robbob1

Thank you so much for the information. Now have an el cheapo illuminator that works perfectly! Another 'dumb' question: Do you know the protective material lens that covers these iluminators? Have found an ideal location (an used extractor fan vent, which has a plastic blanking plate. Ideally situated). Need to replace the plate with a transparent? cover - obviously glass will not work! many thanks in advance

Have you considered the fact that possibly it is impossible to fit an outside camera due to: a) In breach of tenancy agreement b) open to vandalism c) the area to be observed in less than 3 meters away d) it a well lit area - street lights e) the quality during daylight is perfectly good etc. etc. A simple question was asked to resolve a SIMPLE problem. I have no desire to have HD quality pictures. I need a solution mainly to provide alarming and a visual clue as to who the miscreants are. As per the original poster, I was inviting some SIMPLE suggestions for the newcomer to the field - not snide comments

I too am suffering from the same problem! Went out and bought a Tenvis JPT3815, which is great as far as setup and access goes - easily managed to connect and am able to view from variety of PC's, tablet & phone. Super simple BUT with one huge problem! Night vision through my window does not work (as the IR LED's reflect back) Now I am going to have to resort to taping over the LED's UNLESS someone can help me as to how to switch them off PS: my vandals only appear at 02h00 onwards so it would be handy to nab them!