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  2. tomcctv
    Hi which part of the world are you in ???
  3. tomcctv

    New system.? UK

    tomcctv replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi. Zoom lens ??? Do you control the zoom via recorder. Can you post a link to your cameras
  4. BillAk
    Hello, I own a 16Ch Dahua analog recorder and I have 7 cameras on it and planning to add 2 more local cameras. (Sorry I am out of home and can't check the model now.) For the past almost 2 years it has never failed me. I don't leave it online due to previous discussions in this forum about Dahua data collection, general safety issues etc etc. So it is running 99% of times local only, offline, monitored via HDMI. I only some times put it online I am out of the house to keep an eye there; making sure nothing like a PC or NAS is online in the same network. The cameras are watching outside my house not very private areas so I don't really care. (Well I do, but what can you do? Is there a 100% safe company?). For when I leave home I use the P2P option that as far as people say here is terrible safe wise. Is it still? Opening ports, I don't get it and it feels even more dangerous than P2P. Anyway. Now... I am going to create a separate network that will have no access to other devices like computers, NAS devices, smart devices etc so I can keep the XVR online all the time. The reason why I want the recorder to be online is because I need to add 3 remote IP cameras on it so I can watch the office when home. I tested adding a demo camera that is in DAHUA offices (with IP, username & password and a port.) and it was working fine. I was expecting adding an IP camera to disable the DMS The problem: we do not have a static IP in the office That means that even if I manage to add the camera (I don't want to open a port in my router) the IP is going to change in a few hours/days/weeks so this is pointless. Did I mention I don't want to open a port? xD So the questions: 1. Is there a safe company we can trust to have an XVR/NVR online all the time on our network? Is Dahua safer than in the past? 2. Using Dahua; how can I add the remote camera if I have no static IP? I would use a DNS service but the DNS provides an domain not a static IP right? Thank you forum.
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  6. johnwarduk

    New system.? UK

    johnwarduk replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi Tom that sounds reasonable but would that take the Dahua cams as i tested them today and all work perfect but do need 8ch. plus they are all zoom lens.
  7. tomcctv

    New system.? UK

    tomcctv replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi good budget. I would look at the TVT system. I have been installing them for 8 years now with no problems at all It does have the best app on the market that gives you full control of the system. No other dose that …. App is called SuperLive plus. But your looking at £238 for recorder but it also has the advantage of the cameras are cheaper than iP but with the same image quality example 4mp full colour at night and audio is around £32
  8. johnwarduk

    New system.? UK

    johnwarduk replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi Tom ok its for home in east London 2min off the North circular rd, before the houses was built it was Fox,s farm; as for price i would like to get away for under £250 if i can.
  9. tomcctv

    New system.? UK

    tomcctv replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi. Your analog will be HD analog cameras which is a good thing as HD analog are just as good as iP and half the price. i would look at a 5mp system …. You can go 8 mp but there is no point unless you have 8mp cameras (4K) depending on your budget anything is better than the dahua recorder is this for home / work or farm location ? I also have foxes at back of my house … been coming here for two years now and 3 months ago the fox has been bringing her two cubs
  10. johnwarduk

    New system.? UK

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  11. tomcctv

    New system.? UK

    tomcctv replied to johnwarduk's topic in Security Cameras

    Hi what type of cameras do you have … analog or iP (coax or cat5)
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    New system.? UK

