Real HD DS-2CD2183G2-IU Acusense 4K 8MP IP Camera 2.8mm PoE Dome Camera with Audio Built-in Microphone, Outdoor, H.265+ Human Detection, Support Firmware Upgrade

Video is crisp and clear. I install this outside so let see how long it stay like that

Great camera for low-light visibility and excellent motion detection. Noticed it doesn't have audio or mechanical pan/tilt, but that's my own oversight. Excellent theft deterrent and looks very professional.

Much better quality than previous models. Sound is very clear and quite sensitive. Very good picture. Easy to install.

Overall camera feels durable. Picture quality is clear and sharp. Night vision is better than any other camera I’ve used before.

Will not work with hinkvision

I work with several hundred surveillance cameras in my profession, and I’d never touch Hikvision or any of the other white label brands that are close copies. However, my sister-in-law can’t afford multiple $500 cameras for her house, so I took a shot on these.These are not up to par with Axis or Bosch. They are, though, great cameras *for the price*.It took me a while to get these configured since, unlike every other camera I’ve used in the last decade, these don’t support DHCP out of the box. You must download and install a configuration program to “activate” them, then you’re able to configure the network settings individually. This should be batched, but trying to configure multiple caused an error in the program and I was forced to do each individually.Anyway, after getting DHCP activated, I was able to get into the camera and see the image. Beautiful! Definitely a 4K image, and the daytime image quality is just as good as any I’ve seen. Nighttime I haven’t tested yet because these are all hooked up to a switch on my floor with about 12” cables.Take note that the max refresh on these is 20fps regardless of resolution, which means motion blur will be a confounding factor in identifying someone if they move through the scene at speed. Then again, to get 60 or 120 fps at this resolution literally costs 15-20 times more, so I think this is a fine compromise.I’ll be integrating these with a Home Assistant-hosted Frigate install, using a Coral TPU to provide object detection. This essentially requires a substream unless you want to put a top-end graphics card in your surveillance box, and I’m happy to report that these cameras can easily do a 640x480 20fps substream next to the main 4k 20fps stream.Bottom line, assuming the night vision is as good as hikvision claims, these are definitely good enough for a high-res home surveillance system. I am so impressed I might buy hikvision for my own system when the time comes.

Great product. Easy install and configuration.

Be careful if you need a NDAA compliant camera or system. Hikvision and Dehua are restricted for use in government buildings in he US.