20 Best Wireless Ptz Outdoor Camera (2023 Updated)

Forget about fake reviews, paid reviews, promotion reviews, YouTube Guru reviews; this is my honest review of my experience with Blink Security Camera. No matter the brand of security camera you buy, they all have their pros and cons.

However, when I’m shopping for something it’s not solely based on the product reviews, I shop for the price, features and warranty and write my own reviews. When I review a product, it’s not an open right out the box review, I like to give the product the opportunity to prove it does what it advertise and last when throughout the warranty or beyond.

I purchased 8 of these cameras, one DOA, returned. Installed one camera to monitor the driveway with the sensitivity set at 6 and the activity zone set to grey out the street. Every 3 seconds I got an alert (cars, people, dog, cats, racoons, possums, wasps, flies, wind, anything the moved even ghosts).

I changed the sensitivity to 5, same thing, 4, same thing, with the sensitivity set between 1-3, no detection at all (Useless). After a few months, a bluish hue cover the clips and no color night vision deemed useless.

One camera was installed to monitor the front yard, it lasted about 6 months before it became non-responsive. Blink replaced it with what appeared to be refurbished because it lasted a couple day before the live view because non-responsive and over detective grey-out zone.

One camera was installed to monitor the side garage door, no issues with this camera and the battery still live after a year. One camera installed to monitor the back patio. After a few months, half the picture view darken out and the battery life lasted about about 6 months with sensitivity set at 5, detecting wasps, mosquitos, squirrels, birds and fallen pecans, deemed useless Two cameras installed to monitor the back yard, One camera is still live and active, battery life still juiced after a year.

The other camera, no detection, live view looks like a satellite view but the battery still juiced after a year. One installed to monitor the side of the house, Although this camera was not within the detection zone, it detected motion from the cars 20 feet away with the sensitivity set at 5 even when changed to 3 but the battery life still juiced after a year.

Size – I like that the camera is small and less noticeable. Battery – Battery life last as advertised in less traffic areas like the side and back yard. The camera is not recommended to be install facing or near a street due to the over sensitive activity zone feature.

Temperature – I live in Texas with 3 digit temperature, the camera has shown it can withstand temperature over 100 degrees. Motion Detection – Motions alerts aren’t that reliable. When you receive a notification alert and you click on it, instead of showing you what’s going on, it takes you to live view, It takes about 5 seconds before the clip shows up to view it (Useless).

a break-in can happen within that 5 seconds or the intruder can be gone. Activity Zone – The activity zone feature is useless, too much detection or no detection at all with the use or greyed out zones.

Retrigger Time – Sometimes i received no alerts at all with it set at 10s. I received an alert from one of the back yard cameras where there was a man in my yard. The front yard camera and side yard camera did not detect motion.

Sensitivity – Absolutely horrible. Settings above 3 are too sensitive, I received alerts every 3 seconds from the driveway camera with it set at 6, 5, and 4, set at 1-3 it detects no motion. I had to pull the camera down, caused me Insomnia.

Clip Length – Too short for live view, you have to keep pressing continue. Set at 60s is decent enough to see what’s happening. Blink security camera are decent for small areas due to the small field of view, I had to install 2 cameras to cover my back yard and it still wasn’t enough.

The camera doesn’t appear to hold up to its warranty before issues appear. After a year, I moved on to another brand (2K and 4K). The camera is not compatible with Google Home, no spotlight, sound is choppy at times.

unreliable motion detection, required a module, saved clips options up to 60 days. PROS – battery life, Size, free 60 days clips CONS – field of view, sensitivity, activity zone, unreliable motion detection, not compatible with Google home, requires separate module, lacks 2K/4K camera options.

I have several blink cameras (indoor versions) and I am pleased with them. liking the indoor cameras I decided to try the outdoor version. This camera runs on either 2 lithium AA batteries, or you can hardwire it, so no batteries are needed.

So now comes the 1st dilemma. If you hardwire it, which is the best way to run it since no batteries are needed, but the issue now becomes it has to have a cable plugged into camera which then runs to the sync module which means it has to be close to the module or you have to have a really long USB cable if you really want to place it without some limitations.

Now the 2nd dilemma, if you use the batteries, the camera has no wires limiting it and can be placed pretty much anywhere outside as long as you have a good Wi-Fi signal. the bad though. batteries! Blink says good lithium batteries will last up to 2 years, but of course that is if the camera resolution is set to low and you really don’t have the camera sensitivity high so its kicking on every time it detects something.

which takes away from the reason people put up cameras in the first place! So, if you use batteries you are limited to how high you can put the camera resolution as well as its detection sensitivity.

