Too lazy to research, need starlight cam advice

[Illya_Kareoke]

Hi, I tried looking around but just got confused with all the choices and technology changes. Can any one recommend a starlight cam with PTZ auto focus, POE? I have a non PTZ turret in this location already but would like to add one that allows me to look around and better night vision. My budget is around $200-$250 This may not be enough info but thanks anyway. Rick

 

[VorlonFrog]

I don't believe you'll find an actual 'Starlight' camera with PTZ, honestly. Around here, it's either the Dahua fixed-focus 4xxx series or varifocal 5xxx series Starlight cameras that are the favorites.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

I don't believe you'll find an actual 'Starlight' camera with PTZ, honestly. Around here, it's either the Dahua fixed-focus 4xxx series or varifocal 5xxx series Starlight cameras that are the favorites.

So what is this camera about? I just looked on amazon from an old post, it looks like a PTZ starlight to me. Like I said, it's confusing.
https://www.amazon.com/SD49225T-HN-1920x1080-Starlight-Network-4-8mm-120mm/dp/B071NNG1XC

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

I just want to be able to look up and down my street effectively.

 

[aristobrat]

I don't believe you'll find an actual 'Starlight' camera with PTZ, honestly. Around here, it's either the Dahua fixed-focus 4xxx series or varifocal 5xxx series Starlight cameras that are the favorites.

Dahua actually has a lot of cool Starlight PTZ cameras with some crazy optical zoom (so even though they’re only 2MP, they can zoom several hundred meters away)...

... but those are not in the $200-$250 range

@Illya_Kareoke, dahua has a Lite model Starlight PTZ for around the same price as the varifocal turret, but it doesn’t have much optical zoom at all. So you can see up your street, you’re just not zooming in three houses down to see what’s going on (in detail).
Review-Dahua SD1A203T-GN Starlight Mini PTZ

This one is popular but almost 2x your budget.
I'll be the guinea pig for the new SD59225U-HNI PTZ.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

@aristobrat , Would you trust this EB seller? Seems like a good price.
Dahua SD1A203T-GN 2MP 3x Zoom Starlight PTZ Camera H.265 IR 15m WDR PoE Network 761895250924 | eBay

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

@aristobrat , or this one:
Dahua DH SD1A203T GN support IVS PoE IR15m IP66 2MP 3x Starlight IR PTZ Network Camera SD1A203T GN-in Surveillance Cameras from Security & Protection on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

 

[danbutter]

If you are worried about trust then use Andy. A forum fav and vendor on this site. He sells this cam.

Thanks to IPCT for adding me as Vendor here

 

[mat200]

ebay, aliexpress...

Hi Illya

Go with the recommended vendors people here have had good experiences with, too many vendors are deceptive on ebay, amazon, and ali

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

I went with Andy. Thank for all of your help!

 

[VorlonFrog]

I went with Andy. Thank for all of your help!

You'll never regret it. Andy is a GREAT and extremely reliable vendor.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

I hate to start a new thread so I'll put it here. Andy got my cam to me in 2 days???!!! WOW. It is an unbranded SD1A203T-GN. I got it set up with BI but the PTZ is not controllable except through the web interface. I have tried switching all kinds of things around with no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[fenderman]

I hate to start a new thread so I'll put it here. Andy got my cam to me in 2 days???!!! WOW. It is an unbranded SD1A203T-GN. I got it set up with BI but the PTZ is not controllable except through the web interface. I have tried switching all kinds of things around with no luck. Any suggestions? Thanks

why are you using port 81? also there is no reason to redact the local ip in blue iris.
try using oxml/onvif in the ptz dropdown.

 

[danbutter]

Have you added the camera to BI?
On the config page there is no address...
Add the address and username and password and hit inspect.
This is what I did (thanks to looney2ns for the tip) with my dahua ptz and it works. Different model, but I'd expect it to work.
Maybe someone who has this cam can chime in.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

I tried switching to oxml/onvif and got rid of the use another port, no improvement. I chose 81 because that's what I set the cam to. Thanks fenderman

 

[fenderman]

I tried switching to oxml/onvif and got rid of the use another port, no improvement. I chose 81 because that's what I set the cam to. Thanks federman

why do you waste time changing the camera ports? it does nothing.
ensure the camera use has ptz privileges.
set camera ports back to defaults and do a find inspect again. or try dahua rtsp from the dropdown.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

danbutter, I erased the address from that pic with paint.

 

[fenderman]

danbutter, I erased the address from that pic with paint.

why? its a LOCAL ip.

 

[Illya_Kareoke]

fenderman, I switched back to 80. All is good, thanks.