CCTV recommendations please.

[Jackal65]

My dogs are getting old and honestly thanks to things getting expensive, I think my old friends will be the last pets I will have. Harsh reality is pets are expensive and I love them so much that when I lose them it is starting to be to much for me. I guess I am getting old.

Enter the need for a CCTV system. I need it to be able to keep it alive when loadshedding hits. I want it to connect to it using a tablet eliminating the need for a dedicated screen. I don't want the cameras to be wireless because lighting gets bad here. I only need 4 camera feeds so it does not have to be big. Cables is not a problem. My budget is about R3k total. It is not a lot but I don't need to count the hair on someone's head. All I need to know is, is something in the yard or not, how many of them there are.

Recommendations?

 

[RedViking]

Yeah pets are expensive. Still contemplating if we should get another one after our basset passed away in December. She cost us easily R3000+ a month and I don't have that money anymore. Not that I minded back then. I'll probably get another one.....

Oh, cameras. Because I prefer the ease of wireless cameras or PoE cameras, R3000 will probably just buy one or two, depending on quality and features you need. I enjoy the EZVIZ camera I have and would like to get more of them.

I have mine connected to my inverter, but you can probably just get a battery pack , similar to what you get for routers.

 

[R4ziel]

R3k is a bit of a stretch on the low side for a POE switch along with 4 cameras, but you could start setting things up with one or two cameras then add on to it.

I have a couple of DS-2CD1023G0E Hikvision cameras (8 of them now) connecting to a POE switch, started with 4, but once you have the system up and running adding cameras is easy. I couldn't find any cheaper POE cameras, which would be ideal to limit cable runs and complexity in your system that you want to go for

 

[HartsockZA]

I must say that Hikvision is pretty good, not sure about other brands but the for the guard houses I have been in a lot of the time it's them. Good camera's and over-all a good system from what I can tell.
Ezvis I think would be maybe a 2nd, seen some of those also out in the field.

 

[Jackal65]

Hikvision Turbo HD 8CH DVR
Not sure if I can use WiFi with this.

Space TV Professional Power Supply Unit - 12V 3A Regulated Box Type
Should keep 4 cameras going.

Hikvision 1920 × 1080 resolution, 2 MP Indoor Fixed Turret Camera
Birds can't build nests on them if installed correctly.

The wires and stuff I will just get from China Cash & carry. But if anyone can tell me if that 8Ch DVR can do wifi or not that be great. Otherwise I will see if I can get a 12V TV for the system.

 

[Jackal65]

Yeah pets are expensive. Still contemplating if we should get another one after our basset passed away in December. She cost us easily R3000+ a month and I don't have that money anymore. Not that I minded back then. I'll probably get another one.....

Oh, cameras. Because I prefer the ease of wireless cameras or PoE cameras, R3000 will probably just buy one or two, depending on quality and features you need. I enjoy the EZVIZ camera I have and would like to get more of them.

I have mine connected to my inverter, but you can probably just get a battery pack , similar to what you get for routers.

PoE is nice to have but they can get expensive.

 

[RedViking]

Hikvision Turbo HD 8CH DVR
Not sure if I can use WiFi with this.

Space TV Professional Power Supply Unit - 12V 3A Regulated Box Type
Should keep 4 cameras going.

Hikvision 1920 × 1080 resolution, 2 MP Indoor Fixed Turret Camera
Birds can't build nests on them if installed correctly.

The wires and stuff I will just get from China Cash & carry. But if anyone can tell me if that 8Ch DVR can do wifi or not that be great. Otherwise I will see if I can get a 12V TV for the system.

Have you looked on local Secondhand Groups, Facebook Market place etc.? I've seen a couple of times where these are sold at cheap prices.

 

[WAslayer]

For your budget, an analogue kit is probably the way to go..

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This allows you to view the feeds from the hikvision connect app..