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I made a post about a year ago asking for camera recommendations. I was just about to order the below cameras when a series of delays pushed my completion date back about a year. I'm ready to order for real now, and I'm wondering if these are still good cameras or if they've been outmoded by...

@bigredfish Fair point. First thing's first, I need to get a varifocal to test with. Is the Dahua 2MP Starlight Varifocal Turret IPC-HDW5231R-ZE still the gold standard? Any reason to get that one of the over the -Z version? Also, I have some rare free time over the next few days; is there...

Aren't the varifocal cameras significantly more expensive, like $180 vs $90 or so?

Thanks for the reply. I definitely read the cliff notes (though in reviewing them now I see there's a varifocal 2MP Stralight I could use for testing). I will absolutely run an extra Cat6 to each location. I'm considering covering the area in front of my front fence since I park there...

I'm doing a whole-home reno and an addition (basically all new construction at this point), and I'm about to have cable run for cameras. I've spent way, way too long reading and planning and now I need to give the OK on final placement. The front & sides are kinda straightforward, but the...