Is IPC-HDW5231R-ZE still the recommended camera for the £150 budget?

[rcx664]

One of my IPC-HDW5231R-ZE cameras failed and needs replacing. Is this model still current and still the recommended one for the budget?

Also it's just the power board inside that has failed. Anyone know if the board is replaceable?

Thankee

 

[drewgost]

Talk to Andy @ EMPIRETECANDY kingsecurity2014@163.com he is very helpful

 

[aristobrat]

If you don’t need a varifocal turret, there is a new 4MP ‘5442’ series that does better in low-light. They have varifocal bullets and domes but only fixed-lens turrets.

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If you don’t need sound, there’s a new 2231 (S2) varifocal turret that does a little better than the 5231s. I don’t have a link handy but there is a review thread for it on here.

 

[alastairstevenson]

Anyone know if the board is replaceable?

Are you sure it's not the connector, moisture ingression / electrolytic corrosion?
If it's the PoE internally and the 12v still works OK, an active PoE splitter might be worth considering.