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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The video is very sharp, sharp enough to read license plates. Even with the included ir illuminator the camera works great in the dark. The quality is a big upgrade from the 2 logitech alert outdoor cameras i have.

I wish the camera was a little more wide angled, but this is the 4mm and is the characteristic of this camera. The only thing about these cameras i don't care for is the mounting bracket. I like the fact that hikvision cameras come with a paper templa...  Read More

This is the usa version, so no firmware hacking needed. Updating to truly english firmware bricks the camera. In the case of a mismatch, you get a virtual brick.

Be sure to forward ports for http, rtsp, and webserver for full access. The default password for admin is 12345. Re-configure for an address on my 192. Check the box for ntp time sync with the default server.



Cons

There is a whole community devoted to hacking the cheaper chinese versions of these cameras, but i couldn't make it go in a few hours. The device i was shipped appears to be a chinese version and not a us version of this camera. I'm unable to update t...  Read More

The company requires that you send them a special document file, after which (at some point) they will e-mail a separate file granting you permission to change your own password.

The documentation however, is horrible; unbelievably bad; pure *; total joke. There are 6 categories for you to slog through and it's a real chore finding the correct manual. Sticker misleading as to fw version, claims it is 5.

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Quality


I have another one similar the 720p model since a few months now and im very happy with the product


Easy to configure and install with the hikvision nvr


But what has me giving this camera 5 stars is its nightvision picture quality and its feature that blocks exessive light from o...  Read More


Quality is quite good so you can identify people or items within a certain distance

Price


First of all the price was not much lower for the nonus camera

Packaging/appearance


That is exactly what i received all of the cameras i received came in us packaging with software and instructions in english


The seller that i bought it from had united states packaging


I receive a brand new camera in retail packaging with the latest international firmware available v5

Competitiveness


Will definitely by from hikvision products if i ever need to


The camera also include an ip66 protector for the network conector


I have other hikvision cameras so the setup was no problem but if you expect to read the manual and setup the camera you may be...  Read More


I connected mine to a synology surveillance station and can set those features there

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    great, good, quality, chinese and able.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 64.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 407 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 3 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not easy to figure out for new ip camera users


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I wish i could have the manufacturers warranty


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Be careful your warranty is always linked to the seller bc amazon is not considered as authorized distributor i believe


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The camera i ordered was a ds2cd2032i


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The camera i received was a ds2cd2035i


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Also it is a chinese version import


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The manual is in chinese and the lettering on the box is in chinese


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have other hikvision cameras so the setup was no problem but if you expect to read the manual and setup the camera you may be in for a challenge

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