New installation - Several Questions

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WannaTheater

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Aug 18, 2018
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Florida
After lurking around here for a bit, I've started my security system build. I re-purposing one of my PCs to host Blue Iris, and have so far purchased 2 IPC-HDW2231R-ZS cameras. I have been playing around with them on an evaluation of Blue Iris, and they seem like they work well for my application.

I have a few questions:

1) My front door is an alcove, with a ceiling of 11' high. I think the IPC-HDW2231R mounted at that height will provide me a nice view of bald spots and hat tops. Is there a smaller camera (of similar quality) that I could mount lower (on wall). Ideally it would be mounted to also to record people coming up walkway.

2) For my garage (2-car width garage door, next to a 1-car width door), I was planning on mounting one camera on each corner (mounted under soffit). There are lights mounted here. Is it OK to mount a camera above lighting (the soffit is about 2 foot above the light).

Thanks!
 
with respect to question #2.
WannaTheater said:
2) For my garage (2-car width garage door, next to a 1-car width door), I was planning on mounting one camera on each corner (mounted under soffit). There are lights mounted here. Is it OK to mount a camera above lighting (the soffit is about 2 foot above the light).

Thanks!
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you will want to test it with something like a bucket filled with rocks and and two by four to a test mount for ~ 24 hrs before you mount a camera.

i've had some mount above carriage lights and be a non-issue, others I had to move 'em slightly.
 
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