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Need wireless network camera, easy to use and small Jazz 03-28-2007
Posted by Jazz on March 28, 2007, 6:33 pm
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Need some advice from some folks who know way more than me.

I need a camera to monitor a high crime area on our business property
(A large K - 12 school)

Crime happens after hhours.

I would like a small camera (not necessarily a "hidden" camera, but
one not too noticeable) that can connect to my network/the internet
via 802.11-G, with maybe the option to hook it in via 10/100 cat5
cable.

Id like an option like emailing motion pics it naps to a few email
addresses (without having to pay for a service)

I am not into this kind of thing (security cameras, etc) so I would
hope to get one that is easy to use.

Any suggestions are helpful. i was a bit vauge so if I need to explain
something further, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!
Jazz Mann


Posted by Roland on March 28, 2007, 7:21 pm
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These guys are heavy duty into networked video in school settings.
http://www.lensec.com/

If you are on a tight budget you can look at the same gear they use.
http://www.axis.com/

It is pretty simple stuff. (Meaning no analytics or anything.) But it should
work okay for a network deployment in a school environment.

However, I think the idea of a single camera in a high crime area is
ridiculous. If you aren't going to put in an adequate number of cameras then
I would forget the whole thing. You're not going to get the results you want
with a single anything.

> Need some advice from some folks who know way more than me.
>
> I need a camera to monitor a high crime area on our business property
> (A large K - 12 school)
>
> Crime happens after hhours.
>
> I would like a small camera (not necessarily a "hidden" camera, but
> one not too noticeable) that can connect to my network/the internet
> via 802.11-G, with maybe the option to hook it in via 10/100 cat5
> cable.
>
> Id like an option like emailing motion pics it naps to a few email
> addresses (without having to pay for a service)
>
> I am not into this kind of thing (security cameras, etc) so I would
> hope to get one that is easy to use.
>
> Any suggestions are helpful. i was a bit vauge so if I need to explain
> something further, please let me know.
> Thanks in advance!
> Jazz Mann
>



Posted by Jazz on March 28, 2007, 10:15 pm
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> These guys are heavy duty into networked video in school
settings.http://www.lensec.com/
>
> If you are on a tight budget you can look at the same gear they
use.http://www.axis.com/
>
> It is pretty simple stuff. (Meaning no analytics or anything.) But it should
> work okay for a network deployment in a school environment.
>
> However, I think the idea of a single camera in a high crime area is
> ridiculous. If you aren't going to put in an adequate number of cameras then
> I would forget the whole thing. You're not going to get the results you want
> with a single anything.
>
>
>
>
>
> > Need some advice from some folks who know way more than me.
Thanks for the links and the advice...
this "High Crime area" is really a 20 x 10 room.
There is a locked door in that room that leads to a small book room
that the crooks (cleaning crew I am sure) know holds the petty cash
(around 3 or 400 cash).

They have left windows unlocked after everyone leaves and literally
tried to chisel with wood away from teh lock of this door,
unsuccessfully.

On camera wil work, I plan to have a larger dummy camera in there too,
to distract from teh real, smaller camera.

>
> > I need a camera to monitor a high crime area on our business property
> > (A large K - 12 school)
>
> > Crime happens after hhours.
>
> > I would like a small camera (not necessarily a "hidden" camera, but
> > one not too noticeable) that can connect to my network/the internet
> > via 802.11-G, with maybe the option to hook it in via 10/100 cat5
> > cable.
>
> > Id like an option like emailing motion pics it naps to a few email
> > addresses (without having to pay for a service)
>
> > I am not into this kind of thing (security cameras, etc) so I would
> > hope to get one that is easy to use.
>
> > Any suggestions are helpful. i was a bit vauge so if I need to explain
> > something further, please let me know.
> > Thanks in advance!
> > Jazz Mann- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -



