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On 3/6/2024 1:24 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
/FWIW, some customers seem to like the Blink cameras (Amazon's other
camera brand besides Ring). I know you said no batteries, but
supposedly with the 900 MHz Sync module, the camera batteries last
1-2 years. My understanding is that's because they use the 900 MHz
Blink protocol for command & control and only use WiFi when sending
video. You're sure you can't get your WiFi to reach out there? /
Absolutely not. The spot we want to put the camera is at least a couple
hundred feet away from the house (at least where the WiFi is) and about
60-70 feet lower elevation. We have a shed about 50' away behind the
house where we get WiFi occasionally that is only 30' behind the house
and on the same elevation with no trees. Plus I need to mount the camera
in a tree about 8' above the ground to get adequate view of the driveway
below. It will be a challenge to get a ladder there to mount it in the
first place. I don't want to visit it very often, if at all.
/As far as IR illumination, you can't put an illuminator on the
house to light up the driveway? Or is this a long winding drive and
you want to watch the part by the road? /
Yeah. Very long driveway; maybe 3/4 mile in all. However the area we
want to cover is not even visible from the house. It's maybe only 1/8
mile along the driveway, but the driveway makes a U-turn back on itself
as is follows the ground contour. It will not be a problem to get
ethernet down there, as I can put a switch partway in between to make
the distance.
/Oh, and the audio has problems with wind noise, but maybe all
cameras have that problem? If there's no wind it can pick up people
talking 200 feet away, but if it's windy, the microphone is useless./
Not too worried about that. It is quite sheltered down there, and I
don't really expect any real wind.
Thanks for the thoughts though. Always good to consider the issues.
I did order the G5-PRO and the Cloudkey thingy. The description of the
Cloudkey made it sound like they have an actual hard drive in it. If I
have to swap the hard drive, at least it will be somewhere where I won't
have to get on a ladder.
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