I'm wondering if Dahua makes a relatively capable PTZ camera that would give me capabilities similar to, say, a SD5A445XA-HN, that's more affordable?
We have a large shed (or very small barn, depending upon one's perspective) about 100 ft. back of the SW corner of the house. The front of the shed faces east. My thinking is I could mount it under the soffit near the NE corner of the front of the shed, aim it north and catch the SW corner of the house and the west side (the latter of which is currently uncovered) when we're away, for security purposes, and pan it around when I want to catch other parts of the yard, for the wildlife, the rest of the time. (That side of the house is very low-threat. Only three windows: One glass block and the other two about six feet off the ground. All w/in view of the next door neighbor.)
I don't need 45x zoom. 4MP would probably be fine. Auto-tracking might be neat, but is not a requirement. WAF will probably necessitate keeping it under $250 or so.
I'm probably asking too much, but you never know unless you try
We have a large shed (or very small barn, depending upon one's perspective) about 100 ft. back of the SW corner of the house. The front of the shed faces east. My thinking is I could mount it under the soffit near the NE corner of the front of the shed, aim it north and catch the SW corner of the house and the west side (the latter of which is currently uncovered) when we're away, for security purposes, and pan it around when I want to catch other parts of the yard, for the wildlife, the rest of the time. (That side of the house is very low-threat. Only three windows: One glass block and the other two about six feet off the ground. All w/in view of the next door neighbor.)
I don't need 45x zoom. 4MP would probably be fine. Auto-tracking might be neat, but is not a requirement. WAF will probably necessitate keeping it under $250 or so.
I'm probably asking too much, but you never know unless you try
