ᐅ Which type of camera is suitable for the main entrance area of a house?
Created on: 21 May 2020 14:29
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Hello everyone,
We are looking for an IP camera for our driveway and entrance area. The Dahua 5442 series sounds very promising. Therefore, I have planned an IP-B5442E-ZE for the driveway area. It will be mounted in a corner at about 2.50m (8 feet) height and should cover the driveway at a 90° angle. The range required is only 10m (33 feet). Is the bullet shape suitable for this, or would an eyeball model be better?
The entrance area is much more complex. Here, at least 180° need to be covered. In addition, there are several steps leading down quite a bit. The area behind the house should also be visible if possible. Is the IPC-HDPW5442G-Z suitable for this? Or how would you best cover this area? Unfortunately, I have only installed Simplex CAT cable as you can see in the photo.
We are looking for an IP camera for our driveway and entrance area. The Dahua 5442 series sounds very promising. Therefore, I have planned an IP-B5442E-ZE for the driveway area. It will be mounted in a corner at about 2.50m (8 feet) height and should cover the driveway at a 90° angle. The range required is only 10m (33 feet). Is the bullet shape suitable for this, or would an eyeball model be better?
The entrance area is much more complex. Here, at least 180° need to be covered. In addition, there are several steps leading down quite a bit. The area behind the house should also be visible if possible. Is the IPC-HDPW5442G-Z suitable for this? Or how would you best cover this area? Unfortunately, I have only installed Simplex CAT cable as you can see in the photo.
untergasse4321 May 2020 18:00Masking is no longer enough? Learned something new again.
Most of the time, masking is sufficient, but there have also been some other rulings. However, those involved were of a more particular (conspiracy theorist) type.
Privately, there are usually no issues if the neighborhood is reasonably considerate and you don’t position the camera over the sidewalk.
Privately, there are usually no issues if the neighborhood is reasonably considerate and you don’t position the camera over the sidewalk.
untergasse4322 May 2020 12:11Synology Surveillance Station on a Synology NAS. Runs absolutely smoothly. I also use it for motion detection (however, it only flags motion and does not trigger any contacts, for that you would probably need a "real" NVR).
For simple setups, Synology is not bad. Depending on the quality of the camera, motion detection can be done either by the NAS or the camera itself. QNAP offers something similar. When it gets more "professional," there are other solutions, but these usually exceed the budget and effort suitable for private use...
untergasse4322 May 2020 12:14It really depends on what you expect. For example, if you want to feed the NVR’s camera footage into a multi-room video system, you need one with an HDMI output. I generally prefer motion detection via NAS, even though you could provision multiple cameras at the same time. In principle, I record continuously at least on my system.
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