Simple doesn’t mean bad (honestly, I’m confident it’s the best thing possible – the simplicity). So, as IMOU IP Dome Camera IPC-T22A – as simple as it can be. Really simple, nice, and inexpensive solution for indoor installation. With a few drawbacks, but at such a price, the advantages surpass the drawbacks. It is a brief review and showcase of the IMOU T22A IP Dome Camera:
Main Features
Main things to know about the IMOU T22A.You get classic 2mp. 1080p, which is common and is OK… but it’s time to move on and go higher even on the entry-level. Anyway, here is the video from the camera in maximum quality:
Built & Body
Below, under the camera module, we have infrared LEDs for night vision, according to the manufacturer’s statement, providing a clear night vision on up to 30 meters distance away from the camera, and here goes the video for you to see and estimate with your eyes:
Although the temperature indicator allows us to do that, up to -30 Celsius. And now the bitter part – what had to be sacrificed to reduce the price and make this cam Really Affordable. As I mentioned earlier, we are left without Wifi. Further on, there is no built-in slot for a memory card, which is indeed very strange, taking into account that all new IMOU cameras have 256 GB. microSD capacity support, which is literally an established standard for IMOU.
But the manufacturer tries to replace this shortage with ONVIF support, making it easy to bring the camera to any video recorder with ONVIF support, meaning most of them. The next one is eye-and-ear-catching – no two-way audio. No microphone, no speaker, which actually disappoints… For the home cameras segment, it has been and is an absolute standard for a long time. What’s left to say is about the motion detection. Here it’s done at the software level, but actually it works well, and here’s the demo:
Activation / Set-up
Concerning the user experience, nothing new for IMOU, in a good sense. Simple system controls in a nice mobile app, remote access through PC via IMOU client or Dahua Smart PSS software. Although this time we supply the network and power to the camera via twisted pair coming from the PoE switch or the injector. Then we scan the QR code on the camera’s body with the phone app, and the camera is added to our account. From that moment, it is always available for the remote view and control…
Bottom Line: IMOU T22A Dome IP Camera
IMOU T22A is a simple, lightweight, nice, and inexpensive camera. Inexpensive due to sacrifices made to achieve such a price. However, if these sacrifices are not that important for you, it turns out to be a normal saving, and the dome IMOU T22A is a good choice.