Hi guys!
I have been browsing the forums and the Wiki for a while, so I decided to register and say hello!
In the condominium I'm living we have had a few theft incidents which apparently have been recorded on our four years old surveillance system. The case is easy then, right? Ohh no.. the software was really outdated, finding the incident on the timeline and exporting it took hours. After some Googling I found this forum and Blue Iris; a couple of evenings later we are running BI and life got a lot easier, thanks!
Then I started comparing the images we are getting and the ones posted on the forum when I did a shocking discovery: the cameras are all old Bosh IP-cams with 0.3 megapixels. Identifying a person is really difficult, even the number plates on the cars driving slowly in the garage. After discussing this with the board I got the task to improve the issue, and this is where I'm standing today. Trying to decide which cameras to add to new areas, and which are fit to replace some of the old ones.
After seeing all the posts about the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE I'm ready to buy a couple to replace some of the old ones, or add them at the same location, but from a new angle. This part seems all right as they are all located in a parking garage.
The difficult part now is to decide which camera to use in this case or similar cases:
There are two doors and the mailboxes are located close by. As there are two entrances I was thinking of placing a IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam on the ceiling, which has an height of approximately 2,5 meters. But I'm really unsure if this would be a good solution, but at the same time I haven't found any better ones involving a single camera. The location is also good because of the weather here in Norway, which consist of a lot of rain, snow and wind... The next location does sadly not provide this type of protection.
One door and two entrances:
I was thinking of using a Dual Starlight mounted on the wall in the center of the first picture. But I'm unsure if I can angle the lenses to cover both entrances.
Will I have to use two IPC-HDW5231R-ZEs to get the desired coverage?
And I almost forgot, we are currently running 13 cameras, but have the infrastructure to power a total of 24 without any major upgrades. This upgrade involves 7 or 8 new cameras depending on the last location.
I have been browsing the forums and the Wiki for a while, so I decided to register and say hello!
In the condominium I'm living we have had a few theft incidents which apparently have been recorded on our four years old surveillance system. The case is easy then, right? Ohh no.. the software was really outdated, finding the incident on the timeline and exporting it took hours. After some Googling I found this forum and Blue Iris; a couple of evenings later we are running BI and life got a lot easier, thanks!
Then I started comparing the images we are getting and the ones posted on the forum when I did a shocking discovery: the cameras are all old Bosh IP-cams with 0.3 megapixels. Identifying a person is really difficult, even the number plates on the cars driving slowly in the garage. After discussing this with the board I got the task to improve the issue, and this is where I'm standing today. Trying to decide which cameras to add to new areas, and which are fit to replace some of the old ones.
After seeing all the posts about the IPC-HDW5231R-ZE I'm ready to buy a couple to replace some of the old ones, or add them at the same location, but from a new angle. This part seems all right as they are all located in a parking garage.
The difficult part now is to decide which camera to use in this case or similar cases:
There are two doors and the mailboxes are located close by. As there are two entrances I was thinking of placing a IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M Dual Starlight Cam on the ceiling, which has an height of approximately 2,5 meters. But I'm really unsure if this would be a good solution, but at the same time I haven't found any better ones involving a single camera. The location is also good because of the weather here in Norway, which consist of a lot of rain, snow and wind... The next location does sadly not provide this type of protection.
One door and two entrances:
I was thinking of using a Dual Starlight mounted on the wall in the center of the first picture. But I'm unsure if I can angle the lenses to cover both entrances.
Will I have to use two IPC-HDW5231R-ZEs to get the desired coverage?
And I almost forgot, we are currently running 13 cameras, but have the infrastructure to power a total of 24 without any major upgrades. This upgrade involves 7 or 8 new cameras depending on the last location.
