This is not a dashcam question, but I know there are some savy guys on here who know cameras. There have been a rash of robberies and break-ins where I live and I would like to have a good, reasonably priced, motion activated camera. Any suggestions?
Arlo made by netgear. It’s motion activated and has free storage for 7 days. There is an app for it, and it’s wireless...easy setup. Theyre maybe 150 a camera last I checked. It’s the best one to me currently if you don’t want to spend a lot and drill holes in your house
A problem I'm having is they have to run off a smart phone. I still have the flip phone.
It's not a matter of money. I paid 250 bucks for my flip phone. It does all I want a phone to do, mainly communication. It will make movies. I don't think walking around with your head down staring at a phone all day is very smart.
This is one of the Hikvisions I use (others are outside) Rock solid, set it and forget it.If you have a spare pc kicking around that meets the minimum spec, you could get a 2mp Hikvision Cube:
https://us.hikvision.com/en/product...2-mp-wdr-network-cube-camera-ds-2cd2422fwd-iw
It's an indoor model, but a "proper" CCTV camera, unlike some of the cheap Chinese cameras out there. Picture is supposed to be very good in both daylight and lowlight for this type of camera.
You can download the manual from the page linked above to see what's involved. I haven't run one of these, but looking at the manual it appears the software is included. You just need a spare pc and probably you want a Western Digital Purple Hard Drive to store the recordings to (the purple drives are specially for CCTV and endurance).
You could solve that problem with a basic, inexpensive Andriod tablet that you can find for about 40 or 50 bucks at your local Walmart or online.
Sorry for your loss Phil. More sorry that some companies are dishonest and don't stand by their product. Street Guardian doesn't seem to be one of those. Unfortunately they don't make a home security camera. But I'm pleased with my SG dash cam...and SG customer service...so far.Before you take this route, be sure your specific Android device is supported and that you are free to return it or the cam(s) for a full refund if it doesn't work out as it should. This tablet I'm using right now has what is supposed to be an adequate and compatible OS for two dashcams I bought. One app worked partially and the other not at all. Nobody knows why and nobody knows what to do about that except to say it's not their problem but mine. I wouldn't have wasted my money on this POC tablet had I known this beforehand, and now I don't have the funds to try something else.
Phil