I've heard a lot of good about the new UniFi cameras, though I haven't used one myself.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Conlin via Af" <af@afmug.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:14:43 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tower camera recommendations Define “useful”. This is not a security application so we don’t need to be able to read license plates. Don’t you guys ever have customers ask you what the view looks like from up there? My response is usually ‘why don’t you climb with me and take a look’. I was thinking a camera would give them the “gee that is neat” view and the occasional check of the weather. The problem is that I don’t know what the image would look like with a $250 camera vs a $1500 camera. Or is more $$ required? Just wondering what others have done. EverFocus has a 2 MP 20x optical zoom H.264 speed dome camera EPN4220 for ~$1,550. Wondering what that would look like. Oh. Its 24VAC. Yuk. Are all these type cameras going to be AC? 30W and 10/100. So I guess I could do a passive POE with custom injectors at each end. Not horrible. PC Blaze Broadband From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Bill Prince via Af Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:29 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tower camera recommendations Seriously?� That would require a serious zoom/telephoto lens to get you any kind of decent resolution. I don't know anything off the top of my head that would be useful at a half mile. -- bp <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com> On 12/26/2014 3:18 PM, Paul Conlin via Af wrote: I�m thinking 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile would be fine.� Forget the IR thing.� Not needed.� Good day time image is what people will want to look at I think. � � � From: Af [ mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com ] On Behalf Of Bill Prince via Af Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 5:46 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tower camera recommendations � What kind of distance are you talking about?� Critical issue if you wanted IR, because there are serious limitations on how far you will get decent video with IR (no greater than 100', and that might be a stretch).� But the distance would dictate what kind of magnification/lenses are required. -- bp <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com> � On 12/26/2014 2:36 PM, Paul Conlin via Af wrote: <blockquote> This question comes up on the list periodically but I haven�t seen if for a while.� A 400 ft tower owner wants a camera to look down on his commercial business park.� We might install and provide local bandwidth for free if they buy the camera.� A little good will between us, them, and the community. �So knowing this is not a money maker for anyone, how much money are we talking to get something that doesn�t suck? � It would have to be PTZ and decent resolution.� Good low light would be nice but no IR illuminators needed, obviously.� I assume a small heater is required to avoid condensation but I don�t know that.� Are these available POE? � PC Blaze Broadband � � </blockquote>
