Where To Mount My Cameras?

[sousa99999]

I’m a beginner and need help to determine best position a few cameras at front of my house to start with, before temp testing. I want these for early detection of movement, identifying people in case of stealing cars / entering house and deterrence.

• the front of the house is only 20’ back from the edge of the road (no parkway (US)/nature strip)
• the road in front is 20’ wide including sidewalk on far side of the road, with 6’ fence on other side
• I’m at the top of a T-intersection, offset with the street coming up to my property; you can see down that street a little
• the property is only 50’ wide, with high neighbour fences on both sides
• both sides of house have 6” side gates
• the bottlenecks are (a) front path straight to front door, (b) path from driveway to front door, and (c) driveway to Garage doors.
• there is a street light to the SE corner of the T-intersection, about 60’ from front door
• the soffit/eave height is 7’ 5” over the garages, same height under the porch recess.

(above front edge of porch, other side from garage doors, is more height to mount camera if needed)

I have bought:

• Reolink video doorbell wired PoE
• 2x EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-AS-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR 2.8 mm Fixed-focal Turret Network Camera
• 1x EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Starlight 2.7mm–12mm Vari-focal Turret Security Camera

(I’m planning to use 1 of the fixed cameras for my 20’ x 20’ rear courtyard)

Cameras are in transit, I used iPhone 12 on 0.5x to get an earlier idea of view from different rough positions. Photos are taken from Positions A, B, C and D; and where new Reolink doorbell camera will replace current Ring'.

I’m thinking:

• the 2.7mm–12mm Vari-focal in position A on the SE corner of the house under the soffit/eave 7’ 5” high to overlook driveway from side and into lane and partially street coming up to the T, and
• the 2.8mm Fixed-focal in position C under the porch soffit/eave 7’ 5” high, in the middle of the porch

• Reolink video doorbell 4ft (1.2m) high, on the brick column next to the front door on the porch, as it has a tall FOV and to avoid top-of-head video.
• Hue Philips Appear Up/Down lights on either side of the Porch and a Philips Hue Flood light above the garage doors.

What do you recommend? Will external wall lights be a problem or just need to be in good positions?