Greetings. I am currently designing a system for my employer's business and plan on doing it myself by buying online (It should be noted, however, that I am willing to pay 10 or maybe even as much as 20% more in exchange for some real remote consulting/support, so feel free to PM me if you are a vendor and interested).
I've done a great deal of planning and research, taken photos, drawn a relatively to scale floor plan of the facility and determined what I believe are optimal positions for my four cameras, as well as, of course, which cameras/lenses I should use in each case to get adequate images.
Anyway, I have a hallway that is about 30' long, 10' tall, and 4' wide, and I would like to "roll" (as in rotate about the longitudinal axis) the camera that shoots down this hall 90 degrees so it will better cover the hallway.
I would like to know:
1. Does this approach make sense and is there any reason why I should not do this?
2. I would like to ask if a particular standard-looking inexpensive ceiling/wall mount can achieve this because I can't tell how far it tilts. I can't link to it at this point, and I am uncomfortable with taking the obvious steps to get around a rule on my first post; however, the mount is, as mentioned, relatively standard-looking, as well as up to six inches long. Most vendors seem to carry something similar, generally for about five to thirteen bucks. If these things won't tilt that far, can someone recommend an alternative? I would like to use a particular box camera and a 3.5-8mm varifocal lens, but something else could potentially work.
Additionally, I'm a little curious about power supplies. While I believe I have at least a basic understanding of the difference between 12VDC and 24VAC I am not aware of a compelling reason to go with either one over the other in my particular situation. All of the cameras I am interested in come in both forms for the same price.
Additionally (if I go with 12 volt DC; I have yet to look into the individual 24VAC transformers), It appears that I can save a few bucks and a great deal of space by going with individual AC adapters as opposed to a single 12VDC power supply. However, as far as I know, the individual power supplies don't contain a replaceable fuse. Also, I imagine they would probably be more likely to be accidentally or unwittingly disconnected, as well as easier and less intimidating to intentionally disconnect.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this subject?
Once again, feel free to PM me to save me from the low-priced allure of buying from somewhere that may or may not offer decent support when I inevitably need it.
Thanks in advance.
