DIY 4x IR Security Camera System for those on a Budget

Your $185 gets you :
~4 x High power infra red camera's
~1 x DVR CCTV 4-channel Surveillance Security Camera USB Recorder
~4 x 20 Meter Video + Power Cable for CCTV Camera DVR
~Security system Software

Total Cost is AU$181.29*

*For Australian Buyers. Costs may vary slightly for other countries. If you are interested in buying these items from a different country, it may pay you to search through the listings to find one that has more economical postage rates to your country.

Features include motion sensor activated alarm and motion sensor activated snapshot recording with the option of having the images sent to your email address so you can even monitor while at work, and have any evidence stored securely in external storage (email account).

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NIGHT 30 ELD CCTV Waterproof Wired IR Color Camera ,130

(4 x Cameras AU @ $10.12 each)

+
(4 x Postage @ AU $10.23 per item)

=
AU$81.40

The cameras have 30 led lights means you can get images in total darkness of person up to 15 meters away (or more but gets less and less distinct over 15m). You will have quality colour images during the day, and black and white at night. The 12volt AC/DC power adapters are included.

CCTV 4 CH USB 2.0 Video DVR Recorder For PC Laptop Y26

AU $9.67 + AU $14.62 = AU$24.29

Features Include:

‎- Motion Detection.
- Sound alarm.
- Adjustable sensitivity.
- Schedule Monitoring sessions, for timer snap.
-Record video/audio(with usb2.0 audio interface),snap shot.
- Automatic Space Management. Stop recorder or capture still automatically on disk full.
- Support 4 Channel Video input on one computer.
-Support On Screen Display. Display?s date and time, or channel description on video.
-Supports manual close Invalid channel.
- Send e-mails attachment with image.
- Save image on Hard Disk.
-Video signal filter, for filtrate Active and Invalid channel.
-Signal lost alarm.

Package includes:

• 4CHANNEL USB2.0 DVR
• USB Cable
• Quick Install Guide
• Soft CD (Driver & Application)

The 4 channel USB device includes a software program that will turn your pc screen into a security system from which you can view all 4 camera views on one screen (usually CCTV systems need one monitor per camera or you have to switch between views).

20M/66Ft RCA Power Video Cable for DVR CCTV Camera

4 x AU $18.90 + $0 postage = AU$75.60

The extension cables mean that you are guaranteed to get a visual from each camera, unlike with the "wireless" systems that claim to have a 50m range, but fail to meet expectations. With the wireless systems, once you get home you realize that they included small print: "providing that there are not walls or other objects between the camera and the receiver, and providing the signal does not suffer interference from microwaves, digital phone signals, wireless networks or satellite TV signals." (In other words, don't bother). The wired system is the way to go!