Recommendations for my outside storage area 220' wide x 80'

[rpinkc 0]

Hi all - I'm a new building owner in Kansas City and I need some advice on a surveillance system for our outdoor Rear storage area. I'll try to provide the particulars below, and I appreciate your suggestions as I'm having trouble getting good local advice on a system.

 

I have a 220'x80' area located to the rear side of my building which I need to record)

The parking area runs parallel to the building (both are 220' wide)..

-The cameras would need to mounted on the building, I don't have a means of mounting cameras on the far side of the lot, the farthest straight distance is 80' from the building to the far edge, probable mounting height is ~18', vertical wall mount / no soffit or eave)

 

No existing system (starting from scratch) but wiring access is excellent.

Excellent lighting Near the building (first ~20' of depth), moderate ambiant lighting at the far (80' depth)..

- Night time recording/quality is Critical,

- The areas "near" the building/cameras (0-20') AND the "far" (60-80') areas are important to me (as these are the areas where our equipment is stored)..

- We are not "monitoring or manning" this surveillance (just recording for later viewing)

- Remote/IP access (although handy) is not that important to me (as we office in the building)

- Kansas City is a somewhat harsh climate (extreme hot/cold/rain/snow), (we would likely add a small shroud over the cameras to somewhat protect them from the direct elements) but durability is a factor.

 

I suppose the best "use case" of the system would be: "To see the face of someone breaking into one of our vans (at night) which was parked 70' from the building."

 

We had figured about $3,000 of Components

(So not a top tier system but also not an $800 Costco Special,).

 

1. Am I being realistic? (if not would I be better off starting with a Costco Special ?

2. (Assuming budget is ok),

- What Cameras and lenses would you recommend for this (I am ok with an alternating mix of dome/bullet types here to optimize coverage of the "near" and "far" areas / meet budget requirements)

- What brands / related models would you recommend for this application?

- (If no specific brand/model, what specs / features of the camera would be critical to the use case?)

- (I guess a better question is how many of each type of camera / what spacing intervals)

- I was thinking a DVR (or NVR) - nothing super fancy (but that HD/Zoom sure looks cool)...

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[aibudo 0]

It's going to be hard to find recommendations on systems online because of all of the variables. I always go to a site and setup some sample camera's for each scenario and allow the client to visually see the results. The only thing I would say about the max distance of 80' or so, would be a 25mm lens. Lens very by manufacturer, but they would probably give you an apx horizontal view width of 14' and 10' vertical at that distance, but would narrow proportionately at closer distance's. Of course detail received would be dependent upon the resolution of the camera utilized also. I have clients who have used 25mm lens at 200' in a generic analog camera of 600tvl and had no issues at all in recognizing the individual and vehicle, if there is enough light at night. Daytime wasn't a problem at all, unless you wish to blowup snapshots. If you wish to "blow up" snapshots at all from videos at that distance, I would recommend an HD system and camera's. Most tech's on this forum would advise against any analog system and only utilize HD, but I have clients who have "cheapy" cheap systems and they have gotten along just fine with close up views with them. Like I say, it's tough giving recommendations without providing a site survey working with specifics. As far as durability, most "outdoor" cameras are IP66, but if you wish more, then look at IP67.

Edited January 29, 2016 by Guest

[rpinkc 0]

Dennis - Thank you for taking the time on your post.