Axis 212 Ptz Network Camera Pan Tilt Zoom with No Moving Parts

I purchased over 30 of these cameras from Amazon The good: 1)Great definition 2)Very wide angle. 3)Solid state PTZ function The bad: 1)Right after 2 years of operation, the image sensor goes bad and they start producing psychedelic colors, until they quit working. This happens even though they are indoors. 2)Axis will not repair them, and will not sell you the image sensor. They just tell you to get new cameras. 3)About half of the cameras have died.

A great picture, with huge potential. With a lifespan that will shock you in it's shortness and frustrate you with its permanence. Out of the 6 of these I have purchased, three are now on the shelf... no video, no support, no repair. Axis only response "buy a replacement". At $600+ each, no Axis can only live on reputation for so long. They picked the path most traveled toward planned obsolescence.

The Axis 212 is a good product, the picture quality is very good and it has great features. But the lack of night vision was a problem for me. It was easy to install on my network and simple to locate. I like that is has no moving parts. All in all a good product. Supernova Axis 212 Ptz Network Camera Pan Tilt Zoom with No Moving Parts

I like this camera, but it's not entirely what I expected. The web interface works well with Firefox & IE. It also works with Chrome, but the crosshair click action does not always work. I was expecting to be able to get a larger higher quality image with the zoom, but you basically have a large fish-eye view which when zoomed is corrected to look flat, but beyond that you can't really get a fine detailed image. It's also heavy and off-balance, which is ok for a wall or ceiling mount, but not so great for a tripod. Not thrilled about the flimsy plastic cover. All in all, Axis makes wonderful cameras and this one is another example.

worth the money. Easy to install. I have 6 of them in out store. We will be getting more soon

It's better than the Trendnet camera we tested, and much more expensive, but I was hoping for a better Zoom capability. Looked at lots of cameras and am now thinking that there just isn't one available at a reasonable price with the quality and functions I wanted. 2/2/15 - Update: Ended up using this camera in our lobby because the quality just wasn't good enough for my original plan. Have since discovered that this camera has been replaced and isn't really supported that well, some of the software that came with it won't even work with the camera because it's firmware isn't recent enough. For the price I would suggest you look elsewhere. I'm sure you can find a camera with the same quality video for less money and that's still supported. Pretty much a disappointment to find out it's already been replaced.

good value

Installed this in a nursery and very pleased with the unit. Video quality is well beyond the $300 range units. Easy to control from any device with a browser - I can even take a look at the camera from my iPhone in Safari!