[austinsevo]

Hello,


Ive been having some pretty bad luck with some day/night dome security cameras. Ive gone though 3 of them with various issues of video cutting out/flickering only in night mode/day mode not displaying a picture. And these cameras were all less than a year old. I bought 2 of them from a company called VideoSecu and the other has no brand name.


Maybe im buying cheap knock offs? They cost me between $40-$70 for 420TVL-600TVL.


Is there a better company with low defect rates? And has a really good warrenty on their products (more than 1 year?)


thanks,

Austin

 

[fcwilt]

Well just for reference the security cameras I install (ptz, outdoor, heated, very low light) run around $2000 - not that you need cameras like these.


I think it's likely a case of "you get what you pay for".

 

[programmergeek]

Yes $40-$70 will not even get you the medium quality overseas junk. Best bang for the buck look at the cnb 24vf. I have several up and they have lasted years and I have put many up for other people with out an issue. ALso ck out the cctv forum.

 

[tsaolui]

The camera market is pretty saturated now with cheap products. I've read reviews of $100+ systems with bad video quality. Personally I would suggest upping your budget to the $200+ systems if you want decent camera quality.


Try looking on amazon, there's usually some good prices there. Recently I read some reviews on Logitec cameras that goes for around $200. But they have more box cameras available, not many dome ones.


Hope this helps

 

[zwodubber]

I've been using Speco intensifier series for installs. They come in all shapes and heated and cooled enclosures are available.

 

[falcon999]

the monoprice dome cameras i have look pretty good.

 

[Acamp76144]

Check out y-cam. Uk brand now available in USA. I've got two different ones and work well.

 

[austinsevo]

what do you guys think of the CNB Monalisa series?