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Hi All,
I have been reading this forum for months now and I am trying to make some choices concerning several cameras I would need for my apartment, located in a multi-floor building. I want to monitor all exterior (to the flat) spaces. I have read through the wiki, cliff notes and hundreds of threads, still I do have a number of questions (obviously security is complex). I would appreciate any specific help on those:
My first priority is to be able to recognize faces at night with zero or very little light. Identification distance is 10-15 feet length, 4-8ft wide (think of corridors with doors in buildings and small porches/balconies). According to DORI tables, 2MP 2.8mm cameras are good enough (and great low-light performers):
Living in Europe, it seems that Dahua models are harder to find than HikVision. Is there any suggested low-budget capable model for such a situation? I have spotted the HikVision 2CD2347G2-LU but seems an overkill for such a small space and I am not sure of the ColorVu results in full darkness. There is also HikVision DS-2CD2023G2-I which looks like a lower-budget 2mp Hik solution with a 0.005lux rating. The Dahua 5442 which is the most suggested model also seems an overkill (and cannot be found in prices that make any sense in the EU).
Thank you!
I have been reading this forum for months now and I am trying to make some choices concerning several cameras I would need for my apartment, located in a multi-floor building. I want to monitor all exterior (to the flat) spaces. I have read through the wiki, cliff notes and hundreds of threads, still I do have a number of questions (obviously security is complex). I would appreciate any specific help on those:
My first priority is to be able to recognize faces at night with zero or very little light. Identification distance is 10-15 feet length, 4-8ft wide (think of corridors with doors in buildings and small porches/balconies). According to DORI tables, 2MP 2.8mm cameras are good enough (and great low-light performers):
- Would a IPC-HDW2431TM-AS-S2 suffice? Is this model outdated?
- Would you recommend the IR or the LED model? In general, I cannot decide whether a white-LED model will perform better at full darkness rather than an IR model for a small area of 5X15ft for person identification.
Living in Europe, it seems that Dahua models are harder to find than HikVision. Is there any suggested low-budget capable model for such a situation? I have spotted the HikVision 2CD2347G2-LU but seems an overkill for such a small space and I am not sure of the ColorVu results in full darkness. There is also HikVision DS-2CD2023G2-I which looks like a lower-budget 2mp Hik solution with a 0.005lux rating. The Dahua 5442 which is the most suggested model also seems an overkill (and cannot be found in prices that make any sense in the EU).
Thank you!
