CCTV - and experience of Bascom?

Bendy_House

Hi all.

I've been tasked at looking at CCTV systems for a local organisation.

I know the basics - WiFi versus wired (and POE), for example, image quality, 'smart' features like motion and person detection, all that malarkey, and then the boss of this org pointed me towards Bascom.

https://www.bascom-cameras.co.uk/wireless-4-bullet-system?fbclid=IwAR0fhWr5aisv0Q-r0e29XQGT8sZwfO7yuDzLd-eCTrxv3HkhzHuZAXS1UvM

This seems to have the advantages of WiFi with none of the dis. It sends the images via the powerlines, so no dodgy signals, and no long signal cables. Comes with recorder, phone Apps, and PC software.

Anyone know about them? Is it as good as it looks?

Thanks.

fenwick458

I think you can do that with any IP cameras (thats cameras that connect with a network cable, verses cameras that require a co ax cable and a power supply)

that Bascom system seems quite expensive, in Jan this year I got a setup with 4MP Hikvision colorvu accusense cameras (in a nutshell they can see in the dark and have all the smart features) and the cams were £110 each, NVR with 4TB storage was £190. if you added some ethernet powerline extenders and POE injectors/switches then it'd be a cheaper and better system

theres a good explantion of IP cameras here

Bendy_House

Thanks Fen.

From what I understand, the big 'plus' of the Bascom is that it sends its camera signal down via the powerlines, so no cabling at all required other than for each camera to be plugged into the nearest power socket.

We are hoping to save money by DIYing the install, and I'd be happy to do this work, but not run Cats 25+m from 4 different directions.

fenwick458

yeah all im saying is your "big plus of bascom" is not at all unique to bascom, any IP camera can be wired like that

ashe

Anything saying powerline is a plus would stand out to me as wary, it's probably the most problematic of any networking tech

Bendy_House

fenwick458 said:

yeah all im saying is your "big plus of bascom" is not at all unique to bascom, any IP camera can be wired like that

Are you sure? I'll check that out.

I was led to understand there are two common CCTV connection methods, one by Ethernet cable (to which power can also be delivered 'POE') and the other by WiFi (which obviously also needs a power supply, but you are still left with the usual drawbacks of WiFi, such as drop-outs, weak signals, having to boost and all that malarekey.

The Bascom was put to me as being a third method, with the benefits of WiFi (only a power supply needed), but without its drawbacks.

I won't be doing this job if it requires Cat cables run to all the cameras!

Bendy_House

ashe said:

Anything saying powerline is a plus would stand out to me as wary, it's probably the most problematic of any networking tech

Hard-wired is best, no question. WiFi is arguably the worst. In between is 'Powerline', and my experience of it has been good.

Bottom line, if there isn't a solid stable signal, the stuff goes back.