- Apr 20, 2018
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Hello,
Thank you for all the members who contribute to this site. It has certainly given me a lot of education.
Before I discovered this site, i already purchased two Amcrest 4MP cameras, one works fine for the location and the other one I would like to replace with a varifocal Dahua Starlight. We live on a fairly large property with a long gravel driveway (see the included photo). The Amcrest that I would like to replace is mounted on a tree looking down the driveway.
- I would like to capture cars, people, etc. coming up this driveway and then trigger a chime in the house.
- I would also like this camera to be have good enough night time resolution to get a readable capture of license plates.
- I do not need a built-in audio.
- There is no other light around this spot.
- Is a bullet or turret better for mounting on the tree?
- I would like to get similar angle as the photo (FOV 83deg)
- The spot on the driveway where I want to capture license plate to the camera is around 50ft.
Which camera would you recommend for this?
Also, I am in the process of getting Dahua NVR, will I be able to trigger a door chime with it? If so what would you recommend?
Thanks in a
Thank you for all the members who contribute to this site. It has certainly given me a lot of education.
Before I discovered this site, i already purchased two Amcrest 4MP cameras, one works fine for the location and the other one I would like to replace with a varifocal Dahua Starlight. We live on a fairly large property with a long gravel driveway (see the included photo). The Amcrest that I would like to replace is mounted on a tree looking down the driveway.
- I would like to capture cars, people, etc. coming up this driveway and then trigger a chime in the house.
- I would also like this camera to be have good enough night time resolution to get a readable capture of license plates.
- I do not need a built-in audio.
- There is no other light around this spot.
- Is a bullet or turret better for mounting on the tree?
- I would like to get similar angle as the photo (FOV 83deg)
- The spot on the driveway where I want to capture license plate to the camera is around 50ft.
Which camera would you recommend for this?
Also, I am in the process of getting Dahua NVR, will I be able to trigger a door chime with it? If so what would you recommend?

Thanks in a