Tools, quad bikes, fuel and machinery sit in sheds that nobody can see from the house. These cameras watch them and tell you when someone turns up.
Rural theft is usually about things that can be loaded and driven away quickly. Power tools, generators, chainsaws, welders, quad bikes, trailers, fuel and copper are common targets. Thieves pick places where the shed is out of sight of the house and nobody will hear a vehicle at night.
That is what the camera system has to fix. Not just recording, but knowing someone is there while they are still there.
A typical setup is one camera on the approach to the shed, one on the main door or roller door, and one inside covering the floor where the valuable gear sits. Add one on the fuel tank if it is separate, and one on the machinery yard if equipment is parked outside.
Cameras inside the shed want a wide view, mounted high and away from where dust is kicked up. Outside, the camera on the approach does the most work, because it catches the vehicle and the people before they reach the door.
If the shed is within about 100 metres of the house, a buried Cat6 run in conduit is the most reliable link. Further out, a wireless bridge between the house and the shed carries the camera feeds back with a pair of small dishes, and the shed only needs power. Where there is no power at all, a solar powered 4G camera is an option, though it records clips rather than continuously.
Shed cameras earn their keep through alerts. With person and vehicle detection, the camera can send a notification when someone walks up to the shed at night without being set off by cattle or kangaroos. An active deterrence camera can go further, flashing its strobes and sounding a siren or a voice warning that says the property is monitored.
Set the alerts to a schedule. During the day, when you and your family are moving in and out of the shed, the alerts can stay quiet. After dark they switch on.
The rural edges of Ipswich, from Marburg and Haigslea to Peak Crossing and Purga, have plenty of hobby farms and working properties with big sheds a long way from the road. We look at the shed, the distance to the house and what internet you have before recommending a setup, and the quote spells out how each camera connects back.
Outdoor cameras are sealed against dust and water. Spiders like the warmth of the infrared lights, so a quick wipe of the lens a few times a year keeps the night picture clear.
Yes. Infrared night vision works in complete darkness. For a colour picture at night, a little light is needed, and a motion sensor light inside the shed helps both the camera and the deterrence effect.
Yes, from the app on your phone, anywhere you have mobile reception.
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