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As a professional installer for 25+ years I am absolutely genuinely shocked at how well and how much real information you guys put out nice job nice job

I like a company that openly admits it's knowledge is based on the mistakes it's learnt from.

I've been working in security business since 2009 and i think this is the best video i've ever seen! respect!

Invaluable info! Thank you! I'm brand new to the whole home security system idea, and in less then one week I've gone from thinking of buying the "simply easy (and safe)" wireless battery only system, to rushing out to my local warehouse club to buy a wireless battery system I could also run on constant power, to now a more thorough investigation of a PoE system. You're 9 points were spot on! And, I have a bonus mistake you could add to your list. "Taking advice from the wrong people - like your buddy who did zero research before buying his system."

I love it when you get information and advice and you know you can trust it and the people giving it. Thanks! :D

You’ve earned a new customer, I’ve had my truck broken into 2x in past year..I currently have Nest cameras that are very close to my WiFi router and still have connectivity issues on top of not great zooming...can see an image of a person but not enough to catch them..I want the best cameras I can get but also I’m not a tech guy..I’d like to use my phone if possible but definitely want wired cameras...I’ll be calling tomorrow..

Outstanding honesty! I have been in the security industry for over 40 years, and Wow, have cameras come a Long way.

What fascinates me is how much of the advice from coworkers are on your list of things to avoid. Thanks for posting this!

Amazing Demo on mistakes I've accepted my Swann bright white glare in day time and as I just learned ir flooding nightmare. I've made poor choices in life and spending big money after being robbed not just by criminals but by Swann. Dummy camera would have done better when I can't see. Makes me wanna cry we need more companies like you willing to help covering any mistakes with the world. you know money doesn't grow on trees to pay for a tech.

I’m actually shocked you didn’t list “failing to change the manufacturers default password(s)”. Especially since you covered wireless setups.

Yep. Been messing with cans since 2009. I have made so many mistakes that I now do installs on the side and I have multiple examples around my house/property for customers to compare in real life before buying. Have had a lot of signal issues caused by weather or spiders at my full time job.

Thank you for this very informative and helpful video.It has helped me in making a sensible choice in buying a system here in the UK.

I noticed one that is missing here, when using IR cameras, you can extend their range at night with IR flood lights. Be sure to position them out of view of the cameras though. My cameras have around a 30' range with the built in LEDs, with my IR flood lights, they pick up details at close to 200'. Another thing with IR cameras, don't use CFL bulbs in the field of view, they make the cameras useless.

Very nice video and good tips especially for a few years ago, but so much has changed! Needs to be updated asap, now we have super low light cameras, AI, high speed and more...

Good work. I have started watching and learning and seeing honest suppliers like Nelly's .

Your first advice I guess is the most valuable. It is very important to calculate pixel density from the start. I calculate ppf/ppm and DORI zones (Detection, Observation, Recognition, Identification) using graphical lens calculator from jvsg. It takes seconds but it saves time and helps to forget about miscalculated lenses.

We used an outdoor camera indoors, pointing outdoors through a window. The IR glare was ridiculous... We had to completely disable the IR lights. they weren't needed thanks to the area being completely lit. Black electrical tape over the IR LED lights can work in a pinch but it's frustrating if you leave any leaks.

Very nice presentation. Two items I wished you had covered in general terms. 1) Range of wireless cameras 2) Sirens or Alarms.

I was thinking of installing 2 cameras, one at the front and one at the back. This video is really useful! Gracias. Merci. Danke.

Good video.. mistake number 7... reading and believing wireless specs.. my system said 100 feet in range. It was closer to 30 BEFORE i added better attena(s) and one booster / amplifier. A ring doorbell is helpful for face recognition but picks up my security ir lighting at night..

I truly appreciate the information 💯

enjoyed that, good amount of knowledge and humour and yeah, i've pretty much made all those mistakes

You are damn right, these are the most mistakes that I've pretty much make during as beginner, up till now. thanks for realizing its a big mistakes and avoiding this can save more money on it

Hi Tyler! I'm a tech nerd from the analog days and I have to tell you I learned a bunch from your video. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I especially appreciated tip number one! My summer home was burglarized last year so I'm trying to put something together. Best Wishes, Take Care, Tom K

Pretty good tips overall. #3 about wifi cameras has a lot of truth to it, but if you have a large enough property and multiple wifi access points, you can totally make this work. I have most of my cameras hardwired, but I'm still able to get two 3MP cameras on a single dedicated AP with no issues at all. 24/7 recording.

