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How to Design a Security Camera System for a Mechanic Garage / Auto Repair Shop
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Mechanics have a lot to think about including worker productivity, customers wait times for the sales office, and preventing theft or damage to the vehicles.
Explanation
Goals: One of goal of this surveillance system is to monitor access to the property - especially after hours - in order to reduce theft of customer vehicles on both the inside and outside parking and reduce theft of expensive tools and equipment. Secondly, there's some objectives related to business operations, such as of management being able to monitoring the productivity of staff, especially when the owner is away, and for the sales staff to be notified of customers entering the sales office or conference room. Lastly, it is very important that there are images of the cars on the lifts, as they are worked on, to reduce liability and complaints that they car was damaged by the workers. In the case that a vehicle was damaged while on location, the employee needs to be identified.
The Green cones are the line of sight for our most commonly used camera: the Warrior 2.0. You will have a clear enough picture with these cameras to be able to ID someone at 50 feet, because they shoot in 1080P at 30 pictures per second and a 85 degree angle of view.
The Red cones are the line of sight for our second most commonly used camera: the Deputy 2.0. You will have a clear enough picture with these cameras to be able to ID someone at 40 feet, because they shoot in 1080P at 30 pictures per second and a 110 degree angle of view.
The Yellow cone is for either our Viking or Detective. Either camera has an adjustable lenses that can have up to 4x optical zoom. This camera was chosen because there's a metal wire fence (the blue line) right next to the parking, so two wider angle lens cameras (like on the top) wouldn't be very useful, as the shop owner doesn't care much what happens on the other side of the fence, but does care if someone jumps it.
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The Warrior 2.0 - 26BF2 - 1080P Fixed Lens Mini Bullet Camera
Resolution
1080P @ 30 FPS; 1920 × 1080
Detect: 100 ft
Recognize: 50 ft
Identify: 25 ft
Processing Power and Compression: Not All 1080P Cameras are Created Equal
Weather
IP67
Full protection from dust, rain, snow, dew, frost, and sprinklers.
You can even submerge it for a few minutes.
Temp
Temperature rated from -31°F to 140 °F
Humidity rated between 10 and 95%.
Day/Night
Infrared night vision up to 100 FT
Larger image sensor for low light
Color video possible until 0.02 lux
The Warrior is our most popular camera model. It is tied with the Deputy in terms of how easy it is to install and position, since neither camera requires you to remove any part of the camera to screw it into the wall/ceiling/soffit. This makes it ideal for outdoor use as you don't have a tendency to trap moisture in the lens, as is common with dome cameras, where you have to remove the outer glass dome to mount them. The 81 degree lens is great balance between covering a large area and identifying faces and license plates. Although you can use this camera inside or out, the most common use of the Warrior models (the camera comes in 2MP, 4MP, or 8MP) is to cover the side of buildings or large sections of yards.
Sample Photos taken by the Warrior 2.0. Click to enlarge the images. Press ESC key to close.
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Detect someone up to 100 feet
"Detecting" a face means being able to tell that a human face is in the picture.
Recognize someone up to 50 feet
"Recognizing" a face refers to being able to say "I have seen that person before" - even if you don't know or can't place who it is.
Identify someone up to 25 feet
"Identification" refers to being able to make out identifiable marks with enough certainty to make a sketch or claim.
The Deputy 2.0 - 26DF2 - 1080P Fixed Wide Angle Lens Turret Dome Camera
Resolution
1080P @ 30 FPS; 1920 × 1080
Detect: 75 ft
Recognize: 40 ft
Identify: 20 ft
Processing Power and Compression: Not All 1080P Cameras are Created Equal
Indoor/Outdoor
IP67
Full protection from dust, rain, snow, dew, frost, and sprinklers.
You can even submerge it for a few minutes.
Temp
Temperature rated from -31°F to 140 °F
Humidity rated between 10 and 95%.
Day/Night
Infrared night vision up to 100 FT
Color video possible until 0.02 lux
The Deputy is our second most popular camera model. It is tied with the Warrior in terms of how easy it is to install and position, since neither camera requires you to remove any part of the camera to screw it into the wall/ceiling/soffit. This makes it ideal for outdoor use as you don't have a tendency to trap moisture in the lens, as is common with dome cameras, where you have to remove the outer glass dome to mount them. The 110 or 118 degree lens is best used to cover an entire room at once (by installing it in a corner) or to cover a wide area of a smaller yard, as wider lenses always decrease how far away you can identify a person of license plate. Although you can use this camera inside or out, the most common uses of the Deputy models (the camera comes in 2MP, 4MP, or 4K variants) are to install the camera in the corner of a room or to cover front doors and porches outdoors. Two Deputies are often installed back to back to make a 220-236 degree view, such as in the middle of a wall. (This two camera solution has less of that dizzying "fisheye" look that is common with 180 degree cameras and is also usually cheaper.)
Sample Photos taken by the Deputy 2.0. Click to enlarge the images. Press ESC key to close.
