I just received my 2231T-ZS-S2 today after ordering from Andy on Tuesday. This is to monitor the entrance from the backyard which needs a varifocal ...
Many Thanks to gurus like @bigredfish, @Wildcat_1 and Empiretecandy for clarifying the loose eyeball issues.
Gives me confidence to place order for 13 units of T5442TM-AS when home network is ready.
Thanks for the excellent review. Greatly helps me to choose T5442TM-AS for most of the cameras for my new home video surveillance.
Does the camera eyeball still moves despite the screw being tighten as reported by Arjun and others ?
I am planning to buy at least 13 IPC-T5442TM-AS for my home video surveillance but waiting for the so-called loose eyeball to be sorted out first. In the meantime, I have bought the PFA130-E and PFB204W .... Hope Andy can get Dahua to resolve the loose eyeball issue and maybe better quality...
Showing sample video recordings of so-called Genuine Dahua cameras in daylight and well lighted environments is plain nonsense when all the issues involved that we are discussing are very low light environments. Just show us how your so-called Dahua Genuine cameras can outperform the Dahua...
I am planning a new 14 camera system for my home. Blue Iris at $ 60 is peanuts compared to all the others costs.
Current system with 4 cameras with NVR which my wife has to sit for several hours to find out which cat used the garden as toilet stop so that she can capture the video on her mobile...
There is a lot of information but a very good summary is Cliff Notes.
I stumbled on ipcamtalk in January 2018 and "WoW' - fantastic sharings which greatly help me finalize what I wanted to install for my home in Malaysia :- 14 IP Cameras ( 10 Dahua HDW5231R-Z, 2 Dahua HFW8232E-Z, and 2 PTZ...