Looking for camera upgrade suggestions

Jul 17, 2018
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Plan on upgrading some older cameras I have, but with so many choices it's hard for me to know which way to go.

List of some of my current cameras:
  • Driveway - Dahua - IPC-HDW5231R-ZE
    • Driveway is about 30' wide. It's an OK camera, but I feel like it's dated and not as clear as I would like. Plan on moving this camera to inside my 2 car garage (to retire a really old Hikvision)
    • I currently have a IPC-T5442T-ZE (purchased in 2022) setup for my front bedroom area that works great. Not sure if this is still a good camera to upgrade for the driveway or if there are better options.
  • I have 2 bullet cameras that are in my 45' long shop that are from 2016. While they work being inside, they are a bit fuzzy if the video is enlarged.
    • For these I was thinking of going with IPC-B54IR-ASE S3
  • Also need a new camera for my backyard that will be looking from the back corner under my patio cover to the rest of my backyard. Again, not sure if the IPC-T5442T-ZE would be to the go to for this or not.

Edit: looking further i wonder if the IPC-T54IR-ZE S3 is the way to go. Appears to be an upgraded version of the IPC-T5442T-ZE
 
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I have really liked my 5442 series( now 54IR) cameras. Everything else on my system is less expensive and leaves me wanting better cams, this after gaining 2-3 years experience in this arena, and building 2 systems.
Im curious about the 8MP versions, but only in select places.