Here are some additional mistakes/observations: (I'll preface this by saying some security camera and NVR companies make getting some of the specifications VERY hard to obtain. Some won't provide these details at all) NVR=Network Video Recorder WiFi Cameras and systems: WiFi can be jammed, especially in industrial spying/sabotage or high-end neighborhoods there is a lot of incentive for thieves to invest in radio jamming equipment. It is not so expensive that some thief that is looking at a high payoff won't use it. SOME NVRs have a feature that outputs an alarm signal if the video input is interrupted by either device failure or jamming of this type. Camera REAL Resolution: In general (see focal length below), I suggest using 5MP MINIMUM cameras. However, as Nelly's guy said, make sure your NVR (network video recorder) can use the higher resolution cameras. This information is usually buried deep in the user manual or a separate data page on the vendor's website. Cheap NVRs in particular may only support 2MP cameras. Note: the higher the camera MP rating, the more storage it will consume in both non-compressed and compressed formats. A 5MP camera will consume considerably more storage space than a 2MP camera. Sunlight and Time Of Day: Orient the cameras so sunlight cannot directly impinge on the camera lens AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. Keep Daylight Savings Time in mind as well. In most locations on the planet, the position/angle of the sun in the sky changes during the year. It can change a lot...especially as you get farther from the equator, and may be another factor to keep in mind when installing a camera. A camera can be PERMANENTLY damaged if sunlight "hits" the sensor. It will of course also totally blot out your image from that camera. Artificial Lighting and Time Of Day and Motion Detection Floodlights When positioning your cameras, be sure to take into account lights that may turn on at certain times of day. Everything may seem OK when you first setup your camera, but then at night your camera may be overloaded by a streetlight or other light that turns on at night or when clouds/weather gets really dark. A similar consideration exists for car headlights. You may see no problem during the day but headlights may cause major problems at night. This would be especially true when the camera is watching a gate, driveway, or parking lot. Similarly, if your area of observation has *motion activated floodlights* they can also "swamp" the camera sensor and make any images unusable while the light is on. 1080HD/1080p Camera CLAIMS: Keep in mind that just because a camera CLAIMS "1080HD" or "1080p" output, it doesn't actually mean the camera actually provides that level of resolution. All it means is that the output has been modified to make it compatible with 1080HD/1080p displays. The image from a 2MP camera is closer to 480p actual resolution. Only the output has been modified. There is no added detail when you simply modify an image to go from 480p to 1080p. You just get a larger format but still fuzzy image. Focal Length: Understand and choose the correct camera lens FOCAL LENGTH for your needs. For example, the typical wide-angle surveillance 2.8mm focal length camera gives you a wider field of view, but if you need to observe only a small area but at a greater distance away, you may want to consider a 6mm focal length lens. Or, you may want to install both at a given location. This can be critical when your camera does not offer OPTICAL zoom. It should be noted that a narrow-angle 6mm 2MP camera can provide BETTER detail than a wide-angle 2.8mm 5MP camera at a far distance, so that can affect your decision. Remember also that 2MP camera requires less storage than a 5MP camera. This video explains it very well and provides examples under various conditions: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5iVY5im2LKXg5s.html IR floodlights, 850nm: If you're going to buy IR floodlights, the almost universal wavelength of IR light used in surveillance cameras is 850nm. The other commonly sold IR light on the internet is 930nm...however it probably will NOT work in a typical surveillance system. Be sure to match the wavelength of the external IR light to your camera's IR LEDs. Optical vs. Digital Zoom: If you are going to DEPEND on zoom capabilities, I strongly suggest buying a camera that offers OPTICAL zoom. As the Nelly's guy said, digital zoom only magnifies, it does not provide more data/detail. OPTICAL zoom however, provides more data and more detail. An alternative as I said above, is using a camera with a longer focal length than the typical 2.8mm camera. Data Compression: In general, the higher the degree of compression, the more details are lost. H.264 and H.265 compressions are NOT lossless compression. A given camera and/or NVR may or may not offer a lossless compression data mode. WiFi cameras may compress the data because it results in faster network transmission and lower network bandwidth. NVRs generally offer compression to reduce the amount of storage it takes to save X hours of camera video in a given format. If you need absolutely the best video detail then lossless compression or no compression are options to look into. I'm unsure if there are any WiFi cameras that offer uncompressed data streams so in such cases you might want to consider wired camera installations. Keep in mind however, that analog camera signals degrade for every foot of cable so may only be suitable for a fairly short-range installation, and for maximum image clarity, analog cables need to be replaced after as little as 5 years in service (depends on environmental factors). Consult your security system vendor and get these kinds of details in writing. Some vendors will verbally assure you about anything you ask to make a sale. ONVIF compatibility (WiFi only): ONVIF is a surveillance camera and system standard that helps ensure that a WiFi camera you buy is compatible with your NVR. There are both ONVIF Versions and Profiles that you may need to meet to ensure full compatibility. However, I've been unable to obtain ONVIF information from some vendors, so you may have to buy and try to determine compability. In such cases, I suggest buying from a website/vendor that will accept "returns for any reason", preferably with no return shipping or "restocking" charges. For more info on ONVIF, just search the internet.

