Amcrest UltraHD 4K (8MP) Outdoor Bullet POE IP Camera, 3840x2160, 98ft NightVision, 2.8mm Lens, IP67 Weatherproof, MicroSD Recording, White (IP8M-2496EW-V2)

The AMCREST IP8M-2496EB is a decent, mid-priced option for most surveillance systems. Full disclosure, I was reimbursed for this camera by AMCREST. My surveillance system uses exclusively AMCREST cameras as I have found them to be of reasonable performance and value. I have multiple resolution cameras in my system - 960H, 2MP, 3MP, 4MP, and 8MP - and a combination of wired (both coaxial cable and ethernet) and wireless connections. The IP8M-2496EB camera is the first PoE camera that I have added to the system. As with all previous additions of AMCREST cameras, connecting this camera to the surveillance system was very straightforward. Use of their mobile app to add equipment is simple and quick, and has worked this way with every one of the dozen cameras and recording devices I have added to my system. The PoE functionality of this camera worked perfectly directly out of the box - truly plug & play. The camera clearly states that it does not have the power supply included, so you must supply power either through an adapter or through a PoE switch. I use a PoE switch in my system, and it works very well - no signal dropouts and good speed (dependent upon your switch speed). The IP8M-2496EP camera has a significantly wider field of view than any of my other cameras, and the image is reasonably good over the entire field of view. In my evaluation of this camera, I compared it to a 2MP camera (IP2M-841), which has a 90° field of view. The full view resolution of the two cameras seem to be very similar, but if zoomed (using the scroll function of the mouse rather than the digital zoom function) the image of the 2MP camera does seem to be slightly better when the image is adjusted for the size difference. I've attached a photo illustrating this - the two pics were taken using the IR illumination from the cams which were mounted about 18" apart. The pics were adjusted to be approximately the same size using Photoshop, but no other changes were made. Since the 8MP camera has a significantly wider field of view, this means that the pic is zoomed to a higher degree to be the same size - and this may be a reasonable explanation of why the 2MP camera seems to have better zoomed resolution than the 8MP camera. I am working with the AMCREST product development team to determine whether my hypothesis makes sense. With this limitation in mind, I have set up my system to use narrower field of view cameras where it might be necessary to zoom in for something like facial recognition. This IP8M-2496EB camera has 112° field of view and offers a very good wide view where the zoomed in limitation is of lower significance. Ultimately, this camera will be mounted to provide a wide-angle overview of my property rather than to provide protection for specific entrances and buildings. All-in-all, I have been very pleased with the performance of the IP8M-2496EB camera. I will be adding at least one more of them to provide a very wide field view (~ 225°) of my property and out buildings. A significantly larger amount of money can be spent on setting up a security system, but I have found the AMCREST cameras and recorders to be a very good value proposition - a proper balance of price and performance.

very happy with the consistent delivery on time and Amcrest Camera products are really good.using for last 2.3 years flawlessly.delighted.

Yet to use the pair of cameras for identifying people, but so far I'm disappointed with the following: 1. The night time "Infra-red" illumination LEDs are are easily visible at night and draw attention to the existence of the camera - can't be easily "hidden". These illumination LEDs obviously fail the test for "infra-red" (infra=below the visible red part of the human observable spectrum of electromagnetic radiation). 2. One camera seems to be more sensitive than the other. Daytime video capture (using Blue Iris) looks good - but I don't have another camera similar with similar specifications to use a benchmark.

La calidad es excelente, de noche se distingue todo perfectamente pero hay detalles que deben saber: no olviden conseguir el eliminador a 12v porque no lo trae incluido. Además no es wifi solo se conecta por cable ethernet así que tendrán que batallarle un poco para instalarla pero la calidad que ofrece vale la pena. Otra recomendación es que si estará en exterior traten de asegurarla muy bien para que no se las vayan a robar como a mí (o que al menos les cueste). Ya que al guardarse todo en la memoria, si se roban la cámara se va con todo y tarjeta y el servicio de nube de amcrest no es económico que digamos.

Me gusta el equipo y el software para manejar las camaras. Es importante tener equipo para suministrarle PoE.