Sort of. Protect did ONVIF originally, then they pulled it to sell their own cameras, and are now adding it back in. Regardless, protect relying on the
This is the biggest problem. They can remove it on a whim. That said more competition is good and if they add the ability to get human/vehicle triggers from onvif cams it would be great.
Unifi Protect never had any ONVIF support before.
It was always a closed system - working only with Unifi cams...
I don't known from where
@SFC have that information, but it isn't true..
That said I Just ordered the cloud max to play with. Unifi also has some unique interior camera designs. Their standard cams are relatively cheap at 130 - but dont have the best optics. They do have some great cameras at higher prices like the 4k AI pro with 3x optical zoom and a 1/1.8 sensor and AI DSLR 10mp camera with a huge 4/3 sensor for $2500. They even have a 170 add on to the AI camera that has built in radar to get the subjects range, loudspeaker and enhanced IR.
G5 Pro camera have little bigger sensors (1/2") and optic zoom, but they aren't at 5xx2 level..
I didn't have any chance to test latest AI Pro cam - it has 1/1.8" sensor with 8Mpx - so it should be at 5842 level..
Honestly you can't beat a great feature rich router and NVR for 220+ storage. This small unit is limited to 7 4k cameras...more for lower res. cams.. but for most setups that's more than sufficient. Limited storage to 1 ssd is another issue - but they have dedicated NVR's with more power and storage options starting at 300. The gateway will also support unifi talk which will give you voip for 10 bux a month per number not per phone, which is great. I tried talk a while back but had issues with a bad controller and the phones had issues activating. Im sure those bugs are gone. I am just waiting on a better phone - not a hugh fan of all touch and the small phone doesnt have enough options for business.
They are very good in upselling different solutions..
You buy 100 USD router and start playing with their unified web/mobile interface.
2 days latter you want to switch all WIFI access points and switches..
2 weeks latter you want switch cctv and access system..