Great video, when I installed one of my cameras the white drain pipe would white out the image during the dark hours, I over came this by spraying the section of pipe black.

There might not be much room for image enhancement but you can try to zoom in. If it is a larger image than your tv or monitor can usually display it would be shown in a reduced resolution unless you zoom in or extract a frame and zoom in. VLC can let you extract frames and they are in the native resolution of the video despite what your monitor usually displays. There are other programs which are also free and allow frame extraction or export. That is helpful if you are hoping to read a plate or see a face.

You made really great video about survelliance system problems. Thank you for all the things that you put in this video to show us those mistakes!

9:30 ... also to add if pointed too high, when there's no clouds and the sun is shining bright it blocks out some viewing angles. Had this issue with two of my cameras I couldn't make-out images that were further away when the sun was bright on the lower horizon. Had to adjust to compensate for the sun during late hours of the afternoon.

Excellent advice I learned a lot! Thanks for sharing,

Nice video - I didn't learn anything I didn't know already, but it was such a pleasure to hear a presenter that enunciates so well. Bravo!

Here is the one you missed: aiming outdoor cameras at the east /west horizon where the sun sets/rises. Near time, the sun blocks out the view and changes the exact area due to the seasons. SE to NE and SW to NW winter to summer. Keep the angle low; no sky view.

Almost every home and about 1 out of 4 businesses I walk into have the DVR box sitting in plain view. Thieves around here have quickly learned to just cut the cables from the box and take it, and therefore any evidence, with them. I usually place a cheap or old junker box in plain view with a bunch of dead cables coming to it. The real box usually goes inside a large firesafe. Cooling has not been an issue, the UPS power backup box and the DVR make just enough heat to keep moisture out of the safes. Thanks for your video, it had some great information in it.

This was a great video. You really hit all of the points on explaining what to do, while also explaining the benefits of doing business with you. The implications of 8 mistakes were evidence enough that you should trust a professional and do it right the first time. If you don't have to buy a new $200 camera once, you probably already saved enough to do business with someone that has support. Support is super important; unless you like doing 60 hours of research on your own like me. I still had to watch this video

Great and informative. I learned so much. Thank you for a great experience with tons of easy to understand information to help you with your security monitoring system.

Thank you for you video. It was very helpful. And great marketing as well.

I’m watching this in December of 2021. Amazing to see how quickly technology evolves in just 2 years.

My favorite type of advertisement -- provide some value to the viewer in return for watching. I watched the video looking for information on setting up a system I've already purchased for home. Making the video wasn't a waste though. I'll be replacing the system at my business soon and I'll certainly give Nelly a call.

