srryan1

i would look into MOBOTIX for best low light night shots but you will still need good lighting to ID any thing. For day shots look at AXIS or ACTI. Just remember the higher MP cams need more light and work best in the day and will cost you alot more storage space. sorry i cant help more im just getting started in all this maybe someone else on here can chim in.

good light, low light or back light? day/night cam with IR how far? need IR lighting? box or dome? zoom, fixed, PTZ? 1 mp, 2 mp 3 mp? what storage format? stand alone or PC based DVR? do you mean $500 per cam?

Can someone please suggest a hard drive http://www.pricewatch.com/hard_removable_drives/ And one other thing the KCM 7311 says 8 fps at 2032 x 1920 resolution (1422 TV lines) and the KCM 5211E says 8 fps at 2032 x 1920 resolution (1650 TV lines) So if there the same resolution why not the same amount of TV lines?

Okay than so. I have decided to get 2 of the ACTI box cams KCM-5211E mounted on a 20 foot pole for the driveway gate and shed and 3 ACTI KCM-7311 dome cams for the back yard and house. Iv also decided to use Vitamin D for alerting and will address lighintg issues after i install the cams for IR use. As for video storage management i guess ill just use the free ACTI NVR software and get a hp computer with i7. BUT! how much space am i ganna need with these 4 megapixel cams recording 24/7?

mods you can move this if its in the wrong forum. sorry im new here.

what i want: 1 camera aimed 600 ft down driveway at gate, 1 camera aimed at house, 1 camera aimed at shed and 2 cameras aimed at back yard. I need IP cameras HD true day/night 1/3, with network cord only no separate power wiring. video capture that alerts me if some one jumps the gate, fence and or enters around the red circle areas when im not at home. pretty simple huh? can someone please make some recommendations.