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The cheapest (~15 USD bullet, 20 USD dome) PoE cameras on AliExpress (focal length is pretty much the most important parameter to look at, depending on the fov
by foobarkey 1y ago
The cheapest (~15 USD bullet, 20 USD dome) PoE cameras on AliExpress (focal length is pretty much the most important parameter to look at, depending on the fov you want) hooked up to a Unifi NVR. Skip all the vendor manuals, setup steps, and apps - adopt them directly to Unifi Protect.
I put them on separate vlan where they get no outbound network connectivity.
For cases where you want things like facial detection or license plate detection (automatic doors/gates) get a Unifi AI though and those things cost, but for normal perimeter/room monitoring the cheap ones are very good
- vulkoingim 1y agoI would argue sensor size is what's most impotant to look for in a camera. Have a look at this thread [1] I have bookmarked. I found it quite informative. I already got some cheap cameras and set them up, but I wish I would have found it earlier. The ones I got are 4MP with 1/3" sensor and perform absolutely terribly in night setting. [1] https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/getting-cameras-with-the-right-mp-to-sensor-size-ratio.67642/post-731686 https://ipcamtalk.com/threads/getting-cameras-with-the-right...
- mlrtime 1y agoThanks! Any specific POE with a good sensor/fl on ali that you recommend? I'm all POE/Protect but would like to play with some cheaper poe cameras.
- tehlike 1y agoI got a bunch of annke dual lenses, put some in their own local only vlan, others waiting to be installed.