hikvision DS-2CD2T32-I5 Any thoughts?

[Chust]

I keep looking at this cam and keep wanting to hit the buy button. The 16mm lens would be perfect for viewing my garage doors from the house. Is there any advantage to this cam versus the ds-2cd2032-l other than the 16mm lens? [h=1][/h]

 

[fenderman]

yes it has much stronger ir as well as an sd card slot..I have not seen anyone who has tested these yet...How far is your garage from your house? 16mm is quite a zoom distance...
You may consider the i8...
http://www.hikvision.com/UploadFile/image/2014101311390770075.pdf

 

[Chust]

yah, im talking with supplier right now. he said, i8 to. Garage is close to 175ft away.

 

[Chust]

let me tell yah, I bought one of those 25mm lenses from wright wood (i think thats there name) holy crap! You can see to the moon. LOL! A bit to much!

 

[Chust]

Since this is still just a 3MP Hik. I have decided it isn't worth the extra $50 over the 2032. I instead bought a few different lenses and will give them a shot. As far as IR at 80 meters, I will just use the IR flood lamps I already have and attach them to the garage. Now if any of you can explain why this is worth $50 more than the 2032 other than the 80 meter IR, I might again reconsider it.

 

[fenderman]

SD card...time saved not messing with lenses that may or may not fit...if the ir is on your garage facing the camera it might blind the camera...also since its a new cam they may have made some other improvements but its hard to know until someone testes its..if you look at the lux levels they are lower on these cameras than on the 2032...(the 2mp is better than the 3mp as well)
http://www.hikvision.com/UploadFile/image/2014101311390770075.pdf

 

[Chust]

Thanks! Maybe NetworkCameraCritic will have this one on his list for testing.