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PSPCommOp... Thanks for the reply! Yes, the door is over by the flag and I placed the camera where it is to also capture the motion of a vehicle coming down the driveway. I realize the angle isn't ideal but it's a compromise due to what my needs are and very limited, challenging access to run a cable to above the door.
Gotcha. If your budget allows I'd suggest getting another camera, either 4 or even 6mm would prob work great. That angle of your current camera is pretty wide and the problem is all the IR at light is hitting that front bush/tree so its going to be very dark at the actual steps/door. Its one thing to be able to see the person but you really won't be able to make out any discernible features if the person is wearing a hoodie or even a ballcap. Covering the driveway is a good idea but you're really only going to make out the style of vehicle, not a license plate with this view.
If you can do it, an additional camera with that 4 or 6mm lens could probably be placed right next to or below the current one and focused right at the steps (mounted closer to the steps, the better). That'd give you much better chance of facial recognition if you ever needed it and the additional
IR light from that camera would open up this first cameras view a bit too. Just need to run one more line if that's easier or more practical for ya. If you search thru some of nayr's posts he often talks about the idea of cameras covering smaller, but more specific areas with stronger lenses to get better features. Its one thing to be able to report to police about a burglar, but its a different thing if you can provide great video with easily identifiable features.
Hope this helped!