I would think everybody does, but if anyone doesn’t I’m curious why not.
Does Anyone On This Site NOT Use Video Surveillance At Their Own Home?
Alarm guys routinely don’t have alarms.
I do not for a handful of reasons
1. I would not put Hik or Dahua on my house and cannot afford what I would like.
2. I do not feel a constant presence of security fears.
3. When the choice is taking my kids to Disney World and saving for college or spending $7k to kit out my house the kids win every time.
I’ve had video for years in my home. It helps me know our products in depth and the strange issues that appear or let’s me test weird requests.
...spending $7k to kit out my house.
$7k of stuff at integrator cost would get you a sweet system!
#kitmyhouse
I work for an integrator but I am not the owner. There is burden and taxes that I would be expected to cover.
Whew, $7k that would be some kit! I went for Hik closed circuit grey market stuff x4 cameras and x8 PoE NVR at around $600. No worries about network intrusion and at least I have something instead of one Axis camera.
My dollars do not go to the Chinese government even with the cybersecurity risk taken out of the equation.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. I do not feel it is naivete when I know the cybersecurity risks, which I note as not a major concern for me, and am readily aware of the government ownership. That government ownership stake is a no-go for me. How does that present as naivete? I would put forth that the folks deploying these products that remain uncaring or unaware of those two items are the naive ones.
Cybersecurity concerns, totally valid and I don't disagree with you there.
I say naive in the sense that your statement about supporting the Chinese government ultimately has zero impact on them or Hikvision, and if you won't purchase their products someone else will anyways and fulfill contracts you may not otherwise get. This is not something that you can affect at a grassroots activism level.
If we were talking about donating money directly to the Chinese government that might be a different story but the fact is that Hikvision provides a useful, cost effective, and competitive product in exchange for your money.
Your choice not to purchase their technology based on their owners doesn't accomplish anything on a global level, just gives you a bit of moral comfort while again naively ignoring other inconvenient facts such as where the product you're viewing this message on was manufactured, as well as probably 80% of the other stuff you own. Even if those makers aren't owned by the Chinese government you think they don't pay taxes to them?
And we still haven't touched on the whole overblown Chinese government boogeyman perception. The POTUS is there right now lauding them and making deals with them. They're not Marxist commies anymore and they're not petty thugs like Rocket Man, they're capitalists looking to grow their nation just as any nation tries to do in order to stay relevant on the world stage.
But if not buying Hikvision makes you sleep better at night then that's fine, don't. As you say, just my opinion.
I find it an odd assumption... I don't see any reason why I should set up surveillance in my apartment. It would freak out friends and provide nothing more than administrative burden and plentiful cat footage.
Not that I know of. There's "access control", ie. storage spaces require a key that identifies the owner and there's a code lock for the exterior door, but I'm sure every pizza delivery guy in the neighbourhood knows the code anyway. There are a couple of cameras in the adjacent buildings and a couple keeping an eye on the corner of this one (there's a store there), but likely not very useful as evidence if something happens inside the building.
In any case, since you are not responsible for the security of the outer structure itself, I would agree your need is diminished.
If you are in any type of ownership position, I think its a sin if you dont have some of your equipment installed on your own house.
The last thing I want to do at home is run cable. So I have Arlo cameras on the exterior, Canary for the interior.
I work for Eagle Eye Networks.
As a manufacturer, I have a system in my house. We also provide systems to our employees for their use. It gets them more familiar with our offering and also provides a set of users to test new features on.
Mainly I do because the home is my test bench where I can see if cameras really perform and work out bugs w/o going to the office or out to the job on weekends or early am when no one is around or up to see the sunrise.
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I have many different technologies around my home. These include different models of cameras from different manufacturers.
I like to walk the walk and test what we sell so I can give an informed recommendation on a product and understand better if that product would best suit the needs of a client.
