Home Security Camera System - What You Need to Know

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A home security camera system at home is nowadays essential for the security and safety for the family and property, but it needs to be selected and set-up right- you may not get a second chance.

There are a number of factors to consider before you get to the actual installation of the system:

Purpose of the Home Security Camera System

This seems obvious, but do give it a thought.

Is the purpose only to record an actual break-in, or do you want to use it for remote viewing of what is going on in and around your house. A little further down we will look at locating the cameras, but have this in mind when you do.

Select System

Next we shall select the system to use.

There are two fundamentally different ways to go - an IP system or High Definition Analogue system.

A short comparison will show that An IP camera system can provide a much higher picture resolution and it can also provide more features compared to ip camera system Analogue High Definition systems.

While an IP system can provide more features - that are more geared towards the professional market, there is a selection of analogue systems that are more than adequate for a Home Security Camera System.

We do not need to increase the cost or complicate the system setup just to get features and performance that we do not need.

The IP Camera system can provide multi-megapixel resolution, while the analogue systems, for now, can provide up to two megapixel only. However within the relatively confined area of a home, the performance of the High Definition analogue system is more than sufficient o get the picture quality that you need.

There is also a number of IP-camera kits, that are meant for DIY installations. The features and picture quality is similar to that of the High Definition analogue systems, but the cost is considerably higher. They, however. Provide for the possibility to connect wireless cameras over the in-house WiFi network.

There are essentially two High Definition analogue systems to choose from for a Home Security Camera System, AHD (Analogue High Definition) and HD-TVI (High Definition Transport Video Interface). There is a small difference in cost in favour of AHD, but also a small difference in performance in favour if TVI. I believe both are equally well suited for home system.

Location of cameras, camera view

All analogue systems can be installed using a single cable from the DVR to the camera using a coaxial cable with a power cable attached (Coax+DC, Siamese cable). In an IP-kit system the camera may be cabled directly to the NVR using a single Cat5e/Cat6 cable, or wireless over the WiFi network and only connected to a wall socket.