Are Hikvision outdoor PTZ cams reliable?

[MrRobinHood]

I'm wondering what the reliability is on the outdoor Hikvision PTZ cams?

I'm considering getting one, but it would be my priciest camera to date by a long shot and I'm wondering what the reliability is like on them. Whether they typically have things go wrong quickly or if they tend to crap out after a year or two or last well beyond the typical standard 3 years?

Thanks

 

[trempa92]

Take it like this:

Considering to buy a car: Is this new costly BMW gonna last longer than BMW 3 with 150k KM. It might it might not.

In terms of reliability. It same percentage when it comes to broken or bricked cams i get back from clients. But PTZ are sold a lot less, but percentage is same.

Its all gambling my friend. Specially with electronics.

ps: If your camera is doing patrol 24/7 it is most likely that "rubber sling(pardon my english,not a native speaker)" is something that will fail eventually. Other than that it can be electromotors and thats all that separate PTZ from standard camera either fixed or farifocal lense.