4.0 out of 5 stars Good 4K POE camera

C. · July 29, 2019

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great image

N. · April 19, 2019

Great price and excellent image quality. The camera has more room inside than the 4MP version to store the cable so you don't have to drill a hole.

1.0 out of 5 stars No better than 4MP (2K) Camera

G.F. · July 20, 2019

I was extremely disappointed in this camera. I thought I was upgrading, figuring 4K would allow me to see more detail. This model does not. I have 7 Hikvision cameras. They all function well, look good full screen. But they all have the same flaw.... you cannot zoom in on an image to get more detail on a face or license plate. I was shocked a license plate on this camera was worse that my 4MP Hikvision bullet cam. Same distance, same camera location, same car location. Also, I have this camera located inside of a window, so using the IR doesn't work, I turn it off. THe bullet cam does really well, getting color on a dimly lit street. This turret cam is aweful w/o IR... no picture at all at night. Needless to say, I returned it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Hikvision IP Camera DS-2CD2347G2-LSU/SL 2.8mm Lens 4mp Color Vu Strobe Light.

B. · June 12, 2025

Luckily I already have a secondary POE (power over ethernet) setup for a network of cameras currently in use so was easy to get this camera up and running on that network. The APP was easy to install and the camera has all the standard functions including a clear color pallet and audio and other functions as stated. They seem to work just fine and smoothly. I wish this was a PTZ camera, but stilla a turrent camera is also a solid and good thing to have as well so it can keep an eye on a specific area without getting distracted by using tracking.Audio is strong primarily due to being POE over a solid network. If you are having audio issues perhaps check your network on the POE that it's working correctly. I had no issues however wiith it. This supports up to a 512GB micro SD card, but I am using a 128GB higher speed card in it with no problems. That is enough to cover for a long period of time.It's a solid turrent camera and had very few issues if any at all with it so far. Though time will tell and will always update reviews if issues show up, but I don't forsee any! Just keep in mind make sure you have a POE injector, or POE switch as it doesn't come with either so you can run this camera. POE is superior to wifi in many ways, no signals losses or slow downs (usually) and quicker time reconnecting after a power outage or such.