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  1. The coolest one is the M5014, a mini PTZ dome and the pan/tilt is so fast, faster than a Q60 ($4K PTZ) and the zoom is about 3X digital but works pretty well. Looks like a mini 5" flying saucer on my desk. Just plugged it in for the first time like an hour ago. Would be a cool camera to put say in your living room and be able to look around the room like front door, windows and such remotely. It's an indoor camera but looks well sealed, IP51 and may work well under an eave that's protected in a temperate climate.

     

    Great little camera the M5014, I reviewed that one earlier as well. And I installed mine outdoors under an eve as well. I checked on it recently and the outer plastic Ethernet cord cracked a bit where it was kinked at a ~90 degree angle, but no dust/moisture inside the camera yet, I'm impressed.


  2. Double check what resolutions the Synology NAS's support. I *believe* they only record up to 1080p (i.e. you won't be recording the full 2592 x 1944 image, to the NAS at least). Their software in the latest release of Surveillance station has gotten somewhat buggy, random disconnects to my Axis M5014, and the Java based interface crashes occasionally.

     

    But on that note, I like Axis cameras, they are SUPER easy to setup and use.


  3. I have an Axis P3364-VE (6mm) (0482-001) for sale, brand new, sealed in the original box. I purchased two, and have decided to only use one. Price is $765 via Paypal or best offer, with free shipping within the U.S. only, and 30 day returns if it has any issues. Information about the camera is here: http://www.axis.com/products/cam_p3364ve/

     

    I have plenty of feedback here (http://myworld.ebay.com/plazor) and here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main?ie=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=&isCBA=&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&orderID=&seller=A1GPQ8EMZBRNSP)

     

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  4. I haven't heard much of anything positive for the ubiquiti cameras, although they make great wifi devices. Many IP cameras can record to an internal SD card, drop footage to a NAS/DVR, or email you events. I have a couple Mobotix cameras for my home and they record all events internally, and have dedicated sensors for day and night. (Review here: http://www.plazor.com/reviews/review-mobotix-dualnight-m12/). That's a bit out of the several hundred $ price range, but they work pretty much flawlessly indoors or out.

     

    The 'new' big camera brand here lately is Dahua, with their inexpensive (~200$) outdoor dome (1080p) (Review here: http://www.networkcameracritic.com/?p=848).

     

    You really won't get ptz until around $1k minimum, well at least decently at least. And almost all cameras are wired/poe for reliability and range, and plus it makes setup easy! As far as brands to look at, I'd recommend Axis, Mobotix, or Dahua - these are the main players right now.


  5. I attached a drawing of my current network arrangement. Inside Mobotix Control Center I'm using ~15500 kilobits/second (1.94 MB/sec) but the frame rates for the cameras - especially the Mobotix cameras are not great (~1/2 fps for the d12 at 1280x960 and 6fps for the M12 during the day). Does this setup look alright? I record the two non-Mobotix cameras to the NAS at ~10-15fps each. Is the second router necessary? I didn't want to slow down other computers and devices attached to the same router as the cameras (that was my thought at least).

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