Posted by Roland on March 30, 2007, 2:59 pm
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Panasonic is okay. They suffer from being a consumer electronics company at
heart, meaning they like to introduce new items and then discontinue older
items at a pace that is not in sync with the rest of the security industry.
If you want to get something more "proven" for you application then Axis is
what you need to look hard at. Panasonic might not serve your long term
goals should you decide to expand.
> Ive been reading alot of good things about Panasoic network
> cameras.... any thoughts on those for my specific needs?
> Thanks in advance again!
>
>>
>>
>>
>> > These guys are heavy duty into networked video in school
>> > settings.http://www.lensec.com/
>>
>> > If you are on a tight budget you can look at the same gear they
>> > use.http://www.axis.com/
>>
>> > It is pretty simple stuff. (Meaning no analytics or anything.) But it
>> > should
>> > work okay for a network deployment in a school environment.
>>
>> > However, I think the idea of a single camera in a high crime area is
>> > ridiculous. If you aren't going to put in an adequate number of cameras
>> > then
>> > I would forget the whole thing. You're not going to get the results you
>> > want
>> > with a single anything.
>>
>>
>>
>> > > Need some advice from some folks who know way more than me.
>>
>> Thanks for the links and the advice...
>> this "High Crime area" is really a 20 x 10 room.
>> There is a locked door in that room that leads to a small book room
>> that the crooks (cleaning crew I am sure) know holds the petty cash
>> (around 3 or 400 cash).
>>
>> They have left windows unlocked after everyone leaves and literally
>> tried to chisel with wood away from teh lock of this door,
>> unsuccessfully.
>>
>> On camera wil work, I plan to have a larger dummy camera in there too,
>> to distract from teh real, smaller camera.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > > I need a camera to monitor a high crime area on our business property
>> > > (A large K - 12 school)
>>
>> > > Crime happens after hhours.
>>
>> > > I would like a small camera (not necessarily a "hidden" camera, but
>> > > one not too noticeable) that can connect to my network/the internet
>> > > via 802.11-G, with maybe the option to hook it in via 10/100 cat5
>> > > cable.
>>
>> > > Id like an option like emailing motion pics it naps to a few email
>> > > addresses (without having to pay for a service)
>>
>> > > I am not into this kind of thing (security cameras, etc) so I would
>> > > hope to get one that is easy to use.
>>
>> > > Any suggestions are helpful. i was a bit vauge so if I need to
>> > > explain
>> > > something further, please let me know.
>> > > Thanks in advance!
>> > > Jazz Mann- Hide quoted text -
>>
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>



Posted by Jazz on March 30, 2007, 4:17 pm
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But upon more research, panasonic may meet my financial and security
needs at a happy place. I read that with axis, you need to pay big
bucks for software to m onitor it via the web and to get it to send
you email shots... whereas panasonic provides all that...

i dont know, just regergitating what i read...

> Panasonic is okay. They suffer from being a consumer electronics company at
> heart, meaning they like to introduce new items and then discontinue older
> items at a pace that is not in sync with the rest of the security industry.
> If you want to get something more "proven" for you application then Axis is
> what you need to look hard at. Panasonic might not serve your long term
>
>
>
>
> > Ive been reading alot of good things about Panasoic network
> > cameras.... any thoughts on those for my specific needs?
> > Thanks in advance again!
>
>
> >> > These guys are heavy duty into networked video in school
> >> > settings.http://www.lensec.com/
>
> >> > If you are on a tight budget you can look at the same gear they
> >> > use.http://www.axis.com/
>
> >> > It is pretty simple stuff. (Meaning no analytics or anything.) But it
> >> > should
> >> > work okay for a network deployment in a school environment.
>
> >> > However, I think the idea of a single camera in a high crime area is
> >> > ridiculous. If you aren't going to put in an adequate number of cameras
> >> > then
> >> > I would forget the whole thing. You're not going to get the results you
> >> > want
> >> > with a single anything.
>
>
>
> >> > > Need some advice from some folks who know way more than me.
>
> >> Thanks for the links and the advice...
> >> this "High Crime area" is really a 20 x 10 room.
> >> There is a locked door in that room that leads to a small book room
> >> that the crooks (cleaning crew I am sure) know holds the petty cash
> >> (around 3 or 400 cash).
>
> >> They have left windows unlocked after everyone leaves and literally
> >> tried to chisel with wood away from teh lock of this door,
> >> unsuccessfully.
>
> >> On camera wil work, I plan to have a larger dummy camera in there too,
> >> to distract from teh real, smaller camera.
>
> >> > > I need a camera to monitor a high crime area on our business property
> >> > > (A large K - 12 school)
>
> >> > > Crime happens after hhours.
>
> >> > > I would like a small camera (not necessarily a "hidden" camera, but
> >> > > one not too noticeable) that can connect to my network/the internet
> >> > > via 802.11-G, with maybe the option to hook it in via 10/100 cat5
> >> > > cable.
>
> >> > > Id like an option like emailing motion pics it naps to a few email
> >> > > addresses (without having to pay for a service)
>
> >> > > I am not into this kind of thing (security cameras, etc) so I would
> >> > > hope to get one that is easy to use.
>
> >> > > Any suggestions are helpful. i was a bit vauge so if I need to
> >> > > explain
> >> > > something further, please let me know.
> >> > > Thanks in advance!
> >> > > Jazz Mann- Hide quoted text -
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