Amcrest 5MP Turret POE Camera, UltraHD Outdoor IP Camera POE with Mic/Audio, 5-Megapixel Security Surveillance Cameras, 98ft NightVision, 132° FOV, MicroSD (256GB), (IP5M-T1179EW-AI-V3)

Excellent value at half the price of UniFi cameras. Sharp 5MP image quality, solid 98ft night vision, and wide 132° FOV. Works perfectly with UniFi Protect via ONVIF.Quick UniFi Protect Setup:1. Enable preview builds in your UniFi OS settings2. Add camera using ONVIF protocol with camera's IP3. Use admin/admin as default credentials (change immediately)Pros: Great image quality, reliable POE power, built-in audio, local MicroSD storageCons: Requires preview builds for UniFi integrationBottom line: If you want UniFi Protect integration without the premium price, this is your camera. Works flawlessly once set up properly.Highly recommended for budget-conscious UniFi users.

This IP PoE camera exceeded my expectations. The microphone picks up audio clearly, even from a surprising distance—way better than I anticipated for a security cam. The field of view is wide and crystal clear, covering a large area with sharp detail. Perfect for monitoring wide open spaces without needing multiple cameras. Setup over PoE was simple and clean—just one cable and you're good to go. Overall, very impressed with the quality and performance!

Easy to install, slightly awkward to config off of an NVR. Good picture quality, fair night vision, great coverage (viewing angle). Unfortunately, it died 2 months short of 2 yrs in service, even under a reasonably covered are (never gets wet, not in direct sunlight).

It is a rare moment when you purchase something and cannot find a single thing you dislike about it. I do not have anything to complain about with this camera.I bought and installed 6 of these for monitoring around my home. 2 driveway, 1 walkway, 1 kids room window and porch, 1 backyard, and 1 RV parking. All are connected to a PoE switch and all are performing incredibly in rain or shine. My porch camera got DRENCHED because of a jammed gutter. Water just running fully over the camera for over a day. It didn't affect it AT ALL. It still works perfectly.The night vision was a worry of mine. How could such a small camera properly illuminate the areas I needed covered at night? Well, it just does. And it does VERY well. It's not magic though. Don't expect it to light up a football field of length but I have one in my RV parking and it lights up the entire side of my house to the backyard which is a good distance.Security-wise, you can easily log into the cameras once they are connected to the network by visiting their IP address where you will find a page that offers a lot of customizable configuration options. There is no Wi-Fi on these models.I now recommend these to anybody that indicate they might want to install security cameras.

I really wanted to like this camera. It was the only one I found that allowed me to view the feed in a web browser without a custom app which was necessary for my desired use. The initial setup was relatively straight-forward. The only installation challenge was that the weather seal cover for the ethernet cable is unusable unless you are planning to terminate the ethernet cable yourself. The weather seal cover needs to be put on the cable before it is terminated because it won't fit over the jack once it is on the cable.The reason I gave this device 1 star is because it continually loses its network connection. Unplugging the power (from the PoE) doesn't appear to reset it. The only way I've found to get the device to reset is to climb up a ladder, remove the device from its mount, unscrew the cover over the microSD card slot and reset button, and push the reset button. Sometimes the device loses connection again even before I get the cover back on and the camera back into its mount. I just went through that above sequence 6 times in 10 minutes before I was finally able to get the camera mounted again with its network connection working. I've had the camera for a bit over a month now and the longest it has maintained a connection is about 4 days. That makes it virtually useless. I plan to contact the manufacturer to see if I can get a remedy but, from what I've found on the internet, there are many other people that have had the same issue and the manufacturer has simply told them to reset the device. That is not a solution. I may have to eat the cost and try to find a camera from another manufacturer that meets my needs.