The Basics:

First, we are going to look at the cameras. The camera itself is a bullet style but unlike the Husky it is not a round housing it is somewhat square. Another difference is with the Ethernet connection; the Husky has a threaded sealed connection, these 4K cameras just have a coupler.



Another big difference from the Husky is the type or IR used; while the Husky had a traditional set up with multiple IR sources around the lens the 4K camera has just two in what they call EXIR. Overall capabilities are reported to be the same at 100 feet of illumination, the difference is this type of source is supposed to give you a more even illumination, side to side and top to bottom. The base mounting is also a little different, in this model you get a large knurled nut to tighten things up which I found easier to use. The base has three screw holes for mounting and a cable slot if you are not feeding your Ethernet through the wall.



At first glance the build quality of the housings seemed great, but as I looked closer I started to wonder if these are as well made as some of their other cameras. For instance, in the image below you will see a flat on the cameras mount, but the set screw is not hitting this flat surface like it should. This was the case for all four cameras. Normally this is not a big deal, but I also noticed that the wire coming out doesn’t have a very good strain relief and there is a piece of shrink tube exposed. On the Husky the molded cable went straight into the housing and they had additional foam under the mount for additional sealing. Overall, I was a little disappointed about overall build quality of the cameras.