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

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Yeah I'm like 99% okay with the G4 Bullet but I'm worried about the narrow FOV. My current Outdoor Nest IQs are 130 I think. Really think I'd be happier with the jump to the G4 pro, but who knows how long I'll wait and it'll be brutal on the wallet to buy 5.

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The thing with FOV is there is definitely a trade-off. While you can see more area, everything you can see is in less detail. Depending on the situation, it can be better to use two cameras with narrower views than one camera with a wide view.

Also, keep in mind that if only one dimension is listed, it is almost always degrees diagonally. So the Nest cam at 130 degrees gives about 110 horizontally. UI typically lists horizontal, vertical, and diagonal degrees, and the G4 Bullet shows 80 horizontally and 110 diagonally. Also lens correction is on by default, but can be turned off. They list dimensions with and without for some models, but for the ones that only list one set of dimensions I'm pretty sure that is with lens correction turned on. You can turn it off and get a few more degrees of view.

All that said you will probably lose about 5-10 degrees on either side with the bullets. That may or may not be an issue in your situation.