Powerquest230

God Bless our past and present military members and their families- hope all enjoyed their weekend!

We have been thinking about adding a couple of surveillance cameras to the exterior of an outbuilding on our property. Note: building has zilch electrical access on exterior. Have looked at some of the basic cameras and camera systems at Lowe's, Tiger Direct, Best Buy, and a couple of online sites and have learned enough to be confused. Not planning on tying cameras into existing monitored security system- just looking for something to add a few clues in case of vandalism or a break-in.

Pretty small list of requirements- color video in daylight or night, motion triggered, 75' video range, enough resolution to read license plate at 50' feet if light allows, don't think pan/tilt or other extras are needed. Would prefer minimal cabling to & from camera and don't know enough to have a preference on connection type ie- BNC, network, Wi-Fi, radio, etc...

My ideal solution if they make it would be a solar powered motion operated security light with video camera that feeds to a hidden flash card or hard drive. Do they make solar powered video cameras? Do I really need a DVR/Head unit?

Any suggestions on forums to read and learn, feedback on different hardware you have used and liked or disliked?

Thanks in advance for the help,
Rick

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You may want to try to give ADT a call. They might have something that would fit the bill

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joew.

I use revo at my house and it is very easy to install. Revo will also sell direct. They have audio which most systems do not because of state laws. I do not recommend buying a monitor and the cables though them. Buy a tv from whoever and you can use cat 5 and telephone connectors. Best invest I have ever made to my home.