Mini-Review - 5442-Z4E-S3 AKA B54IR-Z4E S3 - Replacement to the 5442-Z4E

[wittaj]

Plus people are oblivious and wouldn't notice the IR anyway. You have to almost be looking straight at it.

And if I saw some red glare in a tree, I would be concerned a wild animal is stalking me LOL

 

[Azman]

I do have this one. It is the one on the right. I extended the hood to keep the security light off the front of the camera at night. I can get more pictures if you need them.View attachment 187568 if you need them.

Thanks. Very clever.

Can I assume it is next to a sidewalk? If it is, how far away would people be walking past?

The other thing is, in which direction does it face. I have a similar intersection that I live on which faces directly west, so the afternoon sun is terrible for the image in the late afternoon before the sun sets. But if I was to mount a camera on the tree under the canopy for the tree it would remove all that direct sunlight on the camera.

 

[Parley]

Thanks. Very clever.

Can I assume it is next to a sidewalk? If it is, how far away would people be walking past?

The other thing is, in which direction does it face. I have a similar intersection that I live on which faces directly west, so the afternoon sun is terrible for the image in the late afternoon before the sun sets. But if I was to mount a camera on the tree under the canopy for the tree it would remove all that direct sunlight on the camera.

Yes, it is only a few feet from the sidewalk. This camera faces North, so it is not affected by sunlight. Especially with the hood extender. There is one on the other side of the tree facing South. Here is a nighttime picture from the camera next to it. You can get a feel of how far it is from the sidewalk.

 

[bigredfish]

Your willpower is much stronger than mine @Parley , I'm afraid that tree would be gone

 

[97JeepXJ]

Your willpower is much stronger than mine @Parley , I'm afraid that tree would be gone

That guy got too tall and I couldn’t see the barn as well as I wanted with the PTZ

 

[Parley]

Your willpower is much stronger than mine @Parley , I'm afraid that tree would be gone

Here is the view from the License Plate camera. The reason I posted the other picture was that you can see the relation to the sidewalk and how close they are to it.

 

[97JeepXJ]

I’d still have to trim it up.. to ground level

 

[Azman]

Yes, it is only a few feet from the sidewalk. This camera faces North, so it is not affected by sunlight. Especially with the hood extender. There is one on the other side of the tree facing South. Here is a nighttime picture from the camera next to it. You can get a feel of how far it is from the sidewalk.

Thanks. Gives me some food for thought.

 

[CCTVCam]

Your willpower is much stronger than mine @Parley , I'm afraid that tree would be gone

Yeah but then your neighbourhood becomes like living in central NY where trees are replaced by bare landscape or hookers and druggies. In a clearance he might even get the tent people. Better the tree you know than the tent you don't! I'm also wondering if he owns the tree as it maybe the local authorities given it's on public land in which case cutting it could be criminal damage. I'm guessing if he was worried by the view, a new mail box or statue would have appeared in the front yard complete with covert camera as Parley's very creative.

 

[Flintstone61]

Is the hardware on this new version of the Z4 somewhat different than my previous generation Z4's?
im seeing night plates in color on this post....thats not supposed to be a thing...
but yet there they are on Parleys post.

 

[wittaj]

Yes it is - the chipset is greatly improved with the S3 version.

 

[bigredfish]

It is , but I’m getting rolling shutter at 1/250 and faster with a ton of IR from multiple cameras….

 

[Parley]

Yeah but then your neighbourhood becomes like living in central NY where trees are replaced by bare landscape or hookers and druggies. In a clearance he might even get the tent people. Better the tree you know than the tent you don't! I'm also wondering if he owns the tree as it maybe the local authorities given it's on public land in which case cutting it could be criminal damage. I'm guessing if he was worried by the view, a new mail box or statue would have appeared in the front yard complete with covert camera as Parley's very creative.

You are correct. The tree actually belongs to the city. But I do trim it to the benefit of my cameras.

 

[Parley]

One more thing in regards to the tree. I do use rope to "lift" the branches out of the way. If you look carefully, you can see the ropes in post 263. I do not cut off the limbs unless I have to.

 

[Parley]

One more photo showing another camera in the tree and its relationship to the sidewalk. This is on the South side of the tree. I have a total of 4 cameras in the tree.

 

[actran]

@Parley Have you caught anyone noticing the cameras in the tree? Do they try to inspect closer? Any of your neighbors?

 

[Parley]

@Parley Have you caught anyone noticing the cameras in the tree? Do they try to inspect closer? Any of your neighbors?

Yes. some do. However, I would say the majority of people just walk on by. I will say the vast majority of the people that walk by live in the area and are probably used to the cameras being there. One interesting thing is that when the Snowy Owl was across the street, a lot of people did not know that the cameras were there. Here are two photos from that day as I was watching them.

 

[alekk]

LOL on dude wearing full Camo-Gear plus Camo-Hat ... is he hoping that will help him blend in with the surroundings so the Owl isn't "spooked" by him ... versus the dozens of other people milling around! ;-)

P.S. More Canon cameras? "Big Whites" are probably 70-200, 100-400, and guessing that's a 600 F/4 on the tripod in the top left of the 1st image ... which "wins" biggest lens(?) ... except the Camo Lens (right side of 2nd image) is also a contender.

 

[CCTVCam]

White lens are Canon's pro series "L" lenses. They cost $$$$'s. They used to be exclusively white with a red band, although I believe they now do some black versions with red banding The guy on the street corner with the tripod and massive Canon lens in front of the guy in the fluo jacket could be sporting a $15k lens. I reckon anyone of those would work quite nicely on your cctv camera with an adaptor.

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Lol, those people focus on the owl, bird watching cost lots of money on the equipment. in their eyes only the birds, lol.
this guy's head is too big and the umbrella hat is small, better use a bigger one,