Andy,
Saw you referenced quite a bit – newbie here. Picking up a server box to run BI later today and now need to pick a couple of cameras. I don’t really care if they are “International” or domestic consumption models so long as instructions and menus are in English.
We’ve had our cars vandalized twice (once on the parking pad, once on the street) and a couple of neighborhood burglaries. I’m assuming the perpetrators troll the neighborhood prior to picking a target, so I want to see the street (~160’ ft out) pretty well (make/model ID if possible) – lic plate grabber at the mailbox watching oncoming traffic (we
in the near future (we’re on a cul de sac), but not just yet.
Too many choices for me to sort through with any competence, all with NV, some with Mic, various resolutions, others with – well, I don’t even know… , so I thought I’d reach out to you.
Immediate needs (Red Zones):
I’m planning to start with Just 2 cameras to gain familiarity with the software and camera performance and was thinking of something like:
Cam 1: 4MP (or poss 4K) 2.x-1x.x Motor Focus (Dome) with mic and really good NV/StarVIs capability to cover the parking pad and enough resolution to help the police ID faces. Placed at ~10’ high & ~60ft distance (more is better) & ~90deg angle of viewing
Cam 2: 4K? 2.x-1x.x PTZ? (Dome or bullet) (with/without mic) and NV/StarVis(-like?) - to get a sense of how well I can see the road and a portion of the front yard (and possibly some of the neighbor’s yards) so I can scan that area when there’s been an incident (either me or within the neighborhood). Placed at ~20’ high & 20ft-~160ft distance & ~90-ish deg angle of viewing
Near-term (Yellow Zones):
One side-yard &
License plate reader
Google View of my house: (sent in EM)...
Longer-Term (not shown):
Units to cover each of the 5 entries, on deck, under deck, one in the garage, wide back & side yards…
Perhaps 12-14ish cameras in total.
Then –
Do you have a suggestion for video synopsis?
Do any of the camera mfgs produce cameras with black IR so that I can do some that are less obvious in the dark? Having never done this before, I suspect the regular IR’s generally have visible glow/brightness about them. I’m familiar with black IR on my Game Cameras and it works like a charm – no visible light at all when they get triggered.
I’d like camera reco’s for each of situations but I’m ready to buy the first two now.
Depending on how this goes, I may come back to you for a stand alone great resolution wide FOV and LPR for a solution at the one entrance to our neighborhood (and a few scattered elsewhere) to capture all vehicles that enter & leave, again with the presumption that thieves troll first. I’m on the HOA board and coordinator for the neighborhood watch.
FYI – the video server I’m picking up is: HP z240 Workstation, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit, Intel i7 6700 3.4GHz, 512GB NVME SSD, 8GB Memory, DVDRW, NIC, Intel IGD TWR, No Monitor Included, Factory Recert and adding a WD Purple 4T.
BTW ~$800 delivered - SCORE!....?
Will run BI and still have to select a POE switch – perhaps you have a reco for/can source that too?
I look forward to your input.
Best,
Keith
Saw you referenced quite a bit – newbie here. Picking up a server box to run BI later today and now need to pick a couple of cameras. I don’t really care if they are “International” or domestic consumption models so long as instructions and menus are in English.
We’ve had our cars vandalized twice (once on the parking pad, once on the street) and a couple of neighborhood burglaries. I’m assuming the perpetrators troll the neighborhood prior to picking a target, so I want to see the street (~160’ ft out) pretty well (make/model ID if possible) – lic plate grabber at the mailbox watching oncoming traffic (we
in the near future (we’re on a cul de sac), but not just yet.
Too many choices for me to sort through with any competence, all with NV, some with Mic, various resolutions, others with – well, I don’t even know… , so I thought I’d reach out to you.
Immediate needs (Red Zones):
I’m planning to start with Just 2 cameras to gain familiarity with the software and camera performance and was thinking of something like:
Cam 1: 4MP (or poss 4K) 2.x-1x.x Motor Focus (Dome) with mic and really good NV/StarVIs capability to cover the parking pad and enough resolution to help the police ID faces. Placed at ~10’ high & ~60ft distance (more is better) & ~90deg angle of viewing
Cam 2: 4K? 2.x-1x.x PTZ? (Dome or bullet) (with/without mic) and NV/StarVis(-like?) - to get a sense of how well I can see the road and a portion of the front yard (and possibly some of the neighbor’s yards) so I can scan that area when there’s been an incident (either me or within the neighborhood). Placed at ~20’ high & 20ft-~160ft distance & ~90-ish deg angle of viewing
Near-term (Yellow Zones):
One side-yard &
License plate reader
Google View of my house: (sent in EM)...
Longer-Term (not shown):
Units to cover each of the 5 entries, on deck, under deck, one in the garage, wide back & side yards…
Perhaps 12-14ish cameras in total.
Then –
Do you have a suggestion for video synopsis?
Do any of the camera mfgs produce cameras with black IR so that I can do some that are less obvious in the dark? Having never done this before, I suspect the regular IR’s generally have visible glow/brightness about them. I’m familiar with black IR on my Game Cameras and it works like a charm – no visible light at all when they get triggered.
I’d like camera reco’s for each of situations but I’m ready to buy the first two now.
Depending on how this goes, I may come back to you for a stand alone great resolution wide FOV and LPR for a solution at the one entrance to our neighborhood (and a few scattered elsewhere) to capture all vehicles that enter & leave, again with the presumption that thieves troll first. I’m on the HOA board and coordinator for the neighborhood watch.
FYI – the video server I’m picking up is: HP z240 Workstation, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit, Intel i7 6700 3.4GHz, 512GB NVME SSD, 8GB Memory, DVDRW, NIC, Intel IGD TWR, No Monitor Included, Factory Recert and adding a WD Purple 4T.
BTW ~$800 delivered - SCORE!....?
Will run BI and still have to select a POE switch – perhaps you have a reco for/can source that too?
I look forward to your input.
Best,
Keith
