My dad was looking at one on costco.com but I had a feeling it was a POS.

Tried to look up reviews online but didn't find any relevant ones.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/P...=&s=1

I did a search on google and I found a website

http://www.surveillance-video.com/

Been browsing through there and I see some Nuvico camera bundle/sets with the whole package.

Anyone know if either of these are good/bad and//or know of any forums dedicated to surveillance?

thanks.

http://www.axis.com/

Their 212 "fisheye" is my favorite unit.

PoE is a wonderful thing for cameras also, no power outlets needed only a cat5 cable drop (and a PoE switch)

http://www.costco.com/Browse/P...opnav=

I found a review by one person that's been real happy with it. There are alot of people, esp people in the business, that put down these costco units because they lose out on your business.

Gary

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so”

SWED

Ever get any power drops with PoE?

http://www.icbmotorsport.com
http://www.intunedonline.com
Xbox 360/PS3- Carbonegg

I've been really impressed with PoE; no issues with dropping power so far. My switch has 12 PoE ports and I'm pushing power to 7 cameras and a WAP. The WAP is on 6ft of cable. The cameras are all on 100ft + cable runs.

Cool! I am going to have to try that out. Thanks

http://www.icbmotorsport.com
http://www.intunedonline.com
Xbox 360/PS3- Carbonegg

- The capture angle isn't that great, so somebody can sneak around and cover the camera with tape if mounted in a spot easy to access.

- The quality ain't that great. Somebody broke into the people's car, stole their stereo, but the camera didn't capture an image clear enough to be able to identify the person.

"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Winston Churchill

Also, all security cameras aren't great - none of them (unless you have seriously deep pockets) will record like your Sony HDR-SR7, for example.

And I'm sure you can use tape and cover up the non-costco cameras and people will be able to walk around them too.

People have the expectations these little cameras can read license plates and be able to ID faces. You have to have resonable expectations with the security systems you buy.

Gary
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Do not get the Costco one. Seriously. My mom has two friends who have purchased the security thing for their homes, and on numerous occasions, it has proven to not work well.
- The capture angle isn't that great, so somebody can sneak around and cover the camera with tape if mounted in a spot easy to access.

- The quality ain't that great. Somebody broke into the people's car, stole their stereo, but the camera didn't capture an image clear enough to be able to identify the person.

That's not a very good analogy... at all. You "think[ing]" that "non-costco units will have the same problem" doesn't means it's true. This is a problem inherent to the security camera Costco sells, but maybe not other ones. Who knows? I, personally haven't tried a handful of cameras, so I'm trying to keep my mouth shut and giving my input only on what I have seen. Do you have experience with security cameras Gary? If so, please speak so.

I do have a security system with video surveillance that I built myself. I've gone through about a dozen of these cameras. Your camcorder will do better than any of them.

Gary

Modified by garyhgaryh at 3:03 PM 7/2/2008