[Jimmy FK]

Originally Posted by Jimmy FK

I am new at the game of security cameras and the whole 9 yards. However, I have learned a few things sense I started trying to research this area before I purchased a system and finally found this forum. I have a very tight buget and tried to find the best I could for the bucks I had to spend. One thing I found is this, IR cameras are good but many are not water tight but "resistant only." Also, if you live where the weather gets below -10 C., the cameras for the most part will not operate or, take a very long while to come on line. I also found that many of the less expenxive IR Cameras at least, will not be able to "see" at night if, they are mounted behind a glass lens such as an outdoor housing. The infrared lights totally glare behind the glass and blind the cameras completely making them useless at night! I posted about the HTC-207 cameras and through much trial and error find that you need to be a real patent person if your are alone and have to focus them but they do work well in the outdoor housings. I can't comment on their HTC IR-207 cameras as they evadently have replaced my model cameras. From what I have been through up to this moment, documentation on many of the less expensive cameras is either little to none if you purchase them from many of the on-line suppliers. At least, this is my experiences thus far. Hopefully, this might be of some help in your purchases?

I am speaking about "wired" cameras above. Most Wireless are also fair weather units I checked out as well. I do not know about the high end units.