In the past when we've tested foscams we noticed that the ptz motors were not proper stepper motors so when you would use presets or patterns to have the camera jump around or scan the positions would actually slightly change and over a few days of using it the position would be noticibly off. Can you tell if this PTZ is similar?
$260 IR Outdoor 'Speeddome' Tested
Published Apr 20, 2016 12:27 PM
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Comments (4)
UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Apr 20, 2016
Ethan Ace
Apr 20, 2016We suspect it is the same, but we will hang the PTZ & set it to tour for a few days so we can verify this.
John Scanlan
May 04, 2016U1 - It stopped tour/cruise after two weeks.
We let the Foscam run on tour for a week and while it stayed accurate to the presets it lost focus almost immediately and remained out focus until it stopped cruising altogether today. I rebooted the camera and started the tour again, it moved to the first preset and stayed there, another reboot yielded the same result.
Luis Carmona
Apr 20, 2016Its good to see tests of the bottom end lines every now and then to keep things in perspective.