So I’m new to the security camera world, recently I’ve had some issues so here I am needing a camera system. I’m looking for an 8 camera system with possibly 16 channel. I need 4 of the cameras to be wider angle cameras due to the location of placement they will be at. The other 4 I’m fine with a simple bullet style camera. Now here’s my issue I need a camera that would catch someone’s face at night but they can also catch a license plate driving by in the front. If anyone can help it’d be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Help please?
- Thread starter Kmag03
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alastairstevenson
Staff member
Have a look around the forum. And the Wiki.
There are LOADS of posts on just those topics you are interested in.
And plenty of advice about avoiding bullet format cameras ...
And welcome to the forum!
SouthernYankee
IPCT Contributor
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If you want to identify who did it do not use real wide angle cameras, use multiple cameras.
check the LPR section on license plate camera configuration. Set a camera for license plate, is all the camera does, nothi ng else. Mounting a camera low , less than 8 ft to get a face maybe> test your camera placement, test with a friend wearing a hoodie, ball cap and sun glasses, if you can not easily identify, you have the wrong camera mount location.
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My standard welcome to the forum message.
Please read the cliff notes and other items in the wiki. The wiki is in the blue bar at the top of the page.
Read How to Secure Your Network (Don't Get Hacked!) | IP Cam Talk in the wiki also.
Quick start
1) Use Dahua starlight cameras or Hikvision darkfighter cameras or ICPT Night eye cameras (https://store.ipcamtalk.com/) if you need good low light cameras.
2) use a VPN to access home network (openVPN)
3) Do not use wifi cameras.
4) Do not use cloud storage
5) Do Not use uPNP, P2P, QR, do not open ports,
6) More megapixel is not necessarily better.
7) Avoid chinese hacked cameras (most ebay, amazon, aliexpress cameras(not all, but most))
8) Do not use reolink, ring, nest cameras (they are junk)
9) If possible use a turret camera , bullet collect spiders, dome collect dirt and reflect light (IR)
10) Use only solid copper, AWG 23 or 24 ethernet wire. , no CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum)
11) use a test mount to verify the camera mount location. My test rig: rev.2
12) (Looney2ns)If you want to be able to ID faces, don't mount cams higher than 8ft. You want to know who did it, not just what happened.
13) Use a router that has openVPN built in (Most ASUS, Some NetGear....)
Cameras to look at
IPC-HDW2231R-ZS
IPC-HDW5231-ZE
IPC-T5442TM-AS
IPCT-HDW5431RE-I
DS-2CD2325FWD-I
Read,study,plan before spending money ..... plan plan plan
Test do not guess