julian924s

Right ok I see. So resolution will be too low, do you happen to know what the model of Avermedia you are referring to is - is it SF1301? And why do you say forget about using IR in cameras? Forgive my ignorance but what about low or no light situations, isn't this how it works? Thanks.

Thanks will take a look, actually just come across this one - Foscam FI8904W - which looks promising, it's within budget and get's good reviews. Has a 67 degree viewing angle which would be adequate. Thanks again.

OK, well I haven't got $600. I have been looking at other options hence considering an indoor camera but the potential problem with infrared and the glare from a window is a cause for concern. So how about a bullet camera, they seem to be much cheaper in comparison to a dome camera for whatever reason. How is the viewing angle on this style of camera - or does it simply depend on the lens being used? @buellwinkle - a heater ... serious? The weather's not always great here, but I would have thought that an outdoor camera that is rated as such should be able to cope surely. Also if I were to fix the camera under the eaves or attached to the soffit boards that will also offer protection against the elements. Thanks.

Can anyone recommend me an outdoor IP dome camera with infrared that can be purcahsed in the UK? I've got a budget of about £100 / $160 USD. Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated. If the £100 limit means you just can't buy one for that price then I was going to look at an indoor camera with infrared - I've seen a DLINK DCS-932L which gets good reviews but have concerns about how infrared would work through glass - even if the camera is right up against the window does the glare stop it from working properly? Thanks - J.

More questions I'm afraid. Not had a great deal of time to look at this but I have sorted a few things out, I can run a CAT5 cable from my adsl router into the loft and then outside. There is also power in the loft, this is used as a source of power for a security light as well. So I still need an outside IP dome camera to watch over the rear of my property. I've been googling and not really found a great deal in the UK. I either keep getting that wanscam stuff or cameras which are way over budget. Are there any recommendations for such a camera suitable for the home user and compatible with zoneminder, webcam7 or something similar? I've no idea on the cost of these given that I should now have a larger choice but would £100 seem like a reasonable figure to get what I want? Thanks - J.

Thanks buellwinkle - very much appreciate that and certainly some very good points you make! So I'll go away and take a look at what I can realistically get in terms of a PoE switch, a suitable dome camera and how to integrate it into something like webcam7 or zoneminder. Thanks again - J.

Hi - pretty much a newbie to this but something I'm researching at present. So as title says really I'm looking at getting some CCTV setup to monitor the outside of my property and would like some suggestions on possible equipment. From what I've found out I would like at least the following: 1 x wireless IP dome camera day / night vision no audio I'm also looking at the possibility of recording images, I'm not interested in a dome camera with built in storage but software such as zoneminder or webcam7 does look interesting as I could knock together a low spec / low energy use PC with or gig or more of storage for this purpose. After having a look around one name that keeps cropping up is Wanscam and I see they do such as camera - model is AJ-C0WA-C0D8. I'd be interested to people thoughts / experiences of these or any other recommendations they might have. I'm based in the UK so obviously any suggestions would need to be items that I can actually get hold of. As for budget I'm not 100% sure, like most things in life I'll assume you get what you pay for Thanks in advance.