Dahua IPC-HDBW5300 3 Megapixel 2.7-12mm Vari-Focal Lens 1080P HD Outdoor Night Vision Infrared IP Bullet Network Security Surveillance CCTV IP Camera PoE Power Over Ethernet

The media could not be loaded.  This was my fourth security camera till I finally settled. I almost returned this one when I first got it.When I first got it, the video quality was okay and the viewing angle was limited. The video was intermittent and the recorded videos kept deleting itself despite the settings I put in. At this point I was frustrated and really didn't want to have to go through a return process of a device not working properly. I want to share an important note that you cannot contact Dahua when it comes to tech support. You will have to contact the seller. Which really sucks because most of them don't care.Anyway I contacted the seller and he sent me a firmware update and fortunately that fixed 95% of the issues. Suddenly the viewing angle was increased and the quality is amazing. The videos no longer deletes itself and the plugin for the browser also fixed itself. However, I still have a problem trying to get it to email me if there was any alerts. I've had it working with two previous dahuas but not this one. I contacted the seller, but they never replied so I gave up for the time being.to simplify...pros: Great video qualitygreat wide anglesd card storageworks on firefox and chrome no problem if you don't like IEIR goes pretty far outconsupport will suck unless you get a good sellerthis came out of the box with lots of problems. Hopefully your seller will be happy to assist you.The major drawback for me is that several months later I still can't get the smtp to work.The main reason I chose Dahua was because with their software, I shouldn't need a separate software or a dedicated server. Fortunately that's true, but with the email problem, it's not at 100%. Still, with the quality and the SD storage. It does a good job. I uploaded a night and day video combined. I have yet to get audio working and I didn't really need it, but since it has audio, it would be nice to try it out. I asked the seller about how to set it up and what to buy, but of course, they didn't reply. I believe it will be better to call them than email which was what I've been doing.all in all, the camera is really good and the angle is just exactly what I wanted. SD storage is a must! Hard to get all three of these requests together. Very happy with my purchase. Unfortunately has some minor problems and support is....eh.

easy to set up great night vision