I currently have 6 IPC-HDW4233C-A, 1 DH-SD22204T-GN and 1 IPC-HDW5231R-Z. They are all working fine, but I was looking to upgrade them. Having good night vision is a big plus (so I would prefer something similar to / or better than starlights). I have been lost for the past 4 years so I don't know what's new / would be considered an upgrade to these models, while still remaining budget conscious (probably keeping it below $600-800).
Looking for recommendations on cameras for 2021
- Thread starter Kakashi
- Start date
SouthernYankee
IPCT Contributor
The current goto cameras are 4MP with a 1/1.8 sensor
1) More megapixel is not necessarily better.
2) Do not use reolink, ring, nest, Arlo, Vivint cameras (they are junk), absolutely no cloud cameras
3) Camera Sensor size, bigger is general better Sensor Size Chart
4) Camera lens size, a bigger number give more range but less field of view. Which Security Camera Lens Size Should I Buy?
5) Use Dahua starlight cameras or Hikvision darkfighter cameras if you need good low light cameras.
Cameras to look at
IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED . Review IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED (Full Color, Starlight+) - 4MP starlight
.................... Dahua IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED review
IPC-T5442TM-AS ..... Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+ - 4MP starlight+
IPC-HDW5442t-ZE .... Dahua IPC-HDW5442T-ZE 4MP Varifocal Turret - Night Perfomance testing -- variable focus 2.7 mm-12mm 4 MP Starlight
IPC-B5442E-ZE ...... Review - OEM IPC-B5442E-ZE 4MP AI Varifocal Bullet Camera With Starlight+ -- variable 2.7mm-12mm bullet
IPC-B5442E-Z4E .... bullet 8mm-32mm variable focus zoom 4MP
IPC-HFW7442H-Z ..... Review - Dahua IPC-HFW7442H-Z 4MP Ultra AI Varifocal Bullet Camera -- 4 MP variable focus AI
IPC-T2347G-LU ...... Review of the Hikvision OEM model IPC-T2347G-LU 'ColorVu' IP CCTV camera. (DS-2CD2347G1-LU)
1) More megapixel is not necessarily better.
2) Do not use reolink, ring, nest, Arlo, Vivint cameras (they are junk), absolutely no cloud cameras
3) Camera Sensor size, bigger is general better Sensor Size Chart
4) Camera lens size, a bigger number give more range but less field of view. Which Security Camera Lens Size Should I Buy?
5) Use Dahua starlight cameras or Hikvision darkfighter cameras if you need good low light cameras.
Cameras to look at
IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED . Review IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED (Full Color, Starlight+) - 4MP starlight
.................... Dahua IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED review
IPC-T5442TM-AS ..... Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+ - 4MP starlight+
IPC-HDW5442t-ZE .... Dahua IPC-HDW5442T-ZE 4MP Varifocal Turret - Night Perfomance testing -- variable focus 2.7 mm-12mm 4 MP Starlight
IPC-B5442E-ZE ...... Review - OEM IPC-B5442E-ZE 4MP AI Varifocal Bullet Camera With Starlight+ -- variable 2.7mm-12mm bullet
IPC-B5442E-Z4E .... bullet 8mm-32mm variable focus zoom 4MP
IPC-HFW7442H-Z ..... Review - Dahua IPC-HFW7442H-Z 4MP Ultra AI Varifocal Bullet Camera -- 4 MP variable focus AI
IPC-T2347G-LU ...... Review of the Hikvision OEM model IPC-T2347G-LU 'ColorVu' IP CCTV camera. (DS-2CD2347G1-LU)