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Turning to the experts here since there are way too many choices out there. I have run Cat6 to a soffit outside (the side of the house is brick and I don't want to destroy it). That was the easy part. I'm now lost in the myriad of cameras available. Does someone here have some recommendations? Here are some requirments: Primarily a door/mailbox pointed camera - However, I'd like to get a wider field of view if possible. PoE Should be able to withstand North East US temperatures Not break the bank (around $200) Have ability to stream to smartphones. Day/Night I found this camera - I'm not sure how good this is: http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-hdw2100-195.html Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks, MT

Thanks. I was worried about the bullet one because I wasn't sure if there was a way to rotate the image 180 degrees. The camera will be mounted to the ceiling and will be upside down. MT

Hi, After watching the brutal beating video in NJ, I've started researching surveillance systems for my house. I would like to install a system that will not break the bank but protect my family. I don't want to spend more than $1500. Here are some requirements I came up with: Have ability to record video from at least 8 cameras - most outdoors and at least a couple indoors. Take one or more pictures and send them to an email address if motion is detected. Have ability to "see" at night. Have ability to stream out security videos over IP for remote monitoring. I am fairly technical and will be able to run Cat5/coax to the cameras. I would like to get all IP cameras, but I have a feeling they will be really expensive. I would also like to centralize power delivery to the cameras. Again, I'm worried about the cost. Does anybody here know if there is a decent guide that will help DIYers like me choose and set up a system like this? If not, I would like to learn and volunteer to start a guide somewhere if possible. I'm tempted to buy a pre-built setup system from a manufacturer such as Swann but the resolution on their cameras seem really low. I don't have the patience to deal with low quality systems. Do you recommend just going with a system like that for my application? Thanks, MT