HOSAFE 1MB1W HD IP Camera Outdoor 720P Night Vision ONVIF H.264 Motion Detection Email Alert Remote View Via Smart Phone/Tablet/PC, Working With IP Camera Software Blue Iris iSpy IP Camera DVR(White)

I don't think you can beat this camera for the price ($39.99). It's by no means the end-all, be-all of IP Cameras, and yes, the included software is clunky, and the embedded web interface is beyond clunky (seriously, an unsigned active x control in 2015?), but with simply plugging in the IP address into Blue Iris and clicking the auto-detect button, the camera was up and running in the video security software. To reiterate, if you're planning on only using the included software, you might want to look elsewhere, but if you already have video security software (Blue Iris/Sighthound/ZoneMinder/etc), then this camera is a steal. The picture is quite sharp, and while it's not watching a huge area (my front stoop), it does a great job of illuminating it at night. The end of the cable with the DC and ethernet ports is ~1-1/8" wide. The included 12vdc power supply (which uses 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm DC barrel connectors), when used with a separate passive Power over Ethernet adapter at both ends, manages to power my camera over a ~60 foot run of Cat5e cable. It's been up and running for a month now, so we'll have to see how it holds up over time.Edit: All of that said, if I were going to do it all again, I'd jump straight to the PoE version of the camera, the 1MB6P (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Z09G0IM), and a PoE switch.

I had high hopes for this product and honestly disregarded most negative reviews as they seemed all to be improper use or software related.When testing this unit, it seemed to work fine inside(although the software used to configure it is absolutely horrible), but after spending some time outdoors in its mounting location at temperatures below freezing, it started acting up. It would play a couple seconds of video followed by a green screen, then loop random frames. Very disappointed, especially after the effort put into installing the thing. Very unfortunate as I really was impressed by the video quality in both light and dark conditions. If it would have worked properly, I would have definitely purchased multiple additional units. Recommendation: Spend more on a better unit._____________________________________________________________________________UPDATE a few days later...I decided to troubleshoot a bit further by trying Blue Iris instead of iSpy. The problem turned out to be iSpy! With Blue Iris, this camera works great. Night vision is exceptional for such an inexpensive IP camera and the picture is very good during the day as well.The only reason this camera is getting 4 stars instead of 5 is the poor management software that it came with, but once you get the hang of it - it's fairly easy to set one of these up. This camera actually outperforms a Trendnet 320pi side by side - especially at night. The image is much less noisy.Recommendation: Get it! For the price of three of these, you could get just one Trendnet and once you figure out how to configure its IP and password etc using the CMS software - it works like a champ. Paired with Blue Iris, you have yourself a fantastic budget surveillance system.

Update 1/20/2017 ******************I dropped this from 3 stars to 1. I have two of the 2MP cameras and 1 720p HOSAFE cameras.All three cameras reboot regularly, usually 5 to 15 times a day. This is a problem because it takes the cameras about a minute to return to presenting a picture. I didn't notice it at first, since you only see the reboot if you're watching or have your system set up to alert you when signal is lost. I have missed people coming up to my front door because the camera is in the middle of a reboot. For a security camera this is unacceptable. One crashes so hard it occasionally resets to default configuration with the default name and chinese timezone. The pool pic below is after a hard reboot and the camera name is reset to HD IPC.***************************************Update - Nov. 11, 2016.I dropped this one star because of a concern with the stability of the camera web interface. The video continues fine, but the management interface doesn't work.As I mentioned below the unit does not do Daylight Savings, so when I had to log in and change the timezone back, I realized I couldn't get it to respond to the web interface. This happens with some frequency, I noticed when installing the unit if it went more than a week, the web interface crashed requiring a reboot. Since mine is fairly inaccessible, I have to throw the breaker off then on to get back into the web interface. It makes a tedious job a little worse.At the time of purchase the $35 price point was fantastic. Now there are several 4MP cameras available for $75, and you can get a great  Hikvision DS-2CD2042WD-I 4MP Full HD WDR IR Bullet Network Camera US English Retail Version Home Security IP CCTV 4mm  for just over $100. If you can afford it, take the jump to 4mp Hikvision. Rock Solid, does DST, Rotate and wide dynamic range all in sofware.--------------------------------------------Pros:This camera has a good quality picture and includes an IR cut filter for great color reproduction. The base is aluminum and well made.Cons:The web browser software doesn't always work for configuration. You can click on the device configuration and nothing happens. The included software works fine for configuration, but it's a little more of a pain to deal with. This is important because...The unit does not do daylight savings time. It will pull time from a NTP server, but will be an hour off during DST. I compensate by adjusting the timezone twice a year. This is important for users of BlueIris - since you can save a lot of CPU by having the camera insert the time onto the image, BlueIris will write the stream directly to disk. If the time is off by an hour, that presents a problem with the saved video/images since the time/date is embedded.My last complaint is somewhat minor - it does not do an in-camera 90 degree roation. That would make it ideal for monitoring a doorway or hall.Bottom line - decent camera but for this price I would look at the 2mp version. If you can afford it, a 4mp camera from a company that supports DST and Rotation will cost about double. I have a single Hikvision that cost about triple this camera, but is easier to configure and does DST and rotation. The configuration difficulty wouldn't be a big deal if you didn't have to do it twice a year.I've attached a picture of the camera pointing at my front door for your comparison. You can see how a 90 degree rotation would be helpful.