Been going solid now for months with Unifi Protect
Haven't really been disappointed with any of the Anpviz cameras I've received yet. They've all been plug and play and easily adopted with Unifi Protect. Some of them occasionally will lock up in Unifi, but it's not the cameras fault. This one however seems to be just fine. Dashboard is the same OS that comes with just about any of these cameras. You don't really need a manual, and the login information is the same as my luggage combo. Color calibration is always a bit off and requires a bit of tweaking. Night time performance is about on par with any other camera, you'll be good for about 50 feet before it falls off pretty hard. These cameras all have ONVIF enabled out of the box, so theres very little tweaking you'd need to do. Resolution and bitrate are easily tweaked. My only complaint is for some reason the software they install are universal and work for PTZ cameras as well. You'll find the controls for PTZ in the dashboard as well as Unifi Protect, but obviously they're useless.
Overall, Anpviz hasn't disappointed me. If you can find these for under 50 bucks, don't pass em up.
Travel With Michael
★★★★★
Great Image Quality, Some Software Quirks
This Anpviz 4K turret camera delivers excellent image quality, solid metal construction, and surprisingly good color night vision for the price. The AI human/vehicle detection works reliably and cuts down on false alerts. Setup over PoE is simple, and the built‑in mic captures clear audio.
The software is basic and firmware updates can be finicky, but overall this is a strong, budget‑friendly 4K security camera that performs well once configured.
Bill Grapnels
★★★★★
Full metal body
This was discovered by blue iris very quickly. The setup was easy. The housing is made if metal which is far better then some cheap cameras. This way when you are adjusting it you dont feel like your going to break it. The picture is nice. I didnt think the 4k was crystal clear but it was better then the 4mp cameras I have. I like the camera in general amd the price is good.
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firejackal
★★★★★
Works but not as good as other cheap cameras
I have a lot of cheap and expensive cameras. I bought this one to try out this Anpviz brand.
It's a mediocre camera. All of my cameras I use with Frigate. I have been moving from Wifi to POE cameras.
This camera's preview does not work in it's UI. Nor does it work in VLC.
It works in Frigate, tho Frigate complains about the h264 standard being used, and doesn't seem to have a reliable connection. The picture quality is little noisy on the high stream channel.
One of the pictures attached is the video settings, which is the same screen most generic cameras have, so it should be familiar.
The second picture is the quality, zoomed into the corner a little.
The UI also wants some plug-in installed, but even if you install it, it still says it's not installed.
In case if anyone was curious; this is my version on the unit...
Kernel Version: Linux 5.10.61 #160 PREEMPT Thu Nov 2 18:50:24 CST 2023 armv7l
Great little camera with excellent image quality. The setup is super easy, but it has a lot of features if you want to dive right in. Perfect price range for value and quality.
