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Well I researched camera. If youre not getting 4k? Dont waste your time with security cameras for home use. Daylight? ok. Nighttime? If its not 4k? Might as well just say, its a raccoon digging in the garbage.

Sounds like you need some IR illuminators. They turn nighttime into day time.

Also, if you spent $3K on three 4k cams and an 8 channel box, you got ripped off. Bigtime. And I'm including installation in my price calculations. Four 4k cams and an 8 channel box should be between $500-$800. Low voltage drops should be $100-$200. $250 TOPS.

I put in eight 5MP cams this summer. I did the install my self. I spent less than $650 and that includes Cat5e network cable and an external Infrared illuminator to fill in a dark spot in the back yard.

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Posted by Hopeful Doc

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Posted on 2/9/21 at 1:10 pm to Lonnie Utah

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Four 4k cams and an 8 channel box should be between $500-$800

Since this started off as a Unifi Protect thread, I feel like I should point out that the g4 Pro offering by them is $450 if you can find it. There’s definitely a quality increase from the lower-end cameras to the higher end. The law of diminishing returns and exponential price increases for the returns are both in play, I read his post to imply that the cheaper stuff wasn’t delivering. Maybe placement and lighting could overcome some of the cheaper camera deficits for his intended purpose, but to suggest there is a cost ceiling to quality gains seems to go against a lot of what I have read and seen on YouTube. A high def camera with 3x optical zoom definitely has a place in select setups.

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