Review of KKMOON 1080P Fisheye camera

[curado]

I ordered 3 Chinese cameras off eBay just to see how bad they really are. Here's the first.

KKMOON Chinese fisheye camera ($65).

Main points of interest:
1. Confirmed works with Hikvision NVR (and Blue Iris)
2. Limited web interface. Requires desktop software to change default IP (192.168.1.10). Interface was completely in Chinese but there are only like 4 buttons anyway.
3. Metal case but not weather proof (unless you have a tube of silicone).
4. Not POE capable but works acceptably with POE injector (says 12v on case but I plugged a 5v in by mistake and it worked).

Streaming URL was difficult to find:
(assuming default ip 192.168.1.10, and admin / blank password. See Help on setting up KKMoon IP Camera)
rtsp://192.168.1.10/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=1.sdp?real_stream--rtp-caching=100

Bottom line - quality is acceptable for $65 IP camera, but no built in dewarping like you would find on higher end equipment and basically 0 configurability besides the IP settings unless you use the Chinese software instead of your NVR.


Web interface login (blank PW):



Desktop management software:



Captured from my living room window (bad placement, but it does have pretty close to 180* field of view, take my word for it):





Quick teardown:






Here's the type of POE splitters I have been using with a lot of success:

 

[roaoro]

I bought a different brand, seems identical, yesterday. Took me a couple hours to figure out how to get them running. You can access all of the camera settings and languages once you install the active x control software that's on the disk and use internet explorer. It was a pain on windows 10, but doable. I keep an old laptop to use just for setting these up. These cameras are actually pretty good once you set them up correctly.

 

[curado]

One month in and still working great. No issues with it connected to the Hikvision + Blue Iris. I ordered another one to install at my front porch for keeping track of packages and stuff. They are NOT outdoor rated. I plan to add silicone. Unfortunately the worst of winter is over, so I won't be able to get a good feel for how it withstands cold temperatures. But summer is coming up. I don't expect it will do well, but we'll see.