Home Video surveillance - do it yourself
Does it cost a moderate price? Can I make it myself without call a professionals? Yes and yes!
For many years some areas of technology belonged to professionals only. For example photography, music recording or video surveillance.
Does it cost a moderate price? Can I make it myself without call a professionals? Yes and yes!
For many years some areas of technology belonged to professionals only. For example photography, music recording or video surveillance. Now even a novice at photography can make exciting shots or a good pass photo.
The technology makes the usage of things easier.
How should I do it?
There are 5 steps for home surveillance with network cameras.
- Purchase network cameras, for example from Axis, Panasonic, DLink. It costed from $150 to $180 for basic network camera like Axis 206, and about $400 for 1.3 mega pixel network camera (Axis 206M). Cameras with PTZ for example some Panasonic models costed around $450.
- Purchase video surveillance software from the Internet. See our surveillance software TOP10. It costs from $30 for basic software till $80-150-250 for full featured software.
- Install cameras: 15-25 minutes for each camera
- In case if you decide to use wireless surveillance cameras add WIFI board to your PC and don’t care about cable installation! :)
- Install network cable – $10-$20 (in case of ordinary network cameras). In case you have more than one camera purchase network hub or switch ($20).
- Install video surveillance / management software on your PC
1 USB camera – Logitech
Camera: $50
Software: $40
Total: $90 + 30 minutes
Comment: USB camera should be in range of 5 meters from PC
1 network camera – Axis 205
Camera: $180
Software: $40
Cable: included
Installation: 30-60 minutes
Total: $220 + 60 minutes
1 wireless network camera – Axis 206W
Camera: $400
Software: $ 40
Installation: 15-30 minutes
Total: $440 + 30 minutes
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