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    Camera placement for new house

    Thank you! Also don't worry about that tree, it's not going to be there in real life. I think I'll head out with my phone and a selfie stick to get a general idea of the angles and POV. Do you expect that I'd use all locations, or is the thought that I may be able to eliminate some?
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    Camera placement for new house

    I'm not sure I can swing a separate AC unit, but that closet backs up to a laundry room where I was planning to vent the hot air. Then I can pull cooler air from the room with the closet. The nice thing though is that part of the house has its own HVAC so I can hopefully take advantage of that...
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    Camera placement for new house

    There's a closet I'm planning to use for this purpose. Good call on the fiber! :)
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    Camera placement for new house

    Here's a pretty accurate render. I think we have until sometime in August to spec any network drops, so yes, I do have some time. I'm waiting to find out what options we have around conduit. Thanks again!
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    Camera placement for new house

    I understand about the doors and that's a really great example. I think I can get good coverage from the porch. I'm not too worried about the guest door. Oops, sorry. No it's not built yet. That was from the model to give you a visual. I could head out to the model with a test camera, but I...
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    Camera placement for new house

    Thank you both, I'm not sure if this is any better. I'm struggling to find good balance and it feels like I'm overdoing it? @mat200 Thanks for the call out on running 2x network cables to each location. For the cameras under the patio, porch and guest entrance, should those be mounted on the...
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    Camera placement for new house

    I'm guessing the yard along the left side of the house and the area behind the garage?
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    Camera placement for new house

    We're having a new house built and I'd love any feedback on camera placement before we have the wiring done. It's a typical suburban housing development with houses next to and across the street. There's a different community behind us (a gated mobile home "estate"). I've attached an image with...
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    Why Ubiquiti/Unifi over Dahua?

    Yeah, I mean that's a game changer. Aside from cameras, the Unifi NVR/Protect stuff is probably what I'm going to recommend for him. Thanks for confirming what I thought.
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    Why Ubiquiti/Unifi over Dahua?

    I'm helping a friend with cameras for his new house. I've always recommended Dahua, but was wondering if there's a reason to look at Unifi cameras? I feel that Dahua's are cheaper and have better if not comparable image quality (depending on the model), but wanted to see if there's something I'm...
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    Configuring alerts and logging of humans/vehicles

    I've got a NVR8CH-AI with three IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 monitoring a driveway and alley. I've setup an IVS tripwire for the driveway and am receiving alerts in DMSS. I don't want to be alerted on every car or person that passes by in the alley, but would like to be able to go back and review footage if...
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    Camera placement and recommendations

    Oh, I'll have to give that a try next time I'm over there. Thank you!
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    Camera placement and recommendations

    Thanks again for all of the help! We ended up going with three cameras for now due to budget and installed things over the past few weeks. My father-in-law was a pipe fitter and he had a good time helping me run the ethernet cable. Much easier than pipes! (I'm standing on a ladder, the gate...
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    Camera placement and recommendations

    That's a great thread! I saw it the other day and it was really eye-opening. So if I understand, verifocal is helpful in dialing things in or having adjustment, but if I knew specifically I needed a zoom/FOV, I could go with a fixed?
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    Camera placement and recommendations

    Thank you, this is very helpful. I'll be testing positions with a T5442T-ZE, but need to talk to them about their goals for the front and sides of the house. While there are motion sensing lights in some places, I'm not sure if they want to convert those to always on so I'd be hesitant to go...
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