I ended up getting these Montavue 4k cameras largely because they have really good low light performance. They are ONVIF and work with blueiris, which is good because their NVR sucks for use on a mobile phone.
The hardware is the same as many other cameras, HIKvision also has this hardware but I couldn't get it working with blueiris or the HIKvision NVR.
The cameras are indeed amazing at low light. I felt like that was a good feature, and maybe that was misguided. But I can be fairly dark out, looking out the window, and the cameras are still in color mode and look like it's daytime. Think: Google Night Vision camera mode.
I wish there were a better mobile experience though, that's the only way we use them. Both blueiris and Montavue apps suck. Ubiquiti has the best in class here, but I've been burned by them too many times now. This replaces a unusable Unifi system.
For remote access to BlueIris.i plan to use ZeroTier.
I've come full circle with Amcrest. I work in video surveillance, and over time Amcrest just continue to work. I think of them like the consumer priced Axis. As far as their app, ditch it - they are ONVIF compatible. I'm currently using mine with both a rebranded hikvision NVR and a home brewed NVR I'm coding myself, plus a few RaspberryPIs running VLC in different rooms.
I love their cameras but the app is so abysmal. Whenever I connect over vpn to access the cams remotely it goes effectively into a boot loop. I hate it. I keep reporting the crashes on android but no updates come.
linsomniac|4 years ago
The hardware is the same as many other cameras, HIKvision also has this hardware but I couldn't get it working with blueiris or the HIKvision NVR.
The cameras are indeed amazing at low light. I felt like that was a good feature, and maybe that was misguided. But I can be fairly dark out, looking out the window, and the cameras are still in color mode and look like it's daytime. Think: Google Night Vision camera mode.
I wish there were a better mobile experience though, that's the only way we use them. Both blueiris and Montavue apps suck. Ubiquiti has the best in class here, but I've been burned by them too many times now. This replaces a unusable Unifi system.
For remote access to BlueIris.i plan to use ZeroTier.
deadbunny|4 years ago
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