joshmlewis

By trade I am a web designer/developer. I have had experience in networking and hardware before but nothing in this 'field.' I am doing a web site for a client and the owner had a cool idea to have some kind of video system to a.) have surveillance for security and b.) be able to tie in their web site with some of the views for their customers, appraisers, etc.. I thought it was an interesting idea but once again, I have no idea what I'm stepping into. After a couple hours of researching I came up with this from monoprice.com: 4 channel H.264 Digital Video Recorder w/ DVD RW - 120 FPS $276 1TB External USB $60 4 Channel CCTV Camera Power Supply - 12VDC - 5 Amps $25 2.8~11mm, 550TVL, Varifocal lens, IR, DNR 2x, $250/each 600TVL, 4mm Fixed Lens, 30 IR LEDs, Sony CCD, DC12V, IR Bullet Camera (MDP-K675HFI-30) 2x, $70/each CCTV Cable w/ Power $120/500ft I thought it was decent and would do the trick. Researching further, it may not do what I need it to. Obviously we need some pretty good clarity and I don't think these cameras will do the trick. The client is probably open to a more expensive, better system but nothing more than 4k I would say. We were thinking 4 cameras, 2/3 outside (not sure yet) and 1/2 inside. Any suggestions, advice, resources, brands, etc would be amazing. I'm up to setting up a computer and using vitamin D if that's a better way to go. I'm really open to anything.