Hi,
I'm looking to install a two camera system for the front of my house (one quite high up under the soffit and another about 2.5m off the ground above the garage). This is mostly relating to an ex-partner harassment situation and needing to monitor for damage and possibly use as evidence (rather than general security although that's an added bonus).
Key thing for me is good night time performance and getting a good enough picture to ID someone
In my mind I was thinking about 2 x DS-2CD2385G1-I, might be a bit overkill but the camera costs themselves don't seem much cheaper when dropping down the MP range and these seem to be the latest models from Hikvision (and I figure newer is usually better).
Talking to a local install company though they mentioned they recommend 2MP for best night time performance as it works better with IR, not sure I follow the logic of that myself but as they are recommending a cheaper option I wonder if they're indeed correct? That said they ended up quoting for 2 x 6MP cameras...
The cameras they quoted for were DS-2CD2363G0-I but is that just an older model of the DS-2CD2365G1-I ? If so I think I'd rather the newer model.
The DS-2CD2363G0-I is EasyIP 2+ and the other is EasyIP 3 but I can't see anything that's different between those two, what does it affect (e.g. choice of NVR)?
The DS-2CD2365G1-I has Darkfighter tech but my understanding is this is for a better colour image in low light conditions? I'm mostly looking for good IR performance so is it irrelevant for me? Also where is the IR light on this model? I can't see a separate 'lens' like the other model has, is it still as good (or better) in IR mode (i.e. no bleeding)?
Do these camera always record at a fixed frame rate or is that adjustable? I only really need to have 7-10 days continuous recording so if they could be upped in frame rate that would be of interest (and is so is the storage requirement directly proportionate to the frame rate, i.e. 40fps requiring twice the storage of 20fps or does the CODEC come into it)?
For the NVR they haven't spec'd the model just that it's: 4 Channel 4K 1080P POE H265+ 2TB. From some googling I reckon it's something in the HiLook NVR-100MH line, is that any good or should I be getting something in the DS-7600 line and if so which (4 channel is enough), what's the 'embedded' option refer to on some of the variants? I don't really need any of the fancy face detection and other intelligent options so if that's the only difference with more expensive monitors I may as well stick with a cheaper one. Also some spec.s say 1 x 4k channel or 4 x 1080p - but what about 2 x 4k? Is 40Mb input rate OK for that?
Finally the guy mentioned hooking the NVR up to my PC could be a hassle to get working (but via an app on my iPad would be simple). I figured the NVR would have a web-site built in so once it had an IP I could just connect to it via my LAN (although ideally the NVR would connect to my router via WiFi if that were possible)? Or is that not the case? I would mostly be viewing footage either on the NVR's monitor or on my iPad but if I'm going to have to extract and edit footage to send off to the police (or just view the footage at higher resolution) I need to get it on my PC (and preferably without using an SD card or USB stick).
Sorry - lots of questions above! I guess I'm just keen to make sure I don't end up buying previous gen tech when for not much (if any) more I could be getting the latest model and also confused about NVR options.
Cheers,
Nick
I'm looking to install a two camera system for the front of my house (one quite high up under the soffit and another about 2.5m off the ground above the garage). This is mostly relating to an ex-partner harassment situation and needing to monitor for damage and possibly use as evidence (rather than general security although that's an added bonus).
Key thing for me is good night time performance and getting a good enough picture to ID someone
In my mind I was thinking about 2 x DS-2CD2385G1-I, might be a bit overkill but the camera costs themselves don't seem much cheaper when dropping down the MP range and these seem to be the latest models from Hikvision (and I figure newer is usually better).
Talking to a local install company though they mentioned they recommend 2MP for best night time performance as it works better with IR, not sure I follow the logic of that myself but as they are recommending a cheaper option I wonder if they're indeed correct? That said they ended up quoting for 2 x 6MP cameras...
The cameras they quoted for were DS-2CD2363G0-I but is that just an older model of the DS-2CD2365G1-I ? If so I think I'd rather the newer model.
The DS-2CD2363G0-I is EasyIP 2+ and the other is EasyIP 3 but I can't see anything that's different between those two, what does it affect (e.g. choice of NVR)?
The DS-2CD2365G1-I has Darkfighter tech but my understanding is this is for a better colour image in low light conditions? I'm mostly looking for good IR performance so is it irrelevant for me? Also where is the IR light on this model? I can't see a separate 'lens' like the other model has, is it still as good (or better) in IR mode (i.e. no bleeding)?
Do these camera always record at a fixed frame rate or is that adjustable? I only really need to have 7-10 days continuous recording so if they could be upped in frame rate that would be of interest (and is so is the storage requirement directly proportionate to the frame rate, i.e. 40fps requiring twice the storage of 20fps or does the CODEC come into it)?
For the NVR they haven't spec'd the model just that it's: 4 Channel 4K 1080P POE H265+ 2TB. From some googling I reckon it's something in the HiLook NVR-100MH line, is that any good or should I be getting something in the DS-7600 line and if so which (4 channel is enough), what's the 'embedded' option refer to on some of the variants? I don't really need any of the fancy face detection and other intelligent options so if that's the only difference with more expensive monitors I may as well stick with a cheaper one. Also some spec.s say 1 x 4k channel or 4 x 1080p - but what about 2 x 4k? Is 40Mb input rate OK for that?
Finally the guy mentioned hooking the NVR up to my PC could be a hassle to get working (but via an app on my iPad would be simple). I figured the NVR would have a web-site built in so once it had an IP I could just connect to it via my LAN (although ideally the NVR would connect to my router via WiFi if that were possible)? Or is that not the case? I would mostly be viewing footage either on the NVR's monitor or on my iPad but if I'm going to have to extract and edit footage to send off to the police (or just view the footage at higher resolution) I need to get it on my PC (and preferably without using an SD card or USB stick).
Sorry - lots of questions above! I guess I'm just keen to make sure I don't end up buying previous gen tech when for not much (if any) more I could be getting the latest model and also confused about NVR options.
Cheers,
Nick
