Ubiquiti Micro HD Camera Tested

Author: Derek Ward, Published on Jul 13, 2015

With nearly $600 million in revenue, Ubiquiti has become a major force in wireless networking and a very common one for wireless video surveillance deployments.

Back in 2011, Ubiquiti came out with the industry's first $100 HD IP camera line, which was groundbreaking at that time (see IPVM's test results).

Now, Ubiquiti has released the HD Micro camera. We bought one, shown below:

Can Ubiquiti replicate what it did in wireless networking to video surveillance?

**** ****** $*** ******* ** *******, ******** *** ****** * major ***** ** ******** ********** *** * ********** *** *** ******** ***** ************ ***********.

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Comments (26)

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 07/13/15 01:29pm

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Matt Ion

In reply to Sean Nelson | 07/13/15 11:25pm

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John Robinson

07/13/15 02:08pm

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John Robinson

In reply to John Robinson | 07/13/15 02:15pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Robinson | 07/14/15 02:15pm

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* ***** **** ***** ** ** *** ** "**** ** down", ** ** ********** **** ** **** *** ** ***** on *** ******** ****.

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

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to John Robinson | 07/14/15 02:18pm

** ****'* ****** ******* *** ****** **** ***** ******* ** the ****, **. *'* *** ** *** *******. ***** **** (like *** ***-*** ***** *****) *** ******** ** ********?

Jason Spielfogel

07/13/15 09:48pm

* ****** *** ****** ***** ***** $*** ****** *** **** when. ***** ** *************, ** *** ********, *** * ******'* *** ** ** ******* ** *** VMS, *** ** **** **** **** *********** ***** ***** ** the **** *** *** **** *********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 07/13/15 10:05pm

"* **** **** ****'** *** ****** *** *********** ***** ** this ******** **** *********."

** ************* ** ****, **** ***** ***********, **** ** * design *******, *** * ***. **'* ********* *** **** ** NADA. * ***** ***** ** ***** ** ** * *** of *****, *** ******* ******** *** ***** * *********** ****** business *** ***** ******* **** ***** **** ******** ******** ****, which ** ***********. **** ****, *** ******** *********** ****** **** from * *** ****** ****** *******.

Jason Spielfogel

In reply to John Honovich | 07/13/15 10:09pm

* ******, * ****'* ********** ** ***** ** ** * bug.

*** **** ** **********, ******* ***** *** ******** ***** ************* isn't **** *** ** ** *&* **********, *** ***** ** up ** * **** ****** ******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jason Spielfogel | 07/13/15 10:12pm

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 07/13/15 11:03pm

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Jason Wallace

IPVMU Certified | 07/14/15 06:38am

*** ** ** *******, ****** ***** *** ******. ** *** time * ******* ** ***** ** ****** *********** *** * very ******** (*** *** "******") ****** ***********, ** ***** ******** camera. ******* *** **** ** **** **** *********, ** * complete **** *******.

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John Robinson

In reply to Jason Wallace | 07/14/15 12:52pm

******* *****. * **** ** *** * ******* ** **** company **** ** **** **** **** **** *** ****. ****://****.***/*******/****

******* ******* ** ******** ********* ** ***** *******. ***** ****** I ******** * ****** ******** ****** **** **** ***** $**** for * ** ***** **** **'* ** $** ****. **** streamed (*) ***** ******* ********** **** * *.* **** ****.

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*** **** ******* ***** *** ******* **** *****, *** ***** announcement, *******. **** **** *** ************ ****. ** ***** ********** as **** *** ** ******** *** *******, **** **** ****'* that ******* **** ***** *** ******* ****.

Matt Ion

In reply to Jason Wallace | 07/14/15 02:24pm

*** ***** **** "*******", ***'* **** ***** *** *********** ***. We **** * ******** ***'* **** ***** ******** *** ** their ******, *** **** ***'* ** **** ** ******** ******** PoE ********; *** **** ** *** ***** ******** *** ********. On **** *****, *** *** *** ***** ******** **** ***** ToughSwitch, ***** **** **** *** ****** ** *** *** ****** than *** ** ******** *****... *** **** **** ****** **** nice *** ******** ****'* ********** ******* *** ******** ****. *** don't **** *** ** ******* ** *** **** *** *** don't ******* ******** ***** - ******, ******* **** ***** ** a *****, * ***'* *** *** ***** ***** **** * nearby ****** ***.

John Robinson

In reply to Matt Ion | 07/14/15 02:35pm

*** **** ** ******** **** ***** ******* *** ***, ****** Pera, *** *** ***** ** ***** ***** ** ****** ** their ******** ********. ** *** *** ***** ** *********** ********** to ************* *** ******** **-*********** **** ******* ****. **** *********** 8 **** ****** *** **** ** *** *** *** ** a **** ********** ***** ** ********. **** **** ***** ** to **'* ****. ***** **** ****** ****** ***** *** * very **** *********. * **** *** * **** ******* *** POE ** ****. ***** ** ***** *** ****** ****** *********.

Matt Ion

In reply to John Robinson | 07/14/15 02:42pm

** ** * **** ****, *** ***** ** **** ***** you ** *** *** *** ** ***** *** ****... *****, having *** ** **** **** ** ***-******** ***** ** * really ***** *****.

Jason Wallace

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Matt Ion | 07/16/15 09:16pm

**** **** * $** ****** ****** **** ******* ** ** work **** ************ .** ***. ********* ************ *** ***** **** one *** ** *** ******, *** *** ****** ***** ***** into *** ***** *** *** ******* ** ********* *************.

* ****, **'* ****** ** ******* ****, *** ***** ** a ******** ** **'* ******. **** **** *** ********** $**, it's * ****** ********** ***** ***** *** * ****** **** performance ******** ***** ** ** ******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Jason Wallace | 07/16/15 11:36pm

***** ******** **** **** *** **** ***'* **** **** *** UBNT ***. * ***** **** **** *** ********* *** **** didn't ****. ** **** *** **** **** **** **** *** coax ******** **** *** ****** ** ***** **** *******.

Andres Agredo

IPVMU Certified | 07/14/15 08:55pm

** ***** ****** **** *** ******?

****** *** *******

DC Long

07/14/15 11:27pm

**** *** **** **** ***** ** * ****** ******* ***** around ***,

*** *** *** *** ****** * ** ** *** **/******* supply. ******** ******** **** ***** **** *-*** ** *-*** .. so ** *** ******* *** *********, ******* ** ********** *** unreliable **** ********** ** **** *** ** ******** ********* *** wide ********** ** ******** ********.

Hal Bennick

07/16/15 06:17pm

**** *** *** ** ** **** *********** **** * *** at *********. ***** ********* ****** ****** **** ******** ** **** a *********** ******, **'* **** *** ** ** *** **** as ******** **** ***** **** ** ******** ******** ***** *******.

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | 10/01/16 05:47am

******* ** **** ***, **'* ***** ********** **** ** ***** option ** *******. * *** ** ***** ******** ****** ************ the ***** *** ** ** ********'* ******. **** **** ****** analog *******, *** **** ** ***. ******** *** ***'* *** stable *** * ******. * ****** *** *** ***** *** while **** ***** ***** ****** ********, *** ******* *** ****** as ***** **********. **** **** ** *** ** *** **** price ***** ** ********, *** ***'* **** ** ****.

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Kyle Folger | 10/01/16 08:18am

**** ******* ***** **** * *** ****** ***:

******** **** ** ******* ******

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/01/16 12:15pm

* ******** ******* **** *******. *******, **** ** **** **-******** RTSP ***** **** **** ** **** *** **** **** **** and **** ******* ** *****. ** ** ********* ** **** as ********* *** **** ******, ***** *** ***** **** *** is ***** *** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Kyle Folger | 10/01/16 12:41pm

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

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Kyle Folger | 10/01/16 02:41pm

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

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