It also gives me the opportunity to be creative when if comes to hidden cabling and test new ideas and techniques. I now have perfected the art of reconstructing door frames to hide cables around them. The only problem is I keep adding new toys and now have a 19U comms cabinet behind my desk in my study!
A lot of us may work with what I'll call 'professional systems' that are for commercial and not really priced for the home. I have a few cameras, but am not crazily worried about break-ins and also don't pay for an alarm service. It would be a high price to put the cameras we sell in a residence. Guess could go with Hik or Dahua or a Costo kit but have not.
A lot of us may work with what I'll call 'professional systems' that are for commercial and not really priced for the home. I have a few cameras, but am not crazily worried about break-ins and also don't pay for an alarm service. It would be a high price to put the cameras we sell in a residence.
Don’t you ever ’take your work home’?
I find that I don’t have a need for cameras at my home. I already have the best surveillance/intrusion detection/deterrent system available.
Dogs.
That said, the TCO for cameras would be much lower since cameras don’t eat. :-)
Dogs.
That said, the TCO for cameras would be much lower since cameras don’t eat. :-)
They also work together well.
I don't.
But should.
Too busy with work ... LoL
Not only do I have surveillance at home I am always upgrading and installing new equipment. I have to test everything out. I have three servers running in my basement with different VMS's, several different kinds of switches and a ton of wireless stuff. 80% of what's in my house I thought was awesome before I put it in. After using it for a week or so or even just a few hours I decided I would not sell it.
I never did and would always lock up everything at night, then one day when I saw my wheels missing off my car that changed everything.
I have the history of video from 1986 in my basement in boxes and/or shelves. Most of it only worked for a few months at a time to prove/disprove/compare performance from manufacturers demo equipment. It must be some sort of industry madness I've contracted that I can't throw away a 30 year old vidicon tube! Still trying to find a Saturday to throw out a bunch of 1" lenses! Anyone need a bunch of properly terminated RG59 jumpers of various lengths? LOL! IPVM did what I wanted to do! Congrats John H for launching a successful business on real world results of devices and software rather than what datasheets have lied about for years!
I have had cameras on/around my house for a pretty long time. The image below is from my first "video analytics" installation/test, in 1999. This was on an analog camera (of course). The 4 white squares were movable, and the system would create a tripwire around the perimeter. You could adjust for object size/sensitivity (somewhat).
The unit itself was a 1U box that provided a single channel of analytics (plus some relays to signal others systems, and digital inputs for arming/disarming).
It was expensive, unreliable, and quirky. And it was awesome (for the time).
I can not recall the brand, it was nothing that was well known.
The unit itself was a 1U box that provided a single channel of analytics (plus some relays to signal others systems, and digital inputs for arming/disarming).
The great-grandfather of this, perhaps?
The image below is from my first "video analytics" installation/test, in 1999.
Have you considered bringing the unit current with a license from the Avigilon Patent License Program? ;)
I focus on security solutions that meet my customer's needs. Cameras do not alleviate my personal security concerns for my home, but I have put security measures in place which do.
Cameras do not alleviate my personal security concerns for my home, but I have put security measures in place which do.
Burg Blaster, perhaps? :)
I have a 16-port Hikvision NVR, a Darkfighter PTZ, and several domes and turrets for an 800 sq ft bungalow. I use them frequently and have caught crime in action. I don't live in a bad neighborhood but thieves travel. Thankfully the worst that's happened around here is punks trying for unlocked vehicle doors.
Like some have echoed above it allows me to familiarize myself with a product or line, learn idiosyncrasies, further my knowledge, and indulge in what is also something of a hobby. For me my home cameras are also toys that I enjoy playing with.
I do, so do two of my employees. All my employees get video systems at cost. They also get an alarm and monitoring for free. Most of them have taken the company up on it. The ones that haven't are either under contract or didn't know it is a benefit we offer.
All my employees get video systems at cost.
That’s a great idea.
Give it to them on their final interview, but they can’t start until after you inspect the install ;)
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