Q's Cheap Camera Shootout
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hiky
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Charles Ewart of the Royal North British Dragoons captured the French regimental eagle at the Battle of Waterloo, one of only two such eagles ever captured in battle; He was a great hero of the British empire. He was also Scottish, so he may not legitimately count as an English Hero...but in a pinch we can always substitute detective Jack Frost!
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Scottish and English are both British... for now at least.
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That will only get a tumbleweed reply in here Del Boy anyway i think they have bigger political issues than us and that is all i will say about politics in a politics free web site
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Careful, alastair might be lurking.
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They were making fun of Charles Ewart Alastair. Ensign Charles Ewart!
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Apparently page 5 cheap camera testing has given way to polotical trolling and bad jokes.
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Yes indeed.
I did vote for independence and I did vote for remain.
And I can't believe what a huge mess the Brexit situation has created.
@Del Boy is right - it was hot, 28DegC up here in Scotland. We're not used to that.
As it's going to be a more bearable 19DegC tomorrow, and no wind, I'm off on a long coastal bike ride to enjoy the world we live in.
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I like the heat but going from 15 one day to 33 the next is crazy, we need a gradual increase!
For those who don't know, Scotland is very picturesque and beautiful.
For those who don't know, Scotland is very picturesque and beautiful.
...I thought we, in Quebec, were the champions. 35c one day and 15c the next one...or -35c and rain with +4 the next day in winter...
But hey, I'm here to check for reviews and advices for my future two IP cameras.
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The Besafe BS-BH24S200-POE looks to be the same size as the Hik 2032 Bullet...with the exception that the barrel if 2/3's as long. Think of it as a snub-nose 2032.
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Tonight we run the $85.50 Hikvision DS-2CD3345-I (China Region) | 1/3" Sensor | 4MP | 4mm | 2560x1440 | 4mm | 6144 bitrate | 10fps & iFrame @ 10
What can I say. Surely this camera is one of the foot soldiers of the Hikvision line of consumer grade cameras. You may love...you may hate it...but just don't flash it! I don't have a lot to say about this camera other than -- for me -- (1) it is currently 1st place in this shootout and (2) what on Earth did you expect for $85.50, including 18,000 mile shipping?
Hikvision DS-2CD3345-I Turret (China Region) Day
Hikvision DS-2CD3345-I Turret (China Region) Night
What can I say. Surely this camera is one of the foot soldiers of the Hikvision line of consumer grade cameras. You may love...you may hate it...but just don't flash it! I don't have a lot to say about this camera other than -- for me -- (1) it is currently 1st place in this shootout and (2) what on Earth did you expect for $85.50, including 18,000 mile shipping?
Hikvision DS-2CD3345-I Turret (China Region) Day
Hikvision DS-2CD3345-I Turret (China Region) Night
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It would be natural to consider the $47.65 BEsafe BS-BH24S200-POE Mini Bullet the equal of the $47.60 Diske 880 Mini-Bullet. After all, they cost within pennies of each other and they both contain the Sony IMX322 sensor. But that would also be a very big mistake. While similar in cost and components, these 2 units produce quite different experiences. The Diske 880 is a junk camera IMO...while BEsafe is more serious hardware (while keeping in mind that it is a $47.65 camera!).
With the Diske 880 you get the camera and the box it's packed in. And that's it. With the BEsafe you also get a box...in addition to a software CD (didn't need it because the browser component provided all the functionality I needed) along with an instruction sheet on how to set the camera up.
Assigning an IP address to the Diske 880 required Wireshark and a little over an hour of time to configure the camera...and I was F U Q I N G P I S S E D by the time I was done. In addition, the Diske880's firmware is bug ridden and frustrating. The images produced by the Diske 880 are inferior IMO.
-----(Disk 880)----
Alternatively the BEsafe BS-BH24S200-POE only took about 5 to 10 minutes to get up and running and it's Herospeed firmware appears to be orderly and well-behaved. The BEsafe's attention to detail is evidenced by the inclusion of a plastic cap to cover the power connector (?) potion of the camera pigtail (as shown in the image below). I will be testing the BEsafe very soon to let you guys be the judge of the images this camera turns out, and I do hope the positive experience I've had with the BEsafe unit so far carries over to the images produced by this little camera. I have !
With the Diske 880 you get the camera and the box it's packed in. And that's it. With the BEsafe you also get a box...in addition to a software CD (didn't need it because the browser component provided all the functionality I needed) along with an instruction sheet on how to set the camera up.
Assigning an IP address to the Diske 880 required Wireshark and a little over an hour of time to configure the camera...and I was F U Q I N G P I S S E D by the time I was done. In addition, the Diske880's firmware is bug ridden and frustrating. The images produced by the Diske 880 are inferior IMO.
-----(Disk 880)----
Alternatively the BEsafe BS-BH24S200-POE only took about 5 to 10 minutes to get up and running and it's Herospeed firmware appears to be orderly and well-behaved. The BEsafe's attention to detail is evidenced by the inclusion of a plastic cap to cover the power connector (?) potion of the camera pigtail (as shown in the image below). I will be testing the BEsafe very soon to let you guys be the judge of the images this camera turns out, and I do hope the positive experience I've had with the BEsafe unit so far carries over to the images produced by this little camera. I have !
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Here are some interesting observations regarding the BeSafe BS-BH24S200-POE and my Longse SD500...
I believe it is a reasonable deduction that these cameras were manufactured by the same company fellas.
| Description | Longse SD500 | BeSafe BS-BH24S200-POE |
| Firmware Author | Herospeed | Herospeed |
| Firmware Version | 3516A_IMX178_W_6.1.25.3 | 3516CV200_IMX323_W_6.1.25.1 |
| Software Version | 6.1.23.5 | 6.1.23.5 |
| WEB Version | 6.1.23.160608 | 6.1.23.160608 |
| Shipping Box design & color | Identical royal blue color with an orange band around the bottom | Identical royal blue color with an orange band around the bottom |
| Packed inside the box | Identical quick-start instruction sheet | Identical quick-start instruction sheet |
| Packed inside the box | Identical mini software CD | Identical mini software CD |
| Packed inside the box | Identical IP66 protective pigtail housing | Identical IP66 protective pigtail housing |
| Packed inside the box | Identical screws and plastic mollies | Identical screws and plastic mollies |
| ID sticker on the box | Identical sticker & sticker format | Identical sticker & sticker format |
| ID sticker on the camera | Identical sticker & sticker format | Identical sticker & sticker format |
| Default camera UID | Pwd | admin | admin | admin | admin |
| Default camera IP address | 192.168.1.168 | 192.168.1.168 |
I believe it is a reasonable deduction that these cameras were manufactured by the same company fellas.
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Now take a look at the Cantonk KIP-200R40A compared to be BeSafe BS-BH24S200-POE.
