Hi,
That is a nice clean setup!
I am still researching a setup for my home and have heard good things on the forum about LTS and Hikvision in general so far.
I have a couple of questions please...
1) Why a 4K NVR and no 4K cameras?
4K cameras are extremely expensive at the present time. The cost of this 4K NVR is not much more than a HIK 7616NI and it will handle cameras up to 12MP. Won't have to upgrade when 4K cameras become more affordable.
2) Why did you go with turrets instead of bullet style? I was assuming turrets were for ceiling mount setups but you have them on walls. Is there some advantage to that design?
I think ipcamal covered it pretty good. Bullets are very susceptible to cobwebs and considering the height of the location they won't be easy to remove. Plus I like the Matrix IR's in the turrets as they provide much better night vision than typical bullets or domes with IR clusters. Turrets can be wall or ceiling mounted.
3) The cabinet is nice but is a locking "glass" door really vandal proof at all, or is that not really a concern where it is located?
No heat buildup issues?
Nothing is vandal proof, but it's somewhat vandal resistant, but it's not much of an issue here. The cabinet has 2 fans at the top for airflow.
4) You mentioned catching a trespasser, but I did not see that on the sample footage.
Are the cameras you are using good enough for facial recognition at those distances or how did you actually ID the individual?
(Most important to me is facial recognition for an actual ID \ arrest situation, over just a nice image of my lawn.)
I didn't post it because of privacy issues but attached is a screen capture. There is always a trade off when choosing lenses. We opted to use a 2.8mm lenses to cover more area and I will be installing several Huisun PTZ to compliment the turrets for more granular coverage.
5) Do you have any day\night images or video samples of actual people going by to see how well they appear with your setup?
For privacy reasons I can't post them. These are not my personal cams.
Thanks!