myGVcloud 5MP Fisheye Cloud IP Security Camera with 5GB Life-time Cloud Video Storage and 8GB MicroSD Card (GeoVision GV-FEC5302)

I'd probably give this 4 stars, but bumped it to 5 to help offset the wildly misinformed 1 star review. I bought this used through the Warehouse & everything works as designed, probably the same camera the 1 star reviewer returned. Of course, I bothered to read the manual, so I knew how to setup & operate the camera. Software/firmware- perfect, I did update to the newest firmware, but the camera worked fine before that, too. Cloud storage- perfect. You can tweak many camera settings from the MyGVcloud service, additional settings are available directly through the camera's own web interface, I've done both. Running 24/7 watching a residential parking area with maximum motion sensitivity yields 250-350 recordings/day. With this usage, the free 5GB storage equates to about 3 days video retention. You can download any or all videos to archive elsewhere if needed. I have not tested Power over Ethernet (POE) yet, but the inclusion of a "wall-wart" power supply DOES NOT mean the device doesn't support POE! You simply have the choice of POE to supply both internet and power, or a regular network connection along with the separate power supply. If you choose POE, obviously you have to supply your own POE power injector or switch.I've had this camera in a test environment for almost a month to tweak settings & see how reliable it is, it hasn't given me any trouble. When I get a chance, I'll roll it out to a harsher production environment with POE, but that may take a while to setup the infrastructure along with other responsibilities. I'll try to update my review when that happens.

Could never get it working tried several times. Software is not very good. Not really what I expected. Says it is power over ether net but has a power connector which makes it hard to run wires and supply power.