Question:I need some advice with regards CCTV.I need a system that will be
looking over a car park outside my house.It will be connected to a
video,recording through the night,so if anything happens I can view it
after on a TV.But the camera will be looking through a window on to the
car park,this is to stop people vandalizing the camera.So it needs to
have good to average night vision.It also needs to be wireless as it
may be used elsewhere for other viewing concerns.Audio is not required
just visuals.I have been looking at the Tranwo 3010 Indoor B&W
Day/Night Vision Wireless CCTV Camera & Receiver from
http://www.iviewcameras.co.uk/,but I am not sure how good the picture
quality would be,going by the price I presume you get what you pay
for.Price wise I am looking at spending up to £100.00 on a system if
one exists with the requirements I have mentioned.I emailed
iviewcameras and asked them their advice to this question but they
never replied.They do seem to have the best selection of CCTV
cameras/systems that I have found.
Any and all help on this problem will be greatly appreciated.
Answer:As a previous poster said, interference is a problem with wireless
cameras. Microwave ovens can also knock out the signal. If the camera is
mounted high enough, vandalism should not be a problem. However, very
few cheap cameras work well under night time conditions and you may well
have problems with reflections if trying to operate through a window. If
the problem is only over a few hours, then a standard video camera would
be a better solution, this will have better optics than a low cost
camera. It can easily be coupled to a standard VCR. Can you borrow one?
