EmpireTech 4MP 1/2.9" CMOS Starlight POE IR Turret IP Wired Camera WDR IP67,Support IVS,Motion Detection,Built-in Mic, Built-in IR LED,IPC-T24IR-AS-S2 2.8mm

Purchased 2 of these here on Amazon and 5 of them personally from EmpireTech-Andy. A good friend of mine started a restaurant up and came to me for the best security camera's to start with for great image quality and Andy pointed me to these camera's. This camera is no joke; its a serious budget camera. There is no excuse to buy anything cheaper than this. Now I can encourage others to install these on their properties as budget is typically the first excuse that comes on their minds; at least this would be a start. For four cameras and a BI License or budget NVR, you can set up a fairly decent system for less than $400, also to stress, these are Starlight cameras. Check out the pictures, crystal clear picture quality with built in mic for audio. Go with these if you need something to start out with but on a limited budget!

Image quality is excellent, even at night. A web-based UI give you control over pretty much everything. Technical support is terrific. This is the second one I've purchased because the first one has been operating trouble-free for a couple of years.

I have 3 of these cameras and the overall image quality is very good during the day and acceptable at night. I would not expect great night vision from these as the sensor size is quite small (1/2.9), if you want great night vision at 4mp you need a larger sensor like 1/1.8. But those cameras are almost twice as much.

This camera worked flawlessly with my Dahua NVR, motion and perimeter protection all worked very well. The night vision is excellent and overall image quality is very nice. I had one small issue with the IR not coming on at first but the seller responded promptly and resolved it. Kudos for excellent after sale support! What I don’t like is the mounting on these cameras. It’s not necessarily that the base and outer housing is made of plastic, I can live with that, it’s that the small tab that locks the camera to the base is too flimsy. You can knock these cameras off the base by the slightest hit to the camera. I fixed the mounting on mine by inserting a small pvc wedge that keeps the tab down and locked in place. If your cameras are low enough for someone to reach, it could be a problem with someone not only disabling your camera but also walking away with it. I prefer the all metal bases but at this price point I can live with the plastic by using the fix to hold the locking tab down. If they could fix the mounting of these cameras I'd rate it 5 stars.

EmpireTech cameras are well made and I use them for almost 4 years now with now problems. I like night vision picture quality.

Great camera, extremely reliable, good lighting at night, very crisp clear images. Very happy with them, this is the 3rd one I've bought. And the price is great for the value.

The picture is crisp and clear during the day and night, the IR light by itself will light up my 40ft driveway. The microphone can pick up a conversation from 95ft (measured) away which was surprising to me. Even though the starlight specification advertised for this model is below grade(with regards to Dahua), with just two 10w LED lights the camera will automatically stay in color mode the whole night. You will be able to identify the color of vehicles at night also, the street in front of my house is approximately 65ft away from the cameras location. Coming from bullet cameras the ease and amount of adjustment blows my mind, I will never use another bullet camera.

Great cameras and received them within two days. I used a Dahua NVR and these were essentially plug-n-play. Top notch and top notch seller.