    johnwarduk posted a topic in Security Cameras

    Hi all looking to buy new 8Ch with or without ip as well i have decent new and slight used Dahua cameras, but just getting crap Dahua recorders they seem to get worse as you buy more lol, so would be handy to just get descent recorder so i can use my cameras. thanks.
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  16. aleeeeaaa
    I have a Lorex NVR N861 series. On the back are two RCA jacks . The top one is labeled out and the bottom is labeded in. In the manual it shows a picture of speakers plugged into the out jack and a microphone plugged into the in jack. I tried hooking up two different self powered computer speakers to the out jack and got very low audio through the speakers with the volume turned up all the way. What i am trying to do is hear the sounds picked up from a selected camera and also being able to talk through a camera outside with a microphone from my nvr desk position. what do i need to get this going.
  17. David Chan
    thank you so much for that, yes I am trying to improve my knowledge and there is so much to take on board. When I got my analogue system I didn't have a clue so done want to make the same mistakes again. Also I will be getting my roof done (huge project + expense!!!) so will be able to lay conduits down for CCTV final installation, but for now I need something working that is decent. A lot of the local installers insist on Hikvision , something that I have realised to stay away from.
  18. Mark_M
    Do you really need 4K/8MP? Cheap cameras at 8MP tend to have very small cmos imaging sensor size (the thing which takes light and makes it into a digital image). Cheap & small imaging sensors work fine during daylight but tend to have terrible motion ghosting at night. A common cmos size in 4K cheap cameras is 1/2.7"... that's the size of a decent 2MP/1080P camera. A prober 4K camera should have near 1/1.2" cmos size. Zoom/Focal length is more important to capture an area. A higher 'mm' number is more zoom. E.g. 2.8mm typically 90deg FOV, 4mm ~80deg FOV. https://ipcamtalk.com/tools/calculators/focal/ (Focal length zoom depends on cmos size).
  19. David Chan
    My budget would be appox 1k, do you have any suggestions? Thanks
  20. tomcctv
    Hi. Since you already have coax in place then I would go for a 4K dvr you get the same benifit as a IP system except a lot cheaper what would your budget be ? I would also see if you need every camera at 4K (8mp) also full colour cameras at night are cheaper than iP I would stay away from hikvision and dahua or you will waste your money
  21. David Chan
    I have an analogue system with 8 cameras that uses coaxial cable. The system is failing because where the 12 V line meets the camera connector despite it being a push fit, there is corrosion around the connector. The connectors are housed in junction boxes which I have inspected and seem to be full of old spider nests. (Do spiders chew wires?) I have now realised that given the UK is damp, I will need to encase the connection area in silicone to prevent this from happening. I need a system that has got high resolution, (4K, is this the same thing as 8 MP?) Some cameras will need to cover a wide area and be able to be seen from 40m away, and some will need to be by the front and back door. I am confused about which system to go for. In my local area NW London, they seem to promote HikVision , and I read about security issues and the Chinese Communist Party, but these days everything seems to be made there, so there is always that risk. Are there any dealers / suppliers that are in that area where I can pop down? Or are there any recommendations? Also on the setup side of things I have 4 switches on my network, and where the external cat 5 cable runs into a switch depending on location. Each switch then has a separate connection to the router. I am guessing that with the cam. setup, it may be better to give the cameras a static IP address and start the DHCP pool further up? I can then input the static IP address of the cam into the DVR so it works correctly, or am I missing something. I will be getting my roof done at some stage, so when that is being done I will defo sort out the camera wiring situation properly and have redundancy built it, but this will not be for another couple of years. really appreciate your help. Many thanks.
  22. David Chan
    I have an analogue system with 8 cameras that uses coaxial cable. The system is failing because where the 12 V line meets the camera connector despite it being a push fit, there is corrosion around the connector. The connectors are housed in junction boxes which I have inspected and seem to be full of old spider nests. (Do spiders chew wires?) I have now realised that given the UK is damp, I will need to encase the connection area in silicone to prevent this from happening. I need a system that has got high resolution, (4K, is this the same thing as 8 MP?) Some cameras will need to cover a wide area and be able to be seen from 40m away, and some will need to be by the front and back door. I am confused about which system to go for. In my local area NW London, they seem to promote HikVision , and I read about security issues and the Chinese Communist Party, but these days everything seems to be made there, so there is always that risk. Are there any dealers / suppliers that are in that area where I can pop down? Or are there any recommendations? Also on the setup side of things I have 4 switches on my network, and where the external cat 5 cable runs into a switch depending on location. Each switch then has a separate connection to the router. I am guessing that with the cam. setup, it may be better to give the cameras a static IP address and start the DHCP pool further up? I can then input the static IP address of the cam into the DVR so it works correctly, or am I missing something. I will be getting my roof done at some stage, so when that is being done I will defo sort out the camera wiring situation properly and have redundancy built it, but this will not be for another couple of years. really appreciate your help. Many thanks.
  23. tomcctv
    If they rely on p2P (point to point) from your home to a China based server then it’s not NDAA … ok let’s put it another way … you can’t use dahua in any GOVERMENT building in USA or uk because it’s none NDAA compliant WRONG YES YOU CAN IF your not connecting it to a network systems work 100% on there own with no internet involvement…… NDAA only applies when on the web (cyber security) GOVERMENT building in the uk a few years ago had dahua/ hik cameras then all of a sudden pictures were in a China news paper of something going on in a GOVERMENT building ….. that’s cyber security threat so yes NDAA is needed why on earth do GOVERMENT want cameras in there building that china has full control over we’re is the security in that now you talk about reolink (I would never sell to any customer) how many customers data did they misuse 8months ago 1000s of innocent peoples……. Only 3 weeks ago another data breach was listed Security flaws were also found in Reolink's camera, which adopted the Hypertext Transfer Protocol for data transmission via the user's WiFi it was only a few years ago you could install alarm systems camera system to protect your buiness or home NOW the systems people buy have introduced another problem PERSONAL DATA TO A 3rd party of all data in and out of your home which is theft …… alarms cctv used to protect now you buy security to steel data NDAA is a simple compliance apps for viewing should stay in the same country as the recorder cloud / storage so as it is protected by the likes of gdpr if a system is in Virginia then viewing and storage should only be stored in America not the other side of the world
  24. Mark_M
    That is a big contradiction. So my point stands that NDAA is about Hik and Dahua being banned yet the USA gov doesn't ban other Chinese camera brands sending data back to China government servers? Including some brands in a ban but not others, sounds like a publicity stunt. How do you know if Reolink sends data back to China servers the CCP can access? I can agree on that. Far more other Chinese brands with better features available to send more data back to China.
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  27. OsbornTyler7

