Hey,

What is the most suitable security camera system for my needs?

I'm in the UK.

Within 8 years I have had four known break-in attempts, one of which was successful. I live in a ground floor flat with a front door, a back door & 3 large windows in the living room, kitchen & bedroom.

 

I wish to: monitor each window & door.
See who is at the door.
Be notified on my phone when activity is detected
I want the system to be low-maintenance. 
I live 10 metres from an A road.
The distance from my door & window to the gate at the front is 2 metres.
The distance from my door & window to the gate at the back is 3-4 metres.

IP cameras?
CCTV cameras?

 

Thanks

Hi and welcome, do you have a monitored alarm installed?

Hello. No not yet

What is your budget?

In order I'd look at physical security (supplimentary locks to doors and windows), then an alarm, CCTV rarely deters it just means you can watch the covered faces whilst they ransack your home.

Yep, I'd sort that security and alarm first. Otherwise you'll merely be looking at your phone every ten seconds when the bushes move and cause an alert, or reviewing the footage 8 hours later when the perps are long back home and musing what lovely head coverings they are wearing and, yes, they really did smash that window hard and take the TV.

£300 is my initial budget. Thanks

You will struggle to get any CCTV worthwhile fitted for that, you would be hard pushed to get any decent kit worth having alone tbh

Edited November 28, 20169 yr by datadiffusion

£300 would unlikely get you something reliable and professionally installed, personally I'd sort the alarm and then maybe look at something like the Nest cam.

 

https://store.nest.com/uk/product/security/camera?gclid=CjwKEAiAyO_BBRDOgM-K8MGWpmYSJACePQ9CNmLiXr4IwuN9oniTGlOJAqzKS27702l2BhbQssUVmhoCgdDw_wcB

Bear in mind 'premium' monitoring and cloud recording is £8 a month, which will soon add up.