# What kind of security camera do I need to cover the street from my house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-security-camera-do-i-need-to-cover-the-street-from-my-house/810505 "2018-03-13T18:44:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-security-camera-do-i-need-to-cover-the-street-from-my-house/810505/1 "2018-03-13T18:44:12Z")
The street is 50 feet from my house and about 30 feed wide. Thinking about a fixed lens bullet style camera in black, but I have no idea what sort of lens I’m going to want. Most of the cameras I’m look at are advertising “super wide angle” which doesn’t sound like what I want. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-security-camera-do-i-need-to-cover-the-street-from-my-house/810505/2 "2018-03-13T19:56:33Z")
> [@Mdcastle](#): > > The street is 50 feet from my house and about 30 feed wide. Thinking about a fixed lens bullet style camera in black, but I have no idea what sort of lens I’m going to want. Most of the cameras I’m look at are advertising “super wide angle” which doesn’t sound like what I want. You can get a good quality IP security camera with an 80-degree viewing angle for $65, and not-so-hot but probably still adequate ones for your needs for less. Other considerations are ease of setup, responsive tech support and decent night images.