I run 2 systems.
I have a Q-See brand 8 camera DVR. It has 7 cameras outside to record vehicles and activity.
I have 2 canary cameras. The “ all in one” and “view”.
The q-See system is hard wired and I have it set to record 24/7. It is a good system to monitor but not ideal for notifications of movement. It requires a Ethernet cable to the router to have internet access to monitor from anywhere. I plan to upgrade to a 16 channel 4K lorex system at some point.
The canary is great for interior monitoring. It allows for geofencing to arm the cameras for notifications. This makes it where when you are home and walk through your den/ shop, it doesn’t notifying you. You can set it to record or not when home also.
The canary camera in my shop is set to record any motion both when home and away. My den camera is set to record persons when away only.
I hard wired the canary all in one so it will have faster upload speed . The view model is WiFi only, but has respectable speeds even over my DSL.
The canary cameras allow for 2 way audio if you get the membership. They are currently selling a 1 year membership and the view for $99 together. Membership is usually $10 a month.
The biggest plus of the membership is the gain in timeline retained. The membership gives you 2 way audio and 30 days cloud storage. Without membership you get 24 hours and no 2 way talk.
Really love that it auto arms. This takes the guess work out of when I will get notifications and won’t.
There is not much outside my house that can be stolen. So covering my den and shop for movement will help me get the police there if needed and I won’t forget to arm the system.
8 camera system
Canary cameras
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