Unless selecting a vari-focal camera (with an adjustable lens) It is important to select the correct camera lens option for where the camera is to be positioned. A smaller lens will give you a wider angle but will be "zoomed out more", while a bigger lens will narrow the angle down and "zoom in more". See below to give you some idea on angles of Megapixel HD Cameras:

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I am desperately in need of some help with the general settings. I sort of understand the basic settings but I have some questions and would be grateful for any assistance. Are there any general settings you can recommend for me to get the best picture quality? Including for contrast, smoothness. To capture the best picture at video and at night. Protocols TCP/IP, ICMP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, RTP, RTSP, RTCP, NTP, UPnP™, SMTP, IGMP, 802.1X, QoS, IPv6, Bonjour, IPv4, UDP, SSL/TLS I have set wdr at 15 and this seems to get the best quality but appears to distort colours any ideas why? The camera is manufactured in metal and plastic construction and IP67 weather resistant housing making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications with 3 axis adjustment allowing horizontal & vertical mounting options. Key Features

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Smart functions, such as VCA detection (motion, line crossing, intrusion, etc.), heat map, ANPR, and people

IPC-T259H Grey 5MP IP Colorvu Turret Camera 2.8mm HiLook IPC-T259H Grey 5MP IP Colorvu Turret Camera 2.8mm

A great general purpose option giving great coverage still in the corner of a room or higher up on second floor soffits with less distortion - more of a natural "zoom"I am a total novice to the cctv world and following a series of break ins on my street I have had to have cctv installed. Finally, you can often make your storage space last a lot longer by enabling motion-detected recording rather than continuous, especially if there are long periods of no activity (to perhaps double or more these figures again).

HiLook IPC-T259H-(2.8 mm) 5MP ColorVu Lite Fixed Turret

ColorVu technology by Hikvision provides 24/7 vivid colourful images at night through the use of high performance ultra low light sensor & F1.0 large aperture to vastly improve the utilization of available light. In zero-light scenarios, built-in, warm supplemental LEDs works to guarantee colourful images. Startup and Operating Conditions -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity 95% or less (non-condensing) To get the best balance of picture and to minimise blur is a shutter speed of 1/25 suitable or is this to slow? Should I change this to 1/50? 2 cameras face my front door overlooking a busy street. I want to clearly be able to see anyone that approaches my door. Startup and Operating Conditions -30 °C to 60 °C (-22 °F to 140 °F). Humidity: 95% or less (non-condensing)For seeing as much of the immediate area as possible such as above a doorway/low down/garage soffits (edges can appear slightly warped/distorted) - clearly "zoomed out" FCC (47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B); CE-EMC (EN 55032: 2015, EN 61000-3-2: 2014, EN 61000-3-3: 2013, EN 50130-4: 2011 +A1: 2014); RCM (AS/NZS CISPR 32: 2015); IC (ICES-003: Issue 6, 2016); KC (KN 32: 2015, KN 35: 2015) Narrows down the angle and zooms in to look past the immediate area a little to gain more detail - down a driveway for example from higher up