which cam is best for my driveway

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mando209

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i made a drawing so it could be easier to solve lol.which lens should i get for that distance.3.6 or 6mm? cam will be facing straight up into the street.post is about 8 feet high but i can make it higher.i'm leaning towards the dahua bullet for this project but i also have the dome on my mind.red is where i'm going to install the cam but i could change to a different post if i wanted to.cars from family members park and go pretty often.i will be adding a pir sensor to the left of the cam(red dot) or underneath red dot.what do u guys think?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016...58.html?spm=2114.13010208.99999999.273.apqMlx


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3.6mm would be absolutely terrible.. but if your driveway is really 50x40ft you might need multiple cameras.. or are you just wanting an overview camera to see who's parked there and have no interest in human targets?

Learn and Love: https://ipvm.com/calculator keep it over >100PPF if you want any chance of ID.
 
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Looks like I'll be ordering that 6mm bullet tomorrow.i checked out the YouTube video.should be ok.




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@nayr I have a similar driveway design: 3 car driveway ~50 feet wide by ~70feet long and I would like ID capability. I plan to place 3 or 4 Dahua cameras pointed at the corridor between the parked cars.
Questions:
Would 6mm lens be sufficient or I need to step up to 12mm? Possibly varifocal type cameras?
Any recommendation for Dahua brand camera for this solution?

Thanks....
 
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how far away are the cars from where your installing cameras? use that ipvm calculator above on a map of your property.. it'll give you a basic idea
 
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Damn now trying to figure out to get a pir sensor or that Dakota break beam.mixed results on both of them.


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Beams can struggle with poor weather, if you get a heavy snow or rain it can block the sensor and trigger a false alert.. you have to have really nice hard fixed install points for em too, so they dont blow in the wind or loose alignment with time.. they are more suited for choke points between buildings or some environment where nobody can sneak around em.

I like Bosh or Optiplex outdoor motion sensors.. but they are not cheap.
 
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of the two I like the bosh, the tritech is pretty much immune to environmental factors.. if installed correctly false alarms will be pretty much non-existant.. just read the manual carefully before deciding on a mounting location, might even test it with temporary rigging for 24-48h before you make any permanent changes.. sometimes one location will work much better than another due to lighting or sensitivities.

also make sure no static heat sources are visible to your outdoor motion sensors, ie dryer vents
 
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