jack.agetro 0 Posted December 21, 2015 Tell me your experience with the IP Camera Brand that you are using. When it comes to reliability, application and support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssnapier 0 Posted December 21, 2015 The best brand that I use would have to be Axis. The support is good, the software works when I need it to work, and the cameras are built well. They are also priced decently with a HUGE catalog of equipment to choose from. I am sure some folks will say Avigilon, but I have very little real world experience with them so I cannot make a real judgment. From what I have seen they are quite nice, but I will leave that choice to others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dvarapala 0 Posted December 21, 2015 I will second the nomination for Axis. My first IP camera, purchased in 2010, was an Axis outdoor dome, and it's been running without a glitch ever since. Since then I have purchased several others, most recently a P5635-E, and am quite happy with all of them. There are cheaper brands, and I own several of them. In my experience, Axis is worth the extra cost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prairietech 0 Posted December 22, 2015 My vote is also Axis. As a CCTV installer, I have replaced many of the other brands with Axis. Normally no more customer complaints after that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack.agetro 0 Posted December 23, 2015 I haven't tried Axis yet, but looking at all your post/reply I think I need to try it. These are the brands that I have tried: 1. Hikvision 2. AVTECH 3. Foscam 4. Escam I can't tell you guys that those brands are the best because until now I encounter problems with their products, it's like those are the only available products that I used from my work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssnapier 0 Posted December 23, 2015 Hikvision is not bad, but they target the lower end of the market. Axis, Mobotix, Avigilon, Sony, Panasonic, and IndigoVision (along with several others) tend to focus on quality in both the hardware and software but that costs money. This is very much a get what you pay for industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoslooking 0 Posted December 23, 2015 Sorry, I'm going to disagree. Axis high price low quality. 1. HIKVISION 4 line series (Clear winner) 2, Samsung 3, Hikvision 2 line series 4, Huisun (Google it) 5, Panasonic 6, Avacont 7, Sony 8, Axis 9, Avigilon I could go on, but most of the IP above 2mp are slowly getting better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SynologyHosting 0 Posted December 23, 2015 Completely agree with whoslooking Hikvision shows much better quality than Axis (same spec) many times! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssnapier 0 Posted December 24, 2015 Fair enough, but if you look at the entire catalog I would still probably favor Axis over Hik, but my limited hands on with Hik probably skews my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
51cent 8 Posted December 24, 2015 Jack, what problem did you have with Hikvision? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cc46 0 Posted December 25, 2015 Hi All, I'm looking for a reliable PTZ IP Camera at the moment too. I've noticed Hikvision when doing my own research but also another brand, Dahua, that I've seen for a while with a lot of praise. At one point many CCTV retailers here in the UK were selling their CCTV recorders. Any thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SynologyHosting 0 Posted December 27, 2015 At one point many CCTV retailers here in the UK were selling their CCTV recorders. Any thoughts? You can easily buy Hikvision or other NVR in the UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thewireguys 3 Posted December 27, 2015 Best IP Camera brand that you use. Best at what? We are constantly testing cameras from many different manufacturers including: Hikvision, Sony, Axis, Bosch, Samsung, Canon, DTVel, GeoVision, GE, Dahua, DRS, UDP, Avigilon Avigilon still is our go to camera CCTV solution because of the image quality, easy of install, easy of use and support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myiicu 0 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) Both Avigilon and Axis have some great cameras for different applications with very good support and reliability... Edited December 29, 2015 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myiicu 0 Posted December 29, 2015 Sorry, I'm going to disagree.Axis high price low quality. 1. HIKVISION 4 line series (Clear winner) 2, Samsung 3, Hikvision 2 line series 4, Huisun (Google it) 5, Panasonic 6, Avacont 7, Sony 8, Axis 9, Avigilon I could go on, but most of the IP above 2mp are slowly getting better. Arecont and best don't belong together... