critique my setup

[munkiep]

i've been here for a lil while, but haven't posted much. Thought i'd post some pics of my Hikvision install and see if any of you folks would suggest i do anything different. I also have a fourth camera coming that should be here next week to cover my back yard
The front door cam is a DS-2CD2385FWD-I 2.8mm, the two side cams are DS-2CD2042WD-I 4mm. the one on order is a DS-2CD2335FWD-I 2.8mm, which will go at the front door, and the 2385 will go in the back yard. I'm also in the process of adding IR illuminators to put around the property.

 

[SouthernYankee]

To me the front door camera is to high. The normal test is have a friend in a hoodie, ball cap and sun glasses, if you can not easily identity the friend, the camera is to high.

 

[munkiep]

i thought about that when installing, but i wanted to stay as inconspicuous as possible and keep the cam out of arm's length, but i guess it wouldnt matter if they had a baseball bat. I may end up going with a pendant mount for it.

 

[SouthernYankee]

The more conspicuous the better. The perp will stay away from cameras. Keep the camera at arms length is what is need to identify the perp. I use two cameras at the front and back doors, one high, and on at about 5 feet

 

[looney2ns]

Study this cliff notes.

 

[munkiep]

good to know, in that case i will need to relocate probably two of them. I only ever looked through the cliff notes in regards to the NVR and my network, guess i need to sit one night and read through the entire thing, learn myself something new