    Being Sued over dog Barking - Need some help

    OsbornTyler7 replied to 4sUq8mcQItqZa5rd5nE's topic in Security Cameras

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  28. tomcctv
    You are right except business selling and installing DO have to comply it has nothing to do with China product infact most cameras and recorders are from China and are fully NDAA compliant and a lot better and cheaper than dahua or hik did you know dahua and hikvision was the same company years ago till taken over by the Chinese government but at the end of the day WHY IS Dahua and hik refusing to comply with NDAA why are dahua closing places all over the world also Lorex. people don’t know lorex opened in 2004 by dahua thinking it was a Canadian company now just this month lorex has come under the spotlight and will have a negative impact on home users when the lorex cloud is shut down and they can’t log onto there systems anymore NDAA is not about Chinese products it’s about cyber security if you look back on the forum about 10 years ago a dahua system had in its log in one day 1.400 logins from China iP address….. who wants a cctv SECURITY system that allows strangers from another country watching you and family and guests to your home or business the main reason for NDAA is to stop information being sent to China GOVERMENT server. Images/video/audio All the point is …. Why buy expensive dahua products that fall well below what todays systems can do for less money and be protected
  29. tomcctv
    This is why you don’t trust reviews…… posting crap on every site you visit is not a review and if this is how a company does business then it can’t be trusted
  30. OsbornTyler7
    North american power reviews really helped me make the right choice in the energy supplier. After studying the reviews, I realized that the company offers competitive rates and high quality of service. Users note transparent terms of contracts and excellent customer support, which was an important criterion for me. These reviews gave me confidence that I was choosing a reliable supplier that I can trust. Now I can enjoy a stable energy supply without surprises on my bills and with confidence in support if questions arise.
  31. Mark_M
    How would you define NDAA? If it's to block Chinese cameras and smart phone apps from spying then it's failing badly. NDAA is not a global legal requirement. Its compliance is mandatory for U.S. federal agencies and entities receiving federal funding, (IE not home users or most businesses), but it does not impose legal obligations on other countries. Some countries and international companies may choose to comply with NDAA standards to maintain diplomatic and business relationships with the U.S., but this is voluntary and not a legal requirement.
  32. tomcctv
    Would the mp4 be a downloaded file ? NDAA publicity stunt ??? it is now compliant and a legal requiment worldwide dahua is now cheap crap … not changed its format in years sellers are doing everything to get shut of it before there stuck with it at the moment sellers are buy nvr get 4 cameras free NDAA comparable systems you will find are $100 less than a dahua and more reliable and much more functions 100% better apps
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