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Review on AViPAS AV-1281G 10x HDMI PTZ Camera with PoE - Dark Grey: Professional Grade Live Streaming Solution by Dustin Miller

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Excellent quality/as advertised

We use this camera to stream and record our services with OBS. There are some items that have been downgraded from 5 stars. First, the camera comes with firmware that requires Adobe Flash to preview the video. It took me a bit of digging to find an update that lets you preview videos using HTML. After the update with two files, the preview worked fine. Second, while there are pan and tilt speed settings for manual control, these aren't available when using presets. The transition from one preset to another is rapid and not conducive to good viewing. It would be a great addition to the firmware to allow the user to set the movement speed when using presets. Finally the remote works great. when I'm in front of the camera. Since we're behind the camera when using it, we couldn't use the remote until we placed a small mirror out of sight in front of the camera to reflect the IR signal to the sensor onto it. Adding the ability to receive a remote signal from the side and back of the camera would be a nice product upgrade. We really like that the camera pans left and tilts all the way down when the camera is off, to protect the lens from dust when taking pictures. Will not be used. We also like the PoE function, saves the cost of connecting to the camera. We couldn't use the remote until we placed a small mirror out of sight in front of the camera to reflect the IR signal to the sensor onto it. Adding the ability to receive a remote signal from the side and back of the camera would be a nice product upgrade. We really like that the camera pans left when the camera is off and tilts all the way down to protect the lens from dust when shooting. Will not be used. We also like the PoE function, which saves camera connection costs. We couldn't use the remote control until we placed a small mirror out of sight in front of the camera to reflect the IR signal to the sensor onto it. Adding the ability to receive a remote signal from the side and back of the camera would be a nice product upgrade. We like when the camera is off, it pans left and tilts fully down to protect the lens from dust when shooting. Will not be used. We also like the PoE function, which saves camera connection costs. to protect the lens from dust when taking pictures. Will not be used. We also like the PoE function, which saves camera connection costs. to protect the lens from dust when taking pictures. Will not be used. We also like the PoE function, which saves camera connection costs.

Pros
  • RS-232 (VISCA/Pelco-D/Pelco-P), VISCA over IP and IR remote control
Cons
  • Expensive