Hi all.
I started lurking in this forum a few months ago trying to absorb all this information in order to plan my own system.
I am starting my own thread since I couldn't find much advice for my use case. I am putting together a camper on a truck flat bed and would like to have video coverage of the area around the camper and be able to monitor remotely.
Here are my requirements for the system:
Solution 1
4 fish-eye cameras, one on each side of the camper, positioned in the middle of the horizontal distance.
Possible models:
This was my first impulse before educating myself on the forum and learning how folks here really dislike them. I liked them for their smaller footprint.
My question here would be: do you see any possible uses for a fish eye camera for this setup? Maybe install in the middle of the roof, pointing up in case someone climbs up there?
Solution 2
6 - bullet/turret style cameras (1 front ,1 back, 2 on each side pointed towards the front and back respectively)
Possible models:
A few additional notes:
I know one of the recommendations in the cliff notes is to avoid mounting the cameras too high, but I also need to consider vandalism. A house is different than an RV which would be parked in more secluded areas and a perp would be more inclined to try to destroy the cameras so that's why I would incline to mount them higher (of course someone really determined could still tamper with them) and also try to make them less conspicuous. One option here would be to
fabricate/3D print some enclosures myself and remove the original enclosures in order to minimize the size and "blend" them into the camper shell. If they are less conspicuous they could be lowered to maybe around 7-8 ft. I would also design these enclosures to be more "aerodynamic" and prevent "whistling noises" while going at 65mph on the highway.
Browsing the installation guides for the 5442 turret, it looks like the camera hardware is quite small, I wonder if it needs that big enclosure for ventilation purposes.
Looking forward to reading your comments. Thanks!
I started lurking in this forum a few months ago trying to absorb all this information in order to plan my own system.
I am starting my own thread since I couldn't find much advice for my use case. I am putting together a camper on a truck flat bed and would like to have video coverage of the area around the camper and be able to monitor remotely.
Here are my requirements for the system:
- 360 degrees coverage both during the day and at night. (I like the cameras with built-in IR LEDs as I would prefer to not have to mount additional IR LEDs)
- Perimeter protection, human detection - humans getting close to the camper door, window, cab or the undermount storage boxes, rear storage etc
- Smaller footprint, the camera should not be too obvious.
- The ability to trigger notification based on an alarm either in the cameras or the ability to receive events which I can use to initiate my own deterrence measures (turn on bright lights and loud sounds, train horn haha)
- Weather resistant
- Audio recording would be a nice-to-have
4 fish-eye cameras, one on each side of the camper, positioned in the middle of the horizontal distance.
Possible models:
This was my first impulse before educating myself on the forum and learning how folks here really dislike them. I liked them for their smaller footprint.
My question here would be: do you see any possible uses for a fish eye camera for this setup? Maybe install in the middle of the roof, pointing up in case someone climbs up there?
Solution 2
6 - bullet/turret style cameras (1 front ,1 back, 2 on each side pointed towards the front and back respectively)
Possible models:
- IPC-HDW5442TM-ASE
- IPC-HFW5442T-SE
- IPC-HFW5442E-SE (this one doesn't seem to have audio and the case length seems to be much smaller at 4")
- IPC-HDW5442TM-ASE
A few additional notes:
I know one of the recommendations in the cliff notes is to avoid mounting the cameras too high, but I also need to consider vandalism. A house is different than an RV which would be parked in more secluded areas and a perp would be more inclined to try to destroy the cameras so that's why I would incline to mount them higher (of course someone really determined could still tamper with them) and also try to make them less conspicuous. One option here would be to
fabricate/3D print some enclosures myself and remove the original enclosures in order to minimize the size and "blend" them into the camper shell. If they are less conspicuous they could be lowered to maybe around 7-8 ft. I would also design these enclosures to be more "aerodynamic" and prevent "whistling noises" while going at 65mph on the highway.
Browsing the installation guides for the 5442 turret, it looks like the camera hardware is quite small, I wonder if it needs that big enclosure for ventilation purposes.
Looking forward to reading your comments. Thanks!
