Monitoring narrow passages

[nmm 0]

I have a passage beside my house about 1 metre wide, where a camera would be 8 metres

from the side gate, which implies that I need at most a 10 degree angle. But do any such

cameras exist? The point is that I need only low precision, which should imply cheap (if

I can find such a thing!) and low bandwidth. But damned if I can find such a thing.

[abdelm01 0]

Anything is possible, can you please upload a picture of the area you are trying to cover and also all the areas around it as in walls, roofs etc., and where you might think would be a great spot for mounting it. If we can get a visual look of the whole area than you will have solution from the greatest CCTV minds here.

[Don Stephens 0]

What's the lighting situation? Do you have lighting in the area or does the camera need to have Infrared?

[nmm 0]

I could post a picture, but it isn't needed. The side of my house is 10 metres long and 5 metres

high, and there is a fence 2 metres high 1 metre away from it, with a side gate at the street

end. I can mount a camera anywhere on my wall, but it has to be high up, not least because

we regularly carry ladders etc. along that passage. The lighting is indirect from streetlights,

so I should need an IR camera (sorry, I should have said), and PoE would be a lot simpler.

To get it both high and at a decent angle, I need the distance

 

It's easy to do if I buy either a high resolution camera or a zoomable one, but most are pricey.

This would be the braces of a belt and braces approach, because anyone getting to that side

gate has to be visible from the front of the house, so I was hoping to get away with a much

cheaper camera. Now, there ARE cheapish high-resolution IR cameras around, but I have

no idea of their quality.

 

It's not a big deal if I can't, because the main camera should pick up approaches to that

gate, but I have been in IT too long to trust anything electronic - yes, my home desktop has

ECC and I back up nightly to a separate disk from my active file system

[Don Stephens 0]

What's your budget for the camera?

[nmm 0]

I am trying to find out if it can be done cheaply (say, under 250). There are plenty of cameras

that will do the job, but the question is whether I can get a relatively cheap, trustworthy camera

to first use to check out the software and then use in this position. If I can't, I will buy an

expensive one only if I feel that this is a significant loophole.

 

My intent for the main camera is a solid, industrial-strength one like the Axis P1427-LE.

Double the price of the cheapest effective one and a LOT more than double the capability.

[Numb-nuts 1]

IF you buy ready made cameras typically the varifocal lens will take you to 12 mm, however you can choose your own lens id you assemble a body camera with its own heated housing. From what you say it would be a bit of a sledgehammer to crack a nut so I wouls opt for the 2.8 ~ 12mm ready made ir cameras. Cost is relatively cheap when compared to the first option.