What should I choose?
When you look for an IP camera's wide range and it can be difficult to figure out which model that meets your needs. Therefore, think about the following:
Do you have a budget?
Where should the camera be set up?
How large an area for the IP camera to see?
How far should your IP camera see in the dark?
Do you need still images or video?
Budget?
Before you get started with choosing your new IP Camera, it is always a good idea to prepare a budget, it should give you an idea of what to look for, economy and camera linked to a satisfactory solution. Remember that customer service is ready 5 days a week to give you advice and guidance on what you should choose in relation to wishes and not least budget.
Where are the IP camera set up?
IP cameras are available in models suitable for respectively. inside and/or outdoor use and the choice is really big.
Cameras are manufactured for outdoor use in a watertight housing (typically IP66 or IP67 standard) so it is protected against rain, moisture, snow and other bad weather conditions.
Cameras for indoor use are for some models able to rotate, also called pan/tilt, or also called PTZ pan/tilt/zoom, so you can look in different directions, but these can not immediately be used outdoors. However, in some cases, you are able to put the camera in a sheltered area (eg. Carport/outbuilding), but you should be very aware that an indoor camera can not bear quite the same temperature as outdoors, so it is therefore important that the camera is placed quite right. If in doubt please contact our customer service with you uncover your exact needs so the right camera can be selected.
How far should your IP camera see in the dark?
Most IP cameras comes with night vision (infrared LEDs) can see in the dark, this means that the camera can see in total darkness. Typical it means more infrared LEDs camera has built-in, the longer the camera can see in the dark. (There are still exceptions)
If you choose for example a camera with too many or too heavy night lighting (IR LEDs), you can risk not being able to see what you expect as camera monitors if, for example. person get too close to the camera as the person so maybe being too bright so you can not see what you expect if you choose rather a camera for too few LEDs then NSAIDs that do not disclose enough. (Externally light can be purchased and retrofitted)
Zoom ?
When choosing your camera, it is important that you choose the right size lens that matches the distance you want to monitor, too much zoom can do it, or you want to monitor are zoomed out too much and when so it comes too close to your camera, so you can not see the whole person, and so it may be that your monitor is wasted.
Permanent images or video?
Do you need real photos from your monitor, or do you think that video is right for your needs, the solutions are numerous and can seem complex. As a starting point providing all IP cameras still images from surveillance, and all models can in principle also provide video footage, BUT to handle these movies you do need software or NAS, Server, or something to control these recordings. Some models can record video simply by letting your PC be turned on with your browser as "control" and can then save the recordings locally.
Distance from IP cameras to monitor the area?
IP cameras can be purchased with very different sizes lenses/lens. The larger the lens the more the zoom. Some IP cameras have built-in lenses can be changed from. for example. 3.3 mm to 12 mm in one and the same camera. This means, that you do not need to decide before the purchase which lens you has too choose, you can change it during setup and the benefit of such model is that you can always change it as your needs change.
Conclusion.
When selecting IP camera you should consider several elements facing, and it is important that you think about some elements such as, how large an area you need to monitor, how much do you want to see in the dark, how much money do you want to use, can it be wireless or do I need network cable, is it for inside or outdoor, etc., etc.
Each lens has an angle that can vary a lot and some lenses can be as described above change as your needs change.