Looking for Optical Zoom Camera

[Aronder]

I am looking for an optical zoom camera that includes features like in the IPC-T54IR-AS.
At Amazon there are several under $100 cameras, like the Reolink RLC-811A, Reolink RLC-1224A, HITOSINO HS-CUB04G2T-LIAZ, etc.
They all claim to have ONVIF support.
I need it to be fully compatible with Blue Iris.

Recommendations? Suggestions?
Help appreciated.

 

[mat200]

I am looking for an optical zoom camera that includes features like in the IPC-T54IR-AS.
At Amazon there are several under $100 cameras, like the Reolink RLC-811A, Reolink RLC-1224A, HITOSINO HS-CUB04G2T-LIAZ, etc.
They all claim to have ONVIF support.
I need it to be fully compatible with Blue Iris.

Recommendations? Suggestions?
Help appreciated.

Hi @Aronder

Dahua has OEM 4MP 1/1.8" varifocal cameras, which many members highly recommend ..

Andy currently lists the black one for example at their Amazon store ..

EmpireTech Ultra Low Light 4MP 1/1.8" CMOS Starlight IR IP Camera Vari-Focal 2.7mm-12mm Lens,Built-in Mic,POE and ePOE,Vehicle and Human Detection,AcuPick,SMD 3.0, S3 Version IPC-T54IR-ZE Black

https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-IPC-T5442T-ZE-Vari-Focal-Eyeball-Starlight/dp/B08LCY27TD

 

[samplenhold]

I am looking for an optical zoom camera that includes features like in the IPC-T54IR-AS.

Are you looking for a varifocal (set zoom and leave it there) cam or a true zoom cam (like a PTZ) that is designed to optically zoom in and out as desired? Those two are very different.

What FOV are you looking for? How far away do you need to zoom?

 

[Aronder]

I am looking for varifocal (set zoom and leave it there).
I intend to zoom into am object about 30 feet away.

 

[mat200]

I am looking for varifocal (set zoom and leave it there).
I intend to zoom into am object about 30 feet away.

Do you need decent low light performance ?

 

[samplenhold]

Here are a couple of stills from a T5442T-ZE, which is now called IPC-T54IR-ZE. The link that @mat200 gave you is the latest version of this cam. These shots are from one version older.

I am standing 30 feet from the cam. The camera optics are set at full zoom (2275) which is 12mm.

This shot is at the native resolution and 'zoom' of my monitor.



This is the same shot screen captured at 100% optical zoom. So full resolution.


This next one is the same shot above but with 46% digital zoom on top of the 100% optical zoom.

 

[Aronder]

I am looking for varifocal (set zoom and leave it there).
I intend to zoom into am object about 30 feet away.

 

[Aronder]

And I do need good low light performance

 

[mat200]

And I do need good low light performance

Get a camera with the 4MP 1/1.8" sensor and varifocal, avoid Reolink as they are not very good in low light conditions ..

 

[looney2ns]

All around best camera at this time.

EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 1/1.8" CMOS 4MP IR Starlight 2.7mm–12mm Var

The EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 offers advanced features such as a 4MP 1/1.8" CMOS image sensor, 40 m max. illumination distance with integrated IR LED, deep learning algorithms for face and object recognition, 512GB Micro SD card slot, built-in microphone, IP67 rating, and SMD 3.0 support.

empiretech01.com

 

[EMPIRETECANDY]

Yes use the IPC-T54IR-ZE s3 will be great!
2.7-12mm lens. Almost same as a 4x optical zoom