Actually, higher resolution CAN be achieved via computer processing, but it requires multiple frames of an image to do so. You can't just grab a screen-shot and enhance it via this process. It takes multiple images of the same object and via software combines them and may be able to produce a composite image that strips out much of the noise while at the same time introducing pixels from all the images and mapping them into a new image that produces more detail. For one SIMPLISTIC example, one part of the eyes may be obscured or "out of focus" in one frame (but the rest of the face is decent), but the eyes are "in focus" in another frame. So the software removes the out of focus section from the first frame and replaces that section only with the in focus section from the second frame...thus producing an image with superior resolution overall. Also, the data compression used by a camera and/or system may produce less than optimal resolution of the eyes in one frame, but when it compresses the data for the next frame the eyes were compressed with more information. The results of compression can vary due to lighting, distance, motion, etc. Dealing with compression artifacts can be quite difficult. However, this kind of software is as far as I know, still all proprietary, and mostly available and used by government agencies or vendors who specialize in image enhancement. I've not seen any software package that a typical consumer would use (or would want to pay high dollars for) that would provide enhancement in this manner. Similar techniques are used in producing higher resolution images from optical telescopes. Of course, it also helps a LOT if your data are not compressed at all. However this requires a LOT more data storage and most consumers would balk at either the higher cost or the decreased amount of video stored before the "old" data are overridden. Note: I don't recommend any camera with less than 5MP of sensor resolution. Even if a camera is advertised as "1080HD" or similar, a 2MP camera is NOT actually capable of providing true 1080p information. It could be 480p (or even lower). The system may DISPLAY 1080p on the HDMI output, however the 480p image has simply been "stretched" to meet the 1080p format of the display. No "HD" information actually exists.

Excellent video and advice, thank you for your time

Great Info!! Great Smile!! Great Motivation!! Thanks for posting this excellent video. A dad from Texas

Hi nelly, would you ever recommend ''flying saucer pinhole'' cctv cameras? I manage a factory that currently has no cameras, and my IT guy has mentioned flying saucer pinhole cameras.

Very enjoyable, very informative! I would directly order from you if I would be living in US!

I wasn't into this but I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom. It is very valuable..

Yeah I have some IR flooding issues. Learned the hardest Yup, had weatherproofing issues with connections too.

👍Great presentation, cheers from Australia.

Great video! Picked up some great tips, the IR one was especially helpful!

I am somewhat conflicted regarding exposed cameras as a deterrent, as opposed to concealed cameras to obtain video without letting the intruder know. Have you ever experienced a client's DVR being sought out and stolen/destroyed during an intrusion? Do you offer DVRs that incrementally upload to a secure remote storage server? Thanks very kindly for a informative video.

Thanks for the good information, I happened to have added cameras of different strengths and found out one of 5mp is not recording. What could be the problem????

Damn I was gonna set up a camera and just go off little reflections off mirrors I strategically place.

Great video and you are a great face for the company. By the video footage it appears as though you are in Oklahoma. We are located far from Oklahoma but we may be expanding our security system in the future and will definitely reach out to you guys. Thanks for the tips. 👍🏼

Excellent video! I'm an installer working in Italy: i can tell you that one big mistake people made is leaving the outside camera cables free to be reached by anyone, not using junction boxes or using it in a wrong way. Just one question: do your company sells Dahua equipment? Do you have any office here in Europe? Thanks!

Question: I just built a birdhouse (to conceal cameras and weatherproof) with 3 inch cutouts in birdhouse for my cameras - view great in the day but at night . . . . poor to little night vision and glare. Do I need to poke camera housing lens just outside of birdhouse openings vs having lens just inside birdhousefor IFR to work properly? Thanks for the info, will be ordering from you in the future!

Love the clip of Spyderman!

3:45 "No Image software in the world can magically produce new pixels.." nvidia's DLSS: "Am I a joke to you ?"

Thank you very much for this video. I've been researching CCTV for awhile and thought wireless was ok. Guess hardwired is best.

Hey thanks for your valuable tips. My question is, can you use different types of cameras on the same NVR system?

Appreciate the candor throughout the video. I would expect no less than frank straight-shooting from a proper security company.

lol, love the last mistake mentioned in this video!

@Nelly, I have to installed a cctv camera at our new warehouse but I want the cameras to be integrated with Access control system. Being a security expert which cameras and access control system will you recommend? The systems must work on mobile phones so it can be monitored remotely. Thank u.

I just got a DS-7600 hikvision NVR. Do I have to run power wires, and video data wires to every camera from the unit? Or can they run wireless?

Love Mistake Number 7 😂😂 great video! Thanks for the info.

The ending🤣

Excellent, production value!

Very informative video. Thank You posting

Here is number 7: Installing cameras which are too high or otherwise impossible to access and maintain. Spiders just love building webs on outdoor CCTV cameras so you need to be able to get to them to clear the spider webs off, sometimes daily, with a suitable long brush or similar.

