Best value / performance PTZ for home usage?

[clubbevis]

This is a sample of the smart tracking. I have tweaked the cameras setting since then to optimize the captures.
Also I have attached a screen shot zoomed all the way out of the roving gang in my neighborhood and also another screen shot of a suspicious vehicle which was parked approximately 120 feet away from the camera.

I'll try to upload another video later displaying the smart tracking.

thanks, that's impressive as hell

 

[coney27]

I paid about $35-40 for shipping from China. Still significantly cheaper than buying it in the USA.

 

[chewie]

Well, finally getting my camera next week and I am scare to open it up because of the coronavirus, any body has received packages from china lately? is it safe?

 

[chewie]

Hello Mr. coney27, I am bench testing this camera and is working good, the only problem I am having is that blue iris does not move the camera, PTZ is not working, my other PTZ cameras work fine, if I use the web interface it moves the camera, do you know which version of BLUE IRIS you are running, maybe that is the problem.
Please let me know.
Regards.
Chewie

 

[chewie]

Hello Mr. coney27
I found the problem, under PTZ/control the camera was set to hikvison/Abus, I change it to Hikvision DS-2DE/2DF-AE and PTZ woks now in blue iris.
Regards.
Chewie

 

[chewie]

Hello All
Got my camera set up, the auto tracking works really good.
I am not sure if you can see this clip or I have to post it in you tube first.
Regards.

 

[clubbevis]

that clip is not viewable

 

[Optimus Prime]

@chewie Which camera did you end up with?

 

[chewie]

ptimus - I got the Hikvision DS-2DE4A425IW-DE, I am still learning on setting the camera, I need to work on the focus pattern while is auto tracking , I uploaded some clips to you tube hopefully I can paste them here, so far so good, the colors at night are ok, I which they were better, during the day the colors are better, I going to paste 6 clips, I noticed that this camera at the end of the auto tracking sometimes it keeps on panning and it does this for a while, the problem is intermittent and you can see it on clip # 6.
Maybe someone here knows how to fix it, I would appreciate if they let me know.
Let me know if you can not see the clips.
Regards,
Chewie

 

[LittleBrother]

It's finally time. I am updating my install of 6 (?) year old 3 MP HikVisions.

Seems like $400-600 now buys a nice PTZ. I like the DS-2DE4A425IW-DE because it's discreet, and also a hikvision, so I assume learning curve a touch easier than the dahua's I'm not used to. I want one for garage to grab much higher res from cars' plates that come down our road.

Can anybody confirm the following about this camera? BTW I will NOT be using a DVR system. I will record all footage to the on board micro SD. I've never used a DVR. My current cameras all record to NAS.

Questions!

• Will this camera work with iVMS-4500 (iphone app)? If so, to what degree? I assume viewing live, playback, and moving the camera
• Will it be accessible in browser? Most of my current cams' firmware is so old that only 1-2 PCs I still have with internet explorer work to manage the cameras
• Is it capable of sending event images to an FTP server?
• Does it remember its presets well--for weeks or months on end, or does it creep over time?
• What's the best US vendor for this (e.g. cheapest, but a legitimate camera)?

Thanks!

 

[looney2ns]

It's finally time. I am updating my install of 6 (?) year old 3 MP HikVisions.

Seems like $400-600 now buys a nice PTZ. I like the DS-2DE4A425IW-DE because it's discreet, and also a hikvision, so I assume learning curve a touch easier than the dahua's I'm not used to. I want one for garage to grab much higher res from cars' plates that come down our road.

Can anybody confirm the following about this camera? BTW I will NOT be using a DVR system. I will record all footage to the on board micro SD. I've never used a DVR. My current cameras all record to NAS.

Questions!

• Will this camera work with iVMS-4500 (iphone app)? If so, to what degree? I assume viewing live, playback, and moving the camera
• Will it be accessible in browser? Most of my current cams' firmware is so old that only 1-2 PCs I still have with internet explorer work to manage the cameras
• Is it capable of sending event images to an FTP server?
• Does it remember its presets well--for weeks or months on end, or does it creep over time?
• What's the best US vendor for this (e.g. cheapest, but a legitimate camera)?

Thanks!

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[alshaikh85]

Hello All
Got my camera set up, the auto tracking works really good.
I am not sure if you can see this clip or I have to post it in you tube first.
Regards.

Hello Chewie,

Kindly share the link of the online store from which you bought the camera.

Thanks

Hussain