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I've installed a few camera systems and, while I won't offer any specifics as to the hardware you need (there's only a zillion possible choices there,) I will mention a few pointers.
Make sure the resolution of the cameras is good enough that the images are useful. It's no good recording something that is so poor that you can't identify the perp, or read a license plate.
Locate the cameras where you get a point of view that yields useful info. As an example, you can't read a license plate on a car from the side, which is what you'll get when you point a camera straight out at a street. Two cameras are usually better than one.
Most bad things happen at night, so if you have enough light, you're good. If you don't have enough light, you're screwed. This is hard to actually achieve, without pissing off the neighbors.
Considering all of this, I think you are better off with motion lights, a large dog with a view of the area you are trying to secure and, maybe, a perimeter alarm.
JR
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