Outdoor Wifi Camera

[Meanie]

I'm at a tossup between these two Dahua cameras. Can anyone tell me what an advantage one would have over the other?

http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-hdbw1200e-w-832.html

http://www.dahuasecurity.com/products/ipc-hfw1200s-w-920.html

Thank you

 

[mbastard924]

It appears one is a bullet camera and the other is a dome. Other than that, the specs are identical. Dome is primarily used for mounting on the ceilings and bullets for mounting on a vertical wall.

 

[fenderman]

Keep in mind that that dome is a two axis dome and therefore cannot be wall mounted without a large mount holding the camera on a horizontal plane....the hikvision 2132F-IW can be wall mounted and has an SD CARD...That cam be purchased on aliexpress.
Nellys sells the 2mp version of the hikvision http://www.nellyssecurity.com/cameras/hi-def-cameras/ip-cameras/2-mp/hikvision-ds-2cd2120f-iw-outdoor-wifi-wireless-hd-2mp-ip-dome-security-camera.html
The hikvision will also have a wider horizontal field of view.
Both are good cameras.

 

[Meanie]

Keep in mind that that dome is a two axis dome and therefore cannot be wall mounted without a large mount holding the camera on a horizontal plane....the hikvision 2132F-IW can be wall mounted and has an SD CARD...That cam be purchased on aliexpress.
Nellys sells the 2mp version of the hikvision http://www.nellyssecurity.com/cameras/hi-def-cameras/ip-cameras/2-mp/hikvision-ds-2cd2120f-iw-outdoor-wifi-wireless-hd-2mp-ip-dome-security-camera.html
The hikvision will also have a wider horizontal field of view.
Both are good cameras.

One reason I'm now staying away from Hikvision is based on the information from their tech support. I asked several questions about their WiFi cameras and advice for my needs. The tech indicated their WiFi cameras are 802.11g max. I have an AC router and was hoping there would be newer cameras with AC capability, if not, at the least, an "n" capability which is still sufficient. The fact they are still using the ancient "g" bothers me. The Dahua brand uses "n" and a deciding factor for me.

 

[fenderman]

One reason I'm now staying away from Hikvision is based on the information from their tech support. I asked several questions about their WiFi cameras and advice for my needs. The tech indicated their WiFi cameras are 802.11g max. I have an AC router and was hoping there would be newer cameras with AC capability, if not, at the least, an "n" capability which is still sufficient. The fact they are still using the ancient "g" bothers me. The Dahua brand uses "n" and a deciding factor for me.

@Meanie The information you got is not correct.. The cameras are N... I have used them on N only networks... The specs indicate true N as well...

No one is using AC...its overkill and since it runs on 5gh it doesnt have nearly the range as 2.4 N...
See the spec here
http://www.hikvision.com/UploadFile/image/2014101515575593722.pdf
its lists N at 150mbps (obviously it can never reach those speeds, but it shows the camera is true N)...