Very good video and informative for those who don't understand how security systems should be optimized but......OMG.... that cable management though..... smh

Awesome info, thank you very much indeed.

Nothing but the best of support from Nelly's. We've been a customer for years now!

8:16 RIP people using headphones

6:53 talking about being able to see everything happening but miss the ghost mouse run across the floor.

I need to put a camera about 600 feet from the house down at the end of the driveway. Does the repeater or POE switchbox need to be plugged into the electricity? and does the repeater have to be wired directly to the modem? It is all outside, no building to put it under the eve. What can I do?

Oh, I so did not see #1 coming! Great video! Thanks, Janet

Good video, but omg let me fix all those cables for you. I was having mini strokes every time you showed footage of your cabling.

They missed a very important mistake.Time and date on the recorded images has to be accurate.If it isn't correct it will be useless If required as evidence in a court of law.

Great video! Thanks for your help and advice!

Nice little video, well done and thanks for the tips.

Installed it myself without any issues. The wifi signal is great even kzfaq.infoUgkxE_D_sddGAdiVUKp7PkkmyxO7bRtgqmk5 when the router is located far away. I really enjoy the night vision feature that allows me to see clearly any activity near our house (mostly cars and wild animals). The motion detection is helpful to me as well to monitor what happens on our front.

informative indeed. quite odd with your camera angles though.

Quick question. On error #6 having all that equipment expose wont that invite the bad guy to sabotage it also, if I were to buy a 4 channel unit and later need expanding could I buy a Hub or a switch and last, being ip system can it be hidden behind a proxy to keep hackers from seeing what the cameras are seeing? Thanks for sharing your video and Thanks for what you and your team are doing.

Number 2, is a bit hit/miss as a home user I have had the same system for over a year now and I have only used 2 cams out of 4. Either way love the video, I sent this to a friend of mine who was unsure on first time CCTV :)

I have my cameras just to see when people pull in and pull out I don’t expect much

Great well produced and informative video.

HI just unbelievable the way you explain humour and smile and also you re so right with your explanations thanks a lot from france it is a pleasure to watch ur video

Video "No image software in the world can magically produce new pixels." Waifu2x: Y hello there

Nr. 7: always change passwords and use a separate network for iot :)

9:09 maybe put there to make a point but .... like putting the camera out in the open exposed to all weather, put it under the woodwork, give it some weather protection, reduces sun flare if pointed where direct sunshine can cause issues and still get full coverage of the area you are looking at

Excellent video. Very educational. I do have two questions. You mention not to skimp on the quality of the cable. I am wiring my house for IP cameras. My walls are open. My questions: (1.) CAT6 with a shield or non-shielded? All my runs are well under 75 feet. (2.) Do I need to maintain a certain distance from my BX electric?. Thank you in advance.

Mistake #1 is a sure thing. Whether you buy from Nelly or another surveillance camera company, make damn sure they have a good customer support department. Nelly has such department, and they've never let me down. I might think I know everything there is to know about surveillance cameras, but Nelly's techs know x100. They've been down those paths many time, and I don't want to reinvent the wheel.

I feel like this dude is invading my personal space. Step back a foot or so from the camera.

Great video! I started seeing Oklahoma license plates only to realize you're here in Tulsa, nice! Number 7 can be to mock up your camera into position before you drill and mount it. Sometimes just moving the camera over 6 inches from your first guess can make a huge difference.

very good points, thank you !!!

Here’s a tip for you. @ 6:32 - Why not just turn the ceiling panel 180 degrees? No need to unscrew and re-screw...or put more holes in the panel.

I installed 4 cameras in the summer. Worked nice. Then I noticed 1 of the cameras had a large spot on the picture at night. Discovered as winter came along, the sun set farther to the SW. Sun was hitting the camera and burned up the camera . Had to buy a new camera and made sure it did not see the sun in the evening.

Stumbled onto this video and glad I did. I am an experienced independent installer and absolutely agree with your assessment, however, since I've never bought equipment at Nelly's (never heard of...) I can't chime in on #1. Hope you don't mind if I link this video onto my site, I think this is useful info. that is better to know sooner than later. Thanks

I knew it was going to be a great video when youre not scared to admit that youve made a lot of mistakes. Was not disappointed!

3:32 omg lmao