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Hi, I'm new to this forum and new to CCTV, would really appreciate some advice... My client has an Axis P1347 and 2 x P3344. We are currently getting jpegs of 2560x1920 out of the P1347 and 1280x720 out of the P3344. At a glance the images seem high quality but when we zoom in we do not get the level of detail my client is looking for (registration plates, facial recognition etc). High quality video streaming video is less important than high quality stills. We could forget streaming video altogether and have a device that takes some high quality stills triggered by motion. I can write custom software for this if need be but need to have the right equipment in the first place. Can anyone recommend anything that might help? Alternative equipment can be purchased if necessary. Thanks in advance...

Thanks NotoriousBRK. I appreciate I've been a bit vague here about what I'm trying to do - budget, area etc but thats what I'm working with at present. I'm looking into all kinds of possible solutions. One of those might be the remote use of regular digital cameras to take high quality images.

I think we need to take another look at the lens in all cameras. I agree we should be able to get good resolution pictures from both cameras (they seem to be highly rated?) within the kind of range we are looking at. Getting in touch with Axis seems like a good idea also. Thanks for the link, I'll suggest it to my client and let you know what happens. "Cost is not an issue". I'm sure it will be at some point but there is no target budget at present. As I said, I'm in a very unusual situation!! Thanks, will post again to let you know how it goes...

Thanks for your reply Soundy. The system will be used in a number of outdoors locations, business and residential. The first and pilot project will cover an area around 10x20 metres. I think other locations may need to cover a wider area but don't know the full details yet, will find out. I think the P1347 has 3.5-10mm verifocal lens, and the P3344 has 2.5-6 mm. It could be that these can be refocused to give the required effect. Will check. I'm in the very unusual situation of having no budget for this project! I must find the right solution, at this time cost is not an issue.