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Reolink Duo 3 UHD 16MP Dual-Lens PoE Security Camera for
$142.49 after applying promo code
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Features: - 16MP UHD
- 180° Panorama View
- Motion Track
- Smart Person/Vehicle/Pet Detection
- Spotlights & Color Night Vision
- Smart Person Detection
- Two-Way Audio
- Without Subscription
- IP67-Rated Waterproof
- 2-Year Reolink Warranty
- Micro SD Card, up to 256GB (not included)
- Reolink NVR (not included)
- FTP
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a lot also will depend on the location you are in for labor costs, as well as the construction of your building.
imho, if you are going to pay that much for labor, buy better cameras than Reolink. ( Annke has some nice Hikvision OEM dual lens cameras )
if you are able and willing, for most typical American homes you can find a way to run the cables as a DIY project if you have at least one person to help you run the cables imho
Reolink cameras .. best to use Reolink NVRs for recording. Reolink cameras have had a number of compatibility issues .. that noted, you can use 3rd party VMS products ( like Blue Iris - tho reported issues with the iFrames )
Lorex NVRs .. typically are Dahua OEM .. best to pair with a Dahua OEM camera .. Reolink you'd have to try using ONVIF and see if they've done an OK job with that code ..
Yes, Reolink camera firmware have known issues with compatibility and standards.
Direct to disk is the way to go as per BI experienced users at ipcamtalk ..
iFrames are a big issue .. as well as the ability for the cameras to maintain customized settings ( Reolink likes to cheat in low light to maximize the quality of still objects in low light image capture at the expense of moving subjects .. you can search ipcamtalk for example on this .. as well as youtube videos )
If you can afford it, look for better quality sensors from Annke Dual Lens Hikvision OEM cameras .. they often run deals and you can get a better camera that meets specs / standards better.
effective Pixels on target .. expect shorter effective ID ranges with wide FOVs ..
( see the DORI section of the ipcamtalk cliff notes .. I had done a chart of DORI ID specs in past threads I posted here at SDs .. but I have not updated that info recently )
Normally to see and read license plates you need less pixels than to ID .. still reading license plates at night can be a real challenge and you need to custom tune the cameras just to read the plates ( due to reflection issues from the plates )
Cat 5e or Cat6 is fine as long as your get good quality cable .. that is solid copper 23 or 24 AWG and proper rated ( CMR iirc ) .. do not use cheap CCA cables, or thin wires ( you get more power loss )
Hi @oharag ..
If I install this high up on home (20 feet) and centered at my entrance - what would I expect to see.
Mounting a camera which has a wide FOV high is going to give you good bird's eye images of top of heads ..
if you are new to this, buy one good varifocal 4MP camera and start playing around with different possible positions on your home ..
indeed @Caleo .. those lith batteries really burn easily ..
If you are using quality cat5e / 6 cable with in-wall / riser rated .. ( CMR ) and do not put the cable on a fire source you should have very little risks due to low voltage ..
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My BI instance is running off an intel N100, 6W of power, handles 12 concurrent video streams no problem, including AI subject detection.
I also just bought an N100 EQ12 miniPC , want to migrate off an old I3 which probably takes 40W .
Do you have it running in a VM inside a hypervisor, or just baremetal? I'm thinking of putting Proxmox and a couple of VMs like pfsense, a Unifi controller VM and a Windows VM for this. That way I'd have all the "homelab" stuff running on 6W or whatever on a UPS.
How much RAM ? how big an External drive or SSD ? I have a current 6TB purple surveillance drive and wondering if I should connect it as an external drive, or just go SSD. I think SSD can't be bigger than 1-2 TB for both cost and compatibility reasons.
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5e can handle PoE and these cameras easily.
I also just bought an N100 EQ12 miniPC , want to migrate off an old I3 which probably takes 40W .
Do you have it running in a VM inside a hypervisor, or just baremetal? I'm thinking of putting Proxmox and a couple of VMs like pfsense, a Unifi controller VM and a Windows VM for this. That way I'd have all the "homelab" stuff running on 6W or whatever on a UPS.
How much RAM ? how big an External drive or SSD ? I have a current 6TB purple surveillance drive and wondering if I should connect it as an external drive, or just go SSD. I think SSD can't be bigger than 1-2 TB for both cost and compatibility reasons.
I have an old amd 3900X with 64gb ram and 5 22TB drives that runs Truenas for my media server. It runs a bunch of stuff, sonarr, radarr, plex, audiobookshelf, teslamate, etc.
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