Do you guys prefer a turret camera at the front entrance or a doorbell camera?
Funny you mention wife approval. I’m totally ok with a full size turret but she would rather it be more discreet if possible. And they say size doesn't matter. PfffKind of depends on the entrance, the ability to be somewhat discreet, wife approval, etc
Look at the Dahua wedge, it can be mounted flush as just a wedge but you have to manage the cables. The Dahua wedge with a low profile Dahua mount is my general recommendation. It is about half the size of the 5442 turret which is fairly small. Turrets that focus on the door approach is another good solution.
I was just reading your review on another thread. Good stufff. I can’t seem to find a good POE doorbell camera. Here’s a picture of my entryway. Ceiling mounted would be preference since we have a stucco house. The height is 9ft though which is obviously too high for facial recognition. Our Ring doorbell misses half the stuff anyways. Not quite sure what to do at the moment.Since there are really no good doorbell cams, then either
This: Review-IPC-E3241F-AS-M Loryta (dahua) 2mp 2.8mm mini dome. mounted next to the door at 5' from the floor
Or
A 5442 fixed lens mounted at 6-7ft. The fixed lens are a little smaller than the varifocal. 99% of the people that come to my front door never notice it.
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Yes, right wall is shared with the garage.Is either wall of that entry happen to be the garage?
Thank you!Perfect place to install a Wedge cam, run the cable and connections through the wall into the garage, then on to where needed.
No junction box needed, most people would never notice the cam.
Use corridor mode and a 2.8mm lens, you you will get a good view of the entire entry.
Position at 5' high at black circle.
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I will not be port forwarding. I’m going to take other peoples advice and use a 2nd NIC on the BI computer.If you port forward, then you will get an image with the push. That is not recommended.
Instead get the Pushover app ($5) and you will get an image with the push notification.
Based on the picture you can tell if it is someone you know or not and if you then need to VPN and see the video feed.
Or you can use something like Tasker or other programs that will automatically connect you to your VPN whenever you are off your wifi and then get them from the BI mobile app.