Alarm system camera options?

[Soarin_04]

Our house was broken into for the second time in two years this week. Last time, they snagged all the stuff they could hock. This time, it was all the essential paperwork that was locked up and hidden in the strongbox (they just lifted and toted it away, and I hope the person gets a hernia as a result). Won't even go into how much of a budget buster this is, not to mention a stresser we really don't need.

Anyway...

The new security system will be installed this week. It comes with some bells and whistles, but does NOT include security cameras.

My question is -- does your system have the camera set up and is it worth the extra $150 for two cameras?

I guess I'm concerned with how clear the video would be from them. You see the security camera footage on the news and it looks like it was filmed underwater in black and white, so I'm wondering if it's worth the cost if we won't be able to even clearly see the person / people committing the crime.

Thanks...

 

[Swimalie]

We have a house that is exposed on 1 side with no windows (why the previous owners didn't put in windows, we don't know) so we're about the put in infrared cameras. We have an alarm but it's not turned on so we're doing these on our own. The cameras we're doing are probably from this company and we can customize ourselves rather than being locked in to something an alarm company sells. We've seen the video, it's good and you can record it and take photos from it for the police plus access it from the internet if you aren't home.

http://www.securitymaninc.com/

Also, you can buy safes that can be mounted in the walls, in between studs, like hotel safes, so people can't walk off with your stuff. Plus, safes can be screwed down to the floors.

I'm sorry you were robbed, again.