If you hardwire it, you can run it at full high resolution and sensitivity, but you are limited to where you can put it do to it having to have a cable connected to the module. so pick your poison! Also another con to using batteries is that when they do get low you have to change them out which means you have to go out and access the camera by pulling it off its mounting system unscrew the back plate and then replace the batteries and then remount it hopefully back to the original view and angle you had it at before taking it down.

Now as for the interface its nice and easy to use but I don’t have a Blink subscription for video storage I just use my cameras for live views only so I can’t answer to how good the Blink storage and access of videos is.

As for the cameras they are compact easy to use and the 1080 HD quality is pretty clear and detailed. The zoom on the cameras aren’t bad either. overall, I really like the Blink outdoor camera and if you can find them on sale, even better but regular price they are still a great option versus the much more expensive Nest, Ring and other expensive cameras.

I mean, I like it, but I don’t. So because of how it is there will always be a 10sec delay, always, there’s no option to have it at 0secs. So for example, if the camera sees me it will record or so many seconds (you can choose from 10s to 60s) and then there’s a delay of a minimum 10 secs and maximum of 60s, of your choosing.

So say if my car is in front of the camera and if someone is detected it will record 25s (for me) regardless of if the person stops moving or not, after those 25 secs, it will ALWAYS delay 10 secs. So they can come into view, be seen and recorded for 10s or 60s, it stops recording, they have 10 secs do to whatever they want to my car without being seen.

I mean, that’s not a lot of time, but it’s still a delay, I was under the impression there was no delay and it continued to record all movement it detects, not just for 10-60s, then none for 10s, then back to 10-60s recording.

I doubt anyone could do much damage and it’s common sense that if the camera sees them approach my car, but the damage happens in the 10 secs delay, it starts recording again, and there walking away from my car and it’s damage, it’s obvious they damaged it.

But it still bothers me. Also, battery life depends on what settings you choose, (10-60s recording or 10s-60s delay) and how often something is detected. So if you have it pointed outside at the Cars, and you and your family come and go daily, yeah it’s not going to last long about after 12 hours of recording, the batteries start to die.

It can withstand -20c to 45c. Also, there is a mount, mount can be screwed to anything, Camera snaps/clicks onto mount, so if it’s storming and it’s windy, the camera can easily pop off the mount(?).

Or so I have heard, hasn’t happen to be yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised it if did. Also, it was really easy to set up, and using the app is easy too.

I purchased this camera about two weeks ago directly from Eufy after my wife was followed home by an aggressive driver. I looked at Nest, Arlo and Ring cameras since I’ve used them all in the past. While they all have good cameras with good support systems and apps, they still charge you monthly fees to see recorded videos from devices you already bought and paid for.

I wanted to get away from that and decided to try this Eufy camera for the first time. Installation wasn’t too difficult and pairing to my wi-fi network went without a hitch. The lights were a little difficult to get set properly, but they illuminate a large area and are nice and bright.

The app is easy to navigate and view either a live feed or recorded video. You can even use the app to adjust brightness and the color temperature of the light or many other aspects of the camera. You will also get notifications about movement and can quickly access This particular camera comes with enough onboard storage to store about a weeks’ worth of video recordings if you set the camera to record on all motion.

You could also set it to only record if people are detected and you will be able to store about two weeks’ worth of video. This is dependent on how busy it is around your home though. This particular camera model also has the option to store recordings to your personal NAS and to the cloud, although the use of cloud storage will result in a need for a storage plan from Eufy.

I don’t have it setup yet, but I have a NAS and will attempt to use this feature in the future. This is one of the main reasons I bought this camera vs the others as I didn’t want to keep paying to use a device I already paid for.

It uses Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) and I just don’t have that setup on my Ubuntu Server yet. Video quality is pretty good, but when you start to zoom in you start to see a loss of quality even though the camera records in 2K.

Other Eufy 4K cameras I’ve seen reviewed online have slightly better video quality when zoomed and I think it may be related to compression. I’m hopeful Eufy can address this in a future firmware update to get a sharper image when zoomed in to see tags and other important details.

The thing I really like about this camera is that it moves to follow motion. If a car passes by or if someone walks through your yard the camera will follow them. It’s not perfect and it works better during the day than at night, but it’s nice to have a single camera that can cover such a large area.

I really like the camera, but there is room for Eufy to improve it. I’m hopeful they can fix the video compression issue and improve nighttime motion tracking with a firmware update soon. If they can fix the issues through firmware it’s definitely a 5-star camera, but as it stands now I can only give it 4 stars.

