Searching for IP Cams for House

[derdip]

Hi, 'm searching for maybe 3 IP Cameras for me and my family's house.

An approximate floor plan of the property and the position where I think the cameras could best be positioned. The cameras would need to be installed at a height of around 6 m, as that is the only place where I can lay network cables (PoE) to the outside.
The cameras should offer the option of hiding areas outside the property (data protection). I imagine facial recognition would be difficult at that height, but maybe you have a few ideas, most important good night vision and compatibility to synology Surveillance Station.
Brands that I find interesting and have heard/read good things about so far are Hikvision, Annke, and Empiretech.

 

[derdip]

So, I've read that a larger sensor is better for low light conditions and that a focal length of 4 to 6 mm is perhaps most suitable for my requirements.

Am I right, or have I overlooked something?

 

[Ri22o]

6m is entirely too high for general installation, especially facial recognition. You will need to find a way to drop the install height to 2.5-3m, maybe consider using conduit.

 

[Sammyf]

For privacy protection you might also considering setting some cams to record towards your house. That way you could get good installation height for capturing faces, but avoid watching things outside of your property.

 

[derdip]

Hi, thx so far for the feedback! Now I have a solution for the high, so I can go down to about 3m height. Now where can I look for some specific cameras for my needs. And I have a Synology NAS, so the question is did I should use this, or better buying a NVR. Are there some threads, oder what do you guys mean. Thx for all Input.

 

[camdensnyder]

I have Empire Tech NVR and cameras. I zero complaints and it is very user friendly especially if you get the NVR with the POE ports.

 

[derdip]

@EMPIRETECANDY do you have some interesting cams and poe nvr? What I read is for the backyard because of the angle of 90° a fixe lens 2.8mm is good, or better vario lens? And for the front door and the side with the garage better 3.6, or maybe something different? Bullet or Turret Cam?
And I read the new NVR's has some AI Features, what sounds interesting to me.

Thanks in advance.

 

[mat200]

Hi, thx so far for the feedback! Now I have a solution for the high, so I can go down to about 3m height. Now where can I look for some specific cameras for my needs. And I have a Synology NAS, so the question is did I should use this, or better buying a NVR. Are there some threads, oder what do you guys mean. Thx for all Input.

Welcome @derdip to ipcamtalk

TEST your placement before committing to it.

I personally found that even 3M is too high for many of my cameras, and ended up dropping them a bit more to about 2.4-2.5M ( about 8 feet in the USA )

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

@EMPIRETECANDY do you have some interesting cams and poe nvr? What I read is for the backyard because of the angle of 90° a fixe lens 2.8mm is good, or better vario lens? And for the front door and the side with the garage better 3.6, or maybe something different? Bullet or Turret Cam?
And I read the new NVR's has some AI Features, what sounds interesting to me.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, 6m is too high for 2.8mm lens, better lower it or use motorized lens.

Fixed lens with dual illumination.

EmpireTech IPC-T54PRO-AS 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP WizColor Fixed-focal Two-way

4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Outputs max. 4 MP (2688 × 1520) @25/30 fps. Built-in multi-core light, the max. IR distance is 60 m and the max. warm light distance is 50 m. With deep learning algorithm, it supports: AcuPick, video metadata, IVS, face...

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Motorized lens with dual illumination.

EmpireTech IPC-T54PRO-ZE 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP WizColor Vari-focal Two-way T

4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Outputs max. 4 MP (2688 × 1520) @25/30 fps. Built-in multi-core light, the max. IR distance is 60 m and the max. warm light distance is 50 m. With deep learning algorithm, it supports: AcuPick, video metadata, IVS, face...

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Pure IR Fixed lens

EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-AS-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Fixed-focal Turret Netwo

4MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor Built-in IR LED, Max. illumination distance is 50 m Deep learning algorithm Supports max. 512 GB Micro SD card Built-in MIC IP67 protection SMD 3.0

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Pure IR motorized lens

EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Starlight 2.7mm–12mm Var

4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Outputs max. 4MP (2688×1520) @25/30 fps. Built-in IR LED, and the max. illumination distance is 40 m. ROI, SVC, AI H.264/H.265, encoding after filter, flexible coding, applicable to various bandwidth and storage...

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NVR use this one.

EmpireTech NVR8CH-8P-2AI 8 Channels 1U 8PoE 2HDD Network Video Recorde

Max. decoding capability: 32 × 1080p@30 fps or 8 × 8MP@30 fps. Max. 384/384/384 Mbps incoming/recording/outgoing bandwidth Supports IP cameras with a resolution up to 32 MP Supports AcuPick with up to 8 channels Supports N+M cluster, iSCSI AI by Recorder AI by Camera Supports EPTZ, and one-click...

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