Thanks for your reply.
Yes, day & night cam with IR. 40' IR should be enough
IR lighting? as in extra lighting? probably not. At night the area is only moderately lit
Box or dome? 1 needs to be dome due to power wiring and mounting constraint, the others can be box or dome..
Fixed should be fine, zoom is a plus
1-3 mp? Whatever gives a usable image to identify faces and license plates
Storage format doesn't matter
Stand alone DVR that can connect to the internet. Eventually I would like to be able to transmit the video from DVR to remote storage (dedicated server offsite)
Ignore my $500... I'm not sure how much this should cost.
The dome camera is to be located in a small entranceway with a metal roof and brick walls. There is power wiring to a security light in this breezeway/entranceway. Other than that, any power wiring or signal wiring would be too complicated.
The rest of the cameras can be located on the corner of the building, up near the roof (easier to run wires), and mounted to the rear door (electrical and signal wiring will be easier in this case)
Thanks!