Which Dahua cameras would you recommend for this house?

[mistikempire]

Hi all Looking to purchase my first ever Dahua CCTV system. I have had Hikvision before, but heard many good things about Dahua. Which style cameras would you recommend for this house? Hi all Please can i kindly ask which type of camera style bullet/dome etc would you recommend for this house? If someone could point me towards a good setup/package i would really appreciate it please

I was looking at the IPC-HDW5442T-ZE
Model

 

[bigredfish]

Yes

 

[mistikempire]

Yes

Yes? To what sorry

 

[mistikempire]

Guys how about the 180* cameras?

İ just took a look at the 180* cameras Dahau offer.

1. Dahua WizSense PDW3849-A180 -TiOC
(Dual-lens panoramic: Two 4MP sensors)

2. Dahua IPC-PDW3849-A180-AS-PV
(Single sensor panoramic)

 

[wittaj]

Yes to the camera model you proposed (5442-ZE).

The 180 cameras are great OVERVIEW cameras, but not good for IDENTIFY.

They require white light and cannot see infrared - do you have enough white light or willing to use the white light of the camera?

 

[bigredfish]

Yes to the 5442 series in general.

Also the 3449 Pro

https://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizSense-Series/3-Series/TiOC-PRO-WizColor/IPC-HDW3449H-AS-PV-PRO

 

[mistikempire]

Yes to the camera model you proposed (5442-ZE).

The 180 cameras are great OVERVIEW cameras, but not good for IDENTIFY.

They require white light and cannot see infrared - do you have enough white light or willing to use the white light of the camera?

Do you reckon a mixture of cameras would be better for the front of the house?
Maybe one which is better at identifying above the front door, and other 180* at other areas?

 

[wittaj]

It is best to have a mix of cameras, each one selected for the goal of the camera.

I have some varifocals for IDENTIFY at distance and pinch points, and OVERVIEW cameras so I can see what is going on with one field of view.

As far as cameras, without knowing what your goals of the camera is, this thread is used as the go to for the new person here outlining the commonly recommended cameras (along with Amazon links) based on distance to IDENTIFY that represent the overall best value/best bang for the buck in terms of price and performance day and night. It might be a 2MP camera in some instances. Many here feel 4MP is the current sweet spot for these cameras.

The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection

And coupled with that thread is this great thread which will show why all of the same 2.8 or 3.6mm cameras is the wrong choice (these are the common focal lengths consumer brands sell):

i-want-2-8mm-cameras-everywhere-to-see-everything-this-is-why-you-need-specific-fovs-with-purposeful-focal-lengths.70053/

We would encourage you to look at those threads in detail.

It will probably raise more questions than answers LOL.

 

[mistikempire]

It is best to have a mix of cameras, each one selected for the goal of the camera.

I have some varifocals for IDENTIFY at distance and pinch points, and OVERVIEW cameras so I can see what is going on with one field of view.

As far as cameras, without knowing what your goals of the camera is, this thread is used as the go to for the new person here outlining the commonly recommended cameras (along with Amazon links) based on distance to IDENTIFY that represent the overall best value/best bang for the buck in terms of price and performance day and night. It might be a 2MP camera in some instances. Many here feel 4MP is the current sweet spot for these cameras.

The Importance of Focal Length over MP in camera selection

And coupled with that thread is this great thread which will show why all of the same 2.8 or 3.6mm cameras is the wrong choice (these are the common focal lengths consumer brands sell):

i-want-2-8mm-cameras-everywhere-to-see-everything-this-is-why-you-need-specific-fovs-with-purposeful-focal-lengths.70053/

We would encourage you to look at those threads in detail.

It will probably raise more questions than answers LOL.

Thank you so much, really appreciate the info, i for sure will be checking out and reading those threads you shared.

Your probably right, it would probably cause me to have more questions then answers, learning more and more

My mum and dad has hikvision, generally ok, but the interface felt abit complicated.
I then started looking into Reolink, doing abit more research then brought me to Dahua (still struggle to sometimes spell the poxy name, keep misplacing the ua at the end )

And yes i have learned that Reolink is the forbidden word around here, even though i have used it multiple times already..‍

 

[looney2ns]

The goal for security cams is to see who did it, not just what happened.
If you expect to get face id's of bad guys, which is the goal, dont mount cams higher than 7-8ft. Otherwise you just see the tops of heads.

 

[wittaj]

And yes i have learned that Reolink is the forbidden word around here, even though i have used it multiple times already..‍

I know those in London tend to have more light than those in the USA, but please post some examples of Reolink at night with motion!