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Hi, I am looking for advice installing Axis P3367-VE and P3384-VE under the soffit of a house I'm building. The soffit is tung and groove redwood, and a main feature of the view. I am mounting the cameras on the corners, but I don't want them to stick out, especially since they are so bulky. As far as I can tell there are no recessed mounting options for outdoor P33 series cameras. What I was thinking of doing is to cut a circle out of the soffit material, and create a recessed mounting area, just large enough to reach the screws of the mount, and just deep enough to have the dome stick out. Any thoughts? P.

Very nice, but like you said, quite expensive. I'd love to see a review

I am building a new house, and I want to install IP security cameras outside the house, back, front, and sides. The sides of the house have very narrow alleys, 3ft on one side and 5ft on the other side, with gates allowing entry to the alleys on both sides from the street, and doors exiting from the house to the alleys on both sides. I am considering mounting the alley cameras in a position so that they cover the door and the gate. It appears that there are many more options for dome cameras, including 5MP resolution, while for bullet cameras they are only 2MP, and fewer models. My concern with using a dome camera is the that it needs to be mounted on the wall, and that it may not be able to cover angles up to and past the wall it is mounted on. My concern with bullet cameras is the size and wife acceptance factor. What would you and your audience recommend? P.

That tool looks cool, I'll try it out.

Recessed in the soffit would be ideal. Is too high for a two story to look down at an angle to see the face of somebody walking through the side gate?

Thanks for the info. The soffit may be a bit high as it is a two story. Are there option to mount in on the wall, maybe embedded in the stucco so it does not stick out so far? Will a dome camera be able to see down the wall if I mount it flat on the wall? P.