The advances that were made in the connectivity department has allowed the surveillance cameras to offer a far better image quality than before (mostly due to the higher bitrate at a lower latency) and the Annke 500 camera series aims to take full advantage of the Super HD resolution (at up to 8Mbps bitrate) to … Read more
Pergear has been collaborating with other brands for a while, but lately, it has also been pushing its own set of lens and the manufacturer has recently unveiled its first 7.5mm FishEye lens which caters to those users that either want to try out some of its applications (but are severely budget-constrained) or to those … Read more
Ever since the market has gotten flooded by IoT devices, a lot of people have looked past the traditional DVR surveillance systems and fully embraced the far more affordable stand-alone IP cameras as a means to keep intruders away from their properties. The problem is that only a few are able to offer a very … Read more
The Reolink RLC-520 is an affordable outdoor-suitable security camera built to withstand a harsh weather and, just like its predecessor, it offers a 5-megapixel resolution (2560x1920p), motion detection and night vision up to 100 feet. Indeed, the RLC-520 offers the same features as the RLC-410 (it’s pretty much identical regarding the internal hardware), but it … Read more
Since the security cameras have gotten quite affordable, a lot more people are now interested to keep their home and surroundings under surveillance and yes, indoor cameras are important to check on your kids, but outdoors is where a proper surveillance system can make a difference. And it’s not only about catching people in the … Read more
Whether it’s for security reasons or if you simply want to check on your kids (or pets) from time to time, a compact indoor camera should do the trick and since these devices have gotten quite affordable, why not get one with a great image quality. I have recently tested a couple of Reolink cameras … Read more
Reolink has recently unveiled a new series of indoor-suitable cameras with a special focus on the image quality (Super HD quality with the resolution above the often used 1080p) and there are three models available, the base E1 (the most affordable from the bunch), the E1 Pro that I tested a few days ago (had … Read more
Reolink has been busy crafting its way through the myriad of available surveillance cameras and it has managed to capture the attention of the audience with the excellent Argus series which went directly against the Arlo cameras (from Netgear). This time, Reolink has unveiled a new indoors-only-suitable series called E1 which consists of three models, … Read more
The ez Share WiFi SD card has been around for a while as a means to connect a camera to a mobile device (or to any WiFi network) and it has gone through several generations, culminating with the current 4th gen which is currently about 2 years old. Yes, most cameras (even DSLRs) now have … Read more
It’s been close to a year since Viltrox decided to enter the lens market with its first 85mm 1.8 lens and challenge some of the already established proprietary solutions, but can a third-party product really match (or even outperform) the performance of the more expensive brand lens such as the Sony 85mm FE 1.8 (or … Read more