To slowly work my way into building a Blue Iris system that will ultimately have more than a dozen cameras, I would like to get started by purchasing a small number of cams. Is there anything wrong with purchasing Hikvision off of Amazon? The following camera, DS-2CD2042WD-I, appeals to me, both in specs and in price:
https://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2042WD-I-Network-English-Security/dp/B01DIKF4XG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478094402&sr=8-2&keywords=hikvision+ip
https://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2042WD-I-Network-English-Security/dp/B01DIKF4XG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1478094402&sr=8-2&keywords=hikvision+ip
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