The 4mp ones should be able to pick up but definitely won't be recognizable.
Unfortunately don't yet know how good the 8mp reolinks are. Still waiting.
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Unfortunately don't yet know how good the 8mp reolinks are. Still waiting.
Thank you, that's what I thought, it's amazing what bad advice some "professionals" give.
There's no way of going from the carport over the driveway so will probably run the cable from the above POV along the wooden fence towards the gate and mount the camera opposite the carport. That would cut the distance down to about 25 metres, much better for 4m.
Foscam have a camera that looks good https://www.foscam.co.za/4-outdoor-cameras. Looking at G4EP POE and would have to use a conduit.
Foscam works with Google Assistant. If you require the functionality.
Reolinks also now works with Google Assistant, streaming on Google hubs and chromecasts.
But not if via NVR (if I understand the reolink website correctly).
Streams well enough via the phone app as well.
Thanks for the info, I have the foscam NVR and will do some research, the guy that works there is very helpful.
The little C1 WiFi indoor cameras work a treat via their phone app. I bought 2 of them 3 years ago when we had building alterations done and needed to keep an eye on workers and they've been surprisingly useful.
Have the Reolink Argus 2, with solar panel. Initially connection was unstable but upping fibre speed and/or adding range extender has made it quite reliable.
But prefer wired poe for reliability and cheaper cost, its useful for awkward spots.
Good luck.
furpile
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A camera with optical zoom will also help a lot. I know reolink has one with 3x zoom, it is a bit more expensive though.
Will have a look thanks, would prefer to spend a bit more and buy the right thing.
furpile
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I think 3x optical zoom will give a better result than going from 4k to 8k.
Really, that's interesting, still researching but I'll bear that in mind.
furpile
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If you are running along the fence why not go all the way to the gate? Then any camera will work? You also get outdoor LAN cable that does not need to be in a conduit.
powermzii
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So over the weekend i decided to re-try BlueIris and Deepstack on my home cameras. Currently running 6 Reolink RLC410s and Blue Iris is running off an old Dell Optiplex (i7 4790). My first try using Deepstack, AI Tools and BI wasn't as successful - often the machine would miss detections, take too long to process and decide what the detection was and would hang after an hour or so.
Came across this video and worked through to setup the integrated version. Took about 30mins as i had to configure the cameras etc but then it was up and running. Needless to say the detections have been near perfect since the weekend. Machine is not hanging and it seems to perform the detection relatively quickly, CPU usage has gone up about 10% but its all working well
Came across this video and worked through to setup the integrated version. Took about 30mins as i had to configure the cameras etc but then it was up and running. Needless to say the detections have been near perfect since the weekend. Machine is not hanging and it seems to perform the detection relatively quickly, CPU usage has gone up about 10% but its all working well
furpile
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Saw that video over the weekend, looks very usefull. My PC is still on Win7 so can't install Deepstack directly. Definitely planning to upgrade to Win10 sometime, then I will do it this way.
powermzii
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Rob explains things really easily so its straightforward to follow. Hes got some really good resources that you can follow
MongooseMan
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Ooooh, a new item appears on my tracker.
Might actually see my cameras this month
Might actually see my cameras this month
Hmmmmm, true but too close to the gate I'm afraid of vandals. You're right though, there's no need to stop at 25 m - thanks for that!
Didn't know you could get cable that dont require conduit, much better. Hoping to go POE.
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Hi all
I have EZVIZ C3W color cameras. What a waste of time.
The dynamics change so much during setup day versus night.
Day setup I get maximum distance at night only detects 3m away from camera.
In my view unreliable.
I have EZVIZ C3W color cameras. What a waste of time.
The dynamics change so much during setup day versus night.
Day setup I get maximum distance at night only detects 3m away from camera.
In my view unreliable.
Hi all
Which camera does max. distance at pitch black darkness. No background lighting.
Does what it needs to do. Detect Human movement, Pet friendly.
All these YouTube videos don't test under severe lightning condition.
Which camera does max. distance at pitch black darkness. No background lighting.
Does what it needs to do. Detect Human movement, Pet friendly.
All these YouTube videos don't test under severe lightning condition.
furpile
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The new cameras with Starlight (or similar brand names) are probably what you are looking for. Very sensitive sensor so they don't need IR, which probably limits the normal cameras.
This is the Hikvision version:
Turbo HD Cameras with ColorVu
With powerful ColorVu technology, these HD cameras provide colorful video 24/7 - even in ultra-low-light scenarios.
www.hikvision.com
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Not WiFIThe new cameras with Starlight (or similar brand names) are probably what you are looking for. Very sensitive sensor so they don't need IR, which probably limits the normal cameras.
This is the Hikvision version:
Turbo HD Cameras with ColorVu
With powerful ColorVu technology, these HD cameras provide colorful video 24/7 - even in ultra-low-light scenarios.
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See below. No idea if it really works but wifi and claim: Advanced Night Vision: Provides a visual distance of up to 98 ft (30m) even in total darkness.
Check this out on takealot: TP-Link Tapo C310 Outdoor Security Wi-Fi Camera (3Mega Pixels)
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