Okay thanks, is there an explainer anywhere what the different 'G' platforms actually mean?
I presume G5 is preferable to G3? And why the jump from G3 straight to G5?
It seems that Hikvision has many problems with their chip suppliers. They changed most models to "C" version which has some different parts, so they need another firmware.
Hikvison said, that they will NOT support G3 models (without C) anymore, so there will be no firmware updates anymore for this models (this is what they said).
Only G5 (C model) will get firmware updates in future.
C model firmware has still some bugs which they still trying to fix.
At least they released a firmware on Friday which removed the bug of flickering/stutter when movement comes into a still scene.
I would totally avoid buying any hikvision model. After the C-model bullshit i say they are not reliable. 2087g2 was released late 2019 , delivered early 2020 , some bought this model in 2021 and they just say "EOL" ... LOL what a waste of money for the people who bought the camera.