rockh0pp3r

The building in front of my house installed new lights and they are quite bright, which causes the camera pointing at it not to switch automatically to IR. Instead, I get a low quality color which is very grainy. I've been trying to find a setting that deals with tolerance of light before it switches to IR, but haven't found any. I'm using the DS-2CD2032-I cameras with the Hikvision DS-7608NI-E2/8P NVR. Can't believe I'm having so much trouble finding this setting :S

Thanks. I've tried searching for the option, but I can't find it. Do you know where it is?

I'm investigating a little further into NVR instead of using a PC. I've settled with Hik 2CD2032-I cameras. I'll be needing 6 of them. I'm having trouble finding compatible NVRs, including Hik's, that are readily available in the US and that don't cost an arm and a leg. Should I be expecting to pay between 300 and 400 just for the NVR?

I just bought a house and I'm planning add outdoor cameras to it. Here's what the property looks like: http://i.imgur.com/JJH6dQK.png Someone on another website recommended I do this: https://i.imgur.com/DvgUHvU.png I really like the Hikvision cameras to achieve this, but I do have a couple of questions and I was wondering if anyone here could help me out. Should I just go for 4 mm for all cameras? Which PoE/DVR do you recommend to use with these cameras? Can I fence motion detection? For instance, if I point my camera to the street but there is some front lawn in the picture, can I just ask it to notify me if someone steps on the lawn? I really want remote access as I travel often, so iOS/Android/Windows compatibility would be awesome. Thanks!

This is great. For some reason I had overlooked the fact that hooking the cams up to a PoE switch would result in a single cable running from the switch to the router. I have a Netgear WNDR4300 so, in theory, I would have plenty of bandwidth to run 6 cameras to a PC through it, correct? Can you recommend a good PoE switch that will work with most cameras? I think I'm back to the PC idea with this new insight.

I've settled on the Hikvision DS-2CD2032-I camera for my setup. Can you recommend a reliable 8 CH DVR with motion sensing/email/push capabilities? I think I want to go the DVR way for now as it is simpler. Thanks!

Thanks. I can build a small PC for my 5 or 6 cameras. Just wondering as to which part to buy to hook up all the PoEs. Is it a PCI card or something like that?

Thanks! Can you recommend a whole system that would cover all the bases? What are you running on your PC?