I need to add another camera to help cover my neighbor's parking lot. My front porch has a EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE 4MP 1/1.8" and I'm considering moving it to the parking lot if there's anything better for the front porch.
Current Location - Front Porch: I can run a porch light here for night color and identify people well, but I'm considering going dark here as the porch light seems to attract as much attention as it deters (e.g. lighting up packages).
New Location - I'm going to add a new camera for overview of a 40'x40' parking lot behind my neighbor's house. The ideal purpose would be to identify, but I don't control the lighting and I need to cover the entire space. So, my expectations for actually identifying someone are low. I'm just trying to help a neighbor out. So, let's say the goal here is overview.
Questions
Here's my current front porch situation running in color.
![1723831423837.png](/data/attachments/201/201207-ed6ff1bcebdbc7058f7806cf4b5e2c07.jpg)
Current Location - Front Porch: I can run a porch light here for night color and identify people well, but I'm considering going dark here as the porch light seems to attract as much attention as it deters (e.g. lighting up packages).
New Location - I'm going to add a new camera for overview of a 40'x40' parking lot behind my neighbor's house. The ideal purpose would be to identify, but I don't control the lighting and I need to cover the entire space. So, my expectations for actually identifying someone are low. I'm just trying to help a neighbor out. So, let's say the goal here is overview.
Questions
- Are there any new compelling cameras I might want to put on my front porch? In this case, I'd move the current one to the parking lot.
- If the camera I have on the front porch is the best option still, what are my best options for poor-lighting-overview of the parking space? My expectations are fairly low here, just trying to help my neighbor out without getting into lighting or multiple cameras.
Here's my current front porch situation running in color.
![1723831423837.png](/data/attachments/201/201207-ed6ff1bcebdbc7058f7806cf4b5e2c07.jpg)