i bought one of the cameras listed on Amazon as (funxwe 8MP 4K 30X Optical Zoom Security PTZ Wireless IP Camera, 2.4GHz 5GHz Dual WiFi for only $139 new.)
this is a rural area with NO street lights and acreage with dirt roads and very little asphalt to be found. so this is a different venue altogether.
this camera is a color night vision camera, not an IR as the others in use are. this is new to me.
this camera works fine with Blue Iris 6.0 and is very fast in movement when panning.
i only take snapshots with the cameras, no video. urban dwellers might do both.
without any particular means to determine the actual zoom of a camera, i can say that BI seems to believe that it is a 30x zoom. some of the cameras here are 30x, some are 36x.
the color night vision is not suited for rural venues; it should be fine for urban. if you mount it in the front of the house where street lights shine into the yard, there should be ample light.
the 2.4G band is fine outdoors. the 5G doesn't seem to broadcast very far.
many of the cameras are 100' from the AP, some are more.
for $139 this is a good camera.
the company promptly responded to questions about the camera, so it is supported well enough.
even though this camera is limited for use here with the lack of strong IR night vision it is worth $139 to me, but I would not buy a second one. this one will be moved to covering an area near one of the sentinel lights.
this is a rural area with NO street lights and acreage with dirt roads and very little asphalt to be found. so this is a different venue altogether.
this camera is a color night vision camera, not an IR as the others in use are. this is new to me.
this camera works fine with Blue Iris 6.0 and is very fast in movement when panning.
i only take snapshots with the cameras, no video. urban dwellers might do both.
without any particular means to determine the actual zoom of a camera, i can say that BI seems to believe that it is a 30x zoom. some of the cameras here are 30x, some are 36x.
the color night vision is not suited for rural venues; it should be fine for urban. if you mount it in the front of the house where street lights shine into the yard, there should be ample light.
the 2.4G band is fine outdoors. the 5G doesn't seem to broadcast very far.
many of the cameras are 100' from the AP, some are more.
for $139 this is a good camera.
the company promptly responded to questions about the camera, so it is supported well enough.
even though this camera is limited for use here with the lack of strong IR night vision it is worth $139 to me, but I would not buy a second one. this one will be moved to covering an area near one of the sentinel lights.
