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Ok - I know Adi's "house brand" "w box" is manufactured by Hikvision. (Hikvision of course oem's many other cameras too). Adi stocks both "brands", many of which have almost identical specs. Obviously there is a decent price difference between the two (I generally purchase direct from Adi in the United States)... My question is does any know if there is any real difference in the quality (generally speaking) from the 2 - More specifically are Wbox cameras just a more economical "private label" of the same Hikvision cameras which is less expensive due to lack of "name brand markup" OR Is Wbox an inferior product (comparatively speaking) which Hikvision just happens to make for Adi (using cheaper components / methods etc than the actual Hikvision brand?). I would note that Adi puts a 5 year warranty on the Wbox (which in theory is nice).. (Typical use case is US Only product, 3mp ip , 3-12mm vf lense) Yes I know that Hikvision is not anyone's top choice, so I'm prepared for a few replies implying that both products are junk (however) I've been pleased with hiks cameras historically.

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Dennis - Thank you for taking the time on your post.

Hi all - I'm a new building owner in Kansas City and I need some advice on a surveillance system for our outdoor Rear storage area. I'll try to provide the particulars below, and I appreciate your suggestions as I'm having trouble getting good local advice on a system. I have a 220'x80' area located to the rear side of my building which I need to record) The parking area runs parallel to the building (both are 220' wide).. -The cameras would need to mounted on the building, I don't have a means of mounting cameras on the far side of the lot, the farthest straight distance is 80' from the building to the far edge, probable mounting height is ~18', vertical wall mount / no soffit or eave) No existing system (starting from scratch) but wiring access is excellent. Excellent lighting Near the building (first ~20' of depth), moderate ambiant lighting at the far (80' depth).. - Night time recording/quality is Critical, - The areas "near" the building/cameras (0-20') AND the "far" (60-80') areas are important to me (as these are the areas where our equipment is stored).. - We are not "monitoring or manning" this surveillance (just recording for later viewing) - Remote/IP access (although handy) is not that important to me (as we office in the building) - Kansas City is a somewhat harsh climate (extreme hot/cold/rain/snow), (we would likely add a small shroud over the cameras to somewhat protect them from the direct elements) but durability is a factor. I suppose the best "use case" of the system would be: "To see the face of someone breaking into one of our vans (at night) which was parked 70' from the building." We had figured about $3,000 of Components (So not a top tier system but also not an $800 Costco Special,). 1. Am I being realistic? (if not would I be better off starting with a Costco Special ? 2. (Assuming budget is ok), - What Cameras and lenses would you recommend for this (I am ok with an alternating mix of dome/bullet types here to optimize coverage of the "near" and "far" areas / meet budget requirements) - What brands / related models would you recommend for this application? - (If no specific brand/model, what specs / features of the camera would be critical to the use case?) - (I guess a better question is how many of each type of camera / what spacing intervals) - I was thinking a DVR (or NVR) - nothing super fancy (but that HD/Zoom sure looks cool)... Screen Shot 2016-01-24 at 1.01.00 PM