Take a look at Grandstream. They have a CHEAP DVR (<$200) you just have to add drives. I think their night time quality is better than HIK and are in the same price range.
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I am NOT a camera expert, but I have concluded that PTZ will almost > never be worth the trouble and cost. Those Axis PTZ cameras are budget > busters. > > It seems cheaper and easier to put in multiple cameras, or to use a high > res camera with "digital" PTZ, i.e. the ability to zoom in on a portion of > the image without actually changing the camera orientation. > > Also it seems the manufacturers are coming out with more varifocal lens > options that you can set up to cover exactly the area you want rather than > just putting in a wide angle and hoping for the best. For example > > http://www.balticnetworks.com/grandstream-outdoor-day-night-ip-camera-gxv3674-fhd-vf.html > > The other thing about mechanical PTZ, you can't use it after the fact. > > > *From:* Chuck McCown <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, April 06, 2015 11:00 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT Cameras again > > Once again, I am searching for good surveillance and monitoring cameras > and system. What I have is pretty poor quality. > I have used axis before and they are good. Like a low cost DVR type of > thing though. Are there any decent open source DVRS etc etc. > Outdoors we want IR. Like to have PTZ on some of the stuff. >
