Upgrade of A Fairly Basic System

[delprimero 0]

Situation

I'm UK based. Renovated house and bought a very basic (Ce-8804) cctv system from cucctv with 4 cameras (3 bullet type and 1 small directional; the type that have BNC and power sockets) and 1tb hd. I wired this in myself.

My house has wired cat6 Ethernet ports throughout and the cctv box sits in a main cupboard with other items in a rack-type setup

I have a great wifi signal throughout my house.

I've used an RF modulator to feed the split screen view out to my aerial distribution point so all TVs can tune in to view the analogue signal

I use a Synology NAS box for personal storage and am aware this has a well-reputed camera app that lets you use 2 cameras (you have to buy a licence if you want to use more than this)

 

Problems

Poor video quality - Low resolution images mean if I do see anything, it's not much use for recognising anyone

To view anything other than realtime video, I have to connect via a windows PC using their software which is terrible

The apps they recommend using (ZMEyeFree and similar) are horrendous!

To change some advanced settings, I have to connect a monitor directly to the cctv box and click through the options with a mouse... it's a bit old school

1 camera is in a bad position shows more of my neighbours house and I plan to move it from side of house to rear door to be of more use

Camera at back doesn't show to the end of the garden very well at night (garden length is approx 25m)

system isn't smart enough to provide alerts in a form I can use, if something happens whilst I'm away (text, push alerts)

It has developed either a hard drive or hard drive SATA cable fault so isn't recording at the moment

Max of 4 cameras - I want 5-6 to cover my house externally (1. front garden/street, 2. rear side entrance, 3. rear right, 4. rear garden, 5. garage entrance & 6. front door visitor cam

The cameras have audio auto its but I hear no audio on recordings or the live view

 

Requirements/aims

Essential

HD (input and output)

Clear visibility to the end of garden at night

Cover back entrance

Cover garage entrance hidden spot at end of rear garden

Records audio

Easy remote access via mobile app (preferably iOS and Android compatible) allowing realtime and specific time period access/rewind

Allows 6 cameras to cover all external areas

Remote device management possible

Accessible via a MacBook Pro

 

Hopefuls

4K - as the next TV I buy will probably be that

Allows more than 6 cameras - 10 would be nice to cover some internal areas

Talkback speakers on internal cameras

Supports IP so I can connect this to the internet of things

Push alerts when alarm triggered

Potential push alerts sent to specific family members

Possible Synology box integration

Auto/IFTTT interactivity - e.g. If alarm triggers then turn on wifi connected light in back room/turn bedroom TV on with alerting camera on screen

Possibly including an internal cam in rear room and/or garage where break ins are most likely (no network connection currently in the garage)

Possible integration with smart doorbell so if doorbell rang, the TVs flick up an image of whoever's outside/mobile video call

Option to backup to Synology NAS

Off site alternative recording storage (cloud)

 

Budget

Hopefully under £1000

 

Questions

Can I replace the current cameras with HD cams without rewiring (are existing cables suitable for a HD signal)?

 

I gather I'll need a new cctv hub, does anyone have any experience using cameras with a synology box as their cctv pvr/security hub?

 

Can anyone recommend a cctv system/options?

 

Any other ideas, recommendations that more experienced installers have would be appreciated, as I've probably not considered a lot of things here.

[delprimero 0]

Well, this is disappointing - not one response. Can anybody put me on the right track here? Is it just that I've posed the question in the wrong area? Anybody? Nv7qh_XL_yM

[seagate_surfer 0]

Hi delprimero, on behalf of your search for a hard drive, we would like to recommend our SkyHawk drive as they are optimized to work in those systems. Besides being compatible with the Synology NAS, the SkyHawk drive has an excellent performance, reliable and designed to work 24/7.

 

In the following link can you see the drive:

 

https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/skyhawk/

 

 

 

Seagate Technology | Official Forums Team

 

IronWolf Drives for NAS Applications

SkyHawk Drives for Surveillance Applications

BarraCuda Drives for PC and Gaming

[tomcctv 190]

Hi delprimero, on behalf of your search for a hard drive, we would like to recommend our SkyHawk drive as they are optimized to work in those systems. Besides being compatible with the Synology NAS, the SkyHawk drive has an excellent performance, reliable and designed to work 24/7.

 

In the following link can you see the drive:

 

https://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/hdd/skyhawk/

 

 

 

Seagate Technology | Official Forums Team

 

IronWolf Drives for NAS Applications

SkyHawk Drives for Surveillance Applications

BarraCuda Drives for PC and Gaming

 

 

You have no clue do you ....... Another sales man idiot

[delprimero 0]

So I've seen the EverCam that Eufy are due to start making in September. The Kickstarter page for this is here:

 

 

Does anyone have thoughts on this? For the needs I have, this would go a long way to get to it, by the looks of it.

[tomcctv 190]

So I've seen the EverCam that Eufy are due to start making in September. The Kickstarter page for this is here:

 

 

Does anyone have thoughts on this? For the needs I have, this would go a long way to get to it, by the looks of it.

 

 

Wow .... what crap .... look at the site then watch the video over and over till you see the problem.

 

Also why when you buy do you also need to buy backup batteries???

 

Pledge money and they MIGHT build

[delprimero 0]

@tomcctv, what do you reckon to the HikVision 8ch POE NVR found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01ASDB1BA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3HPPA3QGG4O6D&psc=1 ? I'm now planning to just upgrade to POE and get better quality but I'm not sure what cameras to get. I could stick with Hik but any recommendations would be appreciated.