I've purchased a 2532, but it's not installed. It's tiny. I think the 2.8mm is the perfect residential door/porch cam. Any criminal is going to know it's a camera, but few visitors would notice. The SD card features and performance should be identical to all the newer models. If I was shooting down a longer drive I would first look at the HV EXIR and carefully select the focal length. I don't know if there's a vari-focal EXIR, but being able to set the focal length in the field might be the way to go for a non-pro when setting up a cam for a long drive.
The driveway lights are good, unless you have just a few bright lights where the camera will be looking at the actual bulb.