re: General security camera discussion (was "Unifi Protect security cameras")

I changed the title so maybe others can contribute their thoughts/reviews of various cameras/NVRs/etc. I realize there are multiple websites dedicated to exactly this, but people still come here a couple times a week to ask questions and talk about things, so let's see what happens.

I'll start by saying that I've been getting really deep into this since starting this thread, and I've learned a lot. Mostly I've learned that I believe there are more different models of surveillance cameras available than there are reviews and comparisons between them.

So I might try to change that a little bit. I want to build a camera test rig as scientifically as I possibly can. I want to document in as much detail as possible the methodology used for my cameras tests, down to the ambient light/temp, precise distance to subject, speed of subject, downloadable samples of subject(s), etc. The results need to be reproducible.

I'm not sure the best format to present this information as it might end up being a huge set of data, but I think it needs to be its own site/app rather than a youtube series or something like that. The idea is a user could choose a budget or other filter criteria and then compare side-by-side video stills from a range of cameras, along with features etc. Maybe I could also compare more advanced features like person/vehicle detection and things like that to maybe give an idea of what to expect with a given product. Because after many hours of research, I still would have no idea what kind of performance and results to expect from any camera based on the information I've been able to find. Would also like to integrate a plan/mapper feature eventually.

Sound useful? Or better yet, does anyone know of such a tool/project that already exists?