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That's an interesting option with a 900' Cat6e distance. I'll check that out and if that means I could use one such cable and at the end of it use that ePoE switch to power multiple cameras at the termination point all sending their data back on that single line, then that might prove to be a...

I'm sure it won't take long, mom likes to stop by the cabin deck with her cubs every October. She destroyed the yurt we first lived in, so we built a fortified cabin. We live amongst real life monsters here.

Thanks Andy, and thanks to everybody for all the great shared info, really helping me firm up our plans.

I don't see that camera for sale in the U.S, do you have a direct link by chance?

Yeah, 20K is outside my budget for sure...

Thank you, I'll check that out! Edit: I mean the one you linked to before that doesn't cost 20K...

Do you sell any PTZ thermal hybrid models? I have one central location that could really benefit from such a thing, especially since the solar panels would be in that area and the thermal could help detect any panels going bad.

Awesome, thanks! I will definitely look into that. No codes here fortunately although I want to make sure everything is done safely and correctly.

Thanks. Based on that I think I'll try the higher focal length version. I have a relatively narrow FOV off the front of the cabin I'd like to cover to start, but it's 400 feet long so further is better.

The website seems to have two options for lens size (price appears to be the same at 474.99). 2mm (Thermal 2mm | Visible 2mm) New Look or 3.5mm (Thermal 3.5mm | Visible 4mm) Which lens size is better? Based on Wittaj's review, I think I'll buy one and test it out at the cabin and based on...

What are the associated risks of 240V? I'd trench it down at least four feet. Is there a risk from the higher voltage you are thinking of, or do you mean the bigger shock from higher voltage if you put a shovel through the line? The reason the solar shed is so far from the cabin is because...

That looks awesome, I'm definitely going to take a look at picking a couple of those up, thanks!

Yeah, I'm going to have to figure out the grounding and safety is a top priority. I trenched and installed the 700 foot cable from the solar shed to the cabin and went through all the calculations to ensure we could pump 20KW of power to the cabin. 250kcm/250kcm/4-0 aluminum cable to carry all...

I have no experience, obviously, but I'm hoping the nighttime imagery is enough to identify wildlife and I'm hoping the daylight footage is quality and not just some cheap trail camera. I'm guessing hoping it's as good as an iPhone's quality is probably asking too much though?

Ah, thanks for pointing that out. I don't see a person in that photo. Not even after you telling me.

I'm also trying to get a quote for this Bosch camera, but I'm guessing it's not going to be cheap...

That's good to know, thanks. I may have to settle for a camera that has Starlight or some capability to see okay so long as it's not completely dark, without using IR. Although I have no idea if that would be more cost effective. I found this Dahua although I don't know if it has 940nm or...

I think that is why I'm going to go with the 940nm "invisible IR" cameras. We have some cameras that glow like you say, and the moose and bears definitely react to them.

This one accepts 240VAC, has four ports, and apparently allows for a fiber connection.

This POE switch takes 240VAC and has four ports for cameras which would probably be about right. I'm not sure how I would connect the fiber line to it though, perhaps that would require another device? I need to remember that I need 240V European standard instead of the 2 legs of 120V.

I will definitely look for that, sounds like just the ticket. Much appreciated.

Outstanding, thanks for all the inputs and shared experience. I'll take a look at some of those devices and hopefully be able to figure out a way to install the components in a buried waterproof box or something. The bears will tear up anything they find in the forest that doesn't belong. I'd...

This is an ambitious project for sure and given my ignorance, I'd love to picks some brains here on how best to accomplish it. I have an off grid heavily forested property and I want to trench from a central location throughout the property to install hidden cameras in deadwood trees that I...

Appreciate the chance to ask noob questions. I've got an EmpireTech PTZ1A2M-25X and I have toyed around with it using face detection and manual tracking using its native server/web based interface. Then in Python3 I've connected to it and had it return its hostname. Using onvif-zeep library...