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Hi all, I was wondering which cam is superior: The (Chinese) Hikvision DS-2CD3145F-I or the Dahua IPC-HDBW4421R? I would prefer a Hikvision, but what worries me is the 0.07Lux of the Hikvision. I know specs don't necessarily mean all that much, which is why I'm asking for some better insights...

Thanks a lot bp!

Oh ok, do you have any experience with the new 4mp Hik's? And if so what are your impressions of the 4mp Dahua's vs the Hik's?

Thanks for the input that's good to know, so was the box in English (with the R at the end)?

I was wondering whether all the Dahua 4MP cams on Ali are Chinese? This would explain their lower price compared to the 'colored box' Hikvisions. The camera's found on Ali are all DH-IPC-HDBW4421R, which can be found on the Chinese website: http://www.dahuatech.com/product_detail.php?id=2711...

Thanks gwminor, I haven't seen that. I'll definitely try that out!

That certainly helps, thanks for sharing. If anyone else has pictures to share, please do :) these are very helpful

Hi all, I've really been contemplating whether to get a 2.8mm or a 4mm lens. I've found some sample video's/pictures on the web but it's pretty difficult to imagine it in a more real world scenario. Therefore it would be great if people could post some of their ip cam pictures with the...

Thanks for that hal9000, I completely missed that one. I hope that the price of the Hikvisions will drop in the coming month since the 4mp Dahua seems like quite a bargain at 90$ compared to 140$ for a 4MP hikvision on ali, even if it's slightly inferior.

You're right, I didn't realize how cheap SD cards got. So I guess I'm leaning toward the Hikvisions in this case. Thanks a lot for your help!

That's a pretty great feature, I've been thinking of solutions to burglars simply taking the nvr HDD with them and this would be a great solution. 4mp @ around 20-25 fps good quality triggered by motion detection (outdoors so probably triggered often), would you recommend 16GB or 32GB sd-card...

A semi-unrelated question: I was looking at the Hikvision DS-2CD2142FWD-I and noticed that it had an SD-card slot. Can the SD-card be used to backup the footage before it gets sent to the NVR? Or do you have to choose between NVR or SD-card

I live in Europe, and in EU shops I've seen prices for the hikvision 4mp bullet cams start at 250$+, which way more than the cam is worth imo. On ali the hik domes sell for around 130$ which is reasonable, but the Dahua 4mp's sell for around 90$ which is quite a difference when you're ordering...

I guess I'll delay my purchase for another 3-4 weeks until the Dahua and Hikvision 4MP's can be compared. Any idea whether the Hikvision 4MP price will drop in the coming weeks? Maybe they're in short supply which is driving up the price.

Thanks the info. Have you received your 4421 yet? I'll be hanging them from a ceiling so the axis shouldn't be an issue. I did notice that the new 4mp hikvisions are significantly more expensive than the 4mp dahua's which is the main reason I'm leaning towards Dahua atm. I can barely find any...

Hi all, I was initially planning on buying Hik 2032's, but since I had to delay my IP cam purchase for a few months I now see that there are some nice new options on the market. I'm now planning to get DH-IPC-HDBW4421R's, is this a good option? How are the Dahua nvr's, are they comparable to...

Great explanation, thank you! I read a lot of good things about the WD purple drives, would you also recommend those?

Another question: how much HDD space would I need? I plan on running them at 1080p/30fps, and trigger them with motion detection. I know that the motion detection often gets falsely triggered, so taking into account those 'false triggers', would 2TB be sufficient? I have no idea how often they...

I'll be hanging them under the eaves so that shouldn't be an issue, I'll still consider the 2332 for the better IR though, although I do like the (in my opinion) cleaner look of the bullet-style cam.

Thanks for sharing! Seems like 4mm would be perfect :)

On the side of the house there is a narrow stretch, maybe 30 feet long, that I wanted to cover. I was wondering whether zooming (aka bigger lens) in would actually be counter productive in the sense that I would see less of the space just in front of the camera? I reckon that since it's HD...

Thanks for the help guys! Thanks for that info about the 2332, I wasn't aware of its 'insect benefit'. I'll definitely consider it!

Hi all, I'm planning to install 6 ip cams on the outside of my house. I have no experience with ip cams although I have quite some experience when it comes to computers in general and bit of networking. This is currently what I'm planning to buy: 6x DS-2CD2032 (4mm) DS-7604/7608NI-SE/(8)P...