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Detect someone up to 75 feet
"Detecting" a face means being able to tell that a human face is in the picture.
Recognize someone up to 40 feet
"Recognizing" a face refers to being able to say "I have seen that person before" - even if you don't know or can't place who it is.
Identify someone up to 20 feet
"Identification" refers to being able to make out identifiable marks with enough certainty to make a sketch or claim.
The Viking 4.0 - 26BV4 - 4MP (2x1080P) Multi-Purpose Lens Bullet Camera with Motorized Zoom and Focus
Resolution
4MP @ 25 FPS: 2560 x 1440
Detect: up to 175 ft
Recognize: up to 125 ft
Identify: up to 75 ft
Weather
IP67
Full protection from dust, rain, snow, dew, frost, and sprinklers.
You can even submerge it for a few minutes.
Temp
Temperature rated from -31°F to 140 °F
Humidity rated between 10 and 95%.
Lens
Motorized Varifocal: 2.8 - 12mm
91° - 27° of coverage
Digital Zoom and Optical Zoom
Learn about Digital vs Optical Zoom
Day/Night
Infrared night vision up to 100 FT
Color video possible until 0.02 lux
Special
Alarm Input and Output
Audio Input and Output
Audio Input/Output FAQ
True WDR (up to 120 dB)
The Viking has a motorized telephoto lens that allows you to optically zoom in to see a distant area more clearly. You can adjust the angle of view with our apps, over the web, or via your SCW NVR. Just like with a point-and-shoot camera or a pair of binoculars, when narrow the field-of-view, you zoom in on an area and you can see more detail in that area. Although the Viking is a very popular camera for homes that have a mid-range (35-100 foot) points of concern like gates, roads or driveways, this camera is also frequently used is corporate environment such as long and narrow warehouse aisles.
Sample Photos taken by the Viking 4.0. Click to enlarge the images. Press ESC key to close.
| 2.8mm at 4MP - the widest angle (91 degrees) |
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| 12mm at 4MP - fully zoomed in, smallest angle of view (27 degrees) |
| 10 FT | 20 FT | 50 FT | 75 FT | 100 FT | 125 FT |
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Detect someone up to 175 feet
"Detecting" a face means being able to tell that a human face is in the picture.
Recognize someone up to 125 feet
"Recognizing" a face refers to being able to say "I have seen that person before" - even if you don't know or can't place who it is.
Identify someone up to 75 feet
"Identification" refers to being able to make out identifiable marks with enough certainty to make a sketch or claim.
The Detective 4.0 - 26DV4 - 4MP (2x1080P) Multi-Purpose Lens Turret Dome Camera with Motorized Zoom and Focus
Resolution
4MP @ 25 FPS: 2560 x 1440
Detect: up to 175 ft
Recognize: up to 125 ft
Identify: up to 75 ft
Weather
IP67
Full protection from dust, rain, snow, dew, frost, and sprinklers.
You can even submerge it for a few minutes.
Temp
Temperature rated from -31°F to 140 °F
Humidity rated between 10 and 95%.
Lens
Motorized Varifocal: 2.7 - 12mm
91° - 27° of coverage
Digital Zoom and Optical Zoom
Learn about Digital vs Optical Zoom
Day/Night
Infrared night vision up to 100 FT
Color video possible until 0.02 lux
Special
True WDR (up to 120 dB)
Built in Microphone
The Detective has a motorized telephoto lens that allows you to optically zoom in to see a distant area more clearly. You can adjust the angle of view with our apps, over the web, or via your SCW NVR. Just like with a point-and-shoot camera or a pair of binoculars, when narrow the field-of-view, you zoom in on an area and you can see more detail in that area. Although the Detective is a popular camera for homes that have a mid-range (35-100 foot) points of concern like gates, roads or driveways, this camera is even more frequently used is corporate environment such as long and narrow warehouse aisles.
Sample Photos taken by the Detective 4.0. Click to enlarge the images. Press ESC key to close.
| 2.8mm at 4MP - the widest angle (91 degrees) |
| 10 FT | 20 FT | 50 FT | 75 FT | 100 FT |
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| 12mm at 4MP - fully zoomed in, smallest angle of view (27 degrees) |
| 10 FT | 20 FT | 50 FT | 75 FT | 100 FT | 125 FT |
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Detect someone up to 175 feet
"Detecting" a face means being able to tell that a human face is in the picture.
Recognize someone up to 125 feet
"Recognizing" a face refers to being able to say "I have seen that person before" - even if you don't know or can't place who it is.
Identify someone up to 75 feet
"Identification" refers to being able to make out identifiable marks with enough certainty to make a sketch or claim.
If this is your exact scenario, you would need to modify our pre-made systems slightly. This is very easy to do.
We've listed a 16 channel premade system below. You could add that to the cart, which will break it up into its individual parts, and then modify the numbers of each camera. You would also want to add Viking cameras, as needed. If all of this seems like to much trouble, we can also send you a custom quote as well.
*If you a point of interest further away than 100 feet, you may want to consider the Archer or Sharpshooter models.
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