How is this a hidden camera if it has to be connected to a DVR to record, wouldn't people see the wires coming from ceiling to DVR?
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These cameras do have wires coming from the base, so they would have to be professionally installed horizontal on cieling.
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I'm not sure I understand your question..does it have to be connected to a DVR all the time for what?? To be able to view? No but it needs to be connected to something in order to be viewed
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No it is not wireless, yes you will need excess wires to stem from the DVR to the actual cameras, depending on how far away from the DVR, they are positioned .
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I would NOT use this outdoors. That being said most cameras rated for outside use and dvr's have motion detection recording as an option. Furthermore, something that has an IR system will not matter if your light comes on or not. Also, keep in mind, if you put a camera too close to a light you may actually degrade the quality of the image you are trying to record as all of that light close to the camera will throw off the image that is darker.
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Cameras get their power from the DVR recorder, there are two wires run between each camera to DVR, one is power, one is video.
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Not sure what you are asking; but, I keep my cameras plugged into my home desktop computer all the time. I can see the cameras from any computer/phone, anywhere at anytime and monitor my home. I would guess you don't need to keep it plugged up all the time, but the cameras do record to the computer when ever there is motion, as long as they are plugged in and on.
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There isn't a place to hide wires coming down from ceiling. Only suggestion is to run wires in back of pipe and hold in place with zip ties. I mounted my cable box and gaming consoles on shelf below tv were wires are barely visible.
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I use this device for investigation purposes at work where i plug the camera to a DVR and program the IP address & DNS setting so i can remotely monitor. It is NOT great in the dark as it isnt designed for that. You may look into IR cameras for that.
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You just get a digital peephole viewer where nobody on the outside can see a shadow pass over the peephole so they can't tell if somebody is watching them or not. No recording possible. Period.
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I need a camera to watch a room in my house when im away. I would like to be able to view it from my iPhone or computer. I would like for it to record like dvr but it has to be very discrete. I have wifi at home. I this camera the one I should choose? If possible 2 rooms would be ideal.
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Yes, such recording features are controlled by the DVR (digital video recording, or the security system to which these cameras connect), not the camera. So cameras capture the images, take them back via cables to the channels you designated on the DVR. Go into DVR Menu for recording and tell it what channel(s) are motion-sensor recording, continuous reocrding, no recording and whatever other recording options your DVR offers. Also for further info/clarification, call your DVR Tech Support.
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Do I need to have something else to view the video on this camera or can I just connect to a monitor and thats it? I dont want to record, just real time monitoring for my garage. What I want to do, is to have a camera wired to my room's tv, so whenever someone is getting close to my garage entrance, I can see from my tv, instead of going to the garage entrance.. will this work?
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Dear Paul, change the WIFI encyption authenication with our "Eyesee Finder", please come to www.szgeeya.com/ipc for related software. Please know that the camera shall not be too much near the wifi router, like dark under the lamp. But if long time video recording or surveillance, we would advise wired connection. Further questions please feel free to contact us.
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Yes, if you look very closely you can see the camera, but mounted on the ceiling you would need a chair or ladder. It works great in a lighted room. It does not work in a dark room. You will need a DVR if you want to record images.
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Hi Nathan. I ended up returning this product. My husband wanted this but we currently rent a house and you need to run power to this camera which would require drilling holes. It is not totally wireless. I had also bought a package which came with the software needed to watch this. You could watch it on a computer or cell phone, but if you want it recorded, you need the DVR box.
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This isn't a recording device. It streams content from a Tivo DVR, so you can watch what is recorded on your DVR when you are away from home.
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Looks like a regular surveillance camera and can fool anyone who sees it. It hangs about 6 inches from ceiling and about the size of a soft ball, if that helps.