Hikvision DS-2CD2045FWD-I 4MP Outdoor Network Bullet Camera with 6mm Lens and Night Vision

The first thing that sold me on this cam, and left the others behind, is its temperature rating. From -40F to 140deg. In other words, in the blazing summer sun on it or the coldest nights, it will work. Which is what I needed. The built in IR lighting and seeing to 100ft was also impressive and above average. I primarily needed to see in complete darkness, or dim light. This does both well. It has all metal casing - i.e. rugged. During the day mine faces south, and to my surprise the sun didnt wreck the image. Two down sides. If you get an older used one, they only work with the IE browser, There is no firmware upgrade (yet) to work with Google Chrome or MS Edge. A new one however will work with all of them, but you have to initially set it up with IE, and use that to get the latest web components app. Then the other browsers work too. The second surprise to me, was that there was very little clarity difference imo between the 2mp and 4mp version. Maybe I needed to go to the 8mp version. But both the 2 4 are adequate, so no need for me to try the 8mp version. Also a nice selection of field of view options from very wide to quite focused, so you can usually find one that s suitable for your situation.

Great little cameras with many settings that are great to integrate with third party NVR's. They work well with Synology Surveillance Station and have many extra features for adjusting the image quality both in the camera itself via browser, Hikvision software or third party software

This camera lasted 7 months. It was mounted outdoors and exposed to Washington rains the past month. I mounted this with the CBXS conduit base junction so the wire goes out the back. Unlike other manufactures, Hikvision doesn't provide a fill piece for the unused wire slot and water will find the way in. The CBXS is watertight and will fill with water from this opening. It will submerge the cable which also wasn't watertight. The sloppy bayonet base didn't have the proper compression against the O-ring to make it watertight. This is really cheaply made and made cheaper. Night vision was bad quality, day vision was ok when it worked.

Easy to mount, easy to use. These are my go to for outdoor cameras . Great price and good Onvif support.

Bought this camera to set up in my garage. The 4MP and 2.8 mm fits all of the garage space I need to cover with a decent picture. It runs over POE with out any issues. I don't use the motion detection settings, run through blue iris which is really easy to add this camera, but they do work very well. The FPS, Resolution, bitrate, and H264/5+ settings are awesome to tweak in the camera to your needs. What else can I say, its Hikvision!