I'm avoiding the Nest, Ring and other doorbell cameras (even those with ethernet connect-ability like the Hikvision doorbell camera). Nest and Ring don't play well with BI and I've read the Hikvision doorbell camera is somewhat unimpressive in low light. So I'm trying to find a suitable mini Dahua dome POE camera with IR and built-in mic that could fit the bill.
I'm facing some challenges. 1) the top red circle is where my ethernet runs (previous owner installed), so getting a 90 degree angle may be a problem--I want to avoid a fisheye lens or running cable to a different location out there. Also, this location is roughly at eye level, therefore subject to tampering/disabling--but that's a secondary concern.
I've been searching for a while now and frankly have camera-searching-fatigue. I did find this one which could work: https://www.dahuasecurity.com/asset...16/DH-IPC-HDBW4431F-AS_Datasheet_20180816.pdf
It has a built-in mic, IR and the angle of view is: H: 104° (87°, 55°), V: 57° (48°, 31°). Will this angle work without a wedge of some sort? 4MP may not perform as well at night as a 2MP, but I can't seem to find one with IR, only this one: http://us.dahuasecurity.com/wp-cont...etwork_Camera_DH-IPC-HDB4231CN_v001_001-1.pdf
I was very close to getting the Nest Hello which I could mount in place of my doorbell (on a wedge), but after reading some posts here, it just doesn't play well with BI and I'm not subscribing to Nest. So that's out unless some workaround allows you to get live video without the camera having to connect to Nest servers.
Any help?