Hi,
I've been googling to research cameras but I'm not sure on the terminology so I'm getting a bit stuck. I know in my head what I'm after but I'm having trouble transferring that into keywords to google what to look for. If anyone is able to help by pointing me in the direction of where I should start looking, that'd be great.
To try and keep it brief, I'm looking for a long range camera to watch over a 2 acre horse paddock. The camera will be mounted indoors and record either 12/7 or 24/7 straight to a hdd on the network. The closest fence of the paddock is 100 metres away from where the camera will be mounted. The paddock is a rectangular shape, 130 metres long x 70 metres wide, so the camera needs to see another 130 metres to the other side of the fenceline. So that's 230metres away all up (700 feet-ish) and ideally see all 70 metres across at the 100 metre mark while still being clear enough at the 230 metre mark.
The quality does not have to be crystal clear, it just needs to see clear enough to see the horse and any people or other animals who climb through the fences, it doesn't need to be clear enough to make out expressions on a face. I understand that I may need to sacrifice clarity at the far end to make sure I have a wide enough field of vision at the closer end. It won't be zoomed in or out - once it's in, it's in and it's staying in that position.
Alternatively I'd be happy with one good long range camera to capture the full length of the paddock clearly but have the closer sections cropped off, and then get one or two shorter range cameras to cover the sides the long-range one has missed.
I've added some scribbles of the layout of the property, and then another of the sort of path I want to see from the camera.
If anyone could point me in the direction of what it sounds like I'm looking for, that would be wonderful! There's no set budget for this project.
Thank you!
