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The camera uses 802.3af PoE, that's 48V 350mA, though the mA rating is the maximum rating for PoE.

The camera only actually uses 7W, so 150mA is sufficient for PoE.

However, if you want to feed it via the DC connector, you'll need 12V at around 0.5A

http://xtralis.com/product_view.cfm?product_id=114

 

Not really sure this is what you seek. PRO E-IPM - IP Module for connecting detectors directly to a VPN-Security Network

A bit too "pro" for my budget. I'm guessing those don't cost 20$

All my search on PIR for IP cameras result in either:

- IP Cameras with a PIR sensor inside.

- IP Cameras with I/O port for an external PIR sensor

But I have never found a PIR sensor that is stand alone and can send an alert over LAN.

Is there such a thing? It would be easy for me to program the PVR software to start recording on specific cameras when an alert is received.

Otherwise, can someone recommend a 100$-ish outdoor IP camera that has a PIR sensor in it? 720P is okay for the location.

HIKVisions's only PIR cameras seem to be those cube(indoor) cameras.

Thanks, the diagram really seemed to show a split.

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Pretty nifty.

I wonder if something like this exists in Canada, because at that price + shipping, I may as well buy external IR illuminators instead.

There is a diagram on the installation manual on page 16 for PoE.

From what I can tell, this is actually NOT PoE. It's just using the network cable to carry power, but the pairs with the power are split off before the camera.

Do I actually need to make an adapter to split off the powered pairs on the network cable to become a typical DC jack? Or can the camera get its power straight through the Ethernet port?

I ask because I wish to install the camera in a spot where PoE would be convenient, but using an adapter to split off the power from the network cable near the camera would be... bulky?

2 suggestions to broaden your selection/options

1 - You can select a non wifi camera and pair it with a wifi bridge (basically a small router that acts as a wifi client and shares the internet through its ethernet port).

2 - Videolan (VLC) can be used to transmit a MJPEG stream by converting the camera's RTSP stream. Your software can then capture the VLC MJPEG output.

Sorry to butt in, but I ordered one of these for aliexpress (I'm just waiting a life time to have it shipped from my wife's land).

Is the firmware change necessary?

I figured that using ONVIF Manager and a software like Blue Iris removed the necessity to even deal with the language of the firmware.

You must be mistaken. The 3MP Hikvision cameras are on par with those that cost 4x as much (at least for daytime image quality). Take a look at Hikvision 2032 on YouTube and you'll see what we mean. You can't beat $86 shipped - http://www.amazon.com/Hikvision-DS-2CD2032-I-Outdoor-Bullet-Security/dp/B00G7GMEOG.

Thanks for the recommendation.

I ordered one

Now begins the waiting game, AKA a month

Watch in 3mp mode - there are a million other youtube videos as well

There is no way your 720p camera comes even close...

Look if you dont want to spend money, get the cheap camera and hope for the best.

Well, those are much better demonstrations of the pictures in the thread I linked.

That's I came here, to get told about such cameras. For 80$ USD, it is pretty darn good.

Do they make cheaper bullet style cameras?

Thats not my point..my point is that the thread you linked to was demonstrating a camera that can display full color images in complete darkness among other images like 4k res...

If you cannot tell the difference between a 2mp hikvision and some 720p no name brand then just buy the cheaper one...keep in mind that there is more to a camera than the image quality alone...like reliability and stability...if you want someone to reinforce buying a cheap junk camera, it wont happen here.

Woops, I linked the wrong post in the thread.

Go to the last post, made at Sat May 02, 2015 9:42 am.

It's 3 identical outdoor photos of a grassy field with a guy walking, made with 3 different cameras.

you are looking a video of the darkfighter in complete darkness...search yourtube for hikvision and dahua video..

But I am not looking for any night performance.

My concern is that I'd be paying for a decent camera only to have it perform better over much cheaper cameras only at night and have no real advantage during day time.

It's not clear that the system linked to uses wifi, so access points/wifi extenders wouldn't help. It appears to be a wireless analog system connecting cameras to the base station, which then connects via RJ45 to the local network.

 

It's my understanding that this type of wireless system uses a different frequency spectrum and protocol than wifi, so you'd need a system specific extender.

 

Lorex, for instance, sells wireless extenders that work with wireless analog cams, but whether it would work with any wireless analog cam is open to question:

https://www.lorextechnology.com/accessories-for-security-cameras/Range-Extender-Antenna-for-LW2110-and-LW2175R-wireless-camera/2251.p

 

I could be wrong, as I've never used wireless analog gear.

He could put the base station at a stable range from the camera, then connect the base station's LAN port to a WiFi bridge.

Where are you located? I would definitely go with a Hikvision or Dahua 3MP bullet cam for under $100. You will get excellent video. Do you need to record?

Montreal, Canada

I only record upon detection of motion, and the NVR software handles that.

When I looked at some pictures of Dahua and Hikvision, I find the quality to be disappointing considering their price and resolution.

http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=11322&p=270868#p270868

I have trouble finding the difference between a cheap brandless 720p/1080p camera and a mid-range/low-end brand name camera when it comes to day time video clarity.

All I want is a bullet camera with no special feature (RTSP/MJPEG stream only). I already have a cheap 30$ ESCAM camera that does a fine job, but the colors look a bit smudgy. I figure a better camera can give a clearer, sharper image, like I would see with a smartphone's camera, but most of the images I see in the demo sticky post are either satisfactory with a very expensive camera (over 200$) or they are nothing special with a mid-range price camera (100$ ish).

Are the "brand name" cameras only worth their $$$ because of hardware motion detection and better night vision?

I'm looking for a fixed angle outdoor IP camera without the need for a zoom, or focus or even night vision.

I currently have a few 720p IP cameras bought off aliexpress and they do a very good job indoors and outdoors and they cost me only 20$-30$.

However, for the house front camera, people and cars who are a bit far are smudgy. Since I need an extra camera, I may as well repurpose the current house front camera and splurge on a new camera.

The problem is, according to this forum, Dahua cameras are the low end cameras, yet they start off at 80$+ and yet when I look at pictures of their performance, I don't see a difference with my cameras. Maybe the difference is in the night vision, but I don't need that.

Is there a camera in the 70$-90$ price range that gives a good clean sharp image without any bells and whistles? I just need a RTSP or MJPEG stream, my server will handle the rest.