I loved this camera; until I didn’t. I should have known that maybe my intermittent connection loss to the internet was a possible symptom of a wider issue. As an early adaptor, I read and hoped that the firmware would stabilize.

Then I noticed fogging in the camera (mine was installed on the wall, which I is supported, though I wish I had had a ceiling hardwired location). I should have punted it back to Eufy at that time, but didn’t want to do the ladder and temporary cover work.

Finally, I went on vacation, and when I needed it most, it stopped working and the status light was no longer active. When I came home, I unfortunately procrastinated again at taking it down to troubleshoot but finally had an unscheduled day.

My silicone was all good, there was no place where I could see water intrusion besides the gaskets of the camera itself. When I contacted Eufy, I noticed that I missed the 1 year warranty by 2 weeks by contact date and by purchase date (not shipping or install date).

I told them that I had the last camera activity saved, possibly proving the failure occurred within warranty. I was disappointed that not only did the product fail, but that I was offered a paltry $15 (15% up to $100 item) discount for replacement.

I again pleaded with Eufy for some other resolution, but in vain.

Easy to set up and like the video it shows.

My 2nd review of this model camera because I recently installed my 2nd camera, replacing another 4K fixed camera. The 4K fixed camera provided excellent image quality when zoomed all the way out, but, since it only zooms digitally as soon as you start to zoom in the quality drops dramatically.

This PTZ camera zooms optically all the way to 12x. The image stays crystal clear throughout. An important improvement. I view my cameras on my living room TV, using a wireless trackball to control the NVR.

I just select the proper USB TV input and there are any or all of my cameras on a 4K 55″ screen. I can’t detect any noticeable difference in image quality between my 4K fixed cameras and this 2K PTZ.

Zoomed in the 4K fixed can’t begin to compare to the 2K PTZ. Night vision is also improved with the PTZ and with much longer range. In one area where the coverage from a 4K overlaps the PTZ the night time IR output of the PTZ looks like a floodlight compared to the much weaker 4K’s output.

I am getting more used to the operator interface and learning new tricks but I wish Lorex would offer a wireless joystick type controller. Something that the NVR could recognize and could be configured to eliminate the need for a password for those of us who don’t need that type of security.

Great job packaging everything needed to install this camera. It’s a heavy, solid camera and mounting system producing great pictures. The zoom reaches far out with great clarity. I can read license plates from over 300′ away.

Controls work well from both the NVR and the app. Only question is how well the camera handles weather and bugs as it does not have a protective housing around the actual camera and transport section like the one on their earlier designs.

So far, after 9 months, I’ve had one spider that tried to make a home inside. A little bug spray made quick work of discouraging staying.

Very poor, again,VERY POOR, support. Hard to understand answers that had nothing to do with my questions. App only supports one log on per house hold member at a time. Lorex video door bell sucks. Enclosed instruction booklet awful in English, maybe the Spanish, French, German, etc also in print are better, but I wouldn’t know.

No more Lorex for me. 9 cameras, 8 ch NVR, 16 ch NVR, door bell, and foriegn support.

It’s a decent camera very easy to install and use however I can only connect to wifi 2. 4ghz and the frame rate should be better. A standard movie’s frame rate is 23. 976 FPS anything less than that can’t be considered a video.

Even in sd the frame rate is ok. My internet is lightning-fast and extremely reliable so the issue isn’t that. Hopefully one day they can make a solar camera capable of recording 1080p at 60fps HEVC file compression.

I really like this camera among others they have. There are three downfalls to this. The first one is it doesn’t have a Pan sensor to catch and follow an object on its own. If it can revolve at a wider range, it should have a sensor on it to catch things in the full pan range (even if it is behind the eye) so it can work the full pan range.

The second is it would be nice if it had an LED light to shine on the area). Third is their customer service. If you contact them for an issue, it’s a constant email back and forth for DAYS. By the time you finally get back it resolved and if you get resolved, you are frustrated and want to send the camera back.

A simple live chat or phone would help you solve the issue.

These are good cameras for the price. They seem solidly built with a metal casing. I’ve connected them to BlueIris as an NVR, and this setup works well. The cameras output separate main (full resolution) and sub (640×480) streams to make it easier on the NVR to process and display.

They do get a little warm to the touch after operating for a few hours, but I’m guessing that’s normal. The metal casing should dissipate heat effectively. IR lights turn on automatically when it gets dark and night vision isn’t bad.

