Cheap CCTV cameras, where can I get them?
07 June 2002, 01:11 PM
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Boomer, not that cheap though eh. Trouble is with the nature of where I live, two entrnces to drive, trees etc I would need about four. Gets quite expensive as I whish to modulate them all.
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05 July 2002, 10:47 PM
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http://www.rfconcepts.co.uk/ have a great range of cameras, good prices and quick delivery.
Bear in mind that cheap cameras may well be useless in the "dark" - check the LUX rating!!
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Bear in mind that cheap cameras may well be useless in the "dark" - check the LUX rating!!
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06 July 2002, 12:39 PM
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Doing a search of www.argos.co.uk for "CCTV" only comes up with four cameras, the cheapest being GBP29.99 but is only black and white. The cheapest colour one is sixty five quid.
Chaz, i strongly recommend that you try RF Concepts (URL above) as they have models to suit pretty much any purpose!
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Chaz, i strongly recommend that you try RF Concepts (URL above) as they have models to suit pretty much any purpose!
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06 July 2002, 03:02 PM
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Chaz,
whatever you buy, make sure that it will actually cope with the light levels that you have around your house at night. There is no point in buying a "bargain £25 camera" if it can't make anything out in the dark. RF Concepts also do cameras with IR LEDs for shooting in total darkness.
As for your house, could you fix a couple of cameras high up (near the roof) to cover a larger area. That way they would be difficult to tamper with as well?
As for modulating - it might actually be cheaper to just buy a couple of video recorders and wire the camera directly into them (via SCART composite video). They are incredibly cheap these days.
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whatever you buy, make sure that it will actually cope with the light levels that you have around your house at night. There is no point in buying a "bargain £25 camera" if it can't make anything out in the dark. RF Concepts also do cameras with IR LEDs for shooting in total darkness.
As for your house, could you fix a couple of cameras high up (near the roof) to cover a larger area. That way they would be difficult to tamper with as well?
As for modulating - it might actually be cheaper to just buy a couple of video recorders and wire the camera directly into them (via SCART composite video). They are incredibly cheap these days.
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Boomer, do you work for RF concepts?
Light levels shouldn't be a problem beacause they will be mounted next to a 500W light with a pir.
Still havent found anything that cheap at RF concepts.
Light levels shouldn't be a problem beacause they will be mounted next to a 500W light with a pir.
Still havent found anything that cheap at RF concepts.
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"Boomer, do you work for RF concepts?"
Sadly not
Rather than go to the expense of cameras etc., howz about buying some "alarm mines" - a blank shotgun cartridge connected to a tripwire. That way you can find the crims by following the trail as they **** themselves
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Sadly not
Rather than go to the expense of cameras etc., howz about buying some "alarm mines" - a blank shotgun cartridge connected to a tripwire. That way you can find the crims by following the trail as they **** themselves
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