V380 camera problem

Went to move it from the bird bath over to the cottage garden to monitor Speckles and when I plugged the micro USB cable into the camera connector it broke away and is now rattling around inside the camera housing – bugger.

Gave myself no chance of repairing this one!

Removed the base and the USB PCB socket dropped out onto the work bench. - the tiny mounting legs have broken off. No photo of the actual socket as it's too small (bloody tiny) for the phone camera to focus.

Workshop CCTV DRV not recoding - again.

We have two home security systems and both of them are from ALDI; the main house system and another one in the workshop.

The workshop DVR has HDD failures from time-to-time so it's become a familiar routine to pull out the unit, remove the HDD and connect to workshop PC to fix it - but not format. Do that when it's back in the DVR the connect a test camera to make sure it records OK before putting it back in the cupboard.

The DVR is located in this cupboard near the side entrance with an old Dell LCD monitor on top. Channel 1 & 2 are the workshop cameras. Channel 4 camera looks down the carport and up the driveway. This one full screen allows me to keep an eye on things when home alone. Channel 3 is general purpose outside camera usually on a makeshift camera stand (old windmill base) that I move around as needed.

Garage CCTV system

Preparing for our annual council waste collection, here the chooks are very busy rummaging through some of the pruning's.

Chooks rummaging through garden pruning’s.

Checking on the chooks

Waiting in the car for ET while out shopping so checked in on the chooks back home.

Untripable

Clumsy old man.

ALDI - Home Security System

This one came around again last year (special-buys-sat-12-dec), didn't take much notice because we already have one that's been running well for a few years now. Noticed last week that one reappeared in the glass cabinet marked down from $199 to $149, checked on the Winplus site and the cameras do have a higher res etc. so went back and got it. I swapped two cameras out and the res improvement is minimal however the night IR performance has markedly improved. More to come...

Maginon IP Camera - continued

No issues connecting with the Lenovo Yoga tablet.

Cocoon Outdoor HD Wireless IP Camera

 

Purchased this last Wednesday so it’s time to unpack and have a play with it here on the balcony computer desk, setup everything and then take it out to the chook run.

ALDI: 6 Zone Wireless Alarm Kit

Been keeping a eye on this and waiting, now down from $60 to $40 and still quite a few in the glass cabinet - grabbed one

Meadowbrook Mansion intruder

Dogs started barking early this morning around 4.00 am, no sound of windows glass being broken so went back to sleep. Viewing playback on the CCTV-DVR system this morning I located and identified what it was – a cat.

Cocoon CCTV camera system

After some camera issues and warranty replacements the system has settled down and operating as expected.

COCOON SECURITY SYSTEM WITH 500GB HARD DRIVE

ALDI – The Cocoon 4 camera system has come around again, this time with higher res cameras. I purchased one of these last year and had some issues with the cameras but warranty support is good.

Cocoon CCTV Security System – camera problems

UPDATE 19/01/15 – Just got back from Winplus in Boronia with a new camera, straight back up the ladder to install and working OK. Tonight I will check night mode operation!

Camera No 4 (Backyard) is dead – RIP

This is the second camera to die so off again to Winplus in Boronia to exchange for a new one. Weather improved this afternoon so decided to install the camera which I had running on test overnight next to the DVR.

CCTV Security System–Update

Installed the RXCamPro app so I can view the Cocoon CCTV-DVR system on the new Lenovo tablet - looks good.

 

CCTV Security System - Update

Still tweaking things, full screen capture of the desktop PC showing IE browser connection over the internet to the CCTV/DVR system. However...DDNS on the DVR itself is not working???

CCTV System - Part 4 final

All the cables for the balcony area, along with the four new camera cables, come down here.

CCTV Security System – Update

At the horse paddocks feeding Dusty and on the phone checking the system at home.

CCTV System - Part 3

Finished running the last two cables and mounting the cameras in the carport area.

CCTV System - Part 2

CAM 1 that views the driveway and front gates is done.

CCTV Security System - Update

Been a busy day so behind with this particular post. As per the normal routine shuffled out to the balcony to wake up the computer and lately to also check the new CCTV/DVR system so turned on it's monitor and was horrified to see the CAM 1 live picture !!! Could it be a faulty camera? Watched it for a while and it seemed to pulsate...like something breathing...could it be a moth?

Went off to fin...d the ALDI extendable pole cobweb brush, extended all four telescopic sections and it easily reached up there so gently brushed the front of the camera and something flew away - a moth.

Yep...that was the ass of a large moth on CAM 1. Looks like this could be a ongoing issue, the IR night LED’s will attract them and it cosy in there with the warmth of the LED's and protected under the weather shield.