Overall I’m happy with these cameras given the price. The 4K cameras are currently too expenive and anything below 5MP will probably not have sufficient detail.

I got this directly from Amcrest but nowhere in the description does it say it does or does not have a microphone but if you look at pdf manual: Amcrest IP2M-858W / IP2M-858B, under Audio 5. 3. 3 Page 45 it clearly shows the BUILT IN MIC option as well as the LINEIN option on page 46.

It says: Audio in Device: This field allows the user to select what source to get audio from. The default is the camera’s built-in mic. Alternatively, the line in mic can be selected. Since I did not want to go buy a very expensive outdoor all weather, including freezing temperatues microphone to wire to the camera’s line in bare wires.

I figured I’d just use the built in mic. Now after the camera is completely installed in a high hard to reach location. I find out there is no built in mic and I will have to take the camera back down and wire in the external mic if I want audio.

When I asked Amcrest about this issue I got this reply: “Unfortunately the IP2M-858W does not have a built in mic. You will need to use an external mic that supports frayed wires as the input. I apologize for the inconvenience.

” – THEY NEED TO FIX THEIR MANUAL or OFFER TO SEND PEOPLE A FREE EXTERNAL MICROPHONE. Also the presets, 128 of them if needed, do NOT stay accurate. You set them, name them. then sometimes minutes later they NEVER go to the spot you set initially, as for the next day.

forget it. you will get 1 out of 10 that actually go to the spot you set. If you are lucky. This part of this camera is a pure joke. I’ve seen much, much cheaper, less quality cameras in which the presets work accurately every time.

About the rest of the camera’s functions. The WiFi is terrible – My camera is 20 feet away from a window, the router is 5 feet inside the window and I could only get signal 5% of the time I tested it.

I tried higher power antenna’s, boosters, etc. no good. I decided to use a ethernet cable for connection and drill hole in side of my house to get cable in to router. The zoom is amazing, even at maximum zoom the image is crystal clear.

Optical Zoom is a true advantage The quality of video/images – Very clear image, great color. exactly what you would expect from a camera that cost this much. The infrared night vision is amazing as well.

You can also use the IRIS + option on the pc based program to let more light in, letting you see more in the darkness. When you zoom in on something in the darkness the infrared lights also zoom in, getting brighter.

on my other night vision camera’s the light looks like a high powered flashlight. very nice. I seen a review that said this camera was not necessary. it said to buy other cheaper one from Amcrest. but this is the only one that has 25 times OPTICAL ZOOM.

as digital zoom is nothing but pixelation and thus pretty useless. I do not know about the alarms, motion alerts, etc as I am not using those. All this being said. I would recommend this to anyone. and might even get more set up in the future.

wiring external mic’s BEFORE final installation of course. I gave it 2 stars due to the MIC, PRESETS and WIFI issues.

First my specific use case. I live in an HOA that has some common area up on a hilltop outlook. The problem is, late on summer nights people are trespassing, drinking, generally trashing the area and posing a risk of wildfire if they accidentally ignite the dry brush.

There is no power up there so the HOA board was unable to effectively monitor the area for illicit activity. Fortunately, I have a view of that hilltop from the roofline of my home. So, I bought this camera.

The photo of two powerline poles shows the hilltop in question. It is 0. 34 miles (1800 feet or 551 meters) from the camera. People would be clearly visible day or night. When the weather warms up, we will have this tool to help address the trespassing problem.

Now to more general impressions after using this camera for several weeks. This 2MP (1920 x 1080) camera has a 25x zoom, full 360 panning, and tilts from straight down to 15 degrees above horizontal.

I have the camera on my wifi network, but it can be connected with an ethernet cable as well. It is powered via the included power supply plugged into an outlet. It has powerful built in IR lights for use in complete darkness.

Video and photos can be saved to an SD card inserted into the camera, on your local computer, on a dedicated NVR, or in Amcrest’s cloud service(subscription required). I use an SD card for storage on the camera plus storage on my PC using Blue Iris.

The camera is pretty big. It is very solidly built with a heavy metal housing and mounting arm. A few wood screws aren’t going to hold it up so plan accordingly. Also, keep in mind that at high zoom levels, any motion of the cameras support is very noticable.

Mine is mounted directly to the facia board on my roofline and is very stable. One downside to the camera not being under a roof is that raindrops can obscure your view if you tilt the camera up or wind blows drops onto the lens.

You have several options for viewing the feed: the camera’s built in webserver, Amcrest Surveillance Pro on PC or mobile(free), Amcrest’s Cloud Service(subscription) or Blue Iris on the PC (purchase).

