So the good news is that both
@hmjgriffon and
@nayr seem to scout the threads i have my eye on. I am now wondering if would have the ipc-hdw5231r-z or the one discussed in this thread, the sd52c225u.
Here is the situation;
Option 1:
Setup the "ipc-hdw5231r-z" and have it look at my front porch/car like below. The downsides are:
1) that I have to pull net CAT6 network cables via my attic, drill mounting holes
2) have the cam very noticable present on the front of my house.
3) Can only 'see' my front door and car, e.g. a static area.
Option 2:
Setup the sd52c225u below my soffit. The brown door between my front door and my car is where my power comes into my house (and where i have my CAT6 switch installed). So pulling a new cable from the soffit towards the switch would be like no work at all. It would look like this:
In the middle of the soffit you see an ugly LED light which i want to replace with new lights, if i install the PTZ there i have to redo the soffit anyway so better make it nice.
Another reason why i would want to switch to the (twice the price) PTZ is that we have a shady person scouting the area here, who's path i have highlighted below. The yellow line would be the FOV for the recessed PTZ, the black line is his path he takes. As you can see on the photo, there is a passage next to my car, the same is there where the line starts. So he drives (on his scooter or bike) via the black line through our hood.
The only question i have (if i go to this PTZ) if the angle would be 'wide' enough to see people approach my front door (the 10 feet pathway)