IP cam recommendations (PoE, non-illuminated, semi-wide angle)

[cptdondo]

I'm coming back to the IP cam community after a couple of decades. Lots has changed.

I live in a fairly remote area, and we have deer, bear, coyote, (and a few sightings of cougar) and a host of other critters strolling through our yard. I'd like to get recordings of those.

I will most likely use openwrt with motion to monitor these and record the activity, so I need basically stupid IP cams that just stream images. I'd like to have separate LED illuminators to avoid blinding the cameras when it rains.

What should I be looking at/for?

 

[bigredfish]

The go to camera currently would be the Dahua 5442 series 4MP with a good sensor.

They have their won advanced AI that is likely far better than your motion method, but you can just not enable it and use them as dumb cameras

Distance would be the factor to consider

IPC-HDW5442T-ZE - Dahua International

IPC-HDW5442T-ZE

www.dahuasecurity.com

https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizMind-5-Series/S-Series/4MP/IPC-HFW5442E-ZE=S3

IPC-HFW5442E-Z4E - Dahua International

IPC-HFW5442E-Z4E

www.dahuasecurity.com

Same exact cameras sold by the forums favorite distributor but diff part #s

EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Starlight 2.7mm–12mm Var

4-MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, low luminance, and high definition image. Outputs max. 4MP (2688×1520) @25/30 fps. Built-in IR LED, and the max. illumination distance is 40 m. ROI, SVC, AI H.264/H.265, encoding after filter, flexible coding, applicable to various bandwidth and storage...

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EmpireTech IPC-B54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR 2.7mm–12mm Vari-focal Bu

4MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor Built-in IR LED, the max. illumination distance is 60 m Deep learning algorithm Built-in MIC IP67 and IK10 protection SMD 3.0

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EmpireTech 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Vari-focal Bullet Network Camera IPC-B54IR-Z4E-S3

4MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor Built-in IR LED, the max. illumination distance is 120 m Deep learning algorithm Supports max. 512 GB Micro SD card Built-in MIC IP67 and IK10 protection SMD 3.0

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