PTZ Camera Outdoor, 30X Optical Zoom Security Camera, 5MP Wireless WiFi RTSP IP Camera, 1000FT Night Vision, Auto Tracking, Emergency Strobe Light Alarm, Human Detection, 2-Way Audio

I have had this camera for over a year. Overall it has been better than expected for its price. The picture quality is excellent with great resolution, contrast, dymamic range and saturation. The mechanical features are also very reliable. Full 360 degree pan, strong vertical support for ground to sky views, and a wide optical zoom range with an additional digital zoom that really shows detail at a distance. My bird feeder is 30 feet from the camera and I am able to fill the frame with a single bird. The camera has lots of other features that make it outstanding for security. It supports preset points that I can set. Then I can have it rotate from point to point continuously scanning for any movement or just what it perceives as a human. When it finds a target, it stops on that person and zooms in for a closeup, all the time recording. If the person moves, the camera follows him in any direction. Only when the person is no longer in view will the camera continue its preset scanning routine. At night the IR illumination is excellent. It reaches far out, over 50 feet to cover my entire yard. But if I Walk outside, all I see is darkness. The IR illumination is not visable to the human eye. A special feature that may be turned on or off is a warning signal to alert intruders that they are being recorded. If activated, when the camera detects a human it flashes red and blue led lights while pointing toward the person. As they try to move to avoid the camera, it continues flashing to show them that they are being followed. I think that this is a valuable deterrent and may stop intruders from trying to enter your house or office.I have had one problem with my camera. On occation, the camera would drop my house Wifi and go into a default mode where it moves throughout its entire range and sounds a loud tone once every minute. I suspect that this is its notice that it is back in setup mode. To reconnect the camera to my Wifi, I need to go through the setup procedure again. Fortunately I don't lose my preset positions. So, they are again active after the camera reconnects to my home Wifi. This problem has happened a few times. I have sent emails to the manufacturer's suppoort team and have always had quick and helpful answers to my questions. However, due to the fact that the problem has continued, I had to request that they replace my camera with a new one under the warranty. They were most agreeable and sent me a new camera.UPDATE 12/2/22 - I had several email conversations with the manufacturor, who was very eager to insure that I had a good working camera that installed with little difficulity. After receiving the new camera, I followed the well written and illustrated instructions and was able to easily connect it to my home Wifi system. I have tested its various features and have found no problems. I suspect that my earlier issues were with the old camera's firmware and the phone app used to install it and control its function. Since this new installation was very easy, I am guessing that some bugs were removed from the firmware and phone app. In any case, I can now highly recommend the camera for both its ease of installation and robust features. I have used other simular cameras to watch my bird feeder and scan my back yead for intruders. This camera is far above the others in both its ability to automatically zoom in and see distant objects as well as patroling the area and detecting, warning, and recording all intruders. I enjoy checking the recordings each morning to see the various wild life that roam through my yard during the night. It has recorded deer, racoons, skunks, possums, woodchucks, dogs, cats and turkeys. I never imagined how many animals were visiting during the night.Because of the bug fixes to the software and the extra way that the manufacturor worked with me to resolve my problems, I can highly recommend the HXVIEW PTZ Security Camera.

I originally gave this camera 3 stars because the night vision kept switching between modes, but I found that the issue was because I was trying to use a poi-splitter to power the camera (in spite of all the warnings from the seller to "Please use the power supply". This camera needs a lot of power for all of the functions that it has and even a brand new 60w poi-switch with only this one camera plugged into the switch, it still struggled to provide the camera with enough power. I finally ran a power line to the camera and after the first night, the night vision was much better. So the lesson is; use the power supply. I reset the camera today and I'll see if it gets even better. So I changed my rating from 3 stars to 5 stars because the camera and seller deserve it. The camera has excellent image quality and amazing zoom, the sound quality is also excellent. You can use one of the built in alarms (from the camera) or you can record your own sound to use for the alarm. The seller has excellent response to any questions you have about the camera.

You cannot continue to sell this to people the way it is. Refund my Order. I will not stand in line to process the return of this either. I have spent hours on this with very little progress. The literature is a Joke. You need to consult with an English speaking professional to create a setup guide specifically for the North American market, which is where I purchased from.UPDATE; Seller has reluctantly issued a full refund 1 week after purchase, The camera is not usable. After several emails the seller sent numerous updated start up guides that were actual screenshots that were so small that they were illegible. The time lost troubleshooting for nothing and the frustration involved here is beyond words. Sometimes a refund isn't enough. If you really care about your customer, refund my purchase and supply me with a product as you describe in the listing that supports Wi Fi as well as POE, Power over Ethernet.Hi, you cannot sell this product to the general public because it is not reliable enough to meet peoples needs and expectations. When I purchased this camera, I expected within 1 hour to be able to familiarize myself with the product, then it should work flawlessly as described. This does not, frequently dropping wifi connection no matter where i put it in relation to the router or even my hotspot on the phone. It is infuriating to try to troubleshoot this camera. I have come to the realization that the quality of the camera will never allow for trouble free operation.