Best GW High End CCTV Surveillance HD-SDI Security Camera, 2.1 Megapixel, 1080P Video Output Mode, Vari Focal Zoom Lens, 72 PCs IR LEDs

Exceptional quality. When I received it I was surprised just how large it was. It was about 50% to 100% bigger in size than other cameras I have. With size comes exceptional picture. I have purchased other cameras that were equivalent to this one on paper (resolutions etc) but not image quality. It is ease to focus and set up. I actually like the larger size. I'm more about letting people know I have cameras to deter them as opposed to having them hidden so I can catch people doing stuff.

This is a heavy, and bulky camera. It will allow you to set the zoom, and focus, but only manually, and only at the camera.What I like about the camera, is the cable is routed through the mounting arm, into your wall, so nobody can easily walk up, and snip your video cable.The mounting arm is very hefty, and rugged. It stays put when locked down.I strongly recommend you have a portable 7, or 8 inch monitor with you when you put this camera up. You'll need someone to hold the camera for you while you use the tiny joy stick on the cable to access, and manipulate the menus to adjust the camera prior to mounting. Once mounted, you might want to make sure you can take a small monitor to wherever you put the camera up, and make whatever changes need to be made via the menus.The camera does have digital zoom, in addition to the physical zoom.My major gripe is that you can not turn off the LEDs. Even if you set it to be colour for day, and night, the LEDs will still snap on, and if you're shooting through a window, this is a MAJOR PROBLEM. However, you can mitigate this by putting gaffer's tape, or electrical tape over the LEDs.If the IR mode is used instead of colour day, and night, the IR mode switches at about the right times.You will need to buy a power supply brick, and cable. A 1Amp, 12Volt brick will do nicely. Also, don't forget to buy the appropriate length of cable, preferably one which provides power, as well as video. I tried to use an HD type cable since the camera has a green, and yellow output cable, but the HD was not detected on my HD monitor. Don't know what's up with that. Still haven't heard back from the factory regarding this. Maybe I'm using the wrong cable type. Don't know, really.The size of this camera makes for a good visual presence on the premises, but I'd prefer a much smaller form factor.

Purchased and installed this camera and did not perform as specified. Image was not 2.1 mega pixels and looked a bit blurry. Camera gave out after 2 months of installation. I would not recommend this to anyone at all please make smarter decisions.

Not as good as I thought it would have been

FOund it hard to focus, and the menu button did not work on one and the color was washed out on another

Better than the $200.00 FACTOR cameras. Work great. look great. Fine tuning works awesome. Range is very good for the price. I bought 3.

Great camera. Maybe a little dated to the new stuff on the market now, but when I bought this a few years it was very feature rich with quality video output. 2.1 mp is pretty low now but this camera works well and I dont see myself upgrading.This is a heavy, and bulky camera. I wish the zoom and focus was a little easier to use (it is manual at the camera). I just got a friend to watch the screen while I adjusted it. We used a cellphone to talk to each other while we adjusted it.What I like about the camera, is the cable is routed through the mounting arm, into your wall, so nobody can easily walk up, and snip your video cable.The mounting arm is very hefty, and rugged. It stays put when locked down.I bought a 10 camera power brick for my camera system to handle all of the power needs and the camera works fine on it. It gets the 1amp it needs. Even on a long cable, it does not suffer for voltage drop or anything. Would buy agaiN!

doesn't work. will not power up