What about the people that cannot afford to move?
This "post-apocalyptic nightmare" sound like any ghetto I have ever been in.
Here is the real problem: Criminals will ALWAYS have guns.
It is also about deterrance. If they think you may have guns, they sure as hell won't break in to your house will they?
While I love the control and ease of use of IP and network cameras, analog cameras are still real workhorses compared to them. You can get a great image quality, and anywhere from 15-90 fps. As someone that has to deal with breakins on a regular basis (both night and day) I can't stress framerate enough. 15 is enough to see what goes on, but when someone is attacking your change machine (or car) you can inch forward frame by frame and get the perfect shot. (Especially if they have a hood on.) Just remember that on PC based DVR systems (not where every camera is an independent server) Your DVR card has a set framerate and every camera added to the system decreases each camera's framerate proportionately.
Depending on the network cameras, though, you can get a high framerate as well, and also many network cameras have PTZ (pan tilt zoom) which can be controlled by motion or manually over the internet or from a server.
Yet another option would be dummy cameras. For under $50 you can get a dummy camera that will follow motion, have a light start blinking and/or make a beep noise.
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What about the people that cannot afford to move? This "post-apocalyptic nightmare" sound like any ghetto I have ever been in. Here is the real problem: Criminals will ALWAYS have guns. It is also about deterrance. If they think you may have guns, they sure as hell won't break in to your house will they?
While I love the control and ease of use of IP and network cameras, analog cameras are still real workhorses compared to them. You can get a great image quality, and anywhere from 15-90 fps. As someone that has to deal with breakins on a regular basis (both night and day) I can't stress framerate enough. 15 is enough to see what goes on, but when someone is attacking your change machine (or car) you can inch forward frame by frame and get the perfect shot. (Especially if they have a hood on.) Just remember that on PC based DVR systems (not where every camera is an independent server) Your DVR card has a set framerate and every camera added to the system decreases each camera's framerate proportionately. Depending on the network cameras, though, you can get a high framerate as well, and also many network cameras have PTZ (pan tilt zoom) which can be controlled by motion or manually over the internet or from a server. Yet another option would be dummy cameras. For under $50 you can get a dummy camera that will follow motion, have a light start blinking and/or make a beep noise.