Decisions on which turret camera

Hey guys, I’ve pretty much decided that I want turret cameras. I looking for 4 initially, must be dang near weather proof and be a great night camera. They will be in a very dark area. I’ve picked out 2, but think they are very similar. please let me know what you guys think and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Rodney Tindel said:

Hey guys, I’ve pretty much decided that I want turret cameras. I looking for 4 initially, must be dang near weather proof and be a great night camera. They will be in a very dark area. I’ve picked out 2, but think they are very similar. please let me know what you guys think and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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They are the same camera. See the 5442 starlights.

I thought they were. Good grief.

As pointed out above if you don’t need the Vari focal then have a look at the 5442, 4Mp and as good if not better night time performance. If you do need the Vari then there is a version of the 5442 with Vari but Andy has yet to receive his initial sample so might be a few weeks before they become generally available.

I agree with the suggestions above about checking out the 5442 models... they have better low-light image performance that the 5231s you're looking at (in your original post), plus they're 4MP.

Like @IAmATeaf mentioned, the only 5442 turrets that Dahua has ready-to-go-today are fixed-lens, although they've announced a 5442 varifocal turret model.

5442 turret review:
Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+

If you need a varifocal model and can't wait for the upcoming 5442 varifocal turret, check out the 3241 below. It's newer than the 5231 and has better low-light image specs.