Annke CT1GV

desertcart.com : ANNKE 1080P 2MP AHD CCTV Home Surveillance Dome PT Wired Camera with 350° pan and 90° tilt, 100ft IR Night Vision, IP65 Weatherproof Security Add–On Cam for Outdoor Use, Wide Compatibility - APT200 : Electronics Review: Great upgrade to bullet cam - I've ordered 4 of these now to replace wired bullet cameras used for my older Annke nvr. Ptz function works which is upgrade to old camera. Worth it to extend the life of the nvr. Annke has great customer service and is an extremely trust worthy business, I had an issue and customer service went above and beyond to make sure I was happy. This camera is a great way to modernize an older NVR/DVR replacing the bullet cams with PTZ functionality. I will probably keep this NVR system as a redundant system when I modernize my system again. Review: Great value for a 2MP PT Camera - I have been using an 8-camera DVR CCTV system on my property for over 10 years. During that time I have upgraded cameras and DVR's as the quality for the price has gone up or as cameras failed due to weathering or other issues. Currently using a Harbor Freight 8-channel 1080p DVR that came with 4 Cobra branded cameras. These are very decent cameras for the money, I haven't had to replace any. Unfortunately they are no longer available. The remaining 4 lower resolution cameras from my older system I have been gradually replacing. I bought 2 of these Annke cameras on speculation because the price was really low for a 2MP PT camera. I replaced 2 older PTZ cameras, one an expensive Swann and the other an older Eversecu. Both were very passable cameras in their day but not 1080p resolution. Also both were Pelco-D which requires an extra wire run for the camera movement. The Annke's both use the COAX setting (UTC) which works with the standard power/signal cable that comes with most inexpensive cameras. All that is necessary to activate and use the pan/tilt is go in to the PTZ settings in your DVR or phone app and set it to Coax instead of Pelco. No need for a special cable and programming the camera. It just works. As far as resolution, the picture is clear and sharp, as a result I don't miss the zoom feature I had on the old lower res cameras. Although if they could figure out how to put a zoom in these for the price it would be awesome. As far as night vision, my observation is they are about average in illumination distance for this type of camera. How much reach you get with IR depends somewhat on the scene/area you are viewing, the amount of ambient light there already and the presence of reflective surfaces. If you don't have the reach you need then extra IR illuminators are available on desertcart and are pretty inexpensive. The daylight color saturation is very good. The physical mounts allow this camera to be wall mounted or from a ceiling or soffit. I opted to mount one of mine to the vented vinyl soffit under my roof overhang, and another to my back porch post. Both were easily done as the mounting piece separates from the camera so you can level and mount it then click the camera into place. Another nice thing is the product support; I had trouble panning with my phone app at first and the tech at Annke got back to me within about 6 hours by e-mail with suggestions to solve the issue. Pretty nice to get an answer for a product at this price point. All and all very pleased with this product. Am about to order another to keep as a spare.