The questions we get asked on quotes, answered properly. What a system costs, how many cameras you need, what the brands actually differ on, and what Queensland law says about what you can record.
Most people booking a security camera install have never bought one before, and the industry does not make it easy. Prices are hidden, specifications are written to confuse, and the number that matters most, how much of a face you can actually make out at ten metres, never appears on a box.
These pages are what we would tell you standing in your driveway. No registration, no lead form in the middle of the article, and where the honest answer is that you do not need what we sell, that is what it says.
What a four camera system really costs installed, what drives the price up, and where the cheap quotes make their money back.
PlanningFour covers a standard suburban house. Here is how to work out whether yours is standard, and which positions matter most.
Buying adviceBattery and wifi cameras suit some jobs and fail badly at others. The honest comparison, including what nobody tells you about battery life.
Buying adviceThe three brands we install most, what separates them, and why the badge on the camera matters less than the sensor and the lens.
LegalFilming your own property, catching the footpath, recording audio, and what changes when it is a business. Plain English, not legal advice.
HiringThe licences a QLD installer must hold, why cabling registration matters, and the questions that separate a real quote from a cheap one.
What we typically install suburb by suburb around Brendale and the Moreton Bay area.
What we install on Strathpine properties.
4500What we install on Bray Park properties.
4500What we install on Warner properties.
4035What we install on Albany Creek properties.
4501What we install on Lawnton properties.
4037What we install on Eatons Hill properties.
Send through the property type and what you want covered. You get an itemised written quote, usually the same day, and no site fee for the visit.