Our store has gotten a total make over and with it came a new security camera system too. We have been assured that the network cameras are the security cameras of the future and that they are also here to stay. I must say that when you initially compare the prices of an analog system with that of an IP network megapixel system the differences are vast, if not shocking. However, when you compare the performance of the two, so are the results. We've used this camera is a few places throughout our retail department store, where the varifocal lens can give us a good shot particularly of a hallway or entrance/exit. The camera's video is just as good as watching television with a resolution of 1080p and a frame rate in real time at 30 frames per second. We really haven't had the need to utilize the audio, alarm, or SD card local recording options but it is nice to know they are available if we decide they are ever needed. Most 3 megapixel cameras seem like over kill to me since they usually don't record in real time rates anyway at 3 megs so I consider this a realistic top of the line network camera. I would recommend it to your customers.

There's something about the design of the casing of these new cameras that makes them appear more square or boxy than others, but that' is about the only negative thing I can say about it. As far as performance and quality are concerned, you would do well to fine one that can beat this camera. When it comes to features, options, and performance, the question with this camera should be more geared toward, "What CAN'T it do?" than "What CAN it do?" Before I talk about specifics let me say that overall the quality of this camera is excellent and is certainly worth the price listed. Video recordings are of the utmost detail and color quality and identification ranging from small objects to faces isn't much of an issue with this camera. For those of you that like the technical aspect of these things, the camera records at 1080p at a full real-time frame rate of 30 frames per second. I have yet to encounter any problems with this such as a degraded picture, interference, or dropped frames for example. It is an IP megapixel network camera so you would expect to need an NVR to record the video from it, but it is not limited in that scope. A hybrid DVR/NVR and personal computer can also be used to record the camera. In addition, the camera comes with a BNC connection so you can connect it to your DVR for monitoring purposes and then you can set the camera up to record in digital high resolution (1080p or 2 megs) to an optional on board memory card. The camera's light sensitivity is middle of the road being sensitive down to 0.2 lux in color and 0.01 lux in black and white. The camera has an On Screen Display menu or GUI (Graphical User Interface) that can be used to control the features and settings. Some of those include privacy masking, back light compensation, and digital wide dynamic range. It's dual stream encoded which means that you can record at 1080p at 30 fps and it will also transmit a monitoring stream to your recording with a resolution of D1 at 30 fps. It dual voltage and PoE ready so there are many options there as well. I use the Security Camera King 3.3 -12 mm 1/2.7 inch megapixel IP camera lens which works great, I just wish they would come out with another lens that has a greater zoom power. Very nice camera. Well built, good design, excellent features.

Nice quality presentation. This camera produces video footage with a resolution of 2 megapixels (1080p) at 30 frames per second (real-time). It's got all the "fixin's" of a high quality network camera including the capability to record locally to the camera using an SD card. If you own a DVR, the camera has a BNC connection that you can use to monitor the camera but you can still record the high resolution real time footage to the SD card. For us, the camera is especially useful because we have it mounted at quite a distance from our office using an old coaxial cable to monitor the camera on our DVR but we record to the SD. Further, the camera is dual voltage and the old camera that this one replaces (analog) was a 24 VAC camera. The camera also has a heater/blower to keep things from freezing up in the winter time.

This quite the impressive box camera. It's actually far more than a typical box camera, it's more like a mini computer with a lens on it. It captures great color video at a resolution of 1080p and at a rate of 30 frames a second, so the movement is realistic and smooth, not jerky or separated. When I purchased this camera I took Security Camera King's advice and purchased their megapixel varifocal lens for it which works extremely well. However, I can't speak for any other lens combination since I didn't purchase any of them. The camera has all sorts of physical and electronic features. You'll find just about all of the connection ports and such on the back of the camera. It's capable of dual power inputs and can even be powered by POE (Power Over the Ethernet) if you have a power switch for your network. It can accept a microphone and has an audio out port. What's more is that it even has a BNC connection so you can use it to monitor the camera from a standard DVR. If you are wondering why you might do that here's a good example, as in our case. We monitor the camera with our standard Security Camera King Ultimate D1 resolution DVR but when a qualifying event occurs the camera records a full 1080p resolution realtime video to the optional on board SD card. (The card plugs in the back of the camera too and it can accept up to a 32 Gigabyte card). If you use the camera in lower light environments it does pretty good there too. It is rated for 0.2 LUX for color and 0.01 LUX for black and white. I've yet to use the black and white setting for lighting purposes as it as done just fine for my use in all color.

Well, about the only thing this camera is missing is the lens and the kitchen sink and if you go through all the pages of the On Screen Display (OSD) menu or Graphical User Interface (GUI) which ever you want to call it, you'll probably find it there. This camera has a great display resolution of 1080p at 30 frames per second and even the sub stream at D1 and 30 frames per second seems pretty detailed. Colors are good and even the black and white mode is sharp and clear. It's got some pretty good low light sensitivity too being rated at 0.2 LUX in color and 0.01 LUX in black and white. You can "tweak" these limits a little bit if you need to by adjusting the gain control and noise reduction settings. The camera has all the "bells and whistles" you'd expect of a high quality network camera such as BNC out video, dual voltage, and a slot to insert an SD card to record to locally on. It is a good camera at a reasonable price.

I'm a big fan of box cameras and since the IP megapixel cameras have hit the market I'm big fan of IP megapixel box cameras. As a 2 megapixel camera, this one is right up there with the best. There's not much need to dwell on the recording or display, the ultra high resolution really scopes out the details and provides a high quality capture and viewing experience. I like this box camera because it has the versatility that is often offered in other types of more expensive IP megapixel cameras. For example, this camera is dual voltage (24 VAC or 12 VDC), it has audio in and audio out plugs to accommodate sound, a BNC video out connection, and it even has space for an SD card so that you can record locally to the card right at the camera (maximum acceptable SD card capacity is 32 gigs). Unfortunately I can't offer much help on lenses because I purchased the suggested Security Camera King 3.3 -1/2.7 inch Megapixel IP camera lens to go with this camera. I can't really say if the other lenses will work with it or not, but this one does a good enough job for my purposes. The camera also has some pretty good light sensitivity so you can switch to black and white at night and get some nice, clear shots with very little surrounding light.