What Camera To Purchase?

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Rayj00
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What Camera To Purchase?

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So I am trying to cross reference the camera's listed in OPTIONS/CONTROL, to what Amazon has to offer and the actual model names are not matching very well.

Can someone suggest a ONVIF camera with all the bells and whistles, yet won't cost an arm and a leg?
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All of the reolink camers are well supported and are very inexpensive to get you started.

Are they the best camera? nope. Are they good for the money? yep.
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Amcrest are similar to reolink, not the best, but cost effective and well supported. I have 6 Amcrest cameras.
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Hikvision and clones are pretty good these days, and pretty cheap.
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Indoor: cheap TP Link, https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07XLM ... JU7H&psc=1
25 eur
easy configuration, PTZ too

Outdoor: good JideTech dome camera https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0B12B ... UTF8&psc=1
bought at 100 eur
easy configuration, PTZ too
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Rayj00
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Andyrh wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:19 pm Amcrest are similar to reolink, not the best, but cost effective and well supported. I have 6 Amcrest cameras.
For some reason, Amazon is not showing exact model #'s? I'm looking at this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0145 ... 957PC&th=1
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pat2 wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:24 pm Indoor: cheap TP Link, https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07XLM ... JU7H&psc=1
25 eur
easy configuration, PTZ too

Outdoor: good JideTech dome camera https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B0B12B ... UTF8&psc=1
bought at 100 eur
easy configuration, PTZ too
Just to confirm, my Zoneminder software install is in a VPS hosted by Linode (Akamai). This camera will work remotely, right?
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Any IP camera can work remotely, but you'll be dealing with several issues to overcome.

Non -Static IP is a hurdle.
Correctly opened and unique ports is a hurdle.
Bandwidth may be a hurdle.

It's not at all impossible, running remotely just adds to the complexity.
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network security too if local camera stream flow to VPS is not crypted
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Rayj00 wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:00 pm So I am trying to cross reference the camera's listed in OPTIONS/CONTROL, to what Amazon has to offer and the actual model names are not matching very well.

Can someone suggest a ONVIF camera with all the bells and whistles, yet won't cost an arm and a leg?
Jidetech, Avertx, Amcrest 4k, and Lorex for the doorbell is what I use. No issues except you have to put a leash on them if you know what I mean (I don't leash the doorbell camera for alert reasons, I like Lorex and their software and don't care if my front door video is sent to china). WTI Sidewinder works with Zoneminder. It's a PTZ camera that is amazing (continuous rotation, look anywhere (except underneath it's own base), and an all American made camera and software (truly a sight for sore eyes after years of this china garbage)). Onvif compliant, I modified a python program to use a xbox controller (still needs fine tuning and a stand alone binary). There is one on ebay right now for $300 https://www.ebay.com/itm/274325213632. That one is just like mine except I think it is ac powered and not PoE++ type 4. These DOT and ex-Goverment/Airport cameras should be payed attention to right about now.

I've never tried Axis cameras, but they are heavily used in "municipalities". Get USED for certain situations or leash a china camera.

Video from the Sidewinder the other night just messing around pointing up and trying to track the moon while messing with camera settings (this is a Zoneminder recording): https://rumble.com/v2r4cme-wti-sidewind ... tical.html. You have to know how to use rumble unfortunately, to see the 1080p video and sadly they haven't even "re-appropriated" the compute power lol :).

P.s. Sunba is another one in the PTZ realm that has great reviews from what I've seen. I haven't owned one but they are pretty cheap.
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All my (chinese and not) cameras stay on a leash!

so, if you have an Asus router:

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/help- ... 086/page-3

https://pastebin.com/KUwcbMC4
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Re: What Camera To Purchase?

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I suggest the Anpviz 4MP PoE IP Turret Camera with Microphone/Audio, pizza towerwhich costs less than $50 and can be used both outdoors and indoors.
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shellideans wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:39 am I suggest the Anpviz 4MP PoE IP Turret Camera with Microphone/Audio, pizza towerwhich costs less than $50 and can be used both outdoors and indoors.
interesting price, but it seems PTZ missing...
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