Thinking of adding some cameras for driveway, etc and use zoneminder for NVR. Should I be looking at IP cams or are analog cams still a reasonable choice for a decent low cost system? (realize that is a matter of opinion...) Here's a couple cams that claim night vision out to about 80' - longer than I thought most IR illumination would work. Are they overstating this?
http://www.microcenter.com/product/446438/CAM-930A_Hi-Resolution_Indoor-Outdoor_Bullet_Security_Camera
http://www.microcenter.com/product/437816/Pro-735_Multi-Prupose_Day-Night_Security_Camera_with_Night_Vision
Looks like lots to choose from - these are just a couple examples.
Need one for driveway about 60' from camera and a couple others for closer areas.
I have read that spiders like the LEDs so some have put the IR LEDs off the camera. Are there low light cameras without LEDs or can the LEDs be turned off to use another illuminator? I have other sensors so in some cases I might be able to leave the IR off until I get a trigger.
Haven't picked out hardware to digitize the video yet - figured something with just one chip with inputs multiplexed would be ok to start. Of course, if I go with IP cams this won't be needed.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/446438/CAM-930A_Hi-Resolution_Indoor-Outdoor_Bullet_Security_Camera
http://www.microcenter.com/product/437816/Pro-735_Multi-Prupose_Day-Night_Security_Camera_with_Night_Vision
Looks like lots to choose from - these are just a couple examples.
Need one for driveway about 60' from camera and a couple others for closer areas.
I have read that spiders like the LEDs so some have put the IR LEDs off the camera. Are there low light cameras without LEDs or can the LEDs be turned off to use another illuminator? I have other sensors so in some cases I might be able to leave the IR off until I get a trigger.
Haven't picked out hardware to digitize the video yet - figured something with just one chip with inputs multiplexed would be ok to start. Of course, if I go with IP cams this won't be needed.