Recommendation for smaller Dahua front door cam?

[Flachzange]

Hey all!

After one of the Amazon delivery guys nicked a package from another delivery service before Christmas, I decided to do a "Proof of Concept" camera installation at my front door just to see how it works. As I did not have any network cable available at that point in time, I got a wifi cam and an extension cord to get this working. Now, since a couple of months, we do not want to miss that camera anymore. In the meantime, I put new cables everywhere and installed three IPC-T5842T-ZE from Andy around the house. However, the bullet eye cam with the additional installation box is a bit too oversized in my opinion for that front door purpose, especially as I will have one IPC-T5842T-ZE overseeing the entire driveway.

I understand the general recommendation to not place dome cameras outdoor. However, at this spot I have a roof above and the current dome cam is working fine so far.

There current cam is a Lupus LE204. I am pretty sure it is a Dahua cam, but I cannot find the matching model. Just FYI: Specs from Lupus cam

Is there a small(er) cam that just serves the purpose of seeing who and what is at the front door? How do you think about these wedge-style cameras like IPC-HDBW3441F-AS-M?

Attached you find pictures from the location and from the camera itself:



Installation height:

• From ground: 2.90 m / 9.5 feet
• From top step: 2.30 m / 7.5 feet

Thank you!

 

[wittaj]

Many of us use the dual lens camera (AKA booby cam LOL) as you can point one at the entry way and another down to see packages.

https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-IPC-HDBW4231F-E2-M-Starlight-Network-English/dp/B07JZBFTDF/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&m=A329YQ83EBQGJF&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&qid=1629241796&redirect=true&s=merchant-items&sr=1-12&th=1&tag=ipctk-20

Another popular choice is the mini-wedge:

https://www.amazon.com/Loryta-IPC-E3541F-AS-M-Starlight-Network-English/dp/B087R7PMLV/ref=sr_1_49?dchild=1&m=A329YQ83EBQGJF&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&qid=1629241900&redirect=true&s=merchant-items&sr=1-49&tag=ipctk-20

 

[Flachzange]

Thanks @wittaj

That confirmed my intial idea. Order is placed at Andy's

 

[Sybertiger]

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