Zigma

Hello All, I need to install an outdoor camera to watch the front of the store. I am looking at a "Dome" camera for vandal proof but there are a few features that I am looking for. It needs to be an IP camera and it needs to be POE. It needs to be HD, At least 720 and should have really good image quality/night vision. It needs to be pan and tilt, as well as have the good zoom. As far as price, A couple hundred dollars is fine. My dilemma is, how does pan and tilt work? Do I need a joystick or can I just do it straight through software? Ideally, I need to see this camera from my home (vpn in etc) and be able to move it up and down without the need to have a physical joystick. Thanks all.

Sweet Jesus, that is a crazy zoom. I can only imaging how 37X optical / 12 digital will be.

So the order got screwed up, camera never came and I contacted the seller. They no longer have a SNP-3350P......so they're sending me a SNP-3750p!!!!!!!!! SCORE!!

Just to give an update. I was able to get a Samsung SNP-3350 for $350. Granted it is not HD, but with 33x optical zoom & PTZ the trade off is just about right. It's also not POE but I can just run the cable... I also got a few accessories for it(housing, etc) which cost another 200 or so dollars so I spent quite a penny. To be honest, I never thought these things can shoot up in price the way they did but I did learn a lot of security cameras. Thank you all.

Hello All, Been doing a lot of research lately. Is there a difference between POE and POE+? or are they both the same. Thanks.

Looking around, Samsung makes dome cameras that might be affordable and in my price range (refurbished) I may go with them! They do not have IR but i think that it should be okay

I need to keep it in a dome because if I have one of those sexy cameras you recommended then it will attract people and look like a piñata lol. I may just need to settle with a 3-axis, non ptz type.

Ah, interesting. Would you kindly recommend me something around $250-$400 range? It seems that the biggest point in price is the ptz feature and I may have to settle for a fixed point camera

Cameras have heaters? I did not know.

Would you guys recommend this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dahua-IPC-HDB3200CN-1080P-2MP-Megapixel-Weatherproof-IP-Dome-Camera-PoE-/251313475512?pt=US_Surveillance_Digital_Video_Recorders_Cards&hash=item3a83734fb8 edit: poo, no night vision but it's a city block so there is some light.

I would say I need IR illuminators built in. I have 4 cameras at my store, 2 are cisco ipc 2600's and the other ones are dlink. I got them for $100 dollars each LOL! Deal of the century. Do you recommend anything around the 200-300 dollar range? Even if it's second hand? As long as it works?

What color of sky in your area ? Blue? edit: ah, I see you're Avigilon. I'm having an avigilon HD-NVR-EXP2-10tb installed soon where I work to expand our security system here. Those cameras they make... $$$ but nice!