Camera advise for a double storey.

[georgeg]

I am very new to the forum. Please be nice.

My electrician has done the easy job of installing cat 6 cables on the eaves of a new double storey.(around 6 meters high). I know this is not ideal height after going through this forum. Electrician was too lazy to drill the bricks during construction phase.

Now it is too difficult for me to change the positions of the cables. Please advise list of cameras which camera would give me reasonable day and night stream without breaking the wallet. These cameras will be installed for viewing the front yard, around 8 meters to the street from the walls.

 

[SouthernYankee]

The cameras at that height will be able to show you what happened but not who did it.


Cameras to look at
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Dahua IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED review
IPC-T5442TM-AS Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+ - 4MP starlight+
IPC-B5442E-ZE Review - OEM IPC-B5442E-ZE 4MP AI Varifocal Bullet Camera With Starlight+
IPC-T2347G-LU Review of the Hikvision OEM model IPC-T2347G-LU 'ColorVu' IP CCTV camera. (DS-2CD2347G1-LU)
IPC-HDW2231R-ZS Review-Dahua IPC-HDW2231RP-ZS Starlight Camera-Varifocal
IPC-HDW2231T-ZS-S2 Review-OEM IPC-T2231T-ZS 2mp Varifocal Starlight Camera
IPC-HDW5231R-ZE Review-Dahua Starlight IPC-HDW5231R-ZE 800 meter capable ePOE
IPC-HFW4239T-ASE IPC-HFW4239T-ASE
IPCT-HDW5431RE-I Review - IP Cam Talk 4 MP IR Fixed Turret Network Camera
DS-2CD2325FWD-I
N22AL12 New Dahua N22AL12 Budget Cam w/Starlight -- low cost entry

Other dahua 4MP starlight Dahua 4MP Starlight Lineup

 

[mat200]

I am very new to the forum. Please be nice.

My electrician has done the easy job of installing cat 6 cables on the eaves of a new double storey.(around 6 meters high). I know this is not ideal height after going through this forum. Electrician was too lazy to drill the bricks during construction phase.
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Welcome @georgeg

So, due to your electrician wanting to arse around you're in a bog house.

Sorry to say, he basically screwed you from getting a good setup. This does happen with lazy tradesmen.

You're going to need to find a way to mount the cameras lower, and yes.. this is now significantly a much harder job because of an lazy arse.

 

[georgeg]

Unfortunate that I didn’t find this forum before the house build. You guys are providing great service here.

It is too difficult to move the exiting cables, somehow have to make advantage of them. For the overall solution, I might have to manage with some wireless cameras and trying to see if I could integrate some outdoor cameras as part of landscaping.

 

[mat200]

Unfortunate that I didn’t find this forum before the house build. You guys are providing great service here.

It is too difficult to move the exiting cables, somehow have to make advantage of them. For the overall solution, I might have to manage with some wireless cameras and trying to see if I could integrate some outdoor cameras as part of landscaping.

Hi georgeg,

You'd still need to power up the wifi camera - so in some cases you may want to just see if you can run a cat5e/6 cable to it.

 

[georgeg]

110% agree with CAT cables are my preferred option. I have few light points close to where I can mount cameras. That’s why thinking about Wi-Fi.

 

[looney2ns]

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