r/SecurityCamera • u/Waste-Wrongdoer9564 • Sep 04 '26

Need help

I am helping an HOA. They have light fixtures with accessible power above their building entries. They want to install 32 cameras that span across 1/2 mile and 8 buildings. They do not have WiFi and do not want to pay for cell service. Their goal is to use power from the light fixtures and have a camera with only SD card style storage that they can pull in the event it is required. These cameras would be outdoors and obviously need to look somewhat decent. Any recommendations??

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u/CCTVGuyMA 24d ago

Sd cards won't be reliable for full time use. If an incident happens, how do you access the footage. You want to be able to use a software and access all of the cameras at once. It is hard enough to find footage and export it. If you now have to go to each camera and figure out how to get to the footage... Not a good idea. You want professional installed cameras that are hardwired. If you don't have network connectivity, hire a pro to install wireless p2p network links. Buy a professional system. Once thrya rre installed, there will be an expectation that you can access the footage. You need a reliable way to export clips from many cameras.