SFBayArea

After some car breakins and an attempted home break-in, I started looking for a camera system. Long story short, after reading reviews here: temp setup with Swann from costco, augmented by ebay mini dvr's. The point was to have something over nothing since I didn't much free time. Swan mounted through inside window = useless at night. Mini dvr's are only so-so quality at night. Last straw was broken last night. So first, do any installers registered on this board work in the San Francisco Bay Area? Second, are there camera's that don't get glare/whiteout when used in close proximity to glass? Alternatively, any recommendations on cameras where I can disable built-in IR and add external IR? Third, IP megapixel vs digital??? <= Do I ask that in the other section? Budget is preferably sub 1k. I can provide the HDD for the dvr myself. Preferably, able to accommodate 1 TB. Any help is appreciated.