Replacing a camera

[anonymoosed]

One of my cameras that covers a lot of square footage needs to be replaced. The camera is really designed to show as much coverage as possible since we have horses in our front pastures. I'm going to end up with an empiretech andy camera but unsure which one I should go for.

I do not want the big ptz cameras that you see in parking lots.

Here is the view I am trying to capture.



Unsure if I should go with this

https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-Full-Color-Dual-Lens-Splicing-IPC-Color4K-T180/dp/B0BNN9DFFS/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2KBW1QJJPSSHL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BgNUrXLBgeLTSyjA7VP3KaWSxpYbb-qjx7SjFdve1hu6JN_H7YB-eRJn1LcAmvePIBjvWFdGSPYnXP5sVPrYkEozijmL7bHLsQeBtGIyc8nx5jxhtVeqIn578zGt-edKKdKoCiur6-Xy9yfQwVGWPLLKQuElAUZxeaoEI7PAiiDfipV-HlrKWUtPtJOeo-Hhin8EoMZQOtpwTZTlTeGlULDgHyjlzCENhxVYg5jHaBA.vBPVMRlIn-eCU9JSw_2NM5wtO1CRJUs8Bo8NLRdRxYU&dib_tag=se&keywords=empiretech&qid=1722173026&sprefix=empiretech%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-4&th=1

or this

https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-Starlight-5mm-125mm-Auto-Tracking-Protection/dp/B0BPH7L1Z1/ref=sr_1_14?crid=2KBW1QJJPSSHL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BgNUrXLBgeLTSyjA7VP3KaWSxpYbb-qjx7SjFdve1hu6JN_H7YB-eRJn1LcAmvePIBjvWFdGSPYnXP5sVPrYkEozijmL7bHLsQeBtGIyc8nx5jxhtVeqIn578zGt-edKKdKoCiur6-Xy9yfQwVGWPLLKQuElAUZxeaoEI7PAiiDfipV-HlrKWUtPtJOeo-Hhin8EoMZQOtpwTZTlTeGlULDgHyjlzCENhxVYg5jHaBA.vBPVMRlIn-eCU9JSw_2NM5wtO1CRJUs8Bo8NLRdRxYU&dib_tag=se&keywords=empiretech&qid=1722173026&sprefix=empiretech%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-14

 

[wittaj]

Those two cameras each serve different purposes.

The T180 makes a great wide angle OVERVIEW, but it doesn't see infrared so you need light or use the built-in white light.

The PTZ you picked starts out with a smaller field of view (5mm versus a fixed at 2.8 or 3.6mm) and would then track if you set it up that way, but this would provide you the least amount of overview coverage. Plus this camera struggles at night unless you have stadium quality night.

 

[anonymoosed]

Those two cameras each serve different purposes.

The T180 makes a great wide angle OVERVIEW, but it doesn't see infrared so you need light or use the built-in white light.

The PTZ you picked starts out with a smaller field of view (5mm versus a fixed at 2.8 or 3.6mm) and would then track if you set it up that way, but this would provide you the least amount of overview coverage. Plus this camera struggles at night unless you have stadium quality night.

Should I look at the infrared camera from empire tech? The goal for this one would be overall daytime viewing

 

[wittaj]

If it is overall daytime viewing, then the T180 would be a great wide angle solution.

An alternative would be, although not as wide, a thermal camera.

Depends on what your goal is - if it is simply to be able to say "oh we have X horses out in the field" then the thermal could be good for that, but the 180 camera should be good as well.

You would only need an infrared camera if you need to be able to see at night.