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tronicextreme 0 Posted December 30, 2015 Hello everyone!!! Does anyone can tell me the benefits of IP Cameras and how they really work and where we can get these devices online with limited price and Quality. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yepvegas 0 Posted January 4, 2016 I manage a 1500+ city wide cameras system and I have tested a lot of cameras over the years. My vote is for Axis. For many reasons the most important is that they are easy to manage. When you have as many to look after it needs to be consistent and easy to manage. Lowest failure rate of any camera we have deployed... less than 1%. I do stay away from the M-series and we only use P and Q series. Worst camera that we have used by far has been Arecont. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted January 7, 2016 Worst camera that we have used by far has been Arecont. Absolutely! The only thing worse than Arecont is the older GE stuff! I have 2 sites that I manage that are 1500+ Everything that dies gets replaced with Axis. New construction gets axis. The new Axis Q6114-E, Q6115-E, and the just released Q6128-E PTZ cameras are off the chain. And they are 1000.00 cheaper than the Q6042-E and Q6044-E PTZs. The Q6128-E is a 4k PTZ. The hospital I manage is all Avigilon. And that product has been flawless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack.agetro 0 Posted January 8, 2016 I manage a 1500+ city wide cameras system and I have tested a lot of cameras over the years. My vote is for Axis. For many reasons the most important is that they are easy to manage. When you have as many to look after it needs to be consistent and easy to manage. Lowest failure rate of any camera we have deployed... less than 1%. I do stay away from the M-series and we only use P and Q series. Worst camera that we have used by far has been Arecont. Worst camera that we have used by far has been Arecont. Absolutely! The only thing worse than Arecont is the older GE stuff! I have 2 sites that I manage that are 1500+ Everything that dies gets replaced with Axis. New construction gets axis. The new Axis Q6114-E, Q6115-E, and the just released Q6128-E PTZ cameras are off the chain. And they are 1000.00 cheaper than the Q6042-E and Q6044-E PTZs. The Q6128-E is a 4k PTZ. The hospital I manage is all Avigilon. And that product has been flawless. Thanks for replying guys, so far AXIS has the more vote from the user. What about Axis compatibility with the third party VMS? What VMS have you use to manage Axis IP Camera? and it's flexibility in mobile viewing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted January 8, 2016 Thanks for replying guys, so far AXIS has the more vote from the user. What about Axis compatibility with the third party VMS? What VMS have you use to manage Axis IP Camera? and it's flexibility in mobile viewing? Axis is the most widely compatible of any camera line. I can't think of any third party VMS software that doesn't support Axis. They wouldn't stay in business very long if they didn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack.agetro 0 Posted January 9, 2016 Any experience with Milestone Xprotect? I'm planning to migrate and try Axis. So far in the line of VMS, milestone is no.1.. Any thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myiicu 0 Posted January 9, 2016 Avigilon has great, reliable VMS software with great support to complement great cameras made by Avigilon and others... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssmith10pn 0 Posted January 10, 2016 So far in the line of VMS, milestone is no.1 Maybe a distant 3rd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yepvegas 0 Posted January 25, 2016 Any experience with Milestone Xprotect? I'm planning to migrate and try Axis. So far in the line of VMS, milestone is no.1.. Any thoughts? We use Milestone Corporate for our system, Avigilon and Genetec were the runner ups in our testing. I did not care for the licensing structure of Genetec. Avigilon does have some nice features but at the end of the day Milestone had a the features we needed and it met our needs for mobile and mobile push. (sending video from a cell phone to be recorded in the system) Also not all Avigilon cameras will work with other VMS's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattaggie 0 Posted January 28, 2016 I've only used Geovision so I cant speak to other brands. Never had a camera fail, image quality is excellent. For support I can call directly to Geovision USA and a real person answers the phone. I think one drawback to Geovision has been there software. While it was reliable gets the job done, it wasn't quite as robust and easy to use as other options. Often felt clumsy to use. They are finally coming out with new software that should bridge that gap. Overall I'm very happy with Geovision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
