Low cost cam...

[Steve Proctor]

I am thinking about picking up a low cost camera. The 2 that I am looking at are the Foscam C2E and the D-Link DCS-8200LH. Anyone have any experience with either of these? What are your thoughts.

I will probably want to mount it on the ceiling and will be using either Blue Iris or SecuritySpy with them.

Any comments are appreciated.

Steve

 

[VorlonFrog]

If reliability is what you want, stay away from low-cost cameras. Spend from $90 to $125 on a quality camera. Also avoid wi-fi data transmission and use wired Cat-5e or Cat-6 cable. Using Power Over Ethernet (POE) is even better, eliminating the need for a remote power source. This is just a quick summary of what you'll find in more detail in the Wiki link at the top of the page, in the 'Cliff's Notes' article.

Here's a good example of a quality indoor camera that provides POE capability:
https://www.amazon.com/HIKVISION-DS-2CD2442FWD-IW-Detection-Microphone-Included/dp/B07H3N6NVP

Here's a different camera that has a very low profile and excellent quality:
https://www.amazon.com/EmpireTech-IPC-HDBW4231F-AS-Starlight-Network-English/dp/B07BBJQ4B5