Welcome tothe land of video surveillance lunatics. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people here that share their experience, knowledge and advice freely.
Start out by looking in the
Wiki, in the blue bar at the top of the page. Read the material on a computer, not a tablet or phone. There is a wealth of information there covering all aspects of video surveillance.
One of the most important points is not to chase megapixels, resolution. The thing to watch is the size of the sensor. The camera you have selected is a good camera but there are much better that are in the same price range. The current leader is the Dahua 5442 series and the Hikvision Darkfighter series. They both use a larger sensor than the camera you have selected and are 4MP, not 5MP. This will result in much better night vision than the camera you selected. Additionally, it's a good idea to stay away from dome style cameras and use either turret or bullet style. Domes age with exposure to sunlight and degrade the image.
Staying with the same brand NVR as the cameras is an excellent choice. That allows maximum flexibility for the camera features. DIfferent brands do not work as well.
I'd suggest that you contact Andy from Empiretech. He has a thread on this board. He ships anywhere in the world and can save you some money. He is extremely helpful and reliable as well as standing behind his products. The equipment he supplies, primarily Dahua, is the International version and can be safely upgraded when new firmware comes out with new or improved features in it. He usually has that firmware before Dahua publishes it on their own site.
5442 Reviews
Review - Loryata (Dahua OEM)
IPC-T5442T-ZE varifocal Turret
IPC-T5442T-ZE Varifocal from @EMPIRETECANDY 4MP WDR Turret Varifocal Network Camera Review unit courtesy of Andy (@EMPIRETECANDY) in exchange for a fair and honest review. Andy's ipcamtalk store: link Andy's AliExpress store: link Andy's Amazon store: link Price Approximately US $200.00...
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Review - OEM IPC-B5442E-ZE 4MP AI Varifocal Bullet Camera With Starlight+
All, thanks to Andy (@EMPIRETECANDY ) we have a new 4MP AI camera for testing. This camera has been provided by Andy in exchange for a fair and honest review. This camera is using the OEM model number of IPC-B5442-ZE which is the equivalent of the Dahua IPC-HFW5442-ZE for reference. The IPC-B...
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Review-OEM 4mp AI Cam
IPC-T5442TM-AS Starlight+ Turret
Dahua OEM IPC-T5442TM-AS from EMPIRETECANDY 4MP WDR Turret AI Network Camera Review unit courtesy of Andy (@EMPIRETECANDY) in exchange for a fair and honest review. Andy's ipcamtalk store: link Andy's AliExpress store: link Andy's Amazon store: link Price Approximately US $160 Link to camera...
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Review IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED (Turret, Full Color, Starlight+)
Dahua OEM IPC-T5442TM-AS-LED from EMPIRETECANDY 4MP WDR Turret AI Network Camera Review unit courtesy of Andy (@EMPIRETECANDY) in exchange for a fair and honest review. Andy's ipcamtalk vendor forum: link Andy's AliExpress store: link Andy's Amazon store: link Andy's Email: kingsecurity2014...
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Review: IPC-HDBW5442R-ASE-NI - Dahua Technology Pro AI Bullet Network Camera
Many thanks once again to Andy @EMPIRETECANDY we have for testing the OEM IPC-B5442T-ASE-NI 4MP Starlight+ Full Color bullet. This camera has been provided by Andy in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is a fixed 3.6mm bullet (Pro AI) series with the 1/1.8” sensor. It has no built in...
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2231 Review
Review-OEM IPC-T2231RP-ZS 2mp Varifocal Turret Starlight Camera
Again courtesy of @EMPIRETECANDY EmpireTech Andy we have a new cam to look over. Its a new model in Dahua's new Lite H265 Series of cam's. Available for purchase here: Aliexpress.com - Online Shopping for Electronics, Fashion, Home & Garden, Toys & Sports, Automobiles and more Price is approx...
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3241T-ZAS Review
IPC-T3241-ZAS from EMPIRETECANDY 2MP WDR Turret Varifocal AI Network Camera Review unit courtesy of Andy (@EMPIRETECANDY) in exchange for a fair and honest review. Purchase in the
IPCT Store Andy's ipcamtalk vendor forum: link Andy's AliExpress store: link Andy's Amazon store: link Price...
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Less expensive models -
Well here we go. I dont see anywhere more approriate to discuss this. Ive been messing around with putting together a cctv system for close to 3 years now. Ive bought everything i needed and also bought 2 cheap cams from a third party seller on walmart. Those cams cost me a grand total of $50...
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Andy
IPCT Thread
Dahua products
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Andy's Store
King Security/EmpireTech Store
Email
Andy Wang
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