Amcrest PTZ (IP8M-VT2779EW) for $110 on amazon right now

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Is this any good?


I searched the forum for IP8M-VT2779EW and go zero results, so no one has written anything about it yet. But it's POE, RTSP, and ONVIF, and it's about half the price of anything else out there, so it's interesting. No audio, but that seems to be par for the course for PTZs.

I paid $230 for a Reolink RLC-423, nearly 4 years ago now, and that whole hardware generation got orphaned by Reolink not too long ago.
 
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That camera is not a PTZ. It is a varifocal.

It is the watered down version of this camera:

Amazon.com : Loryta 4K 8MP Starlight IR 2.7mm–13.5mm Motorized Vari-Focal Turret IP Camera ,IP67 Weatherproof,POE Power Support,IVS Support,Smart H.264+/H.265+,IPC-T2831T-ZS S2 : Electronics

Amazon.com : Loryta 4K 8MP Starlight IR 2.7mm–13.5mm Motorized Vari-Focal Turret IP Camera ,IP67 Weatherproof,POE Power Support,IVS Support,Smart H.264+/H.265+,IPC-T2831T-ZS S2 : Electronics
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It is on a less than ideal MP/sensor ratio, and at night, the 2MP version will kick its butt all night long and has audio:


Or the non-audio version:

Amazon.com : Loryta 2MP Starlight WDR IR Turret IP POE Camera,Support IVS Motorized Vari-Focal 2.7mm–13.5mm Lens,Smart H.264+/H.265+ ,IP67 Weatherproof, IPC-T2231T-ZS : Electronics

Amazon.com : Loryta 2MP Starlight WDR IR Turret IP POE Camera,Support IVS Motorized Vari-Focal 2.7mm–13.5mm Lens,Smart H.264+/H.265+ ,IP67 Weatherproof, IPC-T2231T-ZS : Electronics
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That camera is not a PTZ. It is a varifocal.
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Whoops! My mistake! I read "motorized" and went straight to PTZ :facepalm:

Good thing I didn't buy it :D
 
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TheWaterbug said:
Is this any good?


I searched the forum for IP8M-VT2779EW and go zero results, so no one has written anything about it yet. But it's POE, RTSP, and ONVIF, and it's about half the price of anything else out there, so it's interesting. No audio, but that seems to be par for the course for PTZs.

I paid $230 for a Reolink RLC-423, nearly 4 years ago now, and that whole hardware generation got orphaned by Reolink not too long ago.
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$110 for a varifocal camera is still good .. although this model has a smaller sensor than I would like on a 8MP

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