Review on Experience Unmatched Surveillance With IMPORX Auto Tracking PTZ IP Camera - 20X Optical Zoom, 3MP 2560X1440, Waterproof, 500Ft Night Vision, Motion Detection, And More! by Divine Christmas

I have been trying to buy one of these off-brand PTZ IP cameras to cover the outside of my property for a few years now. I need about 6 of them, so the price does matter, thus going for the off-brands. On and off I get one to test and see if they have improved in any way. The prices keep dropping but the problems still remain. I have tried 4 different brands so far:- USG Auto-Tracking IP PTZ Speed Dome Camera ,- IMPORX 2MP 20X Zoom Auto Tracking PTZ Camera- [1080P] PoE+ PTZ Security Camera, NexTrend 7Inch 20X Optical Zoom PTZ Camera- SUNBA 1080p IP PoE+ High Speed Outdoor Pan Tilt Zoom Security Camera,I tested them all and had the same general conclusions. I usually don't like to make generic statements about specific products, but I would have written the same exact evaluation for all 4 specific products, so I decided to combine it here:- The hardware is generally well made. Casings are heavy gauge metal and well-milled.- The camera (engine) and Image quality are generally good.- The software is horrific to the point of being utterly useless. If you can bring the software up successfully (which is a challenge by itself) they lead you to poorly placed and confusing menus with one-word features that are never explained anywhere and you only have to guess and use trial and error to figure them out.- In the ones that have it, the more complex features such as "auto-tracking" and "motion-detection" that are key for me are completely erratic and useless.- The document, which normally consists of a few pages of poorly-written English, is often wrong, refers to non-existing features or sends you to non-existing websites.- It seems that these cameras are returned often because twice I got ones that have been obviously opened and used, and never brought back to original condition. The default IP address on one of them did not match what the document claimed (or was actually written on a label on the camera), which makes the initial connectivity quite challenging.I really tried hard to like one of these as I really need them. But it didn't work out for me.I have sent them all back.