Retail Liquor/Fuel Surveillance System
I am installing a new system in a business I am purchasing. My first concern is selecting the best cameras so my employees can monitor shoplifting and gas drive offs. We need the ability to capture facial features, and especially license plates from a distance of approximately 25-40 feet, from the canopy to the vehicle. The area is lit, so likely don't need night vision. Inside the store, we have 30 foot ceilings. Will need 4 cameras for the outside pump area, and up to 8 cameras in the store to monitor both customers and, employees at the register to some extent as well. The current cameras are wired, but from Costco, hence the reason for the upgrade. I'm a Mac guy, so thinking Mac Mini, Airport(s)..etc. Interested to hear if anyone has a setup in the same, or similar industry, and certainly any recommendations from the community are welcome. Thanks!
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Alternatively, if this doesn't fit well with the layout of the outside area (e.g. you need to position the cameras apart from each other for best coverage/angles), then something like a Samsung SND-7011 or Arecont Vision AV3100-AI or Sony SNCCH220 should do the job (if you go for a box camera, make sure it has an Auto Iris feature, as this will give you the best pictures for the widest lighting conditions - you will know if a camera has this feature as there will be a wire going from the camera to the lens).
As for indoors, the above three cameras should also be suitable. In addition if you have a particular area where you need a wide angled-view, the Axis M3006-V is a good choice, though note that with such a wide-angled view, you won't get much detail in people's faces unless they are quite close to the camera.
Hope this helps!
Thanks, lt
According to the calculator, with 12x 3MP cameras, a 4-core Mac mini should allow you a frame rate of around 5fps per camera. I know a Mac Pro is much more expensive, but it will give you a higher frame rate. Alternatively, you could split the cameras across two Mac minis (e.g. inside vs. outside).
Regards, Dan