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It would be amazing if it doesn't disintegrate if it rains, too.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Hikvision has a $34 4 mp turret camera that outperforms the $130 2 MP Ubiquity in both dark and brightly lit environments. You can get them with color night vision or IR. Feature wise you can use them stand alone: you connect and control them with a web browser. You don't need to buy anything else. They have built in motion detection and will save to a microsd card. I use an NVR, but it's nice to have that feature if you are just getting started.

Same with Dahau. I like Hikvision for its web UI. But as I've already said, I don't trust them and block their Mac/IP at the router. Ideally you want them on their own vlan.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Higher resolution doesn't necessarily mean a better picture here. From what I can see in watching videos from this camera is that the bitrate is pretty low and the image is decent but not great. Without a doubt I get a better picture from a g3 flex and it's tiny. It's okay if you don't like ubiquity hardware but it seems more like you just want to bash on ubiquity than actually make a fair comparison.

Comparison Video

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As I already said I have a lot of ubiquity hardware. I have a router, switch, and several wifi APs. I really want to go all Ubiquity for the convenience but their cameras are just bad at the same price as other products.

I've actually bought and compared them. I've had ip cameras in my home for almost 10 years now. I've tried many cameras over the years.

It's not just my opinion, every review rates Ubiquity's cameras low. You are paying for convenience of integration if you already have Ubiquity's products.

https://youtu.be/dz3KG0cgwrI

https://youtu.be/a3G_2zVu3cU