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This idea might be the winner! This should be the easiest to mount, but the only issue is the pole in the middle of the railing obstructing the view of the camera towards the yard. I'll have to test how the zoom works if I can get a view between the two poles into the yard or not. Thanks so...

I'm not sure what you mean by using the junction box?

I'm still considering the best location for a side yard camera but I like the idea of mounting on the front porch soffit: The camera is a Dahua SD1A203T-GN (from Andy) but I'm not sure what or how to mount the camera. I need something to lower the camera below the soffit so it can watch the...

I've just purchased a Dahua SD1A203T-GN (PTZ) from Andy (thanks!) and I'm going to place it on the side of the house. However, I don't feel too comfortable climbing a ladder really high (ie. the soffit) so what are your opinions on mounting it to the side of the house where I placed the 'X' ...

Why does it seem like I want the NVR? I’m just asking questions to find out the differences. Blue Iris is easy enough to try out but I didn’t think Dahua had any method of testing besides purchasing a unit (thanks for the tip about SmartPSS, mat200!) Regardless, I’ll search the forums more...

I’ve performed a few searches but a lot of the discussions are from a year ago or more. What are the actual differences between Blue Iris and a Dahua NVR? Is the Dahua NVR really unstable or doesn’t work good at all with motion events, etc?

I’m beginning to setup my home surveillance system and have purchased three Dahua cameras from Andy. (2MP starlight) My next step is to record the footage and I have a few options: 1) Create a virtual machine on my large server. (not recommended, I know) 2) Purchase a dedicated machine for...

Thanks again so much to everybody for helping me out. For testing out the camera location, I’m being stupid, but did you mean to fill a bucket with rocks, stick a 2x4 in it, and temporarily mount the camera to the 2x4 so I can move it around? I think my front porch ceiling is only about 8 feet...

Thanks very much for your suggestions. It seems like a lot of people recommend camera placement to catch the faces of intruders but doesn't that severely limit the usefulness of looking at a wider area? For example, I'd like to see if bears or deer are in my yard, or if somebody is in my front...

Can I get some advice on camera placement for the three cameras/locations I have? I've already purchased the cameras (from Andy, based on his recommendations) so I'm just looking for placement advice. I'm looking to see activity in the areas around my house and identification as secondary...

Thanks! I’ve sent Andy the pictures and he recommended an IPC-HDBW4431F-AS for the front porch location. He didn’t mention focal length (2.8mm vs 3.6mm?) and I’m confused because this looks like a dome instead of turret so there might be IR reflections?

Thanks so much for the picture! It looks like 3.6mm is a good focal length. Did you consider a doorbell camera? (Doorbird?)

Thanks again very much. How is the 3.6mm compared to 2.8mm? Is the variable focal length with the extra? Do you have any pictures/videos of your 3.6mm angle? EDIT: Here is a picture of my front porch and where I'm planning on putting the camera. My main concern is to watch the door itself.

Thanks very much! I've been researching Dahua for the past few minutes and I think I'm sold on buying them. It looks like they had a recent security vulnerability but I'm OK with creating VLANs and isolating the traffic from the internet, etc. Where's the best (quickest?) place to buy them...

I'd like to setup a camera on my front porch (next to the front door) but I'm looking for recommendations. The camera will be used to monitor package deliveries and security especially at night when it's completely dark. There are no street lights near my house and I don't leave on the front...