Wireless Smart Cameras vs. Traditional Cable Cameras with DVR
Traditional Cameras that come with a DVR that you install locally like HKVision or CPPLus that cost a lot due to the included DVR with HDD and lots of cables - seems like a better choice for hassle-free experience.
Internet Cameras:
Cons:
- Their cloud plans are so high that you will end up using local storage which is on the camera and anyone can just steal the camera or even just the SD card and you will never know who was there.
- The use SD Cards which has limited life cycle compared to a HDD which if kept properly can last very long, so you have to keep replacing SD Card.
- Many won't work without an internet connection so if you don't have a broadband always connecting to a mobile hotspot to check it is something you will laughed at for.
Pros:
- Easy to setup, no one else needed. Some requires drilling holes but you can just put them somewhere so very easy to move around with.
- Very cheaap for individual units but overall when adding a lot of cameras, the DVR ones become cheapers
- Better quality cameras with a lot of features compared to the local ones. Just the picture quality is a lot better on these caaaemras.