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Hi I would greatly appreciate some suggestions on an HD IP camera for the following use. It will be placed in an ROV behind a clear dome in a watertight cylinder for under water live navigation and recording use. So obviously it needs to have a day night feature(although there will be lights) high frame rate(at least 30fps, no latency at 1080p) and the best hd image possible. I dont know how many megapixels it needs to be(I guess at least 2mp). It will be displaying on an HD Android tablet via ethernet and it will be the only camera on the network over a 250ft cat6 cable. It will have a separate power source so no need for poe. I have looked at the arecont and axis range and cant decide as I hear good and bad things about all of them. Please help out if you can. Thank you

Thank you all for your input. I dont know much about hd sdi,i would have to research it in order to decide. The main reason i am looking at an hd ip camera is that i can access it via network browser on my hd android tablet and it will be connected via a 300ft cat6 cable which is already part of the rov's tether. The biggest drawback would be the latency. How far can hd sdi cameras transmit via their coax cable without requiring a repeater of some sort,and do they have an image as good or better than ip cameras? The biggest problem with all this is not being able to test this equipment in a real life scenario in order to pick the best suited choice. I am also obviously trying to avoid any extra cost on unnecessary features. Any more suggestions?

Thank you for your reply. I have been noticing a lot of negative feedback on arecont quality and service. I am trying to get the best possible image on my hd tablet for navigation and recording,price is always an issue but I am willing to go high if it meets all my requirements.I also dont think there is a zero latency ip cam but one with very low latency will suffice. What about frame rates, do high fps rates not make the image more fluid? I heard there is a new chip coming out for ip cameras that will enable 60 fps without binning. Should I wait?