CCTV for a private house in Batumi: cameras and alarms

CCTV for a private house in Batumi: where we start

We start CCTV for a private house in Batumi with a plan: what exactly you need to see. Usually that is the wicket gate and the vehicle gate, the house entrance, parking, the back yard and the stretch of perimeter where the fence is easy to climb. On the plan we mark where each camera looks and what falls in the frame. We do not point cameras at neighbours' windows or other people's plots: that is a matter both of good relations and of privacy law.

IP cameras and recorder

We fit IP cameras powered over the network cable: one cable from the switch provides both power and signal. A 4 MP resolution is enough for most tasks, while at the gate and parking, where reading number plates matters, we use higher-resolution cameras or a narrow field of view. At night the cameras see in infrared or in colour in low light. Recording goes to a recorder with a hard drive, usually for 2–4 weeks, and important events can be duplicated to the cloud. Phone access to the cameras is set up through a secure app, with your own password rather than the factory one.

Cameras by the sea

• weatherproof and dustproof housings for outdoor use;
• stainless steel brackets and fixings;
• cameras under an overhang rather than on an open wall in driving rain;
• lenses not facing the morning or evening sun;
• cable entries from below and in sealed boxes.

Cobwebs in front of the infrared illuminator cause false motion alerts, so cameras are cleaned at each service. Every few months it is also worth checking the archive: is recording running, is the disk full, is the time set correctly.

Intruder alarm

Cameras show what happened, while an alarm reacts at once. We fit a control panel, opening sensors on doors and ground-floor windows, motion sensors in the house and a siren. You arm and disarm from your phone or a key fob, and alerts go to everyone you authorise. If you wish, the alarm can be connected to a security company's monitoring centre under a separate contract with them. Leak, smoke and temperature sensors are connected to the same system.

Power and connectivity

The recorder, switch and router are connected to an uninterruptible power supply: during a power cut the cameras keep recording. For houses out of town we add backup mobile internet so that alerts get through even if the main connection fails. Cables to cameras and the cabinet are described on the low-voltage systems page, and long outages are covered by backup power.

A house watched over while you are away

Cameras and an alarm are most useful together with a smart home: you see who has arrived, open the gate for a courier and get a leak alert in one app. If a management company looks after the house, it can be given limited access, more on the villa management page.

How much CCTV costs

CCTV with 4 IP cameras, a recorder, hard drive, cabling and remote access set-up costs from 4 020 ₾. An additional IP camera with cabling and set-up from 660 ₾, a house intruder alarm with sensors, siren and phone notifications from 2 700 ₾. A video intercom with door station and gate lock from 1 920 ₾, a data cabinet with UPS from 2 100 ₾. The final cost is set after the camera plan and an agreed estimate.