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    Help me catch TRASH DUMPERS

    At that distance he would need a camera with a ridiculously high zoom. now, I know that hikvision makes a PTZ camera with a 6mm to 330mm motorized zoom lens and a 50x optical zoom with 2MP resolution... but this camera is upwards of $6 000... I would suggest as someone else has mentioned, a good...
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    Securely mount camera to drop ceiling tile?

    Another option is to use a t-bar ceiling bracket with an octagonal box. I use them now and again (mind you, I'm an electrician by trade). The Arlington brand comes with a piece of the wire too. Another option would be the Arlington cam box kit... but you'll see a white trim piece. Sent from...
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    Keep rain off lens? Rain-X?

    Yes, they make them, but keep in mind that a box camera is an indoor enclosure that requires an enclosure. See the link below for the enclosure I'm talking about. Camera housing with bracket, heater, blower wiper Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk
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    Keep rain off lens? Rain-X?

    If that's the standard model with the 4mm sense it makes my idea harder. You could make a custom rain shield for it, that goes father over the lens to stop water from hitting it. Is there no soffit overhang somewhere where you could relocate it to protect it from the rain better? Otherwise you...
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    Keep rain off lens? Rain-X?

    Why not install a rain shield? I'm sure you're not needing to record all of the sky... Are you? Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk
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    16 camera residential installation

    I'm an electrician by trade, amd we're only supposed to put 360° worth of bends in the pipe... That doesn't mean we do, but the last run I did had more than that (about 420°)... and it was only a 20' run through 1/2" (we used what we had)... dam near pulled the pipe out of the ground trying to...
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    16 camera residential installation

    Looks good. Next Time, I would run a 1" conduit instead. It's the minimum size that I use. You can get a lot more wires into it if they want anything future. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk
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    New to the forum not to the work

    Hello Everyone, I'm new to the site here. I began installing surveillance and alarm systems 2 years ago and have progressed with self learning as I go. Have moved up to intercoms, data, and access control as well (of which I might need help with in a few months, I'm an electrical apprentice...
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    Cabinet Installed for large home install, Plus prewire pics

    8 port gigabit network switch. Problem solved. On another note, I like the way you did this All! Way more lines than the house I'm doing (5k square feet). Also, hi I'm new on this forum. Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk