Hi, I'm Matteo from Italy. I have almost finished renovating my new house and I want to install a video surveillance system.
I searched for information until I found this fantastic forum where I had the opportunity to learn a lot and clear my mind and I thank you for all the tips.
After countless days reading many very interesting threads I have abandoned the idea of a Reolink system behind me, thanks to @Wildcat_1
and I am ready to make my first purchase.
Before spending a few thousand euros I would like to check everything with you.
I really liked the idea of being able to see colors at night, but unfortunately the budget and the critical issues of Color 4k cams with a 1:1/2 sensor (and the areas I want to cover) made me give up.
So apart from a couple of cams I would have opted for the B54IR-Z4E-S3 1/1.8".
The property presents some critical issues because there are some small trees and the house does not have completely linear walls (presence of recesses, chimney columns, etc) and
being 3 floors above ground (ground floor, first & second floor) the height also needs to be taken into consideration.
I am sharing the floor plans and photos with you to make things easier.
The cams marked in yellow are obviously B54IR-Z4E-S3, while the purple one is a T180 that I intend to install facing the main road which is well lit by street lamps.
The photos I took with the P30 Pro in night mode were taken with the terrace lights on, but my goal is not to need to turn them on.
As for heights, taking into account that I have no intention of drilling the walls of the first floor,
while for the walls of the basement and the second last floor attic which are currently unfinished it is not a problem.
I would have decided to place the T180 which overlooks the illuminated street at about 6.2m in height and thus I have the possibility of filming the entire street.
As regards the 3 B54IR-Z4E-S3 cams that film the garden in front of the main entrance, I have 2 options (but perhaps I already know the answer...) I could install them under the first CLS beam of the roof or under the soffit of the first floor terrace (the highest one) at about 5m high or even 1.70m high below the main terrace..
There is also the "small" detail of the leaves to consider: the trees are now bare, but when the good weather begins, the foliage will cover most of the view.
last but not least, there is to consider: the European legislation regarding Privacy aka GDPR: it is not allowed to film public streets and keep recordings nor save license plate numbers... I probably wouldn't have problems with parking on the main street, but in my opinion the video camera that films from south to north part of the public road is a bit borderline (and once spring comes the view will probably be obscured by the treetops,
or when I will plant jasmine plants along the entire fence to prevent passers-by on the street from looking at the whole garden)
What do you think about my project? I am open to advice, if you have any suggestions I am very grateful.
PS: as soon as I get your approval, I will send a PM to the good Andy
@EMPIRETECANDY prepare the tissues for the quotation!
thank you all, have a nice day
Aerial view
NOTE:
for the geographical representation of the camera coverage I only took Identify into consideration, based on the cam's specs!
East Prospect
Night POV T180 4K (E)
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 EAST (S to N)
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 North (W to E)
Night POV 3x B54IR-Z4E-S3 south garden
C
B
A
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 (S-W to N)
NIGHT POV - SOUTH CAR Entrance T54-IR-AS-S3
I searched for information until I found this fantastic forum where I had the opportunity to learn a lot and clear my mind and I thank you for all the tips.
After countless days reading many very interesting threads I have abandoned the idea of a Reolink system behind me, thanks to @Wildcat_1
and I am ready to make my first purchase.
Before spending a few thousand euros I would like to check everything with you.
I really liked the idea of being able to see colors at night, but unfortunately the budget and the critical issues of Color 4k cams with a 1:1/2 sensor (and the areas I want to cover) made me give up.
So apart from a couple of cams I would have opted for the B54IR-Z4E-S3 1/1.8".
The property presents some critical issues because there are some small trees and the house does not have completely linear walls (presence of recesses, chimney columns, etc) and
being 3 floors above ground (ground floor, first & second floor) the height also needs to be taken into consideration.
I am sharing the floor plans and photos with you to make things easier.
The cams marked in yellow are obviously B54IR-Z4E-S3, while the purple one is a T180 that I intend to install facing the main road which is well lit by street lamps.
The photos I took with the P30 Pro in night mode were taken with the terrace lights on, but my goal is not to need to turn them on.
As for heights, taking into account that I have no intention of drilling the walls of the first floor,
while for the walls of the basement and the second last floor attic which are currently unfinished it is not a problem.
I would have decided to place the T180 which overlooks the illuminated street at about 6.2m in height and thus I have the possibility of filming the entire street.
As regards the 3 B54IR-Z4E-S3 cams that film the garden in front of the main entrance, I have 2 options (but perhaps I already know the answer...) I could install them under the first CLS beam of the roof or under the soffit of the first floor terrace (the highest one) at about 5m high or even 1.70m high below the main terrace..
There is also the "small" detail of the leaves to consider: the trees are now bare, but when the good weather begins, the foliage will cover most of the view.
last but not least, there is to consider: the European legislation regarding Privacy aka GDPR: it is not allowed to film public streets and keep recordings nor save license plate numbers... I probably wouldn't have problems with parking on the main street, but in my opinion the video camera that films from south to north part of the public road is a bit borderline (and once spring comes the view will probably be obscured by the treetops,
or when I will plant jasmine plants along the entire fence to prevent passers-by on the street from looking at the whole garden)
What do you think about my project? I am open to advice, if you have any suggestions I am very grateful.
PS: as soon as I get your approval, I will send a PM to the good Andy
@EMPIRETECANDY prepare the tissues for the quotation!
thank you all, have a nice day
Aerial view
NOTE:
for the geographical representation of the camera coverage I only took Identify into consideration, based on the cam's specs!
East Prospect
Night POV T180 4K (E)
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 EAST (S to N)
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 North (W to E)
Night POV 3x B54IR-Z4E-S3 south garden
C
B
A
Night POV B54IR-Z4E-S3 (S-W to N)
NIGHT POV - SOUTH CAR Entrance T54-IR-AS-S3
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