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nayr
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Kawboy12R
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Get enough fixed cameras to cover the area properly. Then, if budget permits, add a PTZ to play around with and have it set to park and do one job (say a distant gate or parking lot overview) when someone isn't driving it. You'll be wasting time and money and have poor camera coverage if you buy a motion tracking ptz and think it'll do everything. It won't. Odds are it'll be tracking blowing leaves or a passing car when a burglar is forcing your door.
Also, we'll try and forget that you asked for wifi. You think you want it but I bet you are much better off with wired.
If there are parts of my answer that don't fit your conditions, well, make a post with all of the conditions, preferably with pictures and distances involved.
Also, we'll try and forget that you asked for wifi. You think you want it but I bet you are much better off with wired.
If there are parts of my answer that don't fit your conditions, well, make a post with all of the conditions, preferably with pictures and distances involved.
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The reason why i asked is because a client wants to monitor his house from the inside while he's at work or out of the country. He has maids working and his kids are around. So he wants to monitor every movement.
cyberwolf_uk
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Shaids, Not WiFi but who would use an IP camera via WiFi?? Dahua SD52C230U-HNI... This has smart tracking so you he can spy monitor on his maid getting changed doing her job 
Kawboy12R
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Then something like this in 2.8mm in the corner of each room to be monitored or 4mm if a full 90 degrees isn't needed and some clarity at distance would be good.
https://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS...V9CU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475667757&sr=8-1
No PTZ but it'll cover the whole room with the wide angle 2.8mm lens.
For a bit more money this is a nice PTZ cam that'd really fit the bill. https://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php/9163-Dahua-Mini-Black-Face-PTZ-(SD29204S-GN)
Put 'em in a corner parked at wide angle to cover everything and they're still PTZs for zooming in on stuff when he's watching live.
Available in Wifi or POE (not both at the same time) so make sure he gets the -W version for wireless. Nayr's is the POE version without wifi. Put a bunch of them around the house on Wifi and prepare to be disappointed though. Too much data for wifi to handle reliably, plus the cams will probably kick out every time someone warms up their coffee in the microwave. He'll want everything recorded and the only way to do that reliably with a bunch of cams is for wired. Don't skimp on coverage to try and make the wiring (or lack thereof) easy. If he goes with a bunch of wifi versions initially, he'll at least be able to keep running them on 12v afterwards when he switches to wired data. Get a Dahua NVR to record everything if he's only using Dahua cameras or maybe a computer running Blue Iris, particularly if he wants to mix and match brands. That's not recommended when using a standalone NVR.
Wifi security cams are kinda like an aluminum hammer. It LOOKS like it should work well, and the documentation says it's nice and light and fast, but it'll fall apart when you really start using it hard. One or two light jobs might be ok but don't count on it.
Also, with a lot of nanny/maid cams inside, I'd spend some extra time doing up a VPN for locking down camera access or he's liable to find his kids on porn sites.
https://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS...V9CU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475667757&sr=8-1
No PTZ but it'll cover the whole room with the wide angle 2.8mm lens.
For a bit more money this is a nice PTZ cam that'd really fit the bill. https://www.ipcamtalk.com/showthread.php/9163-Dahua-Mini-Black-Face-PTZ-(SD29204S-GN)
Put 'em in a corner parked at wide angle to cover everything and they're still PTZs for zooming in on stuff when he's watching live.
Available in Wifi or POE (not both at the same time) so make sure he gets the -W version for wireless. Nayr's is the POE version without wifi. Put a bunch of them around the house on Wifi and prepare to be disappointed though. Too much data for wifi to handle reliably, plus the cams will probably kick out every time someone warms up their coffee in the microwave. He'll want everything recorded and the only way to do that reliably with a bunch of cams is for wired. Don't skimp on coverage to try and make the wiring (or lack thereof) easy. If he goes with a bunch of wifi versions initially, he'll at least be able to keep running them on 12v afterwards when he switches to wired data. Get a Dahua NVR to record everything if he's only using Dahua cameras or maybe a computer running Blue Iris, particularly if he wants to mix and match brands. That's not recommended when using a standalone NVR.
Wifi security cams are kinda like an aluminum hammer. It LOOKS like it should work well, and the documentation says it's nice and light and fast, but it'll fall apart when you really start using it hard. One or two light jobs might be ok but don't count on it.
Also, with a lot of nanny/maid cams inside, I'd spend some extra time doing up a VPN for locking down camera access or he's liable to find his kids on porn sites.
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Shaids, Not WiFi but who would use an IP camera via WiFi?? Dahua SD52C230U-HNI... This has smart tracking soyouhe canspymonitor on his maidgetting changeddoing her job
Haha noo way bro..
He needs it to monitor his house room to room with a motion detector and it follows the person once it detects.
fenderman
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Yeah, in all seriousness I would walk away from that client. They have unrealistic expectations and will likely not be happy with any solution you install if that's what he honestly wants. 2.8mm cam in each room he wants covered would be best, and those should be wired. Otherwise I'd point them to dropcams for his "needs"and run away laughing the whole way.
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Don't think he can afford such a technology so i have already told him there is no such thing.
You know these cameras in the movies were if it detect a criminal or someone breaking in, you notice the camera will follow the direction of the person until he's out of that room.. I think he watched some movie and wanted to have the same not knowing it would cost a fortune.
You know these cameras in the movies were if it detect a criminal or someone breaking in, you notice the camera will follow the direction of the person until he's out of that room.. I think he watched some movie and wanted to have the same not knowing it would cost a fortune.
nayr
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Isn't it a better option if you have the cameras record consistently? I'm mean motion-following/activated cameras hardly serve any extra purpose except for maybe saving you some storage space. Even if you find one, it will be way beyond expensive. It is better to put money in IP cameras and NVRs with large storage to get the best value for your price. Help your client understand the concepts of surveillance systems.