Camera placement help with security lights already installed please (pics included)

[Nimitz]

having a company come out tomorrow to quote running 4 drops for bedrooms, and 4 or 5 drops/runs for PoE cameras was looking for some camera placement suggestions/ideas to talk and see what the installer thinks as well.

was looking at the IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 from empire tech I have security lights/ambient lighting around the house already. For the front I was thinking 1 main camera on the porch for the front door area/walk up, one camera on the left side corner for side coverage/ access, and one on the right front of house a bit concerned the gutters may obstruct this camera install /not fit between the gutter and window siding. then one near the garages/driveway to cover the front approach/driveway. and the final one on the back side of the garage to cover the back yard and guest suite external door (where the grills are in the picture) am I on the right track here at least? what concerns should I have with having the security lights and camera placement? I know I want the cameras lower then what most installers typically do normally. anything glaringly wrong that im missing ?

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[The Automation Guy]

I think the front of the house is fine - outside of potentially a doorbell camera. (Just a note about the porch camera location. It needs to go on the opposite side of the main door. So if the door on the right side is the primary door, then the camera is in the correct location. However if the left door is the primary door, I would suggest moving the porch camera to the right side of the porch). I would recommend putting an additional drop/camera on the left side of the garages. I think I would also add a drop to the right side of the back of the house as well (basically above the grill).

EDIT - you might consider a second drop at the right side of the garage door. You may want a second camera at that location at some point - something with a narrow focal length that would point down the driveway to capture cars/people farther down the driveway.

 

[bigredfish]

Agree with @The Automation Guy

WIth a house/lot that size I'd have at least 10-12 cameras.

That said, with you locations I'd move that front door camera closer to the door, perhaps the other side of the door about even with the top of the doorframe. This is arguably your most important location for facial ID

Also agree and always install crossing cameras either side of the garage door and having a location for a more zoomed in camera or PTZ to see detail further