List of Lowest Cost Outdoor IP Cameras 2013

Author: Derek Ward, Published on Jun 20, 2013

Recently, a member asked for the lowest cost outdoor IP cameras, observing accurately that the range in price between manufacturers was significant. So we surveyed 10 manufacturers including Axis, Bosch, Sony, Avigilon, ACTi, Vivotek and more to figure this out, asking them for their lowest cost camera that was at least IP65 and 720p. [Note: this is the first output of our new Manufacturer Input system.]

Lowest Cost Models

***** *** *** ***** ********* ****** **** **** ************ **** responded, *** ******* **** ******* *********** ****** **** **** *** noted:

Competitive ********

***** *** * ****** **** ******* ***** **** *** ********** close ** ***** (******* $*** *** $***), **** ****** *** features **** ******* ****. ****,*****, *** *-**** *** *** **** ***/***** ******* **** *****-** IR ************, ***** ************* ***** **** ** ***** ****.

** *** ***** ****, *** ***** ******** ******* *** ********* ranges **** **** **, **** **** ****************** ************ *****.

****,************* **** *** *** **** *****-* *** *********, ********** ** a ****** ****** **** ******** ****, ********* *** * ***** *****. *** ***** ****** are ******** ****, ******, ** **** **** *******.

Further ***********

***** **** *** ****** **** ****** ****** *****, **** ************* offered ******* ***********:

  • ****: ***** *** *****-* *** ****' ****** **** *****, **** also ******* ******* ** ***** **** *******. ******* *****-*** ***** ****** **** ***** *** ****** (****: $*** *** / ******: ~$***). ******* *****-**** ***** ****** **** ***** **** (****: $*** *** / Street: ~$***). ******* *****-*** ***** ****** **** ******/******* (****: $*** / ******: ~$***). **** *** *****-*, *** ** ***** ****** *** ***** only.
  • *-****: ***** *** ***-***** **** *** *** ****** **** ***** from *-****, **** ******* ********** ******* ** ********* **** *******. The***-******** ***** ****** **** ***** ******* **** ****** (****: $*** USD / ******: ~$***). ******-******** ***** ****** **** ****** ****** (****: $*** *** / Street: ~$***). **** ** ***** ******* ***** ***, ***** *** ***-***** does ***.
  • *******: **** *-****, ***** ****** **** ***** *** * **** camera.*******'***** ****** ** *************** ** ~$*** ***.
  • ***** ******* ** *** ***-***-** ** ********* ** **** ** July ****.

Other *************

** **** ** *** ***** ************* ** ** *** **** any *********** ** *** ******** ****** ** ***, **** **** to ***** * *******!

Comments (14)

Mike McCann

| 06/21/13 07:04am

*** **** *** ** ******* **** **** ********* ******, **** are **** ***/*****, *** **** *** **** *****. ** *** case ** *** **** ***-*****, **** ****** **** *** ****** motorized **** *** ****** ***** (***), *****-** ** *********** *** a *****-** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 06/21/13 07:08am

****, **** ******** *** *****.

** ***** ****** ** ****** ** **** * **** ***** and *********** **** ******* **** ** ** ******:)

Bill Douglas

| 06/21/13 04:17pm

** ****** ************* *** ******** *** ***** ***** *** ******* with ***** ****** *** ***** "************ *****" ******* **** ********* lenses. ***** ** * **** **** ********** **** *** **** to * ********* *******. ** ** *** ***** *** ***** the **** ********** ******* * ***** *** ********* **** ** nomimal. ******* ******* *** ***-*** ******* *** ** * ***** sensitive ****** *** *** ************ **** ** ***** ***** **** down ** *** ****. ** *** ***** **** **** *********** insist ** ********* ******, *** * ***** **** **** ******. And **** *** ******* ********* ** * **** ***** ********* market ***** *******, *********** *** ************ *** ***** **** ********* than ****. ***** ********* **** **** ***'* ****** ** ** interested ** *** ***-*** ****** *****, ** *** ***, ** the ******* ******* ****** *******.

breck gabler

| 06/21/13 07:09pm

*** *** **** ** **** ** *** **-***** *** ****** Dome. ** ** * ******* ***** ******** ****** * **** used *** ******* ******* *** ****** ************.

** ********** ******** ******* *** **** ********** ***** *****, ** the ****** ******** ****** *********** *** ********* ** **** ** very ***** *** *** ***** **** ******. ** *** **** most ****** ***** **** *** ********* *** **** ***** ** lens *** * ***** ** **** ,***.

*** ***** ** ** ******** *** *** ** **** ** mount ******* *** ****/******* ******* ** ********.

Undisclosed 1 Integrator

| 06/21/13 09:43pm

*** ** * ***** *** ******* ******* *********? **** *******... I **** **** ***** * *** *** *** ***** *******!

Derek Ward

IPVM Admin | 06/21/13 10:51pm

******* *** *** ** ******* ** *** *******, *** ** soon ** **** *** **** ** **, ** **** ** updated, ** ***'* **** ****!

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 06/25/13 06:30am

******* *** ********* *** ***** **** *** **** ***** *****. Their ****** **** ******* ** ****************** ****: ~$*** ****** *****.

Robert Arpino

| 06/25/13 02:57pm

**** ****** **** *** ********** **** *** "******* **" ******* from ***** ****?

*** **** (*****) *** ***** (** ***) **** ********** ** ISC **** *** $*** *** $*** ************ - **** *** included. **** ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM Admin | 06/25/13 03:54pm

***, ** **** *** ****** **** *** ** ** **** an******* ****** ** *******. ****, ***** ******* *** ****** ***. * ******** ***** it ***** ** ***** ******* **** ***** **** ****. *'** put ** ** *****.

Undisclosed 2 Integrator

| 07/01/13 04:10pm

****'* ******* ******** ** ***** **** ** ******* ** **** factors. **** ** ******* **** ****? ***'** ****** ** **** built ** **, ****/****** ***** *** *** **** **, ** additional ****. **** ***** *****? ***'** ****** ** *** *** much **** ******** ****-**(***) ****** ** *** **.

** **** *** ***** ********* ***'* ******* **** ***'* *********** have ** **** *** ******** ******** (******* ******* **** *****) but ** ***** **** ******* ** ****** ***** ****'* *** in **** **** ****'* *******, *** "***-******" **** **** ****** their *****.

>**** /***

Bryce Degendorfer

IPVMU Certified | 07/24/13 05:21pm

* ** ********** ******* *** * *** **** *** *** reliable *** ************ ********* ** ******. * **** ***** ********* hours ******* ********* ***** **** ** ****** ****** ** * search ** **** * ****** *** *** ***** ******** ********* that ** *** **** *** ******* ** **** ** *** larger *********, *** ***** **** ** ******* **** *** ****** picture ******* ** * ********* ******. * ** ** ********* with ** ***** ****** ** *** ******** **-*****, * ********* Vandal **** ******. * **** **** ** ****** **** **** Titan, **** ******* *** *** *** ****, *** ** ** integrated **** **** **** ***.

Undisclosed

| 12/14/13 11:46am

* ** ********* ** *** ****** *** ** ******* **** declined ************* ****** *** **** ****** ** *****?

Filipe Falcao

| 06/25/15 01:07pm

**** *** *******!

Derek Ward

IPVM Admin | In reply to Filipe Falcao | 06/25/15 02:10pm

***** ******,

** **** ******* *** ******** ** **** ******* **** ***** *****.**** **** ** **** ** ******** ***** ******* **** **** as ****. ***** ***.

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