@@LarsKlintTech - 1st one is Covering our front enterance door / receiption area and 2nd one will be looking over a rear door. Both indoors and mainly just for security. Long range IR wasn't a requirement more just a bonus feature, was primarily the pricepoint & newer cameras that I chose these.
Excellent video as always Lars. I have Unifi networking but the cameras were always too expensive. When you tagged this as affordable, I was expecting a few hundred euros. Pleasantly surprised to find it for just under 100 euros here in ireland, direct from Unifi. I think I see some new cameras in my future. Thanks, Eddie
I'm still very surprised by the quality and features of this camera for $129 RRP, so I'm with you there Eddie. Thanks for watching and keep the feedback coming 🙂
Good choice! It is a really good camera. Just remember that the kinda bulky "rat tail" connector doesn't fit in normal cable runs, if you can't drill the big hole for it.
Thanks for watching. I buy some of it locally on Kogan, Ubiquiti Shop and other places. UI has also been a supporter of the channel and sends devices for review.
As mentioned in your earlier post, if it wasnt for that "annoying" rat-tail of a connector this would be my absolute go-to camera for both my own install but also the recommendation for my customers. Its perfectly priced, can be mounted in most places and the output is really great. I have 2 + Dome Ultra (which I find less useful) but I will be replacing a few of my older cameras with these once I find the right way to wallmount it with cables running on the wall and not through ceiling or wall.
Yeah, I hear you. I am still thinking they made this decision to make it fit in more locations and more mounts. I will ask nonetheless. I really like the Dome Ultra too (next week's video), but my favourite is definitely still the Turret.
Not a comment about the camera, but I did see on the Early Access channel that Talk for Australia is not in the Talk app in EA. Not sure if you saw that or not.
@@LarsKlintTech It is supported in Canada and the UK currently. Coming to the EU and Germany. Now coming to Australian. I am sure it has to do with regulations and such for each country as well as getting Talk to work in those countries as well as the local countries other SIP providers. They also have to work up a way to port over numbers as well. So a lot that has to line up before it will work.
May I ask where you are sourcing all the latest equipment from? I ask because recently when you had a video on a switch you were replacing, the powercord was US and you discarded that. So led me to think you must be getting them from the UI web store, but when I try and use their webstore there is no way to be able to get something shipped to Australia. If you were buying from any Australian reseller, I assume they would have the AU plug. So are UI sending you these items as freebies? Or how are you able to get access to all their latest gear otherwise?
I love the detective work 😀 It's no secret that UI sends devices for review, which is one of the perks of being passionate about creating good content, and spending many many hours on it. It comes from the US so the power cord is one of the things that I need to replace most of the time.
@@LarsKlintTech all good. Was not suggesting anything about you getting free stuff. Good to see you being rewarded for your work. Thought there might’ve been a trick you knew the rest of us didn’t doe their web store.
I haven't, but have considered it several times. I'd really like a PoE powered one, so I don't need to pull power cables. Maybe your comment was the final nudge I needed 😉
Yep, I'm in country Vic. I get some gear from various IT shops online, and some UI sends to me for review. Getting stock is hard, so the prices often reflect that unfortunately. I've got some second hand too.
@@LarsKlintTech I've been trying to get hold of the G5 Turret Ultra for weeks, and every shop here in Norway is out of stock. And the price is roughly 1300 NOK / 185 AUD.
@@CrinosAD It is a very popular device, cause it is amazing value for money. Can you use the Unifi EU store? They get restocked regularly, but sell out fast.
Good question. It kinda depends on the size and layout of your carport. Really wide angle cameras, like the G5 Dome Ultra (video coming next week) gives a pretty good view. I wouldn't use a camera with a long IR range, as you probably don't need it in a carport.
@@LarsKlintTech this is actually rather helpful as I was considering doing a G5 Pro with Enhancer at the back of the carport, facing the cars. Perhaps a G5 Turret or AI Theta might be better in that location. I have the doorbell also in that space but it’s coverage is limited. I planned on a G5 PTZ on the outside corner of the carport (two walls are the house, with front and right side being open-air).
@@jrmbtr The G5 Pro is a great camera too, so you need to figure out if that is overkill, which I would say it is in a carport where the range needed is likely limited. I haven't tried the AI Theta, so can't really comment, and I just received the G5 PTZ, so that is coming in a video soon too.
Hi Lars, I also have the camera up and it replaced a G5Flex in the garden. Will be interested in the AI animal detection as we only have a cat from the neighborhood walking by in a distance and only got identified once. Was hoping for better IR range but the other cameras also have lights and this is why I cannot judge the difference.
So far I haven't had any animals not being detected that I know of, but that is of course a tricky thing to verify. I am really happy with the IR range for the price point and comparing to more expensive cameras. Have you considered an IR spotlight? Any way of mounting that in your place?
@@LarsKlintTech Hi Lars, I have a second camera from Netatmo with IR Spotlight covering some overlapping area detecting the cats, hedgehogs and birds. On the light tiles it is working good for animal and people detectionbut on the grass about 7m behind it might be that the contrast it to less.
@@LarsKlintTech when I bought the G3 Flexs last year they were at a very similar price point as the turret now. I was on a budget, replacing cheap tapo cameras, so the extra for a G5 flex wasn't worth it at the time.
@@opless Ah, I see. I am with you, things change fast. However, if we kept waiting for the better thing, we would never do anything. I still have three G3 Flex, and they are okay (but not amazing).
@@LarsKlintTech they were okay for 5-10m which is more than enough for most UK residential surveillance. But now the turret is available and 2k... 🫣🤣 The recent encoder update has nerfed things a little, so I probably need to adjust my plans slightly 🤔
Thanks for your insightful comment Andy. I am keen to hear what you think I might "have no clue about" in particular. It appears you have trouble being specific, in sharp contrast to my video on the LinknLink ISG device, which was very specific on it not being useful for anyone and only adding unnecessary complexity. Perhaps watch that video to get a sense of how you can create constructive and useful feedback that can improve products and content.
