nate_87

Hey guys, Im looking at putting some Hikvision 8mp PoE fixed lens cameras into the exterior of our property and was hoping to get some feedback on placement and number of cameras as to whether its overkill or overexpecting? In the real rough plan attached, i am thinking of using the Hikvision 8mp Outdoor dome with a fixed 4mm lens for camera 1 & 2, and then using the same camera but with 2.8mm lens for 3 through 6. Would this give full coverage of the boundaries or would i need to look at moving placement of cameras? i am also considering putting atleast one 4 or 5 mp fisheye camera into the internal of the house as there is one place that would cover all internal entry points but wont need to have another half dozen cameras wired internally. Would love any thoughts and suggestions on this. Cheers Guys!

Cheers guys for the feedback, am relatively new to this so any and all feedback is great. There is very little advise available to me locally hence turning towards forums like this for insight etc. Regarding the dome v turret v bullet, why would you suggest one more so than another? Recorder wise, i plan on using a Hikvision 8 channel nvr, any suggestions for or against this as well?

Thanks mate, yea seemed pretty simple to grasp the basics of it all. Played s little more with it again and changed the lens sizes and like it a bit more so it’s been great.

Are the specs on the switch showing that it has sufficient PoE to run the cameras? My uneducated guess would be they are just not getting enough juice over the length of run your using.

So i must say i have suprised myself to be honest. After a little playing around i figured out the basics. My only limitation was the fact i can only place 5 cameras at once on the trial view, but i just moved the 5th around to cover the last spot and gave me a good idea. Not too sure on some of the 3d sorts of things but overall i got a pretty good idea of what i was wanting to know.

just downloading the program now and will have a crack at it all. i will touch base if i have any dramas and will chuck up some pics of it if i can get get it to work out for me, although im not the most computer savvy person so wish me luck