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Pros

Amcrest is the quickest to show the live feed and has the shortest delay, followed by wyze then arlo. Software is both easy to use and versatile. The app supports multi-cam use which is very useful.

The motorized system has 25 adjustment modes, these are fantastic too. The night vision mode is undoubtedly the best and clearest i have tested so far. The nighttime/infrared is clear and provides a great view even in the darkest conditions.

The privacy button is nice to have if you are home and don't want it to record you. It makes controlling the cameras a lot easier through alexa.

It's good, maybe even better than good, but it's not fantastic. Keeping the price the same is an extra bonus. This fifty dollar tracking camera is worth about the fifty bucks extracted.

There are instructions and videos posted online that make it easy to setup and configure you camera.



Cons

It has the microsd slot mounted on the spherical part rather than the base, and it doesn't have the alarm input ports. The new microsd position means you have to use ptz to change the angle of the camera to get to the slot which is annoying, but maybe...  Read More

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Quality


The quality of the video is great.


Works as described, quality is as advertised.


Don't expect to be able to use all the features unless you are a pro because it is next to impossible to figure them out with t...  Read More


After setting up the camera to the new location i had an issue communicating with the camera after leaving the premises.

Price


Pros: affordable price, ease of use, wired ethernet and adequate online help.


Recommend this camera and is currently at a very attractive price point.

Competitiveness


I have had amcrest products for many years.


You can't go wrong with amcrest cameras.


So expect to lose some privacy with amcrest cameras.


I bought the cheapest ptz camera and couldn't make an account to register it for two days because the cheap ip camera cloud was down.

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  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 337 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 14 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am not one to write reviews but i must comment on these cameras


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive owned over 50 network cameras over the past 20 yrs mostly junk with flakey software but these are different


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had a question about how to flip the image i could not find it in the software so i emailed the help desk


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Very unusual for a product that costs under 50


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I know i sound like a plant but its all true


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have two of these cameras one works fine almost all of the time while the one i bought refurbishedor used whichever amazon has on here has a few issues


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But overall here are the main issues


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Fails to connect and will drop connection randomly

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