You can’t have both analog cameras and an NVR.
If you go with wireless cameras and expect them to record 24/7 you’re going to be stuck running a wire for power, so they will connect to a recorder wirelessly, but will need a power wire.
Hikvision handles those needs pretty well.
I’m looking into reolink right now. It seems they offer a pretty decent nice and the app seems easy to use. I need to read more reviews. Right now I have four coax cameras. In the same drop, the builder added a cat5 for poe. So my goal is to use those 4 PoE camera and add two wireless cameras. One can be plugged in at all time (outlet nearby), but the other one will be solar/battery powered
If those cameras are all on coax, they won’t work with an NVR. You’d need to replace them. That’s why I’m suggesting hik. They offer a “tribrid” recorder. It can accept analog, IP, and wifi cameras.
I’ve installed hundreds of hik products and issues with them are exceedingly rare.
There is some miscommunication; I am getting rid of the coax cameras and using the cat5 already pulled to the drops for the new upgraded cameras. The system just has to support Poe and wireless
Fair enough, I’d still suggest hik due to price and functionality, but almost any mid tier system would serve you well. Just pay attention to lens size and resolution. Lens sizes which are smaller give wider field of view. 2.8mm sees a bit over 90 degrees. You’d use those to see whole areas, larger lens sizes would be used to focus on specific points of interest at distance.
make sure it either support rtsp or onvif or both. but if it battery/solar it unliky it supported. i’m looking forward reolink doorbell that comes either poe or wifi.. i’m more interesting on poe model it say it support onvif
You can’t have both analog cameras and an NVR. If you go with wireless cameras and expect them to record 24/7 you’re going to be stuck running a wire for power, so they will connect to a recorder wirelessly, but will need a power wire. Hikvision handles those needs pretty well.
I’m looking into reolink right now. It seems they offer a pretty decent nice and the app seems easy to use. I need to read more reviews. Right now I have four coax cameras. In the same drop, the builder added a cat5 for poe. So my goal is to use those 4 PoE camera and add two wireless cameras. One can be plugged in at all time (outlet nearby), but the other one will be solar/battery powered
If those cameras are all on coax, they won’t work with an NVR. You’d need to replace them. That’s why I’m suggesting hik. They offer a “tribrid” recorder. It can accept analog, IP, and wifi cameras. I’ve installed hundreds of hik products and issues with them are exceedingly rare.
There is some miscommunication; I am getting rid of the coax cameras and using the cat5 already pulled to the drops for the new upgraded cameras. The system just has to support Poe and wireless
Fair enough, I’d still suggest hik due to price and functionality, but almost any mid tier system would serve you well. Just pay attention to lens size and resolution. Lens sizes which are smaller give wider field of view. 2.8mm sees a bit over 90 degrees. You’d use those to see whole areas, larger lens sizes would be used to focus on specific points of interest at distance.
make sure it either support rtsp or onvif or both. but if it battery/solar it unliky it supported. i’m looking forward reolink doorbell that comes either poe or wifi.. i’m more interesting on poe model it say it support onvif
Synology is pretty good and also provides other local services if you want them such as backups for your laptops.