Hi,
I'm looking for a small camera system for a friend's small business that will run Blue Iris on a PC. Initially 2 cameras will be outside for parking lot viewing and 2 will be indoors. A couple years ago I bought Hikvision DS-2CD2042 (or 2032) bullet cameras from Amazon. They have worked well enough in the past at home and 2 other businesses. I was about to order some more of these but decided to see if anything changed over the last 2 years. Seems like Hikvision support has (though I never had to call them) and firmware updates have changed.
I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations? In the past I was looking at Dahua as well but I am open to suggestions. They were looking to keep the cameras under $125 if possible which is why I was going to go with the Hikvisions. I did show them the quality of the Hikvision 2032/2042 and they thought that was good enough.
I'm looking for a small camera system for a friend's small business that will run Blue Iris on a PC. Initially 2 cameras will be outside for parking lot viewing and 2 will be indoors. A couple years ago I bought Hikvision DS-2CD2042 (or 2032) bullet cameras from Amazon. They have worked well enough in the past at home and 2 other businesses. I was about to order some more of these but decided to see if anything changed over the last 2 years. Seems like Hikvision support has (though I never had to call them) and firmware updates have changed.
I was wondering if anyone had any other recommendations? In the past I was looking at Dahua as well but I am open to suggestions. They were looking to keep the cameras under $125 if possible which is why I was going to go with the Hikvisions. I did show them the quality of the Hikvision 2032/2042 and they thought that was good enough.