameras that most recently saw motion are displayed. When a camera detects motion the view should replace oldest view on the display and not be tied to a specific display quadrant.
I don't plan on a video recorder at this time. (I don't think I want a video record showing the fate of any prowler I catch)