The camera location is for front of house facing driveway. What is the quality difference like between this ze unit and the
SD1A203T-GN Starlight Mini PTZ?
IMO, the image quality is practically the same, but the 5231 has more zoom (up to 13.5mm), where as the SD1A is up to 8.1mm. Depending on how far away you need to see up your driveway, the 5231 may give you an image with more detail (from being zoomed in more). You can use the
IPVM Camera Calculator V3 website to bring up a Google Maps image of your house, position these cameras on the front of the house, drag the virtual guy into your driveway, then get a simulated view of what the camera images would look like.
Remember that the 5231 is not a true PTZ. You have to set the Pan and Tilt manually when you install it (by pointing the camera ball towards what you want it cover). The Zoom is electronic, so you can change it anytime without having to climb back up and touch the camera, but the auto-focus that the camera does after you change the zoom can take a few seconds, which makes it impractical to try and use this camera to quickly zoom in on something interesting. The SD1A is a true PTZ. It can be electronically be panned, tilted and zoomed (with a much quicker auto-focus than the 5231). It does not have any auto track capabilities, so it won't follow objects around.
Andy's email is kingsecurity2014 at 163.com. Might shoot him an email about your shipping question. He's based in China and ships worldwide via DHL. His AliExpress store is here:
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