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Seems to me that the yellow dot would be a great location for either a 2.8 or 4mm fixed turret. I don't know the LTS numbers and their Hik equivalents offhand though. 2.8 is a bit wider but 4mm would give a better chance at, say, reading name tags of your delivery folks. Both lengths would be fine at giving good face shots of anybody on the stoop. My preference is the 4mp turret over the older 2-3mp stuff, but apparently the newer 2 and 3mp wide dynamic range gear is a bit better at night than the 4mp stuff.
Thank you, kawboy, for your prompt reply. That's just the information I was looking for. I was thinking of using a 4.1MP 2.8MM turret for the stoop area but I think your suggestion of a 4MM turret is the way to go. That particular location you suggest will also give me excellent coverage of a small part of the front lawn that was not covered by any of the other cameras. The LTS CMIP1142W-28 is a 4.1MP 2.8MM lens turret and the CMIP1142W is a 4.1MP 4MM lens turret. I've already configured 8 of the 1142W-28 turrets, 5 of them on the soffits to cover the front and rear yard areas, 1 in the basement to cover the basement windows and stairs, 1 in the garage to cover the man door, the garage windows and an entry door into the house and 1 in the dining room positioned in such a way that it will capture anyone coming into my home from any of the three entry doors. I've configured 4 CMIP9142W bullets (4.1MP 4MM lens), 3 of them mounted on trees and and 1 mounted on a soffit. They will cover the two side yards and all the doors and windows of the house from outside. I've configured 1 bullet, CMIP9743W-SZ (4.1MP 2.8MM to 12MM Motorized Varifocal Lens), mounted on a tree, for static coverage of part of the back yard and to cover a sliding patio door and garage man door on the back side of the house. I can use the varifocal lens camera to zoom in on the patio and garage man doors when necessary. I'll add a CMIP1142W turret (4.1MP 4MM lens) at the stoop location you advised. With the exception of the CMIP9743W-SZ varifocal lens bullet, all the cameras I've configured have Matrix IR lighting, IR cut filter with auto switch and 120 db True WDR, although the CMIP9743W-SZ does have the IR cut filter with auto switch and 120db True WDR. All the cameras also have motion detection, tampering alarm and network disconnect alarm.
Many people will consider a 14 camera IP POE security system to be overkill for a residence but I believe they'll think otherwise if they are unfortunate enough to experience a breaking and entering as I have, which is the reason I'm installing the system. I hadn't thought much of it before but once I experienced it I realized that it's a violation of my privacy and a threat to the safety of my wife and stepson. I don't want to experience it again. As you stated in one of your earlier posts, any security system can be easily overcome, on the outside, by experienced criminals who mask their identities and disable the cameras in one way or another but the motion detection, tampering alarm and network disconnect alarm will give me a heads up. The tree mounted cameras will alert me before anyone can get close to the electric service as the electric service for the entire neighborhood is buried until it reaches the homes. I doubt very seriously that anyone will notice the bullet cameras in the trees. I'll also be aware of any intruders once they're inside, before they can get to any of the interior cameras and disable them. I've already installed deadbolts on the garage man door, all entry doors, all bedroom doors and the basemen door. All windows already have vibration/breakage alarms.
Thank you again kawboy. I really do appreciate it.