[Amazon.ca] Reolink 16 Channel 5MP Video Surveillance System,

Questionz wrote: ↑ Anyone have experience with 5MP vs 4K? Contemplating on buying the Reolink with 8 dome cameras.

Also, dome or bullet Cameras? Did a bit of research and cannot find out why I should avoid installing some camera on a wall instead of bullet (even though I would install bullet if I had a choice).

Questionz wrote: ↑ Anyone have experience with 5MP vs 4K? Contemplating on buying the Reolink with 8 dome cameras.

Also, dome or bullet Cameras? Did a bit of research and cannot find out why I should avoid installing some camera on a wall instead of bullet (even though I would install bullet if I had a choice).

JayS97839 wrote: ↑ Installed a set for a friend last month
I wouldn't suggest to use bullet camera for house, dome or turret camera will be alot low profile
this bullet camera is 4mm which gives only about 75-80 degree FOV, while 2.8mm camera offers 95-100 degree FOV
It supports H.264 compression only, while H.265 compression will reduce the storage by half meaning your hard drive stores more dates of recording.
Keep in mind these cameras doesn't come with the bracket/backbox
Mounting on soffit is the best option, you can hide the cables inside the soffit
if mount on wall, you will need to drill a 3/4 inch hole to hide the waterproof rj45 lid behind the wall

soupmaster666 wrote: ↑ Bullet and turret style cameras have many advantages over dome style. Domes hit by direct sunlight will reflect it internally, domes can reflect their own IR at night, they usually have a larger mounting footprint, they have to be mounted to a surface that's flat in 2 axes since the lens is mounted directly to the base (most but not all turret and bullet style have mounts that allow 3 axes of rotation), and they're more susceptible to building up spiderwebs (though for webs, bullet style is much worse).

Dome have one advantage - to the naked eye from a distance you can't tell which way they're pointing. With viewing angles being so absurd on most consumer oriented cameras today that's not such a big difference, and at night IR gives away the angle, but it is a valid point.

Dome and turret are more vandal resistant (about equal), but if someone is close enough to touch your camera I think it's too late either way.

soupmaster666 wrote: ↑ Bullet and turret style cameras have many advantages over dome style. Domes hit by direct sunlight will reflect it internally, domes can reflect their own IR at night, they usually have a larger mounting footprint, they have to be mounted to a surface that's flat in 2 axes since the lens is mounted directly to the base (most but not all turret and bullet style have mounts that allow 3 axes of rotation), and they're more susceptible to building up spiderwebs (though for webs, bullet style is much worse).

Dome have one advantage - to the naked eye from a distance you can't tell which way they're pointing. With viewing angles being so absurd on most consumer oriented cameras today that's not such a big difference, and at night IR gives away the angle, but it is a valid point.

Dome and turret are more vandal resistant (about equal), but if someone is close enough to touch your camera I think it's too late either way.

Questionz wrote: ↑ Thank you for the invaluable advice. Surprised 3/4” hole is required, but I guess it’s for all the other wires from the dome camera to hide in. I was contemplating on a pvc box but I guess that would look pretty ugly.