I use Amcrest Surveillance Pro on my Android phone. I can view the camera feed from anywhere I have mobile data or wifi. I can view the live feed, control the pan/tilt/zoom, playback recordings and manage some of the camera configuration options.

I connect to the cameras webserver from a browser on my PC to configure most of the settings. motion detection, IR light settings, recording duration and destination, etc. Once the camera was configured, I use Blue Iris to view all of my cameras together and quickly review stored recordings.

Basic setup is very easy and the default settings work quite well. Amcrest also gives you access to lots and lots of options to control nearly every aspect of the camera for those that have specific needs.

I use the camera with the IR lights off most of the time. Streetlights provide plenty of light for this camera to see clearly. Plus, when the IR lights are on, motion detection can be triggered by bugs being illuminated as they fly by depending on your settings.

When zoomed out, the camera pans and tilts very fast. As you zoom in, it automatically slows the pan/tilt speed so you can precisely control where the camera is pointed. It is pretty quite when moving slow, but makes an audio sound when panning fast.

The camera adjusts exposure and focuses automatically and quickly when the camera stops moving. I am constantly amazed by how much you can zoom in. I’ve included three sets of photos showing the zoom from 1x to 25x.

In the photos of the island on the lake, the American Flag on the island is 2. 02 miles(3. 26km) away. The houses on the ridge are 3. 02 miles (4. 85km) away. The car in the garage with readable license plate is 0.

16 miles (0. 26km) away. The combination of low light sensitivity, full pan tilt range and incredible zoom make this camera a great choice for monitoring locations near and far. Fixed cameras are great for monitoring specific small areas, but this gives you the flexibility to cover HUGE areas as needed.

I can confidently recommend this camera.

Don’t knock this camera for 1080p (and not 5MP) until you see the quality of the output. I am totally pleased with the output; especially at night. I wish I could show you the pictures of how clear and bright the night images are–this is the reason I bought this camera, and everyone is remarking on the clarity.

I tired of smaller “niche” security cams that didn’t have the features I really wanted or felt I needed. After owning and using many other products I knew I wanted: 1) Sony Starvis (Starlight) night vision; 2) larger feature set 3) more configurable parameters.

I bought this camera (which is a large device), and have been using it outdoors for just a bit over 1 week. So far, the camera has performed admirably, and the documentation was very good. I think I have used most of the features.

Things I like: EXCELLENT COLOR night vision that doesn’t need IR; Ability to set tours, scans, present, patterns as I need (I am using all of them). Ability to use: Time Task; Motion Detection, Idle Motion to cover all the needs I have.

Wish this was better or existed: The ability to put the device to sleep (park the video, and turn off the lens without unplugging it). The apps on the phones need tweaking and more abilities; as does the Amcrest Pro Surveillance App.

I needed the help of tech support (which was outstanding — shout outs to Tim and Jared for quick fixes) to get the software loaded onto my system, which should not be as hard as it was. I spent 40 years in IT, and I honestly do not understand WHY this software and the entire process is so cumbersome, when other devices don’t seem so hard to configure or use the software.

WISH: Follow feature, IFTTT support (use a geofence to run scans, patterns, tours, etc when entering or leaving). The need to PAY for Amcrest Cloud to use Amazon Echo strikes me as disingenous and gold bricking, and just rubs me the wrong way.

This device is well made, but it would have been helpful to be able to use another mount. My tiny little $70 Yi dome camera has a “follow me” feature; and this feature would be most useful on a camera like this.

I would buy it again, and I would recommend it but users must be prepared to deal with a frustrating software install in most cases.

For what I wanted it for as a remote camera with power but no internet it was extremely difficult to set up. I had to set it up via a router then converted over to a hot spot, it cannot be set up wirelesssly per the hot spot you want it to run off of.

plus I had to format a SD card and that was not easy to do either. Once I got it set up how I wanted it I think its going to work for my purpose. The directions they send with the camera are not very good nor are the on line directions for how I wanted to use it.

I do think the quality of the camera is very good and the video is very good, as is the price point. It does not appear to to pick up objects that are traveling a high rate of speed like over 5 mph. I think this is the only camera on the market that can be used the way I am using it, at a entry gate.

There is no internet, I do have power, saves video to an SD card and I can down load the videos off the SD card on my cell phone if the phone has terthering capabilities. Once its set up via a router, then the phone, the hotspot on the phone communicates with the camera and you can look at the SD card or live video to adjust if you are within 10 feet or so of the camera.

