Designing 2 CCTV cameras to look up and down street

[sdnomad 0]

I am trying to figure out how to install 2 cameras to look parallel up an down the street in front of my house. I live on a city street with a 30' driveway to my house. I want to get cameras out closer to the street in order to get license plates and faces of those going up and down the street and sidewalk. I want it to be somewhat vandal proof. Should I try and mount them to my mailbox post out next to the curb, or put up a post inside my yard? Do I hang the outdoor CCTV cameras in plane view or do I put them in some type of inclosure? Whats available to do this? Any help here would be great.

[Numb-nuts 1]

Your chances of recording vehicle registrations is probably quite low for several reasons but let us assume the vehicles will be parked, then you have at least some small chance of reading numbers in good light.

 

Once the vehicles are moving then your chances decrease by a significant percentage and further still when the light starts to fade. There are of course special ANPR cameras but you are looking at a LOT of money for a reasonable one. Either change your budget, or your expectations.

[sdnomad 0]

Would any of these ANPR cameras work?

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/anpr-camera.html

 

Also, when burying your BNC camera cables in the ground do you have to bury them in conduit?

[Numb-nuts 1]

Would any of these ANPR cameras work?

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/anpr-camera.html

 

Also, when burying your BNC camera cables in the ground do you have to bury them in conduit?

 

First off unless you know how to bury cables properly, DON'T. But to answer your question YES.

 

I don't support people who import directly from China and don't support their native CCTV industry.

If bad enough cutting out the installers, but when you cut out the installer and the importer distributor

you are harming the industry which gives many of us a living.

 

ANPR cameras will capture registration numbers but everything else is limited especially after dark.

Well this is my understanding from study courses but I never actually installed one so honestly I can't say from experience.