I've had their dome camera up and running since April and have had zero problems. The day and night images rival my Hikvision cameras and I'm very happy with it. I did order one of their varifocal cameras and am planning to run cable for it this weekend. If it works as well as the first camera, I'll be a happy camper. I will be running it with my Hikvision NVR like the other one, so it's ONVIF only. I record 24/7, so that's fine with me. If I switch to a
Blue Iris set up later on, I will try some motion detection then. The camera has the ability to do motion detection with its own software, but I don't use that. The hardware is great; the software, not so great. For 40 bucks, you can buy 3 or 4 of them for less than the big brands, and as long as they continue to perform, you can double or triple cover areas to enhance reliability.
Well the 5mp version (SV-B01POE-5MPL-T) arrived and has been up for the last 4 days. Connecting to the web interface the first time proved to be challenging. The Web page wants the plugin installed before you can go any farther unlike the 2mp version. I was unable to get Firefox, Chrome or IE to accept the plugin. I fired off an e-mail to SV3C and got a response with an hour.
Apparently the plugin is comparable with IE Only. After clearing the cache in IE on windows 7 it installed. From there on everything went smooth. I was able to change the IP to static and turn off all the unwanted features.
I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the configuration screens provide the ability to disable many functions that create a chatty camera. With many other cameras I have had this was not possible.
While an older version of Blue-Iris ( 4.3.9.2) (I still have one system on Windows 2003R2
) will connect to the SV-B01POE-1080P a more recent version ( 4.5.8.4 was tested ) will be needed for the 5mp camera.
I have only used them with Blue-Iris so I cannot comment on their other NVR implementation.
The hardware seems to be stable so far. I have not experiences any dropouts yet from either camera.
The SV-B01POE-1080P has been up for over 20 days with no dropouts so far. The 3.6mm lens and 70 to 90 degree viewing angle gives a nice wide area of view especially when placed in the corner of a building.
I understand they have a 1 year warranty and it doesn't matter if you buy it from amazon.
So far I am very pleased with both camera's. It's been a long time since I have felt the camera I received was worth more than I paid.
I have several more on the way.....