ANNKE 1080P 2MP AHD CCTV Home Surveillance Dome PT Wired Camera with 350° pan and 90° tilt, 100ft IR Night Vision, IP65 Weatherproof Security Add–On Cam for Outdoor Use, Wide Compatibility - APT200

Maybe some people have just gotten defective ones and I got lucky? I got one at first just to try it and see how well it actually worked.It did great and I waited a few months to see if it would ever F up. Never did. The controls work exactly how they should. There is a little lag if im far away from the house and going through the cell towers etc...I then got another for another side of the house. Works exact same ! Very good with great picture at night!I now have 4 and I'm considering getting another 4 to complete the upgrade on my entire house.Again maybe I'm lucky . Or they are just good cameras.

I have been using an 8-camera DVR CCTV system on my property for over 10 years. During that time I have upgraded cameras and DVR's as the quality for the price has gone up or as cameras failed due to weathering or other issues. Currently using a Harbor Freight 8-channel 1080p DVR that came with 4 Cobra branded cameras. These are very decent cameras for the money, I haven't had to replace any. Unfortunately they are no longer available. The remaining 4 lower resolution cameras from my older system I have been gradually replacing. I bought 2 of these Annke cameras on speculation because the price was really low for a 2MP PT camera. I replaced 2 older PTZ cameras, one an expensive Swann and the other an older Eversecu. Both were very passable cameras in their day but not 1080p resolution. Also both were Pelco-D which requires an extra wire run for the camera movement.The Annke's both use the COAX setting (UTC) which works with the standard power/signal cable that comes with most inexpensive cameras. All that is necessary to activate and use the pan/tilt is go in to the PTZ settings in your DVR or phone app and set it to Coax instead of Pelco. No need for a special cable and programming the camera. It just works. As far as resolution, the picture is clear and sharp, as a result I don't miss the zoom feature I had on the old lower res cameras. Although if they could figure out how to put a zoom in these for the price it would be awesome. As far as night vision, my observation is they are about average in illumination distance for this type of camera. How much reach you get with IR depends somewhat on the scene/area you are viewing, the amount of ambient light there already and the presence of reflective surfaces. If you don't have the reach you need then extra IR illuminators are available on Amazon and are pretty inexpensive. The daylight color saturation is very good.The physical mounts allow this camera to be wall mounted or from a ceiling or soffit. I opted to mount one of mine to the vented vinyl soffit under my roof overhang, and another to my back porch post. Both were easily done as the mounting piece separates from the camera so you can level and mount it then click the camera into place.Another nice thing is the product support; I had trouble panning with my phone app at first and the tech at Annke got back to me within about 6 hours by e-mail with suggestions to solve the issue. Pretty nice to get an answer for a product at this price point.All and all very pleased with this product. Am about to order another to keep as a spare.

Out of box the camera worked but may have some problems, I am still testing it. My DVR kept rebooting with it pluged in for a few hours, which I had happen before with another brand PTZ camera. I finally found out how to change indivual camera settings like you would expect to have via the DVR. Go to PTZ control using Annke app or you can download Guarding Vision PC client like I did which is like the Annke interface on the DVR but way more like traditional windows software. Under PTZ control while using Guarding Vision look for the shutter icon and tap the "+" symbol it should overlay a small menu top left corner. Navigate with up down pan controls and "Right arrow" seems to be enter as well as the "+" sign for some menus. Learning curve of course but I was able to tweak mine in a few minutes to what I wanted. AI assistance from 3rd party subscription helped me with this and setting up Guarding Vision, it is a great tool.

Updating my original review. First I want to say I have an 8 cam set up ANNKE system with DVR that was professionally installed/hardwired back in I think 2017. So, being it’s 2023 I had a few start going out. That happens after constantly being exposed to weather.So I decided to replace them with some updated versions .This one specifically, it didn’t work for me.I was refunded and tried again with another one similar to my original with night vision of course.So back up the ladder I go, install was quick . Waited for night ( the test)Petfect clear images.So point is know which cameras work for your system.I’m not sure if this one was just incompatible but it seemed correct, however it wasn’t.But the daylight quality of the images was perfect.Annke went out if their way to make it right and I wasnt expecting anything .So make sure you reach out to them if you run into issues on set up. They were very polite and a pleasure to talk to.I still recommend their system . The price is fair and quality of images is clearMake sure your DVR and systems requirements are matching your cameras

I added this camera to my system because I needed a cheap PTZ for a blind spot in my yard. PTZ works great. Night vision works great. The only down side is the colors look washed out during the day and no matter what settings I try can't fix. You must have a newer DVR that supports PTZ over coaxial inorder for PTZ to work.

Although this camera is listed as compatible with Annke Dvrs it is not. The rotational control is variable at best. Movement of this device is contingent on the duration of "mouse press". Regardless of length of what is expected the device will turn anywhere from 30 to 50 degrees. This variation of movement makes it impossible to aim the camera with any precision. Color and contrast change regardless of setting. I attempted diagnostics with cable replacement, setting the movement speed to slowest, replacement of power supply, etc.. I contacted Annke support and was responded to via chatgpt offering the same tests that I already performed. The camera issue could not be corrected and was returned.

Works great, I can adjust it via my phone, zoom in/out and it works great with the hard drive recorder (sold separately). Plus and play