cctv Standalone CCTV (no 12V/shorepower/wifi required)

[ronnietucker]

I tried doing a CCTV thing before using an old mobile phone (for wifi) and a USB camera, but that (I think) knackered my battery and had other problems.

 

Anyway, this is version 2.0 using a solar powered Reolink 4G camera:

 

It comes with a Vodafone 4G SIM card (£4/mth unlimited data). You register it using an app then pop it into the camera. Voila! You're online.

 

You then install the Reolink app. Link the app to the camera and you're good to go.

TALK - let's you send audio from your phone to the camera. Such as to frighten the bejeezus out of people

PTZ - is to rotate the camera up/down and left/right

PLAYBACK - to view footage. Footage is saved to the supplied SD card

 

PIR - let's you set an alert if something moves

 

QUALITY - let's you adjust the record (HD) quality and the 4G view (low) quality.

 

Full screen (low 4G quality).

 

Full screen with PTZ.

 

Just fitted this. So we'll see how it goes. At least this set up can't kill my leisure battery.  ?

 

I got mine from Amazon.co.uk (~£230). Search for: 'Reolink 3G/4G LTE Pan Tilt Solar Security Camera'

(Don't want to post a link in case it's against site policy and all that jazz)

[jonathanA]

Thanks for posting Ronnie. Maybe not the cheapest option but looks completely self contained and no messing about.

 

Very interesting!