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re: General security camera discussion (was "Unifi Protect security cameras")
Posted on 7/6/23 at 11:03 am to AyyyBaw
Posted on 7/6/23 at 11:03 am to AyyyBaw
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My main goal is to have a system that will deter thieves and hopefully capture some type of evidence of theft if it does happen - primarily thinking about theft prevention/evidence while we are away from home.
If this is the goal, find a camera(s) with a spotlight and a siren. In the reolink ecosystem, there are many. Cameras for cameras sake are good, but if the bad guys don't know they are being filmed, what's the point? Most security cameras a small and built to blend into the back ground, and they do. It's another reason why I like the auto-tracking PTZ hat I have. A few months ago we had a guy checking for unlocked cars in our neighborhood. As he approached our driveway, the AI on my PTZ camera identified him as a "person", moved from it's sentinel monitoring position, and turned on the spotlight on him. As soon as that happened, he SPRINTED, away from our driveway at full speed.
As for the shop, the camera's will work via a wireless mesh/bridge system vs wired connection. You just have to power them as I mentioned above. Again in the reolink ecosystem, they have several wireless cameras that will connect direct via a wifi connection (with the security issue mentioned above). If I were in your shoes, I'd run a mesh router connected to a POE switch in your shop.
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The home layout is 150 ft. set back from the road down a dead-end road with zero through traffic. I'm surrounded by thick woods on two sides, so the areas that I am trying to view are pretty narrowed down.
If this is the case, I personally wouldn't use a super wide FOV camera like the duo as a primary camera. I'd find a varifocal lens camera that allows you to zoom in on a specific space. In the reolink ecosystem, that's the RLC-811A. The advantage of a fixed position varifocal camera vs a PTZ is that in most cases the zoom on PTZ cameras is an optical zoom. It's taking your main 4k stream and converting it to 1080p. In reality you need coverage from a distance and up close next to your house.
This post was edited on 7/6/23 at 11:16 am
Posted on 7/6/23 at 2:58 pm to Lonnie Utah
Those RLC-811A cameras look perfect for my goals. I really appreciate both of y’all’s advice.
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