Rating is based on my “remote” type application and set up. Terry.

I bought and installed this camera in a paddock i have at home a month ago Its clarity of picture and sound is fantastic. Onscreen ptz controls are measured and simple to use. This with the inpicture zoom feature of reolink makes this an awesome piece of kit.

Working great once you install it. Little inconvenient since it doesn’t work with POE (needs power adapter plugged in) and doesn’t work with Reolink NVR currently sold in PB. Otherwise , great little spy.

I have two of these which I use to keep an eye on deliveries, etc. With the SD card storage and online, it works very well without a subscription. Also shows the cats coming and going!

Pretty impressive camera have had this for about 7months or so. Best when paired with the reolink solar panel so you dont need to worry about charging it when direct sunlight will provide charge to the solar panel which charges the camera.

I use this camera around the chicken run and the 360 degree feature allows me to see where my chooks are but also pan/tilt around to see around the coop especially during the night as this camera also has night vision as well.

The camera takes a Micro SD card and with enough storage you can record as much as you want (does not record continuously ). Motion detection is good, easy installation and overall a good camera. Only complaint i have about this camera is the connection even though it is connected to my wifi extender which is in close range.

At times the camera will fail to load and this happens to my other wireless reolink cameras aswell , this issue can remain for while however , regardless of this i still recommend the camera.

Serving the purpose it’s mainly intended for. Would like if it had a longer distance for motion triggering, and for our purposes I’d prefer the red lights to be invisible at night

Awesome product! Super quality. Amazing and very happy with my purchase.

Great camera and features for the price! I have 2 security cameras this brand and I would recommend.

Was recomended to buy this and very pleased i did easy to set up

I purchased five of the FI9928P cameras over the past year or so. Unfortunately one of them has recently failed. It will not power up at all. The power supply has been tested on other cameras so I am sure the problem is isolated to being in the camera itself.

Until this recent problem I have been very happy with them. The performance and ease of setup is very good. One negative is that I had to quit using Firefox and now use Pale Moon exclusively for the FI9928P cameras because of issues with IPC Web Components plugin no longer being compatible with them in Firefox and in later versions of Pale Moon.

This has been a long time known problem and Foscam still hasn’t come up with an acceptable fully working solution. If you have more than one Foscam camera their app software will not allow you show multiple cameras in one window.

Pale Moon version 37. 3. 0 still allows you to display multi cameras but the newer versions will not. While this is very annoying I still like the camera. I hope that someday soon a real solution is found that will permit me to use Firefox with them again.

As long as you are aware of the compatibility issue and willing to do as I am “putting up with it” I would recommend the FI9928P. As for the failure of the one camera, I hope that it was only a fluke and not something that is likely to happen again.

I have owned many other model Foscam cameras and only one other had a failure. While not overly alarming I can only hope those problems are behind me.

This Foscam FI9928 HD Web camera is a nice complete outdoor security Camera that just needs to be screwed to a wall or post. The picture quality is excellent and has full Pan Tilt and Optical Zoom capabilities along with an excellent night vision option.

Once it is Upgraded to the latest Firmware (1. 11. 1. 13) it even works on the latetest MacOS Mojave and Safari 12 without the use of special plug-ins. I prefer the direct wired network ethernet option and have not tested the WiFi capabilities.

It also works with the Foscam Pro App on IOS devices (with router port forwarding setup).

The Foscam FI9828P seems to be the best value out there for an outdoor, PTZ, optical zoon, IR, wireless camera. Simple to configure (some basic wireless skills, and you will be fine). You just can’t find these features on a 960P camera anywhere near this price.

The only thing I wish that had was a wider lens (90 degrees) to cover more static area. Otherwise a great deal!.

This product is extremely versatile and delivers great value for the money. Figuring out how to get the most out of it can be a challenge. Tech Support can be important, so if the included instructions leave something to be desired, they make up for it with five start tech support.

I found a tech named Yiko Deng to be highly qualified.

Pros: Excellent design. Superb image. Brilliant remote controllability and focus. Cons: Very expensive. The motorised aspects can wear out if over-used.

We purchased the searing grill grates along with our Recteq 590 on Black Friday 2021. When we opened the package to the grill grates we noticed they were heavy duty aluminum panels, the edges were sharp as ….

heck! We handled them carefully and washed them before use. Note: maybe company can buff the edges a bit to prevent and accidental cut. On our first cook were 2-20 oz. Porterhouse steaks ! I seasoned my steaks, brought them up to temp, pulled them off for resting and to crank our Rt-590 to full so we can have those eye catching mouth watering grill marks we desire.

