Dome CCTV camera

[Joey117]

I currently have reolink nvr and dome 8mp cameras and looking to move away to a blue Iris set up I'm looking to know is any good dome cctv camera recommendations in the 8,12or16mp range with are without zoom not important to me. Thanks

 

[wittaj]

You still have some to learn LOL.

And we need more info:

• Inside or outside?
• Intended purpose - to IDENTIFY or OBSERVE qualities?
• Distance you want to be able to IDENTIFY?
• Do you mean dome or turret?
• Budget?
• What about your current system has made you decide to get new cameras?

Chase sensor size and focal length, not MP. There is no reasonable priced 12 or 16MP camera.



See this thread for the most commonly recommended camera suitable for day and night and represents the most cost effective cameras based on price, performance, and appropriate MP/sensor ratios:

The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection

At the urging of several folks here, I created a thread to show the importance of focal length and how focal length can be more important than megapixels (MP). I mentioned some of this in the post regarding The Hookup’s latest video demonstrating different cameras, including one sold from a...

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[IAmATeaf]

Reolink and dome, that’s me out

 

[Joey117]

wittaj has given me a month reading and a month to understand it

 

[Old Timer]

wittaj has given me a month reading and a month to understand it

There is a ton of information on this site, I kept reading on it for about a year when I first found it.
Once I joined, I had another year of someone pointing where the information is.


One big thing is the search, use this to search via google.com, startpage.com, etc

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