Gentlemen-
I have been researching Hikvision 4MP series of Cameras-
I live on a real rural road on 2 acres with standing swamp water 100 FT from the House and larger swamp water 500-600 ft on other side of House..no street lights, very dark at night unless full moon..bottom line is lots of mud daubers wasp nests, spiders, grasshoppers, hawks etc 90% humidity, FL heat...all cameras can be mounted in the shade outside
Read about all the pros & cons of each camera style.
Dome- tough see direction pointing, almost vandal proof, tougher to install and point, IR bleed, insects drawn to the LED cluster
Turret- tougher to hit off axis than bullet, IR few inches away, insects/spiders can still be attracted, wasp try to install a nest in turret edge?, tell direction its pointed
bullet- easy to install, easy to knock off axis, insect/spider attracted, tell direction pointed.
In daylight all youtube videos and pics on this forum show high quality video from all 3 models.
But for my rural swamp like circumstance "pretty house in the swamp", which option would you choose?
OPTION 1- 4MP dome (4mm lens), and turn off the IR, and add 4-6 decent quality external illuminators,
is that a winning combo?...no IR bleed and no insect attraction?OPTION 2- 4MP turret camera (4mm lens) beefy enough that even in the swamp conditions I need nothing else?
OPTION 3- 4MP turret camera + external IR illuminators
OPTION 4- 4MP bullet camera only + a sign "swamp creatures please stay away from cameras for proper viewing"
The local installers, want me to go bullet (option 4), they only put dome inside usually. of course easier to install
From what I have read, IR illumination beats 4 strong LED flood lights all 4 sides of house from a camera perspective.
and if external IR illuminator option is best, is it worth doing? 5% improved night vision over internal IR or 25%?
thanks Vince
I have been researching Hikvision 4MP series of Cameras-
- 4mp Dome DS-2CD2142FWD-IS/4
- 4MP Turret DS-2CD2342WD-I/4
- 4MP Bullet DS-2CD2042WD-I/4
I live on a real rural road on 2 acres with standing swamp water 100 FT from the House and larger swamp water 500-600 ft on other side of House..no street lights, very dark at night unless full moon..bottom line is lots of mud daubers wasp nests, spiders, grasshoppers, hawks etc 90% humidity, FL heat...all cameras can be mounted in the shade outside
Read about all the pros & cons of each camera style.
Dome- tough see direction pointing, almost vandal proof, tougher to install and point, IR bleed, insects drawn to the LED cluster
Turret- tougher to hit off axis than bullet, IR few inches away, insects/spiders can still be attracted, wasp try to install a nest in turret edge?, tell direction its pointed
bullet- easy to install, easy to knock off axis, insect/spider attracted, tell direction pointed.
In daylight all youtube videos and pics on this forum show high quality video from all 3 models.
But for my rural swamp like circumstance "pretty house in the swamp", which option would you choose?
OPTION 1- 4MP dome (4mm lens), and turn off the IR, and add 4-6 decent quality external illuminators,
is that a winning combo?...no IR bleed and no insect attraction?OPTION 2- 4MP turret camera (4mm lens) beefy enough that even in the swamp conditions I need nothing else?
OPTION 3- 4MP turret camera + external IR illuminators
OPTION 4- 4MP bullet camera only + a sign "swamp creatures please stay away from cameras for proper viewing"
The local installers, want me to go bullet (option 4), they only put dome inside usually. of course easier to install
From what I have read, IR illumination beats 4 strong LED flood lights all 4 sides of house from a camera perspective.
and if external IR illuminator option is best, is it worth doing? 5% improved night vision over internal IR or 25%?
thanks Vince
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