[scottlamb]

A basic Illustra model [1] says "request info / quote" rather than "buy now for $x" or "here's a list of distributors/retailers". I'm guessing these are for large commercial installations? I'm looking for something a residential DIYer can buy.

I think Axis is closer to what I'm looking for, though they're the high end of what I consider reasonable price. GeoVision is the most promising I've seen. I bought a GeoVision GV-EBD4701, which was inexpensive. Feature list and software quality is pretty good, but I haven't really tested its image quality extensively yet and don't expect a 4MP 1/3" sensor to be amazing in low light.

What I'd love is something like the Dahua 5442 models except not made by Dahua, at up to twice Dahua's price. But I might just be dreaming.

[1] https://illustracameras.com/cameras/essentials-2mp-gen4-mini...

[pnw]

I doubt you are going to find anything like the Dahua prices from a non-Chinese vendor. All of the Chinese vendors benefit from massive economies of scale.

A Taiwanese vendor to look at is https://www.vivotek.com. I've got a few of them and they've been solid, despite not having many firmware releases. They are broadly available in the US.

[scottlamb]

I think the GeoVision (Taiwanese also) is close enough in price to comparable budget Dahuas. I just wish they had an equivalent of Dahua's higher quality models.

I'll look into Vivotek, thanks!