Anpviz 4MP PoE IP Dome Camera with Microphone/Audio, IP Security Camera Outdoor Indoor, 98ft Night Vision, IP66 Waterproof, 2.8mm Wide Angle Lens, 24/7 Recording, Not PTZ, NDAA,IPC-D240W-S (U Series)

Hooked it up , configured in Scrypted and piped it into Homekit and onto my iPhone. Easy peasy. Good quality picture day or night, POE and the price is right!

I needed additional cameras for my WD ReadyView 8 camera system purchased in 2019 but didn't want to pay the outrageous price they're charging for them now especially considering how non-existent WD ReadyView documentation and support is. I took a chance that these ONVIF-capable cameras would work with the ReadyView ONVIF-compatible system and they work perfectly. They actually conform to the ONVIF standard and are more feature rich than the cameras that came with the ReadyView system. The picture clarify is fantastic, better than ReadyView, the night vision is comparable to ReadyView cameras, and the price is significantly lower. I added them to weekly Nessus vulnerability scans and they were not flagged for anything worrisome, especially if you're properly securing/isolating your camera network. I'm already planning to buy a couple more.

I got the Anpvis 2.8mm 3MP Dome camera for its wide-angle and to monitor an entryway as part of an integrated security system using ONVIF cameras and a 1080P NVR. THe Anpvis was connected via a 1G wired Ethernet connection to the system NVR. The camera was easy to install on the network with the Anpvis supplied software, IPSearchtools, downloaded from their website and installed on a Windows 10 PC. The software found the camera on the network and assigned an IP address within the network so that it could be found by the NVR. From there and accessing the camera's configuration page directly by entering the IP address in a browser, I was able to configure the cameras for 1080p. I was impressed with the amount of configuration control provided by the camera's configuration menus. Now using the ONVIF features, the NVR immediately found the camera and I was able to install it as 1 of 8 cameras on the security system. But after 1 week of continuous use, the camera failed. Read on for my impressions. The physical installation was good. The dome is removed and the base is attached and then the camera is positioned. The dome attaches using captured Allen screws. Also, the Ethernet dongle has blinking activity light for good feedback that the network is connected. I was happy with the wide-angle that gave me reasonable coverage of the entry. I was a bit disappointed in the daytime video fidelity but after all, I'm downgrading the camera to 1080P so I cannot complain too much. The night video however in IR mod was excellent. I have attached pictures of both the daytime and night views from the camera. UPDATE: After 1 week of use, where it was working fine, the date and time would not set and the audio stopped working. Along with that, the camera's video erratically updated the image taking several seconds sometimes and became very sluggish to control via its own IP webpage. I tried resetting, resetting to factory defaults, and powering down and up all with no success. It not worth the time to invest further so I returned the camera. Conclusion: At first I was very happy with the professional quality of the camera's configuration menu and ease of installation and how quickly I was up and running on a 1080P NVR but after 1 week the camera went bad. I'll give it 4 stars assuming I had a rare failure and it would be replaced if I asked but I'm going to go with a different brand as I've lost trust in the AnpViz.

I've got a number of Anpviz cam's now (all Dome and all POE). They've been good and reliable and I expect nothing less from this one. I mounted this guy up high on my eves (not so fun) and connected it to Blue Iris like all the other ones. It uses the ONVIF protocol in this case. Picture seems good, easy to install and i REALLY REALLY iike the little LINK LED on the camera (where the cable plugs in to your Ethernet). This is extremely helpful... I don't remember seeing that on the other ones I have so maybe it is new or maybe I just missed it but it is SUPER helpful to know you have a connection before you put in the final mounting screws... especially if you are up high on a ladder. One last thing, night vision on this camera seems good but I never expect great night vision on a dome camera except for areas close to the camera. In my case I am looking over the whole back yard and these illuminators wont cover that distance so I will have to get an external illuminator if I need one... probably wont do that though... we'll see.