O once we were at full temp, the recteq was approximately 500 degrees but the grates were almost 750 degrees the sizzling sound had me in awe! I did the cross grill marks and they were done! Beautiful and tasted amazing.

Our second cook were 2-3 lbs. of Tri tips. , I cooked them at low for the first two hours, and because time was was critical I blasted the recteq up to 350 degrees. Needless to say, I rested the meat, I forgot to increase the temperature to full for the grill marks, but the meat came out amazing, and after resting a second time, both tri tips were a beautiful medium rare.

I’m excited and look forward to more cooks, but work and the holidays make a slow cook a far away thought for now.

Everything feels very solid (all metal) with this camera Took awhile to set it up (couldn’t get the alarm motion recording going) but after many hours of talking to Reolink’s support team, it was the firmware needs to be updated.

They sent me the file and it works perfectly. Everything is going smoothly until 6 months later my network system couldn’t see the camera, no access to the camera at all. Took it back to Pbtech and did their check, they said the unit needs to be replaced.

Originally I decided to go with the higher end cameras, hoping they are quality and will last at least 5 years plus, this is a $400 camera -not cheap. I’m a bit surprised only lasted 6 months, hopefully the replacement will last a bit longer otherwise I will definitely go with different brand.

Followed the included directions and used the included tool. I had the RT-700 on high for 25 minutes to get it to temp, placed my hamburgers on and got very little sear plus the included tool left a lot of meat on the grill.

I realize that it is not a none stick coating but hamburger meat is fatty which the directions say to grill fatty meats the first few times to season and create a less sticky surface but the grill marks are not as good as without the sear kit and the meat was tearing apart which doesn’t really show in the picture.

I would have saved my money and just bought a cheap charcoal grill instead if I had known this wasn’t that good.

The C6CN Pro camera is a good one and of good value but it does have some deficiencies that prospective purchasers should be aware of, particularly one big deficiency; There are specific problems, such as nuisance repetitive switching between day/night mode (colour to B&W and back every few seconds at night), light sensitivity, etc.

, that could be resolved if the “advanced” settings were openly available for use through remote/WAN access and those advanced settings are not easily or conveniently available. Many settings, the “advanced” setting such as camera light sensitivity and day/night mode and others, are not available remotely through the cell phone app (Android, iOS), you must be able to access to camera on the LAN and use an app that is only available for a Windows computer and not available for the Apple MacOS laptop/desktop computer.

Even with the Windows app, the advanced settings must be enabled by editing the app’s config file in the app’s folder located in the Window’s root directory. There is software available from HIKVISION that enables access to the EZVIZ “advanced” settings but that software is not straightforward to setup and use and also requires LAN access to the camera.

EZVIZ could easily enable remote/WAN access to the “advanced” settings, why doesn’t it?.

Very handy little gadget! I highly recommend this camera to anyone who wants to add a cheap and easy-to-use security camera to there home, I have had this camera for about two weeks and its been great, so simple to use.

This camera needs to be plugged into a wall socket, the power cable is about 2m long, which is enough length to mount the camera on the ceiling, the ball shape part of the camera is roughly the same size as a baseball, and the base has built-in speakers which are surprisingly loud, and the microphone is very sensitive.

Setup is easy, once you download the app it’s pretty straightforward, you create an account (its free) then through the app you will connect the camera to your wifi, and immediately be able to use the camera and its features.

some of the features include: *Control of the position of the camera, you can pan left and right, and tilt up and down. *Enable auto tracking, this follows the movement of the objecting moving around the room, person or pet etc.

*Motion detection, this will send a notification to your phone when movement is detected. along with a snapshot of the object. *Notification schedule allows you to set specific times of the day and week you want the camera to “stay alert”, for example, you can set it between 9am – 5pm, while your at work, that way you will be notified when someone enters your house during this time frame , but when you get home after 5pm you won’t receive any alerts when you are moving around the house.

*Speak, this button on the app “calls” the camera and allows you to talk to whoever is in the room, allowing for two-way communication. *Privacy mode, this turns off the camera for those time you need a little “privacy” *Camera has an 8x digital zoom, cycling between 2x-4x-8x and back to normal, things get very pixelated at that level of zoom though.

*Snapshots and recording can only be saved if you install a MicroSD card, so make sure you buy one or the camera will only be good for “Live Viewing”. * Check the camera from wherever you are using the app.

I have the EZViz camera set up in my rear guest house which is used as an office. Camera setup was surprisingly easy with the EZViz app, it took about 15 or 20 minutes which included fine tuning settings for motion detection and alerts.

I love how small and unobtrusive it is! The images are clear and night vision works very well. Most of the features work exactly perfectly – when inside of the app you can zoom, pan in any direction, and it rotates almost a full 180 degrees! In addition, you can have a two way conversation through the camera.

The only feature that doesn’t work perfect is the movement tracking – sometimes it will follow me across the room and sometimes it won’t. That’s okay though, I have it set high on a shelf and with the wide angle you can see the entire room.

Motion detection is excellent – the camera is tripped as soon as the door is opened. I get an alert on my phone and can see a quick photo of what tripped the motion detection. You can put an SD card for local storage of videos or sign up for EZViz cloud storage option.

I personally feel the price is too high, I really wish that there as an option to link to Dropbox since I already pay for cloud storage! For now, the photos are okay for my needs and recording to the SD card.

Overall I think this is a perfect little camera!.

The size will surprise you; it is much larger than the picture leads you to believe. This thing belongs on a light pole. Five stars otherwise. Okay, maybe five stars and two moons. Two moons? Yes, I can seriously see the moons of Jupiter with this thing.

I used Stellarium to confirm that the two points of light right next to the bright light in the sky that I zoomed really is Jupiter and the moons Ganymede and Callisto.

First, let me say that this is a very large camera. If you need it to be discrete, this may not be the camera for your application. It is built like a tank and is fairly heavy. The optics are top notch and the pan and tilt motors are whisper quiet, smooth and fast.

At 25x, the zoom is incredible. I purchased the 2-pack and mounted one using the optional downtube.

These camera’s really show we are serious about security. I have the current two we own set for right to left pans. I’ll be buying two more to set up for touring and a 360 degree spin when the next sale comes up.

This will completely free up two other cameras to be relocated to needed area’s. LydiAnna’s Laundromat, Bandon, Oregon.

Spoke with a sales person (over the phone) in reference to this camera and he asked what system I have (NVR408) I gave him all the information that he asked for. I had to speak with the Sales Dept. numerous times because it wasn’t in stock, I gave the same information about my system every time I spoke to Sales.

I was told each time that this camera is compatible to my system, so I told them to go ahead and put the order in. I recently installed this camera and unfortunately it “DOESN’T WORK!!!!” Called Tech Support the second time and she checked with a higher level tech and they “CONFIRMED” that this camera “IS NOT COMPATIBLE” with my system.

I was then told by the tech to get in touch with the salesman that sold the camera to me, for a refund. I called him a few times and left voicemails for him to get back to me, (left my phone number and e-mail address), and I haven’t heard back from him!!!! I’m a long time customer and have made many purchases, but now I don’t think that I will again!!!!.

In the past 15 years I have used various brands and models of video surveillance cameras for our home and Japanese garden. I have sought to buy high-quality products equipped with PTZ and Power-over-Ethernet that were provided with user-friendly documentation.

When it came time to replace several older cameras I discovered this Lorex model at B&H and purchased one. Features that first delighted me: (1) It came equipped for either surface (ceiling) or wall mount (and with all the hardware necessary); (2) among its features was ONVIF capability (connect it to your router or switch and it adopts an IP address granting access consistent with your network); (3) use a browser to go to that assigned IP address and a Lorex control panel opens in which you can assign a fixed IP address (good practice for 24/7 camera use); (4) superb industrial design (example: installation last step is attaching the dome under the camera from below, but delightfully the screws for that are lossless–designed into the dome mechanism so they won’t fall out; (5) carefully prepared documentation that, while it requires carefully reading, leaves nothing to chance; (6) even the tools you need are included as is a 100-foot length of Ethernet cable; (7) the camera’s images are clear, crisp, and nicely color balanced; (8) low light levels are quite good (but it does not provide IR light for total darkness, some ambient light is necessary).

So, after that experience with my first purchase, I have since purchased two more. Two cameras are installed and the third is on its way to me from B&H. (By the way, early on I asked a question of Lorex tech support and they were back to me in a day!) This is the camera I have long hoped to find.

And the price is right! Thank you Lorex and B&H.

Why are users not able to adjust the settings on this camera? Better yet, why aren’t there any settings at all for this camera? Why can’t I leave it on 24-hour color viewing/recording instead of reverting to IR at night? Why isn’t there any audio? This camera has so much potential but it misses the mark on so many levels! I would really like to return this and just stick with the fixed mount cameras that these replaced.

At least there I can adjust them to my needs.