Number5shirt

Hi all, I've just moved my small business to a rural premises in the north of England and am looking to get advice on cctv installation. I've had 3 installation contractors look at the job, and whilst all are willing to agree with my assessment that a 4 (initial) camera/8 channel system is sufficient, they all tell a different story when it comes to what type of cameras they should be, Also, frustratingly, none are willing to offer specifics on the hardware with regard to manufacturer etc. and will only offer the vaguest answers when I ask for more detail. It's thus impossible to make a judgement as to the quality of the hardware, or make any like for like comparisons. I've now lost faith in going down the pro install route and am looking into installing myself, so I'm looking for advice.

Thanks Tom. Will pm.

Hi, The requirement is to cover approaches on two elevations to a distance of about 20m, a third to about 30m (all with a fairly narrow field of view), and the last to about 40m with a wider field. The neighbouring frontage falls within that 40m so this last one would ideally produce enough resolution to be useful to them as well. Two contractors advised fixed units at the four corners, although with very different lens and resolution specs, and the third (highest price) included 3 fixed and a ptz mounted away from the property to cover the larger zone.

HI, Based on the quotations I'd had I imagined that 1k was the minimum I would require - they ranged from 2.5 to 3.5k! I'm located near York.

Hi, thanks for the reply. Ideally, the budget is around 1k but can be pushed further if required. I'm able to install myself.