05-19-2019, 12:14 PM
Hi tc,
I considered going with wireless cams but came to the conclusion they were not as reliable as hardwired Power Over Ethernet [POE].
The IP cams will be recording to the NVR and directly to a PC, then dumped to online storage as long the i-net is up and running.
4k resolution requires a lot of storage, much more than 720p, about 8x the space.
I have plenty of 1,2 and 4TB hdds in and for the PC to store at least a week of 24hr 4k recordings.
My 5ea 720p cams could be stored on a 1TB hdd as about a week of video at 24hr recording.
The 4k will require at least 8TB to hold the same, probably closer to 16TB for 10 cams, but has much better controls to reduce down to alarms, motion, line crossing, face recognition, infrared intruder detection, and other triggers.
I will have a lot to learn about getting it set up correctly.
The software for this new system is much better and easier to work with than that for the 720p system.
I'm assuming your system resolution is 1080p at best, ... = 2M pixels.
The 4k system is = 8M pixels.
If I'm right, that's 4x the resolution.
That judgement is open to revision if your resolution is different from my assumption.
Using USB to power your remote cams means that you'll need to string the cabling in an exposed overhead position, if you're not burying it.
Otherwise, you'll be dependent on batteries and SD cards for the cam operation.
I was not liking exposed overhead cabling going out to the cams.
I will not trust to batteries and SD cards.
3 or 4 of my cams will be 200 to 250' from the NVR.
I want that cabling buried, not exposed.
After the roof is done, I'll be enlarging the 3" rainleaders from the roof to the catchment tank to 4" because of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szRK8vukN5k
That was during the last heavy rainfall a week or two ago.
It's at least the 2nd or 3rd time since the eruption.
It'll require trenching to bury the new piping.
I'll rent a trencher and dig the trenching for the cabling at the same time.
The NVR, cameras, and PC can be operated from the generator giving coverage, if wanted, during power outages.
I can go on with more reasons for why I'll be doing it this way.
But, that pretty much justifies it for me and is more than enough for now.
I considered going with wireless cams but came to the conclusion they were not as reliable as hardwired Power Over Ethernet [POE].
The IP cams will be recording to the NVR and directly to a PC, then dumped to online storage as long the i-net is up and running.
4k resolution requires a lot of storage, much more than 720p, about 8x the space.
I have plenty of 1,2 and 4TB hdds in and for the PC to store at least a week of 24hr 4k recordings.
My 5ea 720p cams could be stored on a 1TB hdd as about a week of video at 24hr recording.
The 4k will require at least 8TB to hold the same, probably closer to 16TB for 10 cams, but has much better controls to reduce down to alarms, motion, line crossing, face recognition, infrared intruder detection, and other triggers.
I will have a lot to learn about getting it set up correctly.
The software for this new system is much better and easier to work with than that for the 720p system.
I'm assuming your system resolution is 1080p at best, ... = 2M pixels.
The 4k system is = 8M pixels.
If I'm right, that's 4x the resolution.
That judgement is open to revision if your resolution is different from my assumption.
Using USB to power your remote cams means that you'll need to string the cabling in an exposed overhead position, if you're not burying it.
Otherwise, you'll be dependent on batteries and SD cards for the cam operation.
I was not liking exposed overhead cabling going out to the cams.
I will not trust to batteries and SD cards.
3 or 4 of my cams will be 200 to 250' from the NVR.
I want that cabling buried, not exposed.
After the roof is done, I'll be enlarging the 3" rainleaders from the roof to the catchment tank to 4" because of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szRK8vukN5k
That was during the last heavy rainfall a week or two ago.
It's at least the 2nd or 3rd time since the eruption.
It'll require trenching to bury the new piping.
I'll rent a trencher and dig the trenching for the cabling at the same time.
The NVR, cameras, and PC can be operated from the generator giving coverage, if wanted, during power outages.
I can go on with more reasons for why I'll be doing it this way.
But, that pretty much justifies it for me and is more than enough for now.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.