New here looking for guidance

[danoman32]

Hey everyone. I'm going to be setting up an outdoor ip cam at a construction site that my boss wants a live stream of available on our county website. This is why I'm here so hopefully someone can chime in and give me some advice on where to start. I work as an infrastructure support specialist for the county and I'm not new to IP cameras, so feel free to say hi and give me some pointers on what steps to take going forward. So far I've looked at some different brands of cameras and software. Anyway, that's all I've got for now.

Dan

 

[Q™]

Is there power and internet on site at the site location which will produce the field of view which your boss wants? "Wants" vs. "needs" often get a heckuva lot clearer after the cost of the "want" is uncovered. Start by finding out what the ballpark cost would be to put power and internet at the location which will produce the field of view which your boss wants; that number which you come up with may change your boss' opinion of what he needs. This is simply a cost/benefit calculation which helps to clarify the requirements.

 

[danoman32]

The construction site has an existing building that will be deconstructed after the new buildings are finished. It will be utilized as a construction site office instead of using the usual site trailers you normally see at large construction sites. So power is currently available and internet will be going in soon. At this point I'm just trying to narrow down what camera to purchase and what software I might need as well.

 

[Q™]

What will the night time lighting conditions on the site be like? How much money do you have to spend on a camera? What will the internet access bandwidth be? To determine field of view, posting a layout (with dimensions) would be helpful, including where the construction office is located on site. Is your boos looking to zoom in on specific areas of the site...or dies he (or she) simply want to broad overview of the construction site. Will tall building be erected with might block the camera's view?

 

[danoman32]

We wont be recording at night. It's only a temporary location. Will be recording day time construction activities. Will probably be doing some stop motion as well. Looking for a wide angle to get an overall view of the building being erected. There shouldn't be any obstructions in our way and will handle it if it becomes and issue. Was thinking of this camera. hikvision ds-2cd2032

 

[Q™]

For outside daylight use I'd personally use a Hikvision 4MP DS-2CD2342WD-I turret which I believe will have less IR reflection/bleed than the 2032. When I used 2032's outside every time it rained (hard) it looked like the 2032 cameras were all fogged up...replacing the 2032's with Hikvision 3MP and 4MP turrets resolved the problem and I think the daylight images they produce are very good.

 

[Q™]

One more thing danoman32: IMO a 2.8mm lens is a must as it will provide the widest overview of the site. In addition, you may want to suggest to your boss that you setup a separate camera to do a time lapse of the entire construction project. I love those time lapse construction videos!

 

[danoman32]

So against your advice, I've went forward with two HIKvision ds-2cd2032-i cameras. Any free software out there that I can capture some stop motion images with?

 

[Q™]

So against your advice, I've went forward with two HIKvision ds-2cd2032-i cameras. Any free software out there that I can capture some stop motion images with?

I have 11 of those 2cd2032 Dano and the provide excellent daytime images, so good choice IMO. I'm not certain what you mean by "stop motion images." I would highly recommend Blue Iris (which is widely supported at this forum) to capture still images and live video...video which can be edited and/or streamed to a website...or to PC's or mobile devices. Blue Iris requires a dedicated computer which runs 24x7 and, although Blue Iris' CPU requirements are significant, running only two (2) cameras should allow you to get away with a relatively inexpensive CPU. Ask @fenderman for a recommendation on the PC before you proceed. And be forewarned...if you select a CPU that will serve 2 cameras without issues, adding more cameras at a later date may cause CPU overload issues.

 

[danoman32]

What I meant was I'd like to capture several thousand images over the course of the next 1.5 years of construction and compile them into a stop motion video. Will blue iris allow me to capture images like this?

 

[alphawave7]

Of course it will, just need to set it up with storage location (and I would add a secondary backup). With a Huisun PTZ you could have given it a patrol of various close up views, too and done a close up time lapse of any number of presets. Cheers!

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[Q™]

Huisun...schmoisun!

 

[alphawave7]

Huisun...schmoisun!

Why, yes...guilty as charged. I watched, for the last several years, many new building being built on campus via webcam and timelapse, and damned if they should have had PTZ, the time lapses would be that much more interesting. Since it now doesn't cost a premium, why deny?

 

[Q™]

Why, yes...guilty as charged. I watched, for the last several years, many new building being built on campus via webcam and timelapse, and damned if they should have had PTZ, the time lapses would be that much more interesting. Since it now doesn't cost a premium, why deny?

I'm just teasing you Alphawave7. In any event the OP has said he already chose Hikvision DS-2cd2032-I cameras.

 

[alphawave7]

Yep..it's just this is an ideal application for PTZs, and the hui is so new hardly anyone knows about it, its capabilities and reasonable cost. I'll try to to beat anyone over the head with it..buts it IS tempting! LOL

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