- ● Focus coverage on entry gates, driveways, boundary walls, and terrace access doors.
- ● Choose dome cameras for indoor ceilings and weatherproof IP66 bullet cameras for exterior walls.
- ● Ensure the system supports mobile app viewing over your home broadband connection.
- ● Use conduit piping to protect cables from sun degradation, rain, and rodents.
1. Strategic Placement vs. Camera Overkill
You do not need a camera in every room to protect your home. In fact, placing cameras in private family areas often leads to discomfort. A well-planned residential CCTV setup covers four critical vantage points: the main entry gate, the car parking porch, ground-floor perimeter boundary walls, and the rooftop/terrace doorway.
2. Dome vs. Bullet: Which Goes Where?
Understanding camera form factors prevents unsightly installations on your residential exterior:
- ✓ Bullet Cameras: Best suited for outdoor walls, gates, and boundary perimeters. Their prominent cylindrical housing acts as a visual crime deterrent and offers extended infrared night vision range (30m–50m).
- ✓ Dome Cameras: Best suited for covered porches, car garages, staircases, and indoor lobbies. Their compact dome shape makes them difficult to physically reposition and aesthetically unobtrusive.
3. Infrared vs. Full-Color Night Vision
Most security incidents occur during dark hours. Traditional infrared (IR) cameras record black-and-white footage at night using IR LEDs. Modern smart dual-light or color night-vision cameras use sensitive aperture sensors and subtle warm LEDs to capture vivid full-color video even in pitch-black conditions, making vehicle colors and clothing identifiable.
4. Mobile App Viewing Convenience
Ensure your recorder is connected via Cat6 to your home broadband router so you can monitor live video and playback recordings directly from your smartphone while at work or out of town.