Is there any alternative to SMTSEC cheap cameras?

[cbkrak]

Hi everybody,
I hope this is the right place to ask for advice. I'm looking for an IP camera for which I can design the case and have a say in the type of lens. I came around SMTSEC in Aliexpress and their wide range of cameras. I bought some for testing purposes and they all seem to be quite unreliable. Zooming and focusing seems to work at times and of course documentation is scarce. I mean, in terms of image they seem fine once in focus but other than that I cannot get to trust on the hardware or in the software. However, it's only company that I have found sells cameras with Sony IMX6XX. Is there any other provider that sells similar devices? This camera works as an example: Example.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TonyR]

In your example link, do you know what is the sensor size of that 8MP camera? I don't see it anywhere in the specs.

 

[cbkrak]

Assuming that the sensor is indeed the IMX678, according to Sony at least the pixel size should be 2µm. In addition the number of effective pixels is 3856 (H) x 2180 (V) giving roughly 8.40 MP.