Camera postion overlooking side of building

[olly811 0]

Hi all,

 

I am mounting a Swann Pro 630 Vari Focal (Any good?) on the same side of building it is intended to monitor. The wall has 4 big windows evenly spaced and one door at the bottom right. the camera will be mounted on top left under the gutter.

 

I think I am going to have a problem with my vertical viewing angle being able to see the door (far right) and the far left lower window at the same time.

 

Any suggestions here without having another camera? Are there any models that support 82 degree + vertical viewing angles?

 

Any ideas welcome.

 

Cheers, Oliver.

[Soundy 1]

"Swann" and "good" are mutually exclusive terms.

 

Anything with a 1/2" sensor and 2.8mm lens will give you about 82-degrees vertical... or a 1/3" and 2.0-2.2mm lens.

 

That Swann camera has 1/3" sensor and a 4-9mm lens... AT BEST that will give you 62 degrees horizontal, 49 degrees vertical FOV.

[olly811 0]

LOL. I thought I may get that response.

 

Any recommendation as to a good camera with adequate viewing angles?

[Soundy 1]

Are you particular about a dome or bullet, or will a box-cam in an environmental housing acceptable?

 

The most COMMON lens options you'll find on a dome or bullet will be 2.8mm and up on a 1/3" sensor, which will give you about 82 degrees horizontal/65 vertical, but depending on the position and height, that should actually be enough in most instances.

[olly811 0]

Thanks for you response.

 

A box cam is fine. I Don't have a huge budget but am willing to compromise on high quality image as long as I can achieve a wide viewing angle.

[Soundy 1]

Your best bet might be a more standard dome with 2.8mm lens, that will allow you to rotate the sensor 90 degrees, so the "vertical" angle becomes the horizontal, and vice-versa. This would put the base of the wall along one side of the image, but will give you the wider angle you need along the wall. Kinda like this:

[olly811 0]

That's just what I am after, thanks so much.

[Soundy 1]

So, that gives you a much wider (pardon the pun) range of options. My personal recommendation would be a CNB VCM- or VBM-24VF - 2.8-10.5mm, 1/3", 600TVL, true day/night, with outstanding low-light response. Both models are vandal-resistant, IP66-rated domes: the VBM is a surface-mount only design, the VCM can be flush-mounted, or surface-mounted via an included back-box. There are numerous threads here showing pictures of both styles.