Currently have 2MP Starlights in other locations - zoom over driveway and 3.6mm on both sides. While one is inside a screen patio, the other two actually turned the IR off and eliminated the moths false alarms. Both exterior are supplemented with solar powered motion detection floods so don't really need the IR anyway - driveway receives good streetlight supplement but that side is desolate dark before the flood kicks on.
Adding to the rear and debating on moving up to 4MP if maintaining IR off as the two sliding glass doors both have motion senor wall lights (electric powered). Ideally would be two camera along the 60' length crisscrossing view, but currently have wiring for one, and while wiring is not difficult, placement of the second camera and the over exposure by the wall light would be difficult if placed on the far corner and moving over the light to be at the door would eliminate a view of the kitchen window. Where currently wired, mounting over/slightly in front of the wall light and would not blow out the video exposure. This would give me an exposure of the one sliding glass door immediately in front, but the other is about 25' down the wall. Rear will have a street light to supplement as I am on a corner lot and no rear fence along streetside which is the direction the currently wired camera position would point. The crisscross would look back towards neighbor's fence and that very dark side.
With IR not being an issue since it will be off, should I get another 2MP Starlight, probably 3.6mm as 6mm may be to tight for near focus? A 2MP zoom to micro-adjust the coverage? A 4MP (or 8MP) for enhanced detail viewing at the 25' distance. Twin setup with 2MP but aiming one out towards the yard rather than down the wall to avoid the blownout exposure when the wall lamp kicks on?
Adding to the rear and debating on moving up to 4MP if maintaining IR off as the two sliding glass doors both have motion senor wall lights (electric powered). Ideally would be two camera along the 60' length crisscrossing view, but currently have wiring for one, and while wiring is not difficult, placement of the second camera and the over exposure by the wall light would be difficult if placed on the far corner and moving over the light to be at the door would eliminate a view of the kitchen window. Where currently wired, mounting over/slightly in front of the wall light and would not blow out the video exposure. This would give me an exposure of the one sliding glass door immediately in front, but the other is about 25' down the wall. Rear will have a street light to supplement as I am on a corner lot and no rear fence along streetside which is the direction the currently wired camera position would point. The crisscross would look back towards neighbor's fence and that very dark side.
With IR not being an issue since it will be off, should I get another 2MP Starlight, probably 3.6mm as 6mm may be to tight for near focus? A 2MP zoom to micro-adjust the coverage? A 4MP (or 8MP) for enhanced detail viewing at the 25' distance. Twin setup with 2MP but aiming one out towards the yard rather than down the wall to avoid the blownout exposure when the wall lamp kicks on?
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