Database search of ip cameras with decent filters

booradlly

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Looking to buy some IP cameras with certain characteristics.
The sticky suggests using ipvm designer, which is awesome, but it only has a couple of filters (missing focal length, vertical field of view, audio, etc).
The IPCT store, has like one filter.
Is there no place to filter IP cams by say focal length, vertical field of view, audio, etc ?

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I currently have an SCW system I bought back in 2018, that I am trying to upgrade with audio and BlueIris.
Almost all recorded areas are small rooms, 25'x25' or smaller, 10' cielings or smaller.
I'm rocking a number of Deputy 4.0 v2 26DF2.
These give me 4MP, 2.8mm@F1.8, 105* HFoV, and 57* VFoV.
I need to replace with ones with audio, as Im under the impression, adding a mic to the room is a bad idea.
The problem is, I can't seem to find a way to search for a camera with these details.
And almost every camera I look at has lower 50* VFoV or smaller.
I have found some cameras but they usually are 2MP, and not 4MP. Which I feel would be a downgrade.
And any searching at all takes forever, whereas putting these parameters into a decent search engine would be almost instant.

Side note #1: Am I correct that HAoV on the ipvm designer is Horizontal Angle of View ? I checked the ipvm glossary and its not there.

Side note #2: SCW cameras are not listed in ipvm designer, and dont appear to be on any top 10, or comparison sites. I assume they are a wrapper, but if so, whats the OEM ? Does anyone know ? As these are my main reference, I would like to be able to compare to others.
 

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Side note #2: SCW cameras are not listed in ipvm designer, and dont appear to be on any top 10, or comparison sites. I assume they are a wrapper, but if so, whats the OEM ? Does anyone know ? As these are my main reference, I would like to be able to compare to others.
Realizing I'm not able to contribute much, I do have an answer to the OEM question: my last Image of all the companies that are OEM'd by Hikvision shows the SCW logo.

hikvision-oem_small.png
 

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That OEM image is from 2017, notice the small stamp on the upper right hand corner. Our most updated reporting shows SCW does not OEM from Hikvision. Here is the current 2022 version directory - Hikvision OEM Directory At that time, they told us they were working with Uniview

Am I correct that HAoV on the ipvm designer is Horizontal Angle of View ? I checked the ipvm glossary and its not there.
Yes, and I added that to the glossary. Thanks.

SCW cameras are not listed in ipvm designer
It's likely because no has asked previously. Someone (you?) emailed us this morning so one of our staff will add them in but please tell what models you want to expedite the process.
 

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That OEM image is from 2017, notice the small stamp on the upper right hand corner. Our most updated reporting shows SCW does not OEM from Hikvision. Here is the current 2022 version directory - Hikvision OEM Directory At that time, they told us they were working with Uniview



Yes, and I added that to the glossary. Thanks.



It's likely because no has asked previously. Someone (you?) emailed us this morning so one of our staff will add them in but please tell what models you want to expedite the process.

Wow, thank you this is great information.
Yes, that most likely was me.
Looking for the deputy 2 v4, deputy 4 v4, and the deputy 8 v4. (could also use v1-3 of those as well, but those are eol)

Also, is there any plan to add focal length, and/or vertical fov ?
Or am I missing something, and I should be able to caclulate that from what you already have?

Seriously amazing product btw.
 
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So someone on reddit suggested I use bhphoto filtered search and that helped dramatically.

I'm now looking at the following cameras, any thoughts on these cameras / brands ?

Speco O4VT1
Vivotek IT9380-H
Dahua N53AJ52
Dahua N45DJ62
 

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The Vivotek is 5MP on a 1/2.7 sensor with an F3.0 lens. Might as well get the much cheaper ~$50 Amcrest. Probably not much difference in performance. The Speco is 4MP on a 1/3 so also not so great as far as low-light performance. I've not used either to know what other features might be there but I don't see anything that stands out.

The Dahua N53AJ52 is the same cam I believe as the Amcrest running different firmware.

The Dahua N45DJ62 I believe is the same cam as the T5442TM-AS. Definitely the best of those that you list.
 
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