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Use the Pole Mount with two screws and the Outdoor Cover to install the G3 Flex camera on a wall or flat surface outdoors. The Outdoor Cover is not required for indoor installations. Note: When you first launch UniFi Protect, the app will prompt you to enable Bluetooth and other relevant features necessary to provide the best user experience possible. Please allow these features and permissions to take place for proper app functionality. I just think the max frame rate of 25fps let’s it down slightly which is why I’m going to give it a 9/10 on this occasion. More Tech Review Content Here’s some screenshots of the set-up process. As you can see it’s fairly simple and only takes three different screens to get the G3 Flex camera adopted by the Unifi Protect system. If you have more than one device, just follow the same process over and over again. The GEN2 Plus Cloud Key that I use can support up to 50 devices. G3 Flex Review: Adopt a device. G3 Flex Review: Adopt a device. Device is adopted – G3 Flex. Unifi Protect Home Screen. A great addition to the included USB-C cable is that it features a right-angle connector at the camera end. This ensure it fits snugly into a cable channel so that the G3 Instant can sit flush on a table-top, bookshelf etc with no fear of it falling over from a rubbish position cable path.
The image quality is fine considering the frame rate and you can easily make out personal features and number plates from about 20 feet. I was (I still am) also extremely impressed with the night vision of the Flex. It floods my entire Office with IR light like it’s the middle of the day. You can change the sensitivity and delay in the settings if you’d like to tweak it. But, by default they allow it to get pretty dark before switching to night vision. You can change out the hard drive if you need more than 10 days footage, the cloud key will support up to a 5tb hard drive, I believe. I may end up doing this in the future, as I upgrade the cameras around my home and office with the 4k G4 Pro cameras. Desktop Mount: The rubberised bottom of the Desktop Mount keeps your G3-FLEX in place on any flat surface
Insert one end of the RJ-45 cable into the Ethernet Port and the other end into a PoE 802.3af-compliant switch. Now that’s the first impressions and set-up covered. We’ll move onto the build quality next, this is an area where from experience I know it’ll meet and exceed my expectations.. Build Quality The all plastic construction is strong and the camera has been well fixed together. The pieces all line up and there are no gaps or sharp edges in the construction of it. One test I do tend to perform on the blog is my ‘ scratch test‘. This test is performed by taking a sharp object, usually a pen knife or letter opener and running it down the side of whatever product I’m testing. Arguably one of the most important review measures in a CCTV camera. Video performance needs to be good and at first I was a little worried about how good the G3 Instant video would be, particularly at the price point it’s offered at. But, I then realised my current set-up of a bunch of G3 Flex Cameras are currently recording at 1080p 25fps. The G3 Instant records at 1080p 30fps, so there should be, on paper at least, a bit of improvement in terms of smoothness. The Unifi G3 Instant comes with nearly everything you need to get started straight away. The only thing missing for UK customers is a UK standard plug. It comes with a European two pin. But, that’s not really any trouble as most of us will probably have a USB plug to hand. I did anyway.
Use the Pole Mount with two screws and the Outdoor Cover to install the G3 Flex camera on a wall or flat surface outdoors.Ultimate Installation Flexibility Use the right mounting option for your application. The G3-FLEX includes: I grabbed the letter opener and ran quite firmly down the side of the Flex. The good news is that it didn’t cause even the faintest of scratches, which gives me the utmost confidence that it’ll survive in whichever location you decide to place it.
Press the camera against the Pole Mount and line up the notches on the mount with the slots on the bottom of the camera. Color, brightness, sharpness, contrast, white balance, exposure control, 2DNR, 3DNR, NR by motion, masking, text overlay Note: When using the Outdoor Cover, use an Ethernet cable without strain-relief boots on the connector. This will prevent unnecessary tension on the cable ends.
8 PoE (Gen1)
DesktopFor installing on a flat surface such as a desktop or table/shelf; could be set up for temporary installations.
Shielded Category 5e (or above) cabling with drain wire should be used for all outdoor wired Ethernet connections and should be grounded through the AC ground of the PoE. I originally bought the G3 Flex camera about 12 months ago now and since then the price has gone up quite significantly. I think the price increase is in part due to them becoming increasingly difficult to get a hold of. Supply and demand I guess. If it’s not POE, how is it powered then? There are two options available in terms of power. It can either be used with a single USB-C power cable or with a POE to USB-C adapter. One thing the G3 has that the Micro doesn’t is a 133-degree viewing angle. The lens is incredibly wide-angled and captures pretty much the entire room. Given it’s designed specifically for indoor use, this makes it a better buy for situations where capturing more of the room is of greater significance than slightly better image quality. I really like that the cable connection is hidden underneath the camera. Not just for functional reasons but aesthetically too. It looks so much better and helps keep the styling inline with the overall sleek, compact look they’re going for.The only negative really is that the speaker for the two way talk is a bit quiet, it can be quite hard to hear clearly unless you are close to the camera. There is also some audio clarity issues when listening via the Unifi Protect App, those same issues aren’t there on the actual camera end though. I guess this is just an app problem and will be fixed in future software updates. What’s In The Box? As I mentioned on the G3 Instant review the protect software is good and has some powerful features. When using ‘live view’ protect streams directly from the camera at 720p, so be sure to change it in the drop down menu to 1080p to view the best quality. Just like the other cameras in Unifi’s arsenal, the G3 Flex is built like a tank. At first glance, it looks and feels quite weak, but don’t let that fool you. It’s actually really robust and I don’t expect anything less to be honest as it’s marketed as indoor or outdoor use; it needs to at least stand up to the Great British weather. Hard-Ceiling Mount: Mount securely to any flat surface or ceiling with two screws through the Indoor Mount Note: Ensure the Ethernet cable is seated in the notch between the Flush Mount and base of the camera.
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