Just got some Ubiquiti UVC gear to play with and demo.

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I built an NVR with the Ubiquiti camera controller, we just got a UVC and UVC Pro camera in.

Gotta say...very impressed with the software and the picture quality....gonna place them around the office now.
The dome camera and the mini are on back order.
 
The dome cameras are in stock at Ingram (they have been a Ubiquiti distributer for 9 months or so). I am waiting to get my hands on the mini's.

I am getting one of their UVP-Pros this week (phone). As of the last update they will work with RingCentral, which I use.
 
Awesome man.. been looking at these for myself to play around with. Any chance you could post up a screen cap of the image quality?
 
Yeah I'll get her opened up on the outside soon....and post a link here. So far just have the UVC standard camera up. The Pro camera came but the cable dongle set for it is still on the truck. :( Probably tomorrow.
Just installed the Android phone app...wicked slick app. I'm used to doing some higher end Honeywell setups with their HGR phone app..and I've gotta say the Ubiquiti smart phone app surprised me with how good it is.
Viewing...from afar via computer, just with standard browser. Don't need any viewer plugins. Nice!
 
I've got a couple of Dlink webcams in the office, (as security cams), But they are really poor quality software on the cam's I think they might get upgraded to some Ubiqutit cam's as I'm sure the are better quality than dLink
 
No PTZ Andy. Not a feature I'd generally look for either...cameras are still, 24x7, recording. PTZ isn't helpful when it counts....to rewind a video and find out what happened. Really just a feature people goof off with, like security department of some store...zooming in on the cleavage of some sales woman.
 
Got the UVC Pro hooked up.
I setup the software to be accessible from the outside. https://uvc.dynall.net:7443
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So at it is now, the standard UVC camera is in our parking area, and the Pro version is over looking the farm field next door. So we currently have a UVC standard and a UVC Pro.

Tomorrow the "mini" indoor camera is supposed to arrive.
 
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Thanks for that Stonecat..

Those look pretty decent! Video streaming is fast and video quality seems good.

I'm gonna be looking into grabbing a few of these myself.

Much appreciated, thanks again!
 
Had a look. The 'wake up' time for the motion activated recording seems pretty quick. Is this being hosted on the same server as the UniFi, or a different server?

Andy
 
Note these are also still inside, looking out through windows. I'll probably mount outside when (if) I get a chance to run cable out.
I just took an old HP dc7900 ultra small form factor desktop, Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs of RAM I think....tossed Ubuntu 14.04 server on it and then the Ubiq controller. Just sitting in the phone closet at my office.

Pro camera has a zoom function, standard does not.
You'll see me drive away in my truck in a minute. :) Time to go home.
 
I've installed a bunch of these recently too; several domes, several bullets and 1 of the HD Pro cameras.

I installed the NVR software under a Ubuntu VM, running as a Hyper-V server guest on an old HP 1U G6.

Love the Unifi Video software and the very new (released only a few days ago) Android App.



Generally, I would choose them over other cameras I've seen/tried (if only for the great software interface), but a few observations ...

They record sound: You can (to some extent) disable this by tuning the mic level down, but it can still be overridden. You should check local legislation on this; in some areas it may be illegal to record sound/conversations. It should be possible to physically remove the mic though.

The Pro camera, while decent quality, is not as good or as high resolution as TrendNet's offering, which is less than half the price.

The regular 'outdoor' bullet cameras are not fully waterproof I believe (I think the Pro unit is though).

You can't use them as a stand-alone IP camera (without an NVR).

The web interface only works properly in Chrome/Chromium browsers.

As already mentioned: No PTZ cameras available (yet).


Edit: Oh, one I forgot to mention: Motion triggering. Unless you modify the schedule accordingly, when the IR LEDs turn on/off, they trigger a recording/alert, every time.




I'm sure there were some other minor niggles too ... can't remember what they were right now. These aren't criticisms though, and I suspect most of these issues will be addressed over time. Generally, I think they're great.
 
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For anyone who hasn't dabbled into this kind of thing yet, do you have any recommended resources to become familiar with?

There's not a lot to it, to be honest. Better to just get some kit to play with. If you want dabble with the Unifi range, I would just get a cheap bullet camera (@ about 100 of our quids) and start by installing their NVR software (free) on any computer on the same network. For a production/permanet NVR, you can either buy Unifi's ready made unit, or make your own.
 
Daytime quality looks good on the recording, the night time one seems to have fixated on the cobweb over it though. I'm not sure but looking at the other one you've moved it to not point outside currently? I'd be intrigued to see how well the IR works.

Very responsive and intuitive user interface though, by far the nicest I've seen for some time.
 
This web app is great! I haven't used many, but this is by far the nicest interface I have seen.

Cameras look...decent.

Thanks for letting us take a look!
 
Yeah I do need to fiddle with the cameras....totally default, and they're currently behind a glass window.

The office manager of the storage complex we're located in, said she needs to get a bunch of new cameras...currently she has a mix-match-hodge-podge of different systems, some of which no longer work. In a couple of weeks I'll put two cameras in her office area and side entrance. Eventually though, I hope to lite up the whole complex, which includes two different buildings across the lot. Will have to connect via wireless bridges. Probably about 20 cameras total. Good learning experience, lots of hands on, and pay for our test equipment and still room for profit.
 
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