jonjonny 0 Posted January 6, 2014 Hello all. I was thinking of buying the Hikvision DS-2CD2732F-IS from Aliexpress. But then I came across a Swann HD 3MP IP Vari-Focal from Costco (product item #834371). Does anyone know if they are the same camera? Cheers Jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogieman 1 Posted January 6, 2014 it is the same but the swann does not have audio. The DS-2CD2732F-IS with the S at the end has an input for mic and line in... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamDaze 0 Posted January 8, 2014 For reference I believe hikvision is the OEM, swann rebrand them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soundlessb00m 0 Posted January 9, 2014 AdamDaze is correct. Camera origin is Hikvision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
telc 0 Posted January 17, 2014 Can they take standard Hikvision US firmwares? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AdamDaze 0 Posted January 20, 2014 Not off alibaba, no. Chinese firmware...but you can update the chinese firmware which has an english option, only difference is "Day of the week" display on-video, which you can disable anyway. You still get a numerical date/time, just not the named day of the week. This forum has a lot of "chinese firmware" users, so updating shouldn't be